1952 Cincinnati Reds

69-85 • .448 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1952 Cincinnati Reds went 69-85 (.448) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 615 runs, allowed 659, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Ted Kluszewski (16 HR, 86 RBI) and Ken Raffensberger (17-13, 2.81 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

69 Wins
85 Losses
.448 Win %
6th Rank
615 R 659 RA
Diff -44

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615 Runs Scored
659 Runs Allowed
-44 Run Diff
609K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 1% below the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .314 3% below the 1952 league average (.323)
SLG .366 2% below the 1952 league average (.373)
Team ERA 4.01 7% worse than the 1952 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 615 5% below the 1952 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 609,370
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Avg per Game 7,913

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Ted Kluszewski 0.320 2 Jim Greengrass 0.309 3 Hank Edwards 0.283 4 Bobby Adams 0.283 5 Cal Abrams 0.278

Home Runs

1 Ted Kluszewski 16 2 Andy Seminick 14 3 Joe Adcock 13 4 Grady Hatton 9 5 Willard Marshall 8

RBI

1 Ted Kluszewski 86 2 Grady Hatton 57 3 Roy McMillan 57 4 Joe Adcock 52 5 Andy Seminick 50
1952 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Adams 154 637 85 180 25 4 6 48 49 67 11 0.283
Roy McMillan 154 540 60 132 32 2 7 57 45 81 4 0.244
Ted Kluszewski 135 497 62 159 24 11 16 86 47 28 3 0.320
Grady Hatton 128 433 48 92 14 1 9 57 66 60 5 0.212
Willard Marshall 107 397 52 106 23 1 8 46 37 21 0 0.267
Joe Adcock 117 378 43 105 22 4 13 52 23 38 1 0.278
Bob Borkowski 126 377 42 95 11 4 4 24 26 53 1 0.252
Andy Seminick 108 336 38 86 16 1 14 50 35 65 1 0.256
Hank Edwards 74 184 24 52 7 6 6 28 19 22 0 0.283
Wally Westlake 59 183 29 37 4 0 3 14 31 29 0 0.202
Cal Abrams 71 158 23 44 9 2 2 13 19 25 1 0.278
Joe Rossi 55 145 14 32 0 1 1 6 20 20 1 0.221
Johnny Wyrostek 30 106 12 25 1 3 1 10 18 7 1 0.236
Eddie Pellagrini 46 100 15 17 2 0 1 3 8 18 1 0.170
Johnny Temple 30 97 8 19 3 0 1 5 5 1 2 0.196
Harry Perkowski 33 75 8 12 2 1 0 5 1 23 0 0.160
Ken Raffensberger 38 75 5 8 1 0 1 1 2 32 0 0.107
Jim Greengrass 18 68 10 21 2 1 5 24 7 12 0 0.309
Herm Wehmeier 41 64 10 12 1 0 1 5 4 16 0 0.188
Wally Post 19 58 5 9 1 0 2 7 4 20 0 0.155
Bubba Church 32 50 5 12 2 0 1 2 1 7 0 0.240
Hobie Landrith 15 50 1 13 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.260
Dixie Howell 17 37 4 7 1 1 2 4 3 9 0 0.189
Ewell Blackwell 23 32 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.156
Frank Hiller 29 30 3 5 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.167
Frank Smith 53 29 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.172
Dick Sisler 11 27 3 5 1 1 0 4 3 5 0 0.185
Bud Podbielan 24 25 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.160
Joe Nuxhall 37 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.087
Eddie Kazak 13 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.067
Bud Byerly 12 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Phil Haugstad 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Niles Jordan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Virgil Stallcup 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Blake 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Schmitz 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Bud Podbielan 2.80 2 Ken Raffensberger 2.81 3 Joe Nuxhall 3.22 4 Frank Smith 3.75 5 Harry Perkowski 3.80

Wins

1 Ken Raffensberger 17 2 Harry Perkowski 12 3 Frank Smith 12 4 Herm Wehmeier 9 5 Bubba Church 5

Strikeouts

1 Ken Raffensberger 93 2 Harry Perkowski 86 3 Herm Wehmeier 83 4 Frank Smith 77 5 Joe Nuxhall 52
1952 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Raffensberger 17 13 2.81 38 33 1 247.0 247 77 45 93
Harry Perkowski 12 10 3.80 33 24 0 194.0 197 82 89 86
Herm Wehmeier 9 11 5.15 33 26 0 190.1 197 109 103 83
Bubba Church 5 9 4.34 29 22 0 153.1 173 74 48 47
Frank Hiller 5 8 4.63 28 15 1 124.1 129 64 37 50
Frank Smith 12 11 3.75 53 2 7 122.1 109 51 41 77
Ewell Blackwell 3 12 5.38 23 17 0 102.0 107 61 60 48
Joe Nuxhall 1 4 3.22 37 5 1 92.1 83 33 42 52
Bud Podbielan 4 5 2.80 24 7 1 86.2 78 27 26 22
Bud Byerly 0 1 5.11 12 2 1 24.2 29 14 7 14
Phil Haugstad 0 0 6.75 9 0 0 12.0 8 9 13 2
Niles Jordan 0 1 9.95 3 1 0 6.1 14 7 3 2
Johnny Schmitz 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 5.0 3 0 3 3
Ed Blake 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0

👥 Roster (36)

Cal Abrams Bobby Adams Joe Adcock Ewell Blackwell Ed Blake Bob Borkowski Bud Byerly Bubba Church Hank Edwards Jim Greengrass Grady Hatton Phil Haugstad +24 more

36 players

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The 1952 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1952 Cincinnati Reds reads 69 wins and 85 losses, good for 6th in the NL. With 615 runs scored and 659 given up, the 1952 differential was -44. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .248, 1% worse than the league's .252. Pitchers allowed 4.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.73. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 5% fewer.

Crosley Field was home in 1952, drawing a total attendance of 609,370. Ted Kluszewski led the club in home runs with 16. The hits leader was Bobby Adams with 180. Ken Raffensberger was the top winner, with 17 victories. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1952 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1952 Cincinnati Reds finished 69-85 (.448 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Ted Kluszewski led the 1952 Cincinnati Reds with 16 home runs.
What was the 1952 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1952 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.01.
Did the 1952 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1952 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1952 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Kluszewski (16 HR, 86 RBI) and Ken Raffensberger (17-13, 2.81 ERA).
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