1952 Cleveland Indians season explained

Cleveland Indians
Season:	1952
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City:	Cleveland, Ohio
Owners:	Ellis Ryan
General Managers:	Hank Greenberg
Managers:	Al López
Television:	WXEL (Bob Neal, Red Jones)
Radio:	WERE (Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley)

The 1952 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 93–61, just two games behind the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 7, 1952: Herb Score was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.^[1]
• August 7, 1952: Wally Westlake was purchased by the Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]

Roster

1952 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (Pitching)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		112	333	75	.225	4	41
1B		127	437	115	.263	31	97
2B		150	597	179	.300	7	45
SS		103	316	83	.263	7	45
3B		148	567	171	.302	28	105
OF		140	519	143	.276	32	104
OF		146	545	145	.266	10	65
OF		134	511	165	.323	5	58

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	62	175	44	.251	4	16
	52	139	23	.165	1	10
	43	105	26	.248	6	22
	42	101	25	.248	1	8
	44	92	25	.272	2	7
	31	88	19	.216	1	8
	54	80	17	.213	1	6
	29	69	16	.232	1	9
	36	54	16	.296	0	9
		34	44	6	.136	3	7
	22	40	12	.300	0	12
	12	34	10	.294	1	4
	35	32	3	.094	0	2
	12	10	1	.100	0	0
	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	42	309.2	22	11	2.50	131
	46	292.1	22	11	2.37	143
	42	285.2	23	12	2.90	153
	30	191.2	9	13	4.74	81

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	29	122.2	7	7	3.67	65
	14	36.0	2	3	7.25	28
	5	12.0	1	2	9.75	7

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	42	3	2	2	3.48	28
	29	3	0	1	4.63	23
	10	1	0	0	4.97	5
	7	0	0	1	3.86	6
	1	0	0	0	13.50	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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References

• 1952 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/scorehe01.shtml Herb Score
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/westlwa01.shtml Wally Westlake
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007