1952 Detroit Tigers season

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1952 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
Location
1952 Information
Owner(s) Walter Briggs, Sr., Walter Briggs, Jr.
Manager(s) Red Rolfe, Fred Hutchinson
Local television WWJ
(Van Patrick)
Local radio WJBK/WXYZ
(Van Patrick)

The 1952 Detroit Tigers had a record of 50-104 (.325) -- the worst record in Tigers' history until the 2003 Tigers lost 119 games.

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[edit] American League final 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

[edit] Roster

1952 Detroit Tigers roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Season Summary

The 1952 Tigers winning percentage ranks as the second worst in the Tigers' history, as shown in this chart.

Worst Seasons in Detroit Tigers History
Rank Year Wins Losses Win %
1 2003 43 119 .265
2 1952 50 104 .325
3 1996 53 109 .327
4 2002 55 106 .342
5 1975 57 102 .358

[edit] Regular season player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Joe Ginsberg 113 307 68 .221 6 36
Walt Dropo 115 459 128 .279 23 70
Jerry Priddy 75 279 79 .283 4 20
Fred Hatfield 112 441 104 .236 2 25
Neil Berry 73 189 43 .228 0 13
Johnny Groth 141 524 149 .284 4 51
Vic Wertz 85 285 70 .246 17 51
Pat Mullin 97 255 64 .251 7 35
Steve Souchock 92 265 66 .249 13 45
Al Federoff 74 231 56 .242 0 14
Cliff Mapes 86 193 26 .197 9 23
Johnny Pesky 69 177 45 .254 1 9
Matt Batts 56 173 41 .237 3 13
George Kell 39 152 45 .296 1 17
Johnny Lipon 39 136 30 .221 0 12
Harvey Kuenn 19 80 26 .325 0 8

Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included

[edit] Pitching

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ted Gray 35 224 12 17 4.14 138
Virgil Trucks 35 197 5 19 3.97 129
Art Houtteman 35 221 8 20 4.36 109
Hal Newhouser 25 154 9 9 3.74 57
Bill Wight 23 143.7 5 9 3.88 57
Billy Hoeft 34 125 2 7 4.32 65

[edit] Players Ranking Among Top 100 of All Time At Position

The following members of the 1950 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their positions, as ranked by The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract:

  • Jerry Priddy: 73rd best second baseman of all time
  • Johnny Pesky: 20th best shortstop of all time (played 69 games for 1952 Tigers)
  • George Kell: 30th best third baseman of all time (played only 39 games for 1952 Tigers)
  • Vic Wertz: 61st best right fielder of all time
  • Harvey Kuenn: 62nd best right fielder of all time (played only 19 games for 1952 Tigers)
  • Hal Newhouser: 36th best pitcher of all time
  • Virgil Trucks: 61st best pitcher of all time

[edit] Award Winners and League Leaders

[edit] External links

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1952 MLB season by team
American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
1952 All-Star Game • 1952 World Series
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Detroit Tigers
Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise
Ballparks
Boulevard Park • Bennett Park • Tiger Stadium • Comerica Park
Culture
Rivalries
Important figures
Retired numbers
2 • 5 • 6 • 16 • 23 • 42
Minors
Key personnel
Owner: Mike Ilitch • General Manager: Dave Dombrowski • Manager: Jim Leyland
World Series
championships (4)
1935 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984
League pennants (10)
American League: 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1934 • 1935 • 1940 • 1945 • 1968 • 1984 • 2006
Division titles
Eastern: 1972 • 1984 • 1987 • Central: none • Wild Card: 2006