1952 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 70th season in the history of the franchise, and the 15th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Shibe Park. Offseason In March 1952, during spring training, shortstop Granny Hamner was named captain of the team by manager Eddie Sawyer.

Notable transactions December 10, 1951: Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler, and Niles Jordan were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Smoky Burgess, Howie Fox and Connie Ryan.Smoky Burgess page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 29, 1952: John Anderson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.John Anderson page at Baseball-Reference May 23, 1952: Bubba Church was traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Kent Peterson and Johnny Wyrostek.Kent Peterson page at Baseball-Reference August 30, 1952: Tommy Glaviano was selected off waivers by the Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals.Tommy Glaviano page at Baseball-Reference

Game log Legend Phillies win Phillies loss PostponementBoldPhillies team member

|- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 15 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 16 || @ Giants || 3–5 || Sal Maglie (1–0) || Robin Roberts (0–1) || None || 17,472 || 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 17 || @ Giants || 5–3 (11) || Jim Konstanty (1–0) || George Spencer (0–1) || None || 13,697 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 18 || Braves || 2–3 || Lew Burdette (1–0) || Russ Meyer (0–1) || None || 15,911 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 19 || Braves || 7–9 || Bert Thiel (1–0) || Andy Hansen (0–1) || Lew Burdette (1) || 9,466 || 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 20 (1) || Braves || 4–3 (10) || Robin Roberts (1–1) || Lew Burdette (1–1) || None || see 2nd game || 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 20 (2) || Braves || 1–2 || Dave Cole (1–0) || Karl Drews (0–1) || Dick Donovan (1) || 26,011 || 2–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 21 || Giants || 4–10 || Jim Hearn (1–0) || Howie Fox (0–1) || Dave Koslo (1) || 14,609 || 2–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 22 || Giants || 1–4 || Larry Jansen (1–0) || Russ Meyer (0–2) || None || 12,405 || 2–6 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 23 || Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 9 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 24 || Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 11 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 25 || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 9 || April 26 || @ Braves || 8–0 || Robin Roberts (2–1) || Vern Bickford (0–1) || None || 1,893 || 3–6 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 27 (1) || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 5 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 27 (2) || @ Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 6 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 29 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Curt Simmons (1–0) || Bob Rush (1–2) || None || 8,484 || 4–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 11 || April 30 || @ Cubs || 8–9 (12) || Dutch Leonard (1–0) || Howie Fox (0–2) || None || 7,221 || 4–7

