1952 St. Louis Browns

64-90 • .416 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1952 St. Louis Browns went 64-90 (.416) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 604 runs, allowed 733, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Bob Nieman (18 HR, 74 RBI) and Bob Cain (12-10, 4.13 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.

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📊 Season Record

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
7th Rank
604 R 733 RA
Diff -129

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604 Runs Scored
733 Runs Allowed
-129 Run Diff
521K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 1% below the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .321 3% below the 1952 league average (.329)
SLG .355 3% below the 1952 league average (.365)
Team ERA 4.12 12% worse than the 1952 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 604 7% below the 1952 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 521,046
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Avg per Game 6,680

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Gene Bearden 0.354 2 Vic Wertz 0.346 3 Bob Nieman 0.289 4 Clint Courtney 0.286 5 Darrell Johnson 0.282

Home Runs

1 Bob Nieman 18 2 Jim Dyck 15 3 Dick Kryhoski 11 4 Vic Wertz 6 5 Clint Courtney 5

RBI

1 Bob Nieman 74 2 Jim Dyck 64 3 Clint Courtney 50 4 Dick Kryhoski 42 5 Bobby Young 39
1952 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Young 149 575 59 142 15 9 4 39 56 48 3 0.247
Bob Nieman 131 478 66 138 22 2 18 74 46 73 0 0.289
Clint Courtney 119 413 38 118 24 3 5 50 39 26 0 0.286
Jim Dyck 122 402 60 108 22 3 15 64 50 68 0 0.269
Dick Kryhoski 111 342 38 83 13 1 11 42 23 42 2 0.243
Jim Rivera 97 336 45 86 13 6 4 30 29 59 8 0.256
Jim Delsing 93 298 34 76 13 6 1 34 25 29 3 0.255
Gordon Goldsberry 86 227 30 52 9 3 3 17 34 37 0 0.229
Joe DeMaestri 81 186 13 42 9 1 1 18 8 25 0 0.226
Marty Marion 67 186 16 46 11 0 2 19 19 17 0 0.247
Cass Michaels 55 166 21 44 8 2 3 25 23 16 1 0.265
Vic Wertz 37 130 22 45 5 0 6 19 23 20 0 0.346
Al Zarilla 48 130 20 31 6 0 1 9 27 15 2 0.238
Leo Thomas 41 124 12 29 5 1 0 12 17 7 2 0.234
Les Moss 52 118 11 29 3 0 3 12 15 13 0 0.246
Jay Porter 33 104 12 26 4 1 0 7 10 10 4 0.250
Tommy Byrne 40 84 9 21 5 1 1 12 5 18 0 0.250
Darrell Johnson 29 78 9 22 2 1 0 9 11 4 0 0.282
Duane Pillette 35 66 7 12 2 0 0 7 4 15 0 0.182
Tom Wright 29 66 6 16 0 0 1 6 12 20 1 0.242
Gene Bearden 45 65 6 23 3 0 0 8 2 10 0 0.354
George Schmees 34 61 9 8 1 1 0 3 2 18 0 0.131
Bob Cain 35 58 7 8 0 1 0 1 4 14 0 0.138
Ned Garver 24 49 5 9 2 0 0 5 3 8 0 0.184
Earl Rapp 30 49 3 7 4 0 0 4 0 8 0 0.143
Don Lenhardt 18 48 5 13 4 1 1 5 4 8 0 0.271
Ray Coleman 20 46 5 9 3 0 0 1 5 4 0 0.196
Satchel Paige 46 39 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.128
Earl Harrist 36 31 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.097
Roy Sievers 11 30 3 6 3 0 0 5 1 4 0 0.200
Hank Arft 15 28 1 4 3 1 0 4 5 7 0 0.143
Fred Marsh 11 24 3 5 1 0 0 1 5 4 0 0.208
Dave Madison 31 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.118
Dick Littlefield 7 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.062
Jake Crawford 7 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0.182
Willy Miranda 7 11 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0.091
Stubby Overmire 17 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.182
Stan Rojek 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.143
Marlin Stuart 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Mike Goliat 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ken Holcombe 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bobby Hogue 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Sleater 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cliff Fannin 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Johnny Hetki 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal Hudson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Mahoney 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Dick Littlefield 2.72 2 Satchel Paige 3.07 3 Duane Pillette 3.59 4 Ned Garver 3.69 5 Stubby Overmire 3.73

Wins

1 Bob Cain 12 2 Satchel Paige 12 3 Duane Pillette 10 4 Gene Bearden 7 5 Tommy Byrne 7

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Byrne 91 2 Satchel Paige 91 3 Bob Cain 70 4 Duane Pillette 62 5 Ned Garver 60
1952 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Duane Pillette 10 13 3.59 30 30 0 205.1 222 82 55 62
Tommy Byrne 7 14 4.68 29 24 0 196.0 182 102 112 91
Bob Cain 12 10 4.13 29 27 2 170.0 169 78 62 70
Gene Bearden 7 8 4.30 34 16 0 150.2 158 72 78 45
Ned Garver 7 10 3.69 21 21 0 148.2 130 61 55 60
Satchel Paige 12 10 3.07 46 6 10 138.0 116 47 57 91
Earl Harrist 2 8 4.01 36 9 5 116.2 119 52 47 49
Dave Madison 4 2 4.38 31 4 0 78.0 78 38 48 35
Dick Littlefield 2 3 2.72 7 5 0 46.1 35 14 17 34
Stubby Overmire 0 3 3.73 17 4 0 41.0 44 17 7 10
Marlin Stuart 1 2 4.15 12 2 1 26.0 26 12 9 13
Ken Holcombe 0 2 3.86 12 1 0 21.0 20 9 9 7
Cliff Fannin 0 2 12.67 10 2 0 16.1 34 23 9 6
Bobby Hogue 0 1 2.76 8 1 0 16.1 10 5 13 2
Johnny Hetki 0 1 3.86 3 1 0 9.1 15 4 2 4
Lou Sleater 0 1 7.27 4 2 0 8.2 9 7 5 1
Hal Hudson 0 0 12.71 3 0 0 5.2 9 8 6 0
Bob Mahoney 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 3.0 8 6 4 1
Pete Taylor 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 3 3 0

👥 Roster (48)

Hank Arft Gene Bearden Tommy Byrne Bob Cain Ray Coleman Clint Courtney Jake Crawford Joe DeMaestri Jim Delsing Jim Dyck Cliff Fannin Ned Garver +36 more

48 players

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The 1952 St. Louis Browns in brief

In 1952 the St. Louis Browns posted a 64-90 mark (.416) and finished 7th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 604 runs and allowed 733, a run differential of -129. The team batting average of .250 was 1% below the 1952 league mark of .252. Pitchers allowed 4.12 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.67. Measured against the 649-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 521,046 for the year. Bob Nieman topped the St. Louis Browns with 18 home runs. Bobby Young collected the most hits, 142. On the mound, Bob Cain won 12 games to lead the staff. Satchel Paige struck out 91, the most on the club. The saves leader was Satchel Paige with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1952 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1952 St. Louis Browns finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1952 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Bob Nieman led the 1952 St. Louis Browns with 18 home runs.
What was the 1952 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1952 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1952 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1952 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1952 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1952 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Nieman (18 HR, 74 RBI) and Bob Cain (12-10, 4.13 ERA).
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