The 1952 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 71st season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 61st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 88–66 during the season and finished third in the National League.
Following his acquisition during the offseason, Eddie Stanky was named player-manager and eased himself out of the lineup over the course of the season.
Offseason December 11, 1951: Chuck Diering and Max Lanier were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Eddie Stanky.Eddie Stanky at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1952 season: Bob Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Bobby Gene Smith at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 13, 1952: Eddie Kazak and Wally Westlake were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup.Dick Sisler at Baseball-Reference August 30, 1952: Tommy Glaviano was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies.Tommy Glaviano at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1952 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader
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 147 495 128 .259 11 65 1B 119 418 109 .261 13 60 2B 152 620 188 .303 7 67 SS 151 570 153 .268 15 52 3B 94 282 71 .252 2 34 OF 154 578 194 .336 21 91 OF 132 374 107 .286 1 48 OF 140 510 153 .300 11 101
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 98 295 85 .288 7 45 80 162 39 .241 3 19 42 96 22 .229 2 10 53 83 19 .229 0 7 21 74 16 .216 0 10 20 72 19 .264 1 6 32 63 10 .159 1 3 20 47 9 .191 2 5 29 31 4 .129 0 1 2 6 0 .000 0 0 3 5 1 .200 0 0 7 3 0 .000 0 0 3 2 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 35 239.2 17 14 3.27 93 30 190.0 10 8 3.65 146 12 88.0 6 3 2.05 64 7 42.0 2 2 2.79 31 1 4.1 0 1 12.46 1
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 28 146.2 7 10 4.05 63 23 110.1 6 6 4.24 44 25 100.1 7 5 3.32 54 26 98.1 4 4 4.12 47 18 34.2 2 3 5.19 30 12 25.1 2 0 6.04 10
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 46 12 5 16 2.72 55 54 12 2 6 2.72 39 19 1 2 1 4.85 23 11 0 1 0 9.24 5 6 0 0 0 7.88 3 5 0 0 0 9.72 4 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 ---- 0
Awards and honors Eddie Stanky, Sporting News Manager of the Year
All-Star Game Stan Musial, Outfield, Starter Enos Slaughter, Outfield, Starter
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Fresno, AlbanyJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1952 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1952 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com