|- style="background:#bfb" | 12 || May 1 || @ Cardinals || 6–3 || Robin Roberts (3–1) || Cliff Chambers (1–1) || None || 5,596 || 5–7 |- style="background:#fbb" | 13 || May 2 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Vinegar Bend Mizell (1–2) || Russ Meyer (0–3) || None || 9,462 || 5–8 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || May 3 || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || Cloyd Boyer (1–0) || Karl Drews (0–2) || None || 5,676 || 5–9 |- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || May 4 (1) || @ Reds || 4–5 || Ewell Blackwell (1–3) || Curt Simmons (1–1) || Frank Smith (3) || see 2nd game || 5–10 |- style="background:#fbb" | 16 || May 4 (2) || @ Reds || 7–8 || Harry Perkowski (2–1) || Howie Fox (0–3) || Frank Smith (4) || 19,780 || 5–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 17 || May 6 || @ Pirates || 6–0 || Robin Roberts (4–1) || Don Carlsen (0–1) || None || 9,008 || 6–11 |- style="background:#fbb" | 18 || May 7 || @ Pirates || 1–5 || Howie Pollet (1–3) || Russ Meyer (0–4) || None || 7,291 || 6–12 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 8 || @ Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain, wet grounds); Makeup: July 17 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 19 || May 10 (1) || @ Dodgers || 4–0 || Karl Drews (1–2) || Ralph Branca (2–2) || None || see 2nd game || 7–12 |- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || May 10 (2) || @ Dodgers || 8–1 || Robin Roberts (5–1) || Clem Labine (0–1) || None || 31,777 || 8–12 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || May 11 || @ Dodgers || 3–4 (10) || Carl Erskine (2–0) || Howie Fox (0–4) || None || 9,104 || 8–13 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 12 || @ Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (cold, wet grounds); Makeup: July 2 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 22 || May 13 || Cubs || 6–0 || Curt Simmons (2–1) || Joe Hatten (2–2) || None || 5,702 || 9–13 |- style="background:#bfb" | 23 || May 14 || Cubs || 9–2 || Russ Meyer (1–4) || Bob Kelly (1–3) || None || 3,212 || 10–13 |- style="background:#bfb" | 24 || May 15 || Reds || 5–1 || Robin Roberts (6–1) || Ewell Blackwell (1–5) || None || 14,752 || 11–13 |- style="background:#bfb" | 25 || May 16 || Reds || 3–2 (10) || Ken Heintzelman (1–0) || Herm Wehmeier (3–2) || None || 19,313 || 12–13 |- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 17 || Reds || 3–7 || Frank Hiller (4–2) || Howie Fox (0–5) || None || 5,285 || 12–14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 18 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Gerry Staley (7–1) || Russ Meyer (1–5) || Al Brazle (6) || 12,380 || 12–15 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 19 || Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 17 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 20 || Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 16 |- style="background:#bfb" | 28 || May 21 || Pirates || 7–3 || Robin Roberts (7–1) || Murry Dickson (1–7) || None || 6,202 || 13–15 |- style="background:#bfb" | 29 || May 22 || Pirates || 6–0 || Curt Simmons (3–1) || Red Munger (0–2) || None || 3,065 || 14–15 |- style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 23 || Dodgers || 1–5 || Ben Wade (3–1) || Karl Drews (1–3) || None || 30,323 || 14–16 |- style="background:#fbb" | 31 || May 24 || Dodgers || 0–5 || Billy Loes (5–0) || Russ Meyer (1–6) || None || 15,894 || 14–17 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 25 || Dodgers || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 2 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 26 || Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 27 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 27 (1) || Braves || 2–4 (12) || Warren Spahn (4–3) || Ken Heintzelman (1–1) || Lew Burdette (4) || see 2nd game || 14–18 |- style="background:#bfb" | 33 || May 27 (2) || Braves || 5–4 (10) || Andy Hansen (1–1) || Sheldon Jones (0–1) || None || 27,225 || 15–18 |- style="background:#bfb" | 34 || May 29 || Giants || 6–5 || Karl Drews (2–3) || Hoyt Wilhelm (4–1) || Ken Heintzelman (1) || 3,919 || 16–18 |- style="background:#bfb" | 35 || May 30 (1) || Giants || 3–0 || Russ Meyer (2–6) || Max Lanier (1–3) || None || see 2nd game || 17–18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 36 || May 30 (2) || Giants || 2–4 || Larry Jansen (4–1) || Robin Roberts (7–2) || None || 31,273 || 17–19 |- style="background:#fbb" | 37 || May 31 || @ Pirates || 3–5 || Joe Muir (2–1) || Lou Possehl (0–1) || Woody Main (1) || 6,425 || 17–20

