1952 Boston Red Sox

76-78 • .494 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1952 Boston Red Sox went 76-78 (.494) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 668 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Dick Gernert (19 HR, 67 RBI) and Mel Parnell (12-12, 3.62 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

76 Wins
78 Losses
.494 Win %
6th Rank
668 R 658 RA
Diff +10

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668 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
+10 Run Diff
1,115K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .328 equal to the 1952 league average (.329)
SLG .377 3% above the 1952 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.80 3% worse than the 1952 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 668 3% above the 1952 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,115,741
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Avg per Game 14,490

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 George Kell 0.319 2 Billy Goodman 0.306 3 Don Lenhardt 0.295 4 Dom DiMaggio 0.294 5 Sammy White 0.281

Home Runs

1 Dick Gernert 19 2 Hoot Evers 14 3 Clyde Vollmer 11 4 Sammy White 10 5 Don Lenhardt 7

RBI

1 Dick Gernert 67 2 Hoot Evers 59 3 Billy Goodman 56 4 Clyde Vollmer 50 5 Sammy White 49
1952 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Goodman 138 513 79 157 27 3 4 56 48 23 8 0.306
Dom DiMaggio 128 486 81 143 20 1 6 33 57 61 6 0.294
Hoot Evers 106 401 53 105 17 4 14 59 29 55 5 0.262
Sammy White 115 381 35 107 20 2 10 49 16 43 2 0.281
Dick Gernert 102 367 58 89 20 2 19 67 35 83 4 0.243
Faye Throneberry 98 310 38 80 11 3 5 23 33 67 16 0.258
Vern Stephens 92 295 35 75 13 2 7 44 39 31 2 0.254
George Kell 75 276 41 88 15 2 6 40 31 10 0 0.319
Ted Lepcio 84 274 34 72 17 2 5 26 24 41 3 0.263
Clyde Vollmer 90 250 35 66 12 4 11 50 39 47 2 0.264
Johnny Lipon 79 234 25 48 8 1 0 18 32 20 1 0.205
Jim Piersall 56 161 28 43 8 0 1 16 28 26 3 0.267
Del Wilber 47 135 7 36 10 1 3 23 7 20 1 0.267
Walt Dropo 37 132 13 35 7 1 6 27 11 22 0 0.265
Don Lenhardt 30 105 18 31 4 0 7 24 15 18 0 0.295
Mel Parnell 35 84 4 8 0 1 1 4 6 12 0 0.095
Johnny Pesky 25 67 10 10 2 0 0 2 15 5 0 0.149
George Schmees 42 64 8 13 3 0 0 3 10 11 0 0.203
Mickey McDermott 36 62 10 14 1 1 1 7 4 11 0 0.226
Al Zarilla 21 60 9 11 0 1 2 8 7 8 2 0.183
Gus Niarhos 29 58 4 6 0 0 0 4 12 9 0 0.103
Willard Nixon 33 53 3 11 3 0 0 7 4 8 0 0.208
Gene Stephens 21 53 10 12 5 0 0 5 3 8 4 0.226
Sid Hudson 21 46 4 8 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.174
Dizzy Trout 26 44 3 6 0 0 1 3 1 18 0 0.136
Dick Brodowski 20 39 4 8 1 0 1 3 1 7 0 0.205
Archie Wilson 18 38 1 10 3 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.263
Milt Bolling 11 36 4 8 1 0 1 3 3 5 0 0.222
Ellis Kinder 23 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.000
Bill Henry 14 31 2 8 2 1 0 5 2 6 0 0.258
Fred Hatfield 19 25 6 8 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 0.320
Ike Delock 39 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0.045
Ken Wood 15 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.100
Ray Scarborough 28 18 1 4 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.222
Charlie Maxwell 8 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.067
Ted Williams 6 10 2 4 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0.400
Al Benton 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Ralph Brickner 14 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Bill Wight 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.143
Randy Gumpert 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hersh Freeman 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Harry Taylor 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
James Atkins 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Paul Lehner 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.667
Lou Boudreau 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Masterson 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal Bevan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Okrie 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Ralph Brickner 2.18 2 Al Benton 2.39 3 Ellis Kinder 2.58 4 Sid Hudson 3.62 5 Mel Parnell 3.62

Wins

1 Mel Parnell 12 2 Mickey McDermott 10 3 Dizzy Trout 9 4 Sid Hudson 7 5 Dick Brodowski 5

Strikeouts

1 Mickey McDermott 117 2 Mel Parnell 107 3 Dizzy Trout 57 4 Sid Hudson 50 5 Ellis Kinder 50
1952 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Parnell 12 12 3.62 33 29 2 214.0 207 86 89 107
Mickey McDermott 10 9 3.72 30 21 0 162.0 139 67 92 117
Sid Hudson 7 9 3.62 21 18 0 134.1 145 54 36 50
Dizzy Trout 9 8 3.64 26 17 1 133.2 133 54 68 57
Dick Brodowski 5 5 4.40 20 12 0 114.2 111 56 50 42
Willard Nixon 5 4 4.86 23 13 0 103.2 115 56 61 50
Ellis Kinder 5 6 2.58 23 10 4 97.2 85 28 28 50
Ike Delock 4 9 4.26 39 7 5 95.0 88 45 50 46
Bill Henry 5 4 3.87 13 10 0 76.2 75 33 36 23
Ray Scarborough 1 5 4.81 28 8 4 76.2 79 41 35 29
Al Benton 4 3 2.39 24 0 6 37.2 37 10 17 20
Ralph Brickner 3 1 2.18 14 1 1 33.0 32 8 11 9
Bill Wight 2 1 2.96 10 2 0 24.1 14 8 14 5
Randy Gumpert 1 0 4.12 10 1 1 19.2 15 9 5 6
Hersh Freeman 1 0 3.29 4 1 0 13.2 13 5 5 5
James Atkins 0 1 3.48 3 1 0 10.1 11 4 7 2
Harry Taylor 1 0 1.80 2 1 0 10.0 6 2 6 1
Walt Masterson 1 1 11.57 5 1 0 9.1 18 12 11 3
George Schmees 0 0 3.00 2 1 0 6.0 9 2 2 2

👥 Roster (48)

James Atkins Al Benton Hal Bevan Milt Bolling Lou Boudreau Ralph Brickner Dick Brodowski Ike Delock Dom DiMaggio Walt Dropo Hoot Evers Hersh Freeman +36 more

48 players

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The 1952 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1952 the Boston Red Sox posted a 76-78 mark (.494) and finished 6th in the AL. The run column shows 668 for and 658 against. Against a league average of .252, the 1952 Boston Red Sox batted .255. The staff ERA of 3.80 was 3% worse than the league average of 3.67. The 668 runs scored compare with a league average of 649 per club, 3% more.

Fenway Park II was home in 1952, drawing a total attendance of 1,115,741. Dick Gernert led the club in home runs with 19. The hits leader was Billy Goodman with 157. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mel Parnell (12). The strikeout leader was Mickey McDermott with 117. In all, the roster shows 48 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1952 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1952 Boston Red Sox finished 76-78 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Dick Gernert led the 1952 Boston Red Sox with 19 home runs.
What was the 1952 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1952 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1952 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1952 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1952 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Gernert (19 HR, 67 RBI) and Mel Parnell (12-12, 3.62 ERA).
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