1952 Philadelphia Athletics

79-75 • .513 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics went 79-75 (.513) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 664 runs, allowed 723, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Gus Zernial (29 HR, 100 RBI) and Bobby Shantz (24-7, 2.48 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

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
4th Rank
664 R 723 RA
Diff -59

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664 Runs Scored
723 Runs Allowed
-59 Run Diff
631K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 equal to the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .343 4% above the 1952 league average (.329)
SLG .359 2% below the 1952 league average (.365)
Team ERA 4.15 13% worse than the 1952 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 664 2% above the 1952 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 631,416
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Avg per Game 8,095

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Ferris Fain 0.327 2 Elmer Valo 0.281 3 Allie Clark 0.274 4 Dave Philley 0.263 5 Gus Zernial 0.262

Home Runs

1 Gus Zernial 29 2 Eddie Joost 20 3 Allie Clark 7 4 Dave Philley 7 5 Kite Thomas 6

RBI

1 Gus Zernial 100 2 Eddie Joost 75 3 Dave Philley 71 4 Ferris Fain 59 5 Billy Hitchcock 56
1952 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Philley 151 586 80 154 25 4 7 71 59 35 11 0.263
Gus Zernial 145 549 76 144 15 1 29 100 70 87 5 0.262
Eddie Joost 146 540 94 132 26 3 20 75 122 94 5 0.244
Ferris Fain 145 538 82 176 43 3 2 59 105 26 3 0.327
Billy Hitchcock 119 407 45 100 8 4 1 56 39 45 1 0.246
Elmer Valo 129 388 69 109 26 4 5 47 101 16 12 0.281
Joe Astroth 104 337 24 84 7 2 1 36 25 27 2 0.249
Pete Suder 74 228 22 55 7 2 1 20 16 17 1 0.241
Skeeter Kell 75 213 24 47 8 3 0 17 14 18 5 0.221
Cass Michaels 55 200 22 50 4 5 1 18 23 11 3 0.250
Allie Clark 71 186 23 51 12 0 7 29 10 19 0 0.274
Ray Murray 44 136 14 28 5 0 1 10 9 13 0 0.206
Hank Majeski 34 117 14 30 2 2 2 20 19 10 0 0.256
Kite Thomas 75 116 24 29 6 1 6 18 20 27 0 0.250
Bobby Shantz 34 96 13 19 4 1 0 12 5 9 0 0.198
Alex Kellner 34 82 6 17 2 0 1 10 1 9 0 0.207
Carl Scheib 44 82 4 18 0 0 0 7 0 9 1 0.220
Harry Byrd 37 75 4 10 2 0 0 2 3 21 0 0.133
Joe Tipton 23 68 6 13 4 0 3 8 15 10 0 0.191
Sherry Robertson 43 60 8 12 3 0 0 5 21 15 1 0.200
Bob Hooper 43 41 3 8 1 0 2 3 1 10 0 0.195
Sam Zoldak 16 23 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.174
Hal Bevan 8 17 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0.353
Dick Fowler 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Bobo Newsom 14 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.133
Tom Hamilton 9 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.200
Johnny Kucab 28 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Charlie Bishop 6 9 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.111
Morrie Martin 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Ed Wright 24 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Jack Littrell 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Walt Kellner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Marion Fricano 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tex Hoyle 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Matarazzo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Bobby Shantz 2.48 2 Harry Byrd 3.31 3 Bobo Newsom 3.59 4 Sam Zoldak 4.06 5 Alex Kellner 4.36

Wins

1 Bobby Shantz 24 2 Harry Byrd 15 3 Alex Kellner 12 4 Carl Scheib 11 5 Bob Hooper 8

Strikeouts

1 Bobby Shantz 152 2 Harry Byrd 116 3 Alex Kellner 105 4 Carl Scheib 42 5 Bob Hooper 40
1952 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobby Shantz 24 7 2.48 33 33 0 279.2 230 77 63 152
Alex Kellner 12 14 4.36 34 33 0 231.1 223 112 86 105
Harry Byrd 15 15 3.31 37 28 2 228.1 244 84 98 116
Carl Scheib 11 7 4.39 30 19 2 158.0 153 77 50 42
Bob Hooper 8 15 5.18 43 14 6 144.1 158 83 68 40
Sam Zoldak 0 6 4.06 16 10 1 75.1 86 34 25 12
Dick Fowler 1 2 6.44 18 3 0 58.2 71 42 28 14
Johnny Kucab 0 1 5.26 25 0 2 51.1 64 30 20 17
Bobo Newsom 3 3 3.59 14 5 1 47.2 38 19 23 22
Ed Wright 2 1 6.53 24 0 1 41.1 55 30 20 9
Charlie Bishop 2 2 6.46 6 5 0 30.2 29 22 24 17
Morrie Martin 0 2 6.39 5 5 0 25.1 32 18 15 13
Marion Fricano 1 0 1.80 2 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 0
Walt Kellner 0 0 6.75 1 0 1 4.0 4 3 3 2
Tex Hoyle 0 0 27.00 3 0 0 2.1 9 7 1 1
Len Matarazzo 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (35)

Joe Astroth Hal Bevan Charlie Bishop Harry Byrd Allie Clark Ferris Fain Dick Fowler Marion Fricano Tom Hamilton Billy Hitchcock Bob Hooper Tex Hoyle +23 more

35 players

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The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

A 79-75 record (.513) put the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics 4th in the AL. With 664 runs scored and 723 given up, the 1952 differential was -59. Pitchers allowed 4.15 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.67. League clubs averaged 649 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Athletics scored 2% more. The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 631,416 in attendance, about 8,095 a game.

Gus Zernial led the club in home runs with 29. Ferris Fain collected the most hits, 176. Bobby Shantz was the top winner, with 24 victories. The 1952 roster runs to 35 players. The 1951 season and the 1953 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Gus Zernial led the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics with 29 home runs.
What was the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.15.
Did the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1952 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Zernial (29 HR, 100 RBI) and Bobby Shantz (24-7, 2.48 ERA).
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