1952 Detroit Tigers

50-104 • .325 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1952 Detroit Tigers went 50-104 (.325) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 557 runs, allowed 738, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Walt Dropo (23 HR, 70 RBI) and Ted Gray (12-17, 4.14 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

50 Wins
104 Losses
.325 Win %
8th Rank
557 R 738 RA
Diff -181

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557 Runs Scored
738 Runs Allowed
-181 Run Diff
1,026K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 4% below the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .317 4% below the 1952 league average (.329)
SLG .352 4% below the 1952 league average (.365)
Team ERA 4.25 16% worse than the 1952 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 557 14% below the 1952 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,026,966
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Avg per Game 13,337

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Russ Sullivan 0.327 2 Harvey Kuenn 0.325 3 George Kell 0.296 4 Johnny Groth 0.284 5 Jerry Priddy 0.283

Home Runs

1 Walt Dropo 23 2 Vic Wertz 17 3 Bud Souchock 13 4 Cliff Mapes 9 5 Pat Mullin 7

RBI

1 Walt Dropo 70 2 Johnny Groth 51 3 Vic Wertz 51 4 Bud Souchock 45 5 Joe Ginsberg 36
1952 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Groth 141 524 56 149 22 2 4 51 51 39 2 0.284
Walt Dropo 115 459 56 128 17 3 23 70 26 63 2 0.279
Fred Hatfield 112 441 42 104 12 2 2 25 35 52 2 0.236
Joe Ginsberg 113 307 29 68 13 2 6 36 51 21 1 0.221
Vic Wertz 85 285 46 70 15 3 17 51 46 44 1 0.246
Jerry Priddy 75 279 37 79 23 3 4 20 42 29 1 0.283
Bud Souchock 92 265 40 66 16 4 13 45 21 28 1 0.249
Pat Mullin 97 255 29 64 13 5 7 35 31 30 4 0.251
Al Federoff 74 231 14 56 4 2 0 14 16 13 1 0.242
Cliff Mapes 86 193 26 38 7 0 9 23 27 42 0 0.197
Neil Berry 73 189 22 43 4 3 0 13 22 19 1 0.228
Johnny Pesky 69 177 26 45 4 0 1 9 41 11 1 0.254
Matt Batts 56 173 11 41 4 1 3 13 14 22 1 0.237
Don Kolloway 65 173 19 42 9 0 2 21 7 19 0 0.243
George Kell 39 152 11 45 8 0 1 17 15 13 0 0.296
Don Lenhardt 45 144 18 27 2 1 3 13 28 18 0 0.188
Johnny Lipon 39 136 17 30 4 2 0 12 16 6 3 0.221
Jim Delsing 33 113 14 31 2 1 3 15 11 8 1 0.274
Harvey Kuenn 19 80 2 26 2 2 0 8 2 1 2 0.325
Ted Gray 36 76 3 13 0 0 0 2 1 19 0 0.171
Art Houtteman 36 69 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.101
Virgil Trucks 35 64 3 12 0 0 1 3 1 11 1 0.188
Bob Swift 28 58 3 8 1 0 0 4 7 7 0 0.138
Russ Sullivan 15 52 7 17 2 1 3 5 3 5 1 0.327
Bill Wight 23 50 2 11 2 0 0 4 1 7 0 0.220
Johnny Hopp 42 46 5 10 1 0 0 3 6 7 0 0.217
Hal Newhouser 26 46 5 10 1 0 0 4 10 9 0 0.217
Billy Hoeft 34 40 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 15 0 0.150
George Lerchen 14 32 1 5 1 0 1 3 7 10 1 0.156
Bill Tuttle 7 25 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.240
Don Lund 8 23 1 7 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.304
Marlin Stuart 30 23 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.087
Fred Hutchinson 17 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.056
Ben Taylor 7 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Hal White 41 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.182
Dizzy Trout 10 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.333
Dick Littlefield 28 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Bud Black 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Johnson 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Ned Garver 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Carl Linhart 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Madison 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dick Marlowe 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hoot Evers 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Alex Garbowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne McLeland 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Fred Hutchinson 3.38 2 Hal White 3.69 3 Hal Newhouser 3.74 4 Bill Wight 3.88 5 Virgil Trucks 3.97

Wins

1 Ted Gray 12 2 Hal Newhouser 9 3 Art Houtteman 8 4 Virgil Trucks 5 5 Bill Wight 5

Strikeouts

1 Ted Gray 138 2 Virgil Trucks 129 3 Art Houtteman 109 4 Billy Hoeft 67 5 Bill Wight 65
1952 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ted Gray 12 17 4.14 35 32 0 224.0 212 103 101 138
Art Houtteman 8 20 4.36 35 28 1 221.0 218 107 65 109
Virgil Trucks 5 19 3.97 35 29 1 197.0 190 87 82 129
Hal Newhouser 9 9 3.74 25 19 0 154.0 148 64 47 57
Bill Wight 5 9 3.88 23 19 0 143.2 167 62 55 65
Billy Hoeft 2 7 4.32 34 10 4 125.0 123 60 63 67
Marlin Stuart 3 2 4.93 30 9 1 91.1 91 50 48 32
Hal White 1 8 3.69 41 0 5 63.1 53 26 39 18
Dick Littlefield 0 3 4.34 28 1 1 47.2 46 23 25 32
Fred Hutchinson 2 1 3.38 12 1 0 37.1 40 14 9 12
Dizzy Trout 1 5 5.33 10 2 1 27.0 30 16 19 20
Dave Madison 1 1 7.80 10 1 0 15.0 16 13 10 7
Ken Johnson 0 0 6.35 9 1 0 11.1 12 8 11 10
Dick Marlowe 0 2 7.36 4 1 0 11.0 21 9 3 3
Ned Garver 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 2 3 3
Bud Black 0 1 10.13 2 2 0 8.0 14 9 5 0
Wayne McLeland 0 0 10.13 4 0 0 2.2 4 3 6 0

👥 Roster (46)

Matt Batts Neil Berry Bud Black Jim Delsing Walt Dropo Hoot Evers Al Federoff Alex Garbowski Ned Garver Joe Ginsberg Ted Gray Johnny Groth +34 more

46 players

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The 1952 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1952 Detroit Tigers reads 50 wins and 104 losses, good for 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 557 scored against 738 allowed (-181). The team batting average of .243 was 4% below the 1952 league mark of .252. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.25 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.67. The 1952 Detroit Tigers scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (557 against 649).

Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 1,026,966 fans came through the gates. Walt Dropo topped the Detroit Tigers with 23 home runs. The hits leader was Johnny Groth with 149. Ted Gray led the pitchers with 12 wins. In all, the roster shows 46 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1952 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1952 Detroit Tigers finished 50-104 (.325 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Walt Dropo led the 1952 Detroit Tigers with 23 home runs.
What was the 1952 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1952 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.25.
Did the 1952 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1952 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1952 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Walt Dropo (23 HR, 70 RBI) and Ted Gray (12-17, 4.14 ERA).
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