1952 Chicago Cubs

77-77 • .500 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1952 Chicago Cubs went 77-77 (.500) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 628 runs, allowed 631, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hank Sauer (37 HR, 121 RBI) and Bob Rush (17-13, 2.70 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

77 Wins
77 Losses
.500 Win %
5th Rank
628 R 631 RA
Diff -3

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628 Runs Scored
631 Runs Allowed
-3 Run Diff
1,030K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 5% above the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .320 1% below the 1952 league average (.323)
SLG .383 3% above the 1952 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.58 4% better than the 1952 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 628 3% below the 1952 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,030,567
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Avg per Game 13,383

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Frank Baumholtz 0.325 2 Tommy Brown 0.320 3 Dee Fondy 0.300 4 Bob Addis 0.295 5 Bob Rush 0.292

Home Runs

1 Hank Sauer 37 2 Bill Serena 15 3 Dee Fondy 10 4 Randy Jackson 9 5 Harry Chiti 5

RBI

1 Hank Sauer 121 2 Dee Fondy 67 3 Bill Serena 61 4 Frank Baumholtz 35 5 Gene Hermanski 34
1952 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hank Sauer 151 567 89 153 31 3 37 121 77 92 1 0.270
Dee Fondy 145 554 69 166 21 9 10 67 28 60 13 0.300
Frank Baumholtz 103 409 59 133 17 4 4 35 27 27 5 0.325
Bill Serena 122 390 49 107 21 5 15 61 39 83 1 0.274
Eddie Miksis 93 383 44 89 20 1 2 19 20 32 4 0.232
Randy Jackson 116 379 44 88 8 5 9 34 27 42 6 0.232
Toby Atwell 107 362 36 105 16 3 2 31 40 22 2 0.290
Hal Jeffcoat 102 297 29 65 17 2 4 30 15 40 7 0.219
Bob Addis 93 292 38 86 13 2 1 20 23 30 4 0.295
Gene Hermanski 99 275 28 70 6 0 4 34 29 32 2 0.255
Roy Smalley 87 261 36 58 14 1 5 30 29 58 0 0.222
Tommy Brown 61 200 24 64 11 0 3 24 12 24 1 0.320
Bob Ramazzotti 50 183 26 52 5 3 1 12 14 14 3 0.284
Harry Chiti 32 113 14 31 5 0 5 13 5 8 0 0.274
Bob Rush 34 96 5 28 5 1 0 15 1 35 0 0.292
Bruce Edwards 50 94 7 23 2 2 1 12 8 12 0 0.245
Paul Minner 29 64 8 15 5 1 1 5 5 19 0 0.234
Phil Cavarretta 41 63 7 15 1 1 1 8 9 3 0 0.238
Johnny Klippstein 41 63 3 11 1 1 1 9 1 24 0 0.175
Warren Hacker 34 58 1 7 0 0 0 4 1 11 1 0.121
Turk Lown 33 50 3 7 1 1 0 2 2 11 0 0.140
Johnny Pramesa 22 46 1 13 1 0 1 5 4 4 0 0.283
Bob Kelly 31 37 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.216
Leon Brinkopf 9 22 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.182
Willie Ramsdell 19 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.056
Bob Schultz 29 18 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.222
Joe Hatten 17 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.067
Dutch Leonard 45 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bud Hardin 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Dick Manville 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Vern Fear 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Northey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Monk Dubiel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cal Howe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Usher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Dutch Leonard 2.16 2 Willie Ramsdell 2.42 3 Warren Hacker 2.58 4 Bob Rush 2.70 5 Bob Kelly 3.59

Wins

1 Bob Rush 17 2 Warren Hacker 15 3 Paul Minner 14 4 Johnny Klippstein 9 5 Bob Schultz 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Rush 157 2 Johnny Klippstein 110 3 Warren Hacker 84 4 Turk Lown 73 5 Paul Minner 61
1952 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Rush 17 13 2.70 34 32 0 250.1 205 75 81 157
Johnny Klippstein 9 14 4.44 41 25 3 202.2 208 100 89 110
Warren Hacker 15 9 2.58 33 20 1 185.0 144 53 31 84
Paul Minner 14 9 3.74 28 27 0 180.2 180 75 54 61
Turk Lown 4 11 4.37 33 19 0 156.2 154 76 93 73
Bob Kelly 4 9 3.59 31 15 0 125.1 114 50 46 50
Bob Schultz 6 3 4.01 29 5 0 74.0 63 33 51 31
Willie Ramsdell 2 3 2.42 19 4 0 67.0 41 18 24 30
Dutch Leonard 2 2 2.16 45 0 11 66.2 56 16 24 37
Joe Hatten 4 4 6.08 13 8 0 50.1 65 34 25 15
Dick Manville 0 0 7.94 11 0 0 17.0 25 15 12 6
Vern Fear 0 0 7.88 4 0 0 8.0 9 7 3 4
Cal Howe 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 2
Monk Dubiel 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Bob Addis Toby Atwell Frank Baumholtz Leon Brinkopf Tommy Brown Phil Cavarretta Harry Chiti Monk Dubiel Bruce Edwards Vern Fear Dee Fondy Warren Hacker +23 more

35 players

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The 1952 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1952 Chicago Cubs finished 77-77, a .500 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. With 628 runs scored and 631 given up, the 1952 differential was -3. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .264, 5% better than the league's .252. Pitchers allowed 3.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.73. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 3% fewer.

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 1,030,567 for the year. For power, Hank Sauer led the way with 37 homers. The hits leader was Dee Fondy with 166. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Rush (17). The saves leader was Dutch Leonard with 11. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1952 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1952 Chicago Cubs finished 77-77 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hank Sauer led the 1952 Chicago Cubs with 37 home runs.
What was the 1952 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1952 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1952 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1952 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1952 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Sauer (37 HR, 121 RBI) and Bob Rush (17-13, 2.70 ERA).
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