|- style="background:#bfb" | 38 || June 1 (1) || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Curt Simmons (4–1) || Murry Dickson (2–8) || None || see 2nd game || 18–20 |- style="background:#fbb" | 39 || June 1 (2) || @ Pirates || 1–2 || Ted Wilks (2–2) || Karl Drews (2–4) || None || 15,529 || 18–21 |- style="background:#fbb" | 40 || June 3 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Frank Smith (2–1) || Robin Roberts (7–3) || None || 6,441 || 18–22 |- style="background:#fbb" | 41 || June 4 || @ Reds || 8–10 || Frank Smith (3–1) || Ken Heintzelman (1–2) || None || 6,075 || 18–23 |- style="background:#fbb" | 42 || June 5 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Harry Perkowski (5–2) || Karl Drews (2–5) || None || 2,459 || 18–24 |- style="background:#fbb" | 43 || June 6 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Al Brazle (3–0) || Jim Konstanty (1–1) || None || 7,512 || 18–25 |- style="background:#bfb" | 44 || June 7 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Jim Konstanty (2–1) || Bill Werle (0–1) || None || 10,391 || 19–25 |- style="background:#fbb" | 45 || June 8 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || Willard Schmidt (1–2) || Russ Meyer (2–7) || Eddie Yuhas (1) || 10,399 || 19–26 |- style="background:#fbb" | 46 || June 10 || @ Cubs || 5–10 || Paul Minner (6–1) || Karl Drews (2–6) || None || 10,125 || 19–27 |- style="background:#fbb" | 47 || June 11 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Turk Lown (3–2) || Curt Simmons (4–2) || Dutch Leonard (3) || 10,765 || 19–28 |- style="background:#fbb" | 48 || June 12 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Warren Hacker (4–1) || Robin Roberts (7–4) || None || 9,646 || 19–29 |- style="background:#bfb" | 49 || June 14 || Pirates || 4–2 || Russ Meyer (3–7) || Bob Friend (3–8) || Jim Konstanty (1) || 5,033 || 20–29 |- style="background:#fbb" | 50 || June 15 (1) || Pirates || 0–6 || Howie Pollet (2–7) || Karl Drews (2–7) || None || see 2nd game || 20–30 |- style="background:#bfb" | 51 || June 15 (2) || Pirates || 6–3 || Howie Fox (1–5) || Murry Dickson (4–9) || Jim Konstanty (2) || 12,525 || 21–30 |- style="background:#bfb" | 52 || June 16 || Pirates || 5–4 || Jim Konstanty (3–1) || Paul LaPalme (1–1) || None || 2,210 || 22–30 |- style="background:#bfb" | 53 || June 17 (1) || Cardinals || 2–1 || Curt Simmons (5–2) || Bill Werle (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 23–30 |- style="background:#fbb" | 54 || June 17 (2) || Cardinals || 0–4 || Al Brazle (4–1) || Robin Roberts (7–5) || Eddie Yuhas (2) || 22,854 || 23–31 |- style="background:#fbb" | 55 || June 18 || Cardinals || 1–7 || Joe Presko (4–3) || Russ Meyer (3–8) || None || 9,973 || 23–32 |- style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 19 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Cloyd Boyer (3–3) || Howie Fox (1–6) || Al Brazle (10) || 7,751 || 23–33 |- style="background:#bfb" | 57 || June 20 || Reds || 3–1 || Robin Roberts (8–5) || Ewell Blackwell (2–8) || None || 6,367 || 24–33 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 21 || Reds || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 29 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 58 || June 22 (1) || Reds || 3–5 || Frank Smith (6–3) || Andy Hansen (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 24–34 |- style="background:#bfb" | 59 || June 22 (2) || Reds || 3–0 (7) || Karl Drews (3–7) || Herm Wehmeier (4–4) || None || 6,891 || 25–34 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 23 || Cubs || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 24 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 60 || June 24 (1) || Cubs || 6–0 || Robin Roberts (9–5) || Bob Rush (9–4) || None || see 2nd game || 26–34 |- style="background:#bfb" | 61 || June 24 (2) || Cubs || 2–1 || Russ Meyer (4–8) || Johnny Klippstein (4–5) || Jim Konstanty (3) || 13,102 || 27–34 |- style="background:#fbb" | 62 || June 25 || Cubs || 1–4 || Bob Kelly (2–4) || Karl Drews (3–8) || Dutch Leonard (4) || 5,128 || 27–35 |- style="background:#bfb" | 63 || June 27 || Giants || 6–0 || Curt Simmons (6–2) || Larry Jansen (6–4) || None || 13,569 || 28–35 |- style="background:#bfb" | 64 || June 28 || Giants || 7–2 || Robin Roberts (10–5) || Jim Hearn (8–2) || None || 17,182 || 29–35 |- style="background:#fbb" | 65 || June 29 || Giants || 3–12 || Hoyt Wilhelm (6–2) || Russ Meyer (4–9) || Max Lanier (4) || 12,034 || 29–36 |- style="background:#bfb" | 66 || June 30 || @ Dodgers || 4–0 || Karl Drews (4–8) || Carl Erskine (7–2) || None || 21,377 || 30–36

|- style="background:#fbb" | 67 || July 1 || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || Clem Labine (5–2) || Jim Konstanty (3–2) || None || 7,184 || 30–37 |- style="background:#bfb"