1952 Pittsburgh Pirates

42-112 • .273 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates went 42-112 (.273) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 515 runs, allowed 793, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Ralph Kiner (37 HR, 87 RBI) and Murry Dickson (14-21, 3.57 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

42 Wins
112 Losses
.273 Win %
8th Rank
515 R 793 RA
Diff -278

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515 Runs Scored
793 Runs Allowed
-278 Run Diff
686K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 NL Average

Batting Avg .231 8% below the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .300 7% below the 1952 league average (.323)
SLG .330 11% below the 1952 league average (.373)
Team ERA 4.65 25% worse than the 1952 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 515 20% below the 1952 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 686,671
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Avg per Game 8,917

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Dick Groat 0.284 2 Joe Garagiola 0.273 3 George Metkovich 0.271 4 Pete Castiglione 0.266 5 Clem Koshorek 0.261

Home Runs

1 Ralph Kiner 37 2 Gus Bell 16 3 Joe Garagiola 8 4 George Metkovich 7 5 Jack Merson 5

RBI

1 Ralph Kiner 87 2 Gus Bell 59 3 Joe Garagiola 54 4 George Metkovich 41 5 Jack Merson 38
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ralph Kiner 149 516 90 126 17 2 37 87 110 77 3 0.244
Gus Bell 131 468 53 117 21 5 16 59 36 72 1 0.250
Jack Merson 111 398 41 98 20 2 5 38 22 38 1 0.246
Dick Groat 95 384 38 109 6 1 1 29 19 27 2 0.284
George Metkovich 125 373 41 101 18 3 7 41 32 29 5 0.271
Tony Bartirome 124 355 32 78 10 3 0 16 26 37 3 0.220
Joe Garagiola 118 344 35 94 15 4 8 54 50 24 0 0.273
Bobby Del Greco 99 341 34 74 14 2 1 20 38 70 6 0.217
Clem Koshorek 98 322 27 84 17 0 0 15 26 39 4 0.261
George Strickland 76 232 17 41 6 2 5 22 21 45 4 0.177
Pete Castiglione 67 214 27 57 9 1 4 18 17 8 3 0.266
Clyde McCullough 66 172 10 40 5 1 1 15 10 18 0 0.233
Murry Dickson 47 107 4 24 4 0 0 6 1 10 0 0.224
Sonny Senerchia 29 100 5 22 5 0 3 11 4 21 0 0.220
Brandy Davis 55 95 14 17 1 1 0 1 11 28 9 0.179
Dick Hall 26 80 6 11 1 0 0 2 2 17 0 0.138
Lee Walls 32 80 6 15 0 1 2 5 8 22 0 0.188
Ed FitzGerald 51 73 4 17 1 0 1 7 7 15 0 0.233
Howie Pollet 31 68 4 13 0 0 0 4 8 17 0 0.191
Dick Smith 29 66 8 7 1 0 0 5 9 3 0 0.106
Johnny Berardino 19 56 2 8 4 0 0 4 4 6 0 0.143
Bob Friend 35 52 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 0.058
Ted Beard 15 44 5 8 2 1 0 3 7 9 2 0.182
Woody Main 48 37 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.054
Erv Dusak 20 27 1 6 0 0 1 3 2 8 0 0.222
Bill Howerton 13 25 3 8 1 1 0 4 6 5 0 0.320
Cal Hogue 19 24 1 6 1 0 0 5 1 6 0 0.250
Frank Thomas 6 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.095
Ron Kline 27 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.000
Ron Necciai 12 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.059
Harry Fisher 15 15 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.333
Jim Mangan 11 13 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.154
Paul LaPalme 31 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Jim Waugh 17 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.100
Joe Muir 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Ted Wilks 44 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Red Munger 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bill Bell 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Don Carlsen 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jim Suchecki 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jim Dunn 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Phillips 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Queen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Werle 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Wolfe 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Murry Dickson 3.57 2 Ted Wilks 3.61 3 Paul LaPalme 3.92 4 Howie Pollet 4.12 5 Bob Friend 4.18

Wins

1 Murry Dickson 14 2 Bob Friend 7 3 Howie Pollet 7 4 Ted Wilks 5 5 Woody Main 2

Strikeouts

1 Murry Dickson 112 2 Howie Pollet 90 3 Woody Main 79 4 Bob Friend 75 5 Cal Hogue 34
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Murry Dickson 14 21 3.57 43 34 2 277.2 278 110 76 112
Howie Pollet 7 16 4.12 31 30 0 214.0 217 98 71 90
Bob Friend 7 17 4.18 35 23 0 185.0 186 86 84 75
Woody Main 2 12 4.46 48 11 2 153.1 149 76 52 79
Cal Hogue 1 8 4.84 19 12 0 83.2 79 45 68 34
Ron Kline 0 7 5.49 27 11 0 78.2 74 48 66 27
Ted Wilks 5 5 3.61 44 0 4 72.1 65 29 31 24
Paul LaPalme 1 2 3.92 31 2 0 59.2 56 26 37 25
Ron Necciai 1 6 7.08 12 9 0 54.2 63 43 32 31
Jim Waugh 1 6 6.36 17 7 0 52.1 61 37 32 18
Joe Muir 2 3 6.31 12 5 0 35.2 42 25 18 17
Red Munger 0 3 7.18 5 4 0 26.1 30 21 10 8
Harry Fisher 1 2 6.87 8 3 0 18.1 17 14 13 5
Bill Bell 0 1 4.60 4 1 0 15.2 16 8 13 4
Don Carlsen 0 1 10.80 5 1 0 10.0 20 12 5 2
Jim Suchecki 0 0 5.40 5 0 0 10.0 14 6 4 6
Jim Dunn 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 5.1 4 2 3 2
Bill Werle 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 4.0 9 4 1 1
Ed Wolfe 0 0 7.36 3 0 0 3.2 7 3 5 1
Mel Queen 0 2 29.70 2 2 0 3.1 8 11 4 3

👥 Roster (45)

Tony Bartirome Ted Beard Bill Bell Gus Bell Johnny Berardino Don Carlsen Pete Castiglione Brandy Davis Bobby Del Greco Murry Dickson Jim Dunn Erv Dusak +33 more

45 players

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The 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1952 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 42-112 mark (.273) and finished 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 515 scored against 793 allowed (-278). Against a league average of .252, the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .231. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 4.65 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.73. The 515 runs scored compare with a league average of 645 per club, 20% fewer.

Forbes Field was home in 1952, drawing a total attendance of 686,671. Ralph Kiner led the club in home runs with 37. The pitching staff's wins leader was Murry Dickson (14). In all, the roster shows 45 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1951 season and the 1953 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 42-112 (.273 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Ralph Kiner led the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates with 37 home runs.
What was the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.65.
Did the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ralph Kiner (37 HR, 87 RBI) and Murry Dickson (14-21, 3.57 ERA).
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