1952 Chicago White Sox

81-73 • .526 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1952 Chicago White Sox went 81-73 (.526) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 610 runs, allowed 568, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Eddie Robinson (22 HR, 104 RBI) and Billy Pierce (15-12, 2.57 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

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
3rd Rank
610 R 568 RA
Diff +42

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⚡ Quick Stats

610 Runs Scored
568 Runs Allowed
+42 Run Diff
1,257K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 equal to the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .327 1% below the 1952 league average (.329)
SLG .348 5% below the 1952 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.25 12% better than the 1952 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 610 6% below the 1952 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,257,783
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Avg per Game 15,921

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Nellie Fox 0.296 2 Eddie Robinson 0.296 3 Minnie Miñoso 0.281 4 Bud Stewart 0.267 5 Héctor Rodríguez 0.265

Home Runs

1 Eddie Robinson 22 2 Sam Mele 14 3 Sherm Lollar 13 4 Minnie Miñoso 13 5 Bud Stewart 5

RBI

1 Eddie Robinson 104 2 Minnie Miñoso 61 3 Sam Mele 59 4 Sherm Lollar 50 5 Chico Carrasquel 42
1952 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 152 648 76 192 25 10 0 39 34 14 5 0.296
Eddie Robinson 155 594 79 176 33 1 22 104 70 49 2 0.296
Minnie Miñoso 147 569 96 160 24 9 13 61 71 46 22 0.281
Sam Mele 123 423 46 105 18 2 14 59 48 40 1 0.248
Héctor Rodríguez 124 407 55 108 14 0 1 40 47 22 7 0.265
Sherm Lollar 132 375 35 90 15 0 13 50 54 34 1 0.240
Chico Carrasquel 100 359 36 89 7 4 1 42 33 27 2 0.248
Bud Stewart 92 225 23 60 10 0 5 30 28 17 3 0.267
Jim Rivera 53 201 27 50 7 3 3 18 21 27 13 0.249
Ray Coleman 85 195 19 42 7 1 2 14 13 17 0 0.215
Sam Dente 62 145 12 32 0 1 0 11 5 8 0 0.221
Tom Wright 60 132 15 34 10 2 1 21 16 16 1 0.258
Al Zarilla 39 99 14 23 4 1 2 7 14 6 1 0.232
Rocky Krsnich 40 91 11 21 7 2 1 15 12 9 0 0.231
Billy Pierce 35 91 11 17 1 0 0 3 6 20 0 0.187
Saul Rogovin 33 84 6 17 3 0 1 7 4 18 1 0.202
Bud Sheely 36 75 1 18 2 0 0 3 12 7 0 0.240
Joe Dobson 29 63 3 12 0 0 0 3 4 20 0 0.190
Phil Masi 30 63 9 16 1 1 0 7 10 10 0 0.254
Marv Grissom 28 53 1 8 4 0 0 4 1 19 0 0.151
Jim Busby 16 39 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.128
Chuck Stobbs 38 38 1 3 0 0 0 3 6 11 0 0.079
Darrell Johnson 22 37 3 4 0 0 0 1 5 9 1 0.108
Leo Thomas 19 24 1 4 0 0 0 6 6 4 0 0.167
Fritz Dorish 39 22 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.091
Lou Kretlow 19 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 14 0 0.050
Hal Brown 51 19 6 3 1 0 1 3 1 8 0 0.158
Hank Edwards 8 18 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Bill Kennedy 47 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.231
Ken Holcombe 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
George Wilson 8 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.111
Willy Miranda 12 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.250
Luis Aloma 25 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ken Landenberger 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Sammy Esposito 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Howie Judson 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Red Wilson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Nicholas 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Hudson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Widmar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Fritz Dorish 2.47 2 Joe Dobson 2.51 3 Billy Pierce 2.57 4 Bill Kennedy 2.80 5 Lou Kretlow 2.96

Wins

1 Billy Pierce 15 2 Joe Dobson 14 3 Saul Rogovin 14 4 Marv Grissom 12 5 Fritz Dorish 8

Strikeouts

1 Billy Pierce 144 2 Saul Rogovin 121 3 Joe Dobson 101 4 Marv Grissom 97 5 Chuck Stobbs 73
1952 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Billy Pierce 15 12 2.57 33 32 1 255.1 214 73 79 144
Saul Rogovin 14 9 3.85 33 30 1 231.2 224 99 79 121
Joe Dobson 14 10 2.51 29 25 1 200.2 164 56 60 101
Marv Grissom 12 10 3.74 28 24 0 166.0 156 69 79 97
Chuck Stobbs 7 12 3.13 38 17 1 135.0 118 47 72 73
Fritz Dorish 8 4 2.47 39 1 11 91.0 66 25 42 47
Lou Kretlow 4 4 2.96 19 11 1 79.0 52 26 56 63
Hal Brown 2 3 4.23 24 8 0 72.1 82 34 21 31
Bill Kennedy 2 2 2.80 47 1 5 70.2 54 22 38 46
Luis Aloma 3 1 4.28 25 0 6 40.0 42 19 11 18
Ken Holcombe 0 5 6.17 7 7 0 35.0 38 24 18 12
Howie Judson 0 1 4.24 21 0 1 34.0 30 16 22 15
Hal Hudson 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 7 1 1 4
Al Widmar 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 1 0 2

👥 Roster (40)

Luis Aloma Hal Brown Jim Busby Chico Carrasquel Ray Coleman Sam Dente Joe Dobson Fritz Dorish Hank Edwards Sammy Esposito Nellie Fox Marv Grissom +28 more

40 players

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The 1952 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1952 the Chicago White Sox posted a 81-73 mark (.526) and finished 3rd in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 610 runs and allowed 568, a run differential of +42. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.25 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.67. The 1952 Chicago White Sox scored 6% fewer runs than the average club (610 against 649). Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 1,257,783 for the year.

For power, Eddie Robinson led the way with 22 homers. The hits leader was Nellie Fox with 192. Billy Pierce led the pitchers with 15 wins. Fritz Dorish saved 11 games. The 1952 roster runs to 40 players. The 1951 season and the 1953 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1952 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1952 Chicago White Sox finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Eddie Robinson led the 1952 Chicago White Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1952 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1952 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.25.
Did the 1952 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1952 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1952 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Robinson (22 HR, 104 RBI) and Billy Pierce (15-12, 2.57 ERA).
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