1952 Chicago Cubs season

1952 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	Wid Matthews
Manager(s)	Phil Cavarretta
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
Local radio	WIND (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell)
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The 1952 Chicago Cubs season was the 81st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 77th in the National League and the 37th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 77–77.

Offseason

• October 4, 1951: Smoky Burgess and Bob Borkowski were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Pramesa and Bob Usher.^[1]
• October 19, 1951: Grant Dunlap was purchased by the Cubs from the Shreveport Sports.^[2]
• Prior to 1952 season: Footer Johnson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	57	--	.627
New York Giants	92	62	4.5	.597
St. Louis Cardinals	88	66	8.5	.571
Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	9.5	.565
Chicago Cubs	77	77	19.5	.500
Cincinnati Reds	69	85	27.5	.448
Boston Braves	64	89	32	.418
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	112	54.5	.273

Record vs. opponents

1952 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	3–18–1	12–10	9–13	9–13	9–13	15–7–1	7–15
Brooklyn	18–3–1	—	13–9–1	17–5	8–14	10–12	19–3	11–11
Chicago	10–12	9–13–1	—	13–9	10–12	10–12	14–8	11–11
Cincinnati	13–9	5–17	9–13	—	6–16	10–12	16–6	10–12
New York	13–9	14–8	12–10	16–6	—	10–12	15–7	12–10
Philadelphia	13–9	12–10	12–10	12–10	12–10	—	16–6	10–12
Pittsburgh	7–15–1	3–19	8–14	6–16	7–15	6–16	—	5–17
St. Louis	15–7	11–11	11–11	12–10	10–12	12–10	17–5	—

Notable transactions

• May 8, 1952: Grant Dunlap was returned by the Cubs to the Shreveport Sports.^[2]

Roster

1952 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 26 Monk Dubiel 30,37 Vern Fear 18 Warren Hacker 19,53 Joe Hatten 53 Cal Howe 33 Bob Kelly 36 Johnny Klippstein 20 Dutch Leonard 35 Turk Lown 19 Dick Manville 24 Paul Minner 30 Willie Ramsdell 17 Bob Rush 10,34 Bob Schultz		Catchers 11 Toby Atwell 32 Harry Chiti  8 Bruce Edwards 25 Johnny Pramesa Infielders 43 Leon Brinkopf 12 Tommy Brown 44 Phil Cavarretta 40 Dee Fondy 41 Bud Hardin  2 Randy Jackson 21 Eddie Miksis  5 Bob Ramazzotti  6 Bill Serena 39 Roy Smalley		Outfielders 16 Bob Addis  7 Frank Baumholtz 22 Gene Hermanski  4 Hal Jeffcoat  9 Hank Sauer Other batters 10 Ron Northey 12 Bob Usher		Manager 44 Phil Cavarretta Coaches 47 Spud Davis 42 Roy Johnson 49 Charlie Root

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
SS	Smalley, RoyRoy Smalley	87	261	58	.222	5	30

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
Pramesa, JohnnyJohnny Pramesa	22	46	13	.283	1	5
Usher, BobBob Usher	1	1	0	.000	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

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
Kelly, BobBob Kelly	31	125.1	4	9	3.59	50

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
Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard	45	2	2	11	2.16	37
Fear, VernVern Fear	4	0	0	0	7.88	4
Dubiel, MonkMonk Dubiel	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
Open	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Stan Hack
AAA	Springfield Cubs	International League	Bill Kelly
A	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Ed Hartness
A	Des Moines Bruins	Western League	Harry Strohm
B	Greensboro Patriots	Carolina League	Kemp Wicker
C	Visalia Cubs	California League	Larry Barton, Sr.
C	Sioux Falls Canaries	Northern League	Al Kubski
C	Topeka Owls	Western Association	Adolph Matulis and Jack Dean
D	Blackwell Broncos	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Al Reitz
D	Hickory Rebels	Western Carolina League	Norm Small, Ed Yount and Charlie Bowles
D	Janesville Cubs	Wisconsin State League	Harry Bright

Awards and honors

• Hank Sauer, National League Most Valuable Player
• Hank Sauer, National League Home Run Champion (with Ralph Kiner)
• Hank Sauer, National League RBI Champion

Notes

1. Smoky Burgess at Baseball Reference
2. Grant Dunlap at Baseball Reference
3. Footer Johnson at Baseball Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1952 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference