1952 Cleveland Indians

93-61 • .604 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1952 Cleveland Indians went 93-61 (.604) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 763 runs, allowed 606, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Larry Doby (32 HR, 104 RBI) and Early Wynn (23-12, 2.90 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

93 Wins
61 Losses
.604 Win %
2nd Rank
763 R 606 RA
Diff +157

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763 Runs Scored
606 Runs Allowed
+157 Run Diff
1,480K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 4% above the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .342 4% above the 1952 league average (.329)
SLG .403 10% above the 1952 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.32 10% better than the 1952 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 763 18% above the 1952 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,480,340
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Avg per Game 19,225

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Dale Mitchell 0.323 2 Al Rosen 0.302 3 Bobby Avila 0.300 4 Hank Majeski 0.296 5 Larry Doby 0.276

Home Runs

1 Larry Doby 32 2 Luke Easter 31 3 Al Rosen 28 4 Harry Simpson 10 5 Bobby Avila 7

RBI

1 Al Rosen 105 2 Larry Doby 104 3 Luke Easter 97 4 Harry Simpson 65 5 Dale Mitchell 58
1952 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Avila 150 597 102 179 26 11 7 45 67 36 12 0.300
Al Rosen 148 567 101 171 32 5 28 105 75 54 8 0.302
Harry Simpson 146 545 66 145 21 10 10 65 56 82 5 0.266
Larry Doby 140 519 104 143 26 8 32 104 90 111 5 0.276
Dale Mitchell 134 511 61 165 26 3 5 58 52 9 6 0.323
Luke Easter 127 437 63 115 10 3 31 97 44 84 1 0.263
Jim Hegan 112 333 39 75 17 2 4 41 29 47 0 0.225
Ray Boone 103 316 57 83 8 2 7 45 53 33 0 0.263
Jim Fridley 62 175 23 44 2 0 4 16 14 40 3 0.251
Merl Combs 52 139 11 23 1 1 1 10 14 15 0 0.165
Bob Lemon 54 124 14 28 5 0 2 9 4 21 0 0.226
Joe Tipton 43 105 15 26 2 0 6 22 21 21 1 0.248
Birdie Tebbetts 42 101 4 25 4 0 1 8 12 9 0 0.248
Early Wynn 44 99 5 22 2 0 0 10 9 15 0 0.222
Mike Garcia 46 95 6 13 3 0 0 10 5 26 0 0.137
Bill Glynn 44 92 15 25 5 0 2 7 5 16 1 0.272
George Strickland 31 88 8 19 4 0 1 8 14 15 0 0.216
Barney McCosky 54 80 14 17 4 1 1 6 8 5 1 0.212
Wally Westlake 29 69 11 16 4 1 1 9 8 16 1 0.232
Bob Feller 30 60 5 7 2 0 1 8 8 31 0 0.117
Hank Majeski 36 54 7 16 2 0 0 9 7 7 0 0.296
Pete Reiser 34 44 7 6 1 0 3 7 4 16 1 0.136
Bob Kennedy 22 40 6 12 3 1 0 12 9 5 1 0.300
Dave Pope 12 34 9 10 1 1 1 4 1 7 0 0.294
Johnny Berardino 35 32 5 3 0 0 0 2 10 8 0 0.094
Steve Gromek 30 30 2 3 0 0 0 3 5 10 0 0.100
Lou Brissie 42 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Sam Jones 14 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Quincy Trouppe 6 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.100
Mickey Harris 29 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Bob Chakales 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Dick Rozek 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Abernathie 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Snuffy Stirnweiss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Wilks 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Zuverink 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Mike Garcia 2.37 2 Bob Lemon 2.50 3 Early Wynn 2.90 4 Lou Brissie 3.48 5 Steve Gromek 3.67

Wins

1 Early Wynn 23 2 Mike Garcia 22 3 Bob Lemon 22 4 Bob Feller 9 5 Steve Gromek 7

Strikeouts

1 Early Wynn 153 2 Mike Garcia 143 3 Bob Lemon 131 4 Bob Feller 81 5 Steve Gromek 65
1952 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Lemon 22 11 2.50 42 36 4 309.2 236 86 105 131
Mike Garcia 22 11 2.37 46 36 4 292.1 284 77 87 143
Early Wynn 23 12 2.90 42 33 3 285.2 239 92 132 153
Bob Feller 9 13 4.74 30 30 0 191.2 219 101 83 81
Steve Gromek 7 7 3.67 29 13 1 122.2 109 50 28 65
Lou Brissie 3 2 3.48 42 1 2 82.2 68 32 34 28
Mickey Harris 3 0 4.63 29 0 1 46.2 42 24 21 23
Sam Jones 2 3 7.25 14 4 1 36.0 38 29 37 28
Dick Rozek 1 0 4.97 10 1 0 12.2 11 7 13 5
Bob Chakales 1 2 9.75 5 1 0 12.0 19 13 8 7
Ted Wilks 0 0 3.86 7 0 1 11.2 8 5 7 6
Bill Abernathie 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 2.0 4 3 1 0
George Zuverink 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (36)

Bill Abernathie Bobby Avila Johnny Berardino Ray Boone Lou Brissie Bob Chakales Merl Combs Larry Doby Luke Easter Bob Feller Jim Fridley Mike Garcia +24 more

36 players

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The 1952 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 93-61 record (.604) put the 1952 Cleveland Indians 2nd in the AL. The Cleveland Indians scored 763 runs and allowed 606, a run differential of +157. The team batting average of .262 was 4% above the 1952 league mark of .252. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.32 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.67. Measured against the 649-run league average, the offense was 18% ahead.

Home games were played at Cleveland Stadium, where 1,480,340 fans came through the gates. For power, Larry Doby led the way with 32 homers. The RBI leader was Al Rosen, with 105. The hits leader was Bobby Avila with 179. Early Wynn was the top winner, with 23 victories. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1952 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1952 Cleveland Indians finished 93-61 (.604 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Larry Doby led the 1952 Cleveland Indians with 32 home runs.
What was the 1952 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1952 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.32.
Did the 1952 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1952 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1952 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Doby (32 HR, 104 RBI) and Early Wynn (23-12, 2.90 ERA).
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