The 1952 Cincinnati Reds season was the franchise's 63rd year as a member of the National League and its 71st consecutive year of operation in Major League Baseball. The Reds won 69 games, lost 85, and finished sixth, drawing 604,197 spectators to Crosley Field, next-to-last in the eight-team league.

Offseason October 4, 1951: Johnny Pramesa and Bob Usher were traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Smoky Burgess and Bob Borkowski.Smoky Burgess page at Baseball-Reference October 14, 1951: Jim Bolger was traded by the Reds to the Buffalo Bisons for Tom Acker and Moe Savransky.Jim Bolger page at Baseball-Reference December 10, 1951: Smoky Burgess, Howie Fox and Connie Ryan were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler, and Niles Jordan. Prior to 1952 season: Charlie Rabe was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Charlie Rabe page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season July 29, 1952: Manager Luke Sewell, in his third full year at the helm, is fired with Cincinnati 39–59 (.398) and in seventh place, 26 games out of the league lead. Coach Earle Brucker Sr. takes control as interim manager and the Reds win three of five decisions under him. August 5, 1952: Baseball Hall of Fame batsman Rogers Hornsby, 56, is named permanent manager. He leads the Reds to a 27–24 (.529) record for the remainder of the year, enabling them to climb to sixth place.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 13, 1952: Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup were traded by the Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Eddie Kazak and Wally Westlake.Dick Sisler page at Baseball-Reference May 23, 1952: Kent Peterson and Johnny Wyrostek were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bubba Church.Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference August 7, 1952: Wally Westlake was purchased from the Reds by the Cleveland Indians.Wally Westlake page at Baseball-Reference August 28, 1952: Ewell Blackwell was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Jim Greengrass, Bob Marquis, Ernie Nevel, Johnny Schmitz and $35,000.Jim Greengrass page at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1952 Cincinnati Reds roster Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 108 336 86 .256 14 50 1B Ted Kluszewski 135 497 159 .320 16 86 2B Grady Hatton 128 433 92 .212 9 57 SS Roy McMillan 154 540 132 .244 7 57 3B Bobby Adams 154 637 180 .283 6 48 OF Willard Marshall 107 397 106 .267 8 46 OF 126 377 95 .252 4 24 OF Joe Adcock 117 378 105 .278 13 52

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 Hank Edwards 74 184 52 .283 6 28 49 183 37 .202 3 14 Cal Abrams 71 158 44 .278 2 13 55 145 32 .221 1 6 30 106 25 .236 1 10 46 100 17 .170 1 3 Johnny Temple 30 97 19 .196 1 5 18 68 21 .309 5 24 Wally Post 19 58 9 .155 2 7 Hobie Landrith 15 50 13 .260 0 4 Dixie Howell 17 37 7 .189 2 4 11 27 5 .185 0 4 Eddie Kazak 13 15 1 .067 0 0 Virgil Stallcup 2 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 Ken Raffensberger 38 247.0 17 13 2.81 93 Harry Perkowski 33 194.0 12 10 3.80 86 Herm Wehmeier 33 190.1 9 11 5.15 83 29 153.1 5 9 4.34 47 23 102.0 3 12 5.38 48

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 Frank Hiller 28 124.0 5 8 4.63 50 Bud Podbielan 24 86.2 4 5 2.80 22 Niles Jordan 3 6.1 0 1 9.95 2

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 Frank Smith 53 12 11 7 3.75 77 Joe Nuxhall 37 1 4 1 3.22 52 12 0 1 1 5.11 14 9 0 0 0 6.75 2 Johnny Schmitz 3 1 0 0 0.00 3 2 0 0 0 0.00 0

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1952 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference