1952 Cleveland Indians season

1952 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1932)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ellis Ryan
General manager(s)	Hank Greenberg
Manager(s)	Al López
Local television	WXEL
Local radio	WERE (1300)
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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

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	95	59	.617	--
Cleveland Indians	93	61	.604	2
Chicago White Sox	81	73	.526	14
Philadelphia Athletics	79	75	.513	16
Washington Senators	78	76	.506	17
Boston Red Sox	76	78	.494	19
St. Louis Browns	64	90	.416	31
Detroit Tigers	50	104	.325	45

Record vs. opponents

1952 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	12–10	9–13	16–6	8–14	12–10	11–11	8–14
Chicago	10–12	—	8–14–1	17–5	8–14	11–11	14–8	13–9–1
Cleveland	13–9	14–8–1	—	16–6	10–12	13–9	15–7	12–10
Detroit	6–16	5–17	6–16	—	9–13	5–17–1	8–14	11–11–1
New York	14–8	14–8	12–10	13–9	—	13–9	14–8	15–7
Philadelphia	10–12	11–11	9–13	17–5–1	9–13	—	14–8	9–13
St. Louis	11–11	8–14	7–15	14–8	8–14	8–14	—	8–14–1
Washington	14–8	9–13–1	10–12	11–11–1	7–15	13–9	14–8–1	—

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 18 Bill Abernathie 12 Lou Brissie 29 Bob Chakales 19 Bob Feller 25 Mike Garcia 27 Steve Gromek 20 Mickey Harris 22 Sam Jones 21 Bob Lemon 26 Dick Rozek 29 Ted Wilks 24 Early Wynn 17 George Zuverink		Catchers  4 Jim Hegan 15 Birdie Tebbetts 18 Joe Tipton 16 Quincy Trouppe Infielders  1 Bobby Ávila  2 Johnny Berardino  8 Ray Boone 11 Merl Combs  9 Luke Easter  6 Bill Glynn  5 Hank Majeski  7 Al Rosen  5 Snuffy Stirnweiss  2 George Strickland		Outfielders 14 Larry Doby 31 Jim Fridley 33 Bob Kennedy 32 Barney McCosky  3 Dale Mitchell  6 Dave Pope 23 Pete Reiser 35 Harry Simpson 31 Wally Westlake		Manager 10 Al López Coaches 44 Tony Cuccinello 42 Jake Flowers 43 Mel Harder (Pitching) 40 Bill Lobe

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	Hegan, JimJim Hegan	112	333	75	.225	4	41
1B	Easter, LukeLuke Easter	127	437	115	.263	31	97
2B	Ávila, BobbyBobby Ávila	150	597	179	.300	7	45
3B	Rosen, AlAl Rosen	148	567	171	.302	28	105

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
Westlake, WallyWally Westlake	29	69	16	.232	1	9

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
Garcia, MikeMike Garcia	46	292.1	22	11	2.37	143

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

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
Abernathie, BillBill Abernathie	1	0	0	0	13.50	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Gene Desautels
AA	Dallas Eagles	Texas League	L. D. Meyer
A	Reading Indians	Eastern League	Kerby Farrell
A	Wichita Indians	Western League	Ralph Winegarner
B	Cedar Rapids Indians	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Jimmy Bloodworth
B	Spartanburg Peaches	Tri-State League	Pinky May
C	Bakersfield Indians	California League	Gene Lillard
C	Fort Smith Indians	Western Association	Harry Griswold
D	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	Red Kress
D	Green Bay Blue Jays	Wisconsin State League	Phil Seghi

^[3]

Notes

1. Herb Score at Baseball-Reference
2. Wally Westlake at Baseball-Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1952 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference