1952 Philadelphia Phillies

87-67 • .565 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies went 87-67 (.565) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 657 runs, allowed 552, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Del Ennis (20 HR, 107 RBI) and Robin Roberts (28-7, 2.59 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
4th Rank
657 R 552 RA
Diff +105

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657 Runs Scored
552 Runs Allowed
+105 Run Diff
756K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 3% above the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .332 3% above the 1952 league average (.323)
SLG .376 1% above the 1952 league average (.373)
Team ERA 3.07 18% better than the 1952 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 657 2% above the 1952 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 756,453
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Avg per Game 9,953

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Mel Clark 0.335 2 Smoky Burgess 0.296 3 Del Ennis 0.289 4 Eddie Waitkus 0.289 5 Richie Ashburn 0.282

Home Runs

1 Del Ennis 20 2 Willie Jones 18 3 Granny Hamner 17 4 Connie Ryan 12 5 Smoky Burgess 6

RBI

1 Del Ennis 107 2 Granny Hamner 87 3 Willie Jones 72 4 Smoky Burgess 56 5 Connie Ryan 49
1952 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Richie Ashburn 154 613 93 173 31 6 1 42 75 30 16 0.282
Granny Hamner 151 596 74 164 30 5 17 87 27 51 7 0.275
Del Ennis 151 592 90 171 30 10 20 107 47 65 6 0.289
Connie Ryan 154 577 81 139 24 6 12 49 69 72 13 0.241
Willie Jones 147 541 60 135 12 3 18 72 53 36 5 0.250
Eddie Waitkus 146 499 51 144 29 4 2 49 64 23 2 0.289
Smoky Burgess 110 371 49 110 27 2 6 56 49 21 3 0.296
Johnny Wyrostek 98 321 45 88 16 3 1 37 44 26 1 0.274
Stan Lopata 57 179 25 49 9 1 4 27 36 33 1 0.274
Mel Clark 47 155 20 52 6 4 1 15 6 13 2 0.335
Jackie Mayo 50 119 13 29 5 0 1 4 12 17 1 0.244
Robin Roberts 39 112 3 14 6 1 0 7 11 19 0 0.125
Bill Nicholson 55 88 17 24 3 0 6 19 14 26 0 0.273
Karl Drews 33 82 2 9 1 0 0 2 5 29 1 0.110
Russ Meyer 37 79 4 7 1 0 1 6 3 23 0 0.089
Curt Simmons 28 67 4 11 1 0 1 8 6 17 0 0.164
Putsy Caballero 35 42 10 10 3 0 0 6 2 3 1 0.238
Nippy Jones 8 30 3 5 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 0.167
Jack Lohrke 25 29 4 6 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0.207
Tommy Brown 18 25 2 4 1 0 1 2 4 3 0 0.160
Steve Ridzik 24 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.136
Howie Fox 13 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.048
Jim Konstanty 42 14 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.071
Andy Hansen 43 11 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.182
Dick Young 5 9 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.222
Ken Heintzelman 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Possehl 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Stuffel 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Del Wilber 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bubba Church 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Miller 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kent Peterson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Robin Roberts 2.59 2 Karl Drews 2.72 3 Curt Simmons 2.82 4 Steve Ridzik 3.01 5 Russ Meyer 3.14

Wins

1 Robin Roberts 28 2 Karl Drews 14 3 Curt Simmons 14 4 Russ Meyer 13 5 Andy Hansen 5

Strikeouts

1 Robin Roberts 148 2 Curt Simmons 141 3 Karl Drews 96 4 Russ Meyer 92 5 Steve Ridzik 43
1952 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Robin Roberts 28 7 2.59 39 37 2 330.0 292 95 45 148
Russ Meyer 13 14 3.14 37 32 1 232.1 235 81 65 92
Karl Drews 14 15 2.72 33 30 0 228.2 213 69 52 96
Curt Simmons 14 8 2.82 28 28 0 201.1 170 63 70 141
Steve Ridzik 4 2 3.01 24 9 0 92.2 74 31 37 43
Jim Konstanty 5 3 3.94 42 2 6 80.0 87 35 21 16
Andy Hansen 5 6 3.26 43 0 4 77.1 76 28 27 18
Howie Fox 2 7 5.08 13 11 0 62.0 70 35 26 16
Ken Heintzelman 1 3 3.16 23 1 1 42.2 41 15 12 20
Lou Possehl 0 1 4.97 4 1 0 12.2 12 7 7 4
Bob Miller 0 1 6.00 3 1 0 9.0 13 6 1 2
Kent Peterson 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 7.0 2 0 2 7
Paul Stuffel 1 0 3.00 2 1 0 6.0 5 2 7 3
Bubba Church 0 0 10.80 2 1 0 5.0 11 6 1 3

👥 Roster (32)

Richie Ashburn Tommy Brown Smoky Burgess Putsy Caballero Bubba Church Mel Clark Karl Drews Del Ennis Howie Fox Granny Hamner Andy Hansen Ken Heintzelman +20 more

32 players

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The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The record for the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies reads 87 wins and 67 losses, good for 4th in the NL. The run column shows 657 for and 552 against. At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .259, 3% better than the league's .252. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 3.07 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.73. The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies outscored the average club by 2% (657 against 645).

The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 756,453 in attendance, about 9,953 a game. Del Ennis topped the Philadelphia Phillies with 20 home runs. The hits leader was Richie Ashburn with 173. On the mound, Robin Roberts won 28 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Del Ennis led the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies with 20 home runs.
What was the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.07.
Did the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1952 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Ennis (20 HR, 107 RBI) and Robin Roberts (28-7, 2.59 ERA).
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