1952 Washington Senators

78-76 • .506 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1952 Washington Senators went 78-76 (.506) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 598 runs, allowed 608, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Eddie Yost (12 HR, 49 RBI) and Bob Porterfield (13-14, 2.72 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

78 Wins
76 Losses
.506 Win %
5th Rank
598 R 608 RA
Diff -10

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598 Runs Scored
608 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
699K Attendance

📈 vs. 1952 AL Average

Batting Avg .239 5% below the 1952 league average (.252)
OBP .317 4% below the 1952 league average (.329)
SLG .325 11% below the 1952 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.37 8% better than the 1952 league average (3.67)
Runs Scored 598 8% below the 1952 league average (649 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 699,349
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Avg per Game 8,966

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1952

Batting Avg

1 Jackie Jensen 0.286 2 Pete Runnels 0.285 3 Earl Rapp 0.284 4 Mel Hoderlein 0.269 5 Floyd Baker 0.262

Home Runs

1 Eddie Yost 12 2 Jackie Jensen 10 3 Mickey Vernon 10 4 Ken Wood 6 5 Gil Coan 5

RBI

1 Jackie Jensen 80 2 Mickey Vernon 80 3 Pete Runnels 64 4 Eddie Yost 49 5 Jim Busby 47
1952 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Yost 157 587 92 137 32 3 12 49 129 73 4 0.233
Jackie Jensen 144 570 80 163 29 5 10 80 63 40 17 0.286
Mickey Vernon 154 569 71 143 33 9 10 80 89 66 7 0.251
Pete Runnels 152 555 70 158 18 3 1 64 72 55 0 0.285
Jim Busby 129 512 58 125 24 4 2 47 22 48 5 0.244
Mickey Grasso 115 361 22 78 9 0 0 27 29 36 1 0.216
Gil Coan 107 332 50 68 11 6 5 20 32 35 9 0.205
Floyd Baker 79 263 27 69 8 0 0 33 30 17 1 0.262
Ken Wood 61 210 26 50 8 6 6 32 30 21 0 0.238
Mel Hoderlein 72 208 16 56 8 2 0 17 18 22 2 0.269
Clyde Kluttz 58 144 7 33 5 0 1 11 12 11 0 0.229
Frank Campos 53 112 9 29 6 1 0 8 1 13 0 0.259
Archie Wilson 26 96 8 20 2 3 0 14 5 11 0 0.208
Cass Michaels 22 86 10 20 4 1 1 7 7 15 0 0.233
Bob Porterfield 31 79 5 15 3 0 0 3 2 18 0 0.190
Earl Rapp 46 67 7 19 6 0 0 9 6 13 0 0.284
Connie Marrero 22 63 0 5 0 0 0 3 2 15 0 0.079
Spec Shea 22 63 6 15 2 0 0 10 2 16 0 0.238
Jerry Snyder 36 57 5 9 2 0 0 2 5 8 1 0.158
Walt Masterson 24 50 5 6 1 0 0 4 4 21 0 0.120
Julio Moreno 26 49 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.122
Irv Noren 12 49 4 12 3 1 0 2 6 3 1 0.245
Randy Gumpert 20 34 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.206
Sam Mele 9 28 2 12 3 0 2 10 1 2 0 0.429
Sid Hudson 7 24 0 4 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0.167
Fred Marsh 9 24 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.042
George Bradshaw 10 23 3 5 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 0.217
Hal Keller 11 23 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.174
Lou Sleater 15 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.050
Joe Haynes 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.105
Fred Taylor 10 19 3 5 1 0 0 4 3 2 0 0.263
Sandy Consuegra 30 17 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.176
Don Johnson 29 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.077
Mike Fornieles 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Tom Ferrick 27 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.200
Raul Sanchez 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Upton 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Buck Varner 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bobo Newsom 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Harley Grossman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sherry Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bunky Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1952

ERA

1 Bob Porterfield 2.72 2 Sid Hudson 2.73 3 Connie Marrero 2.88 4 Spec Shea 2.93 5 Tom Ferrick 3.02

Wins

1 Bob Porterfield 13 2 Connie Marrero 11 3 Spec Shea 11 4 Walt Masterson 9 5 Julio Moreno 9

Strikeouts

1 Walt Masterson 89 2 Bob Porterfield 80 3 Connie Marrero 77 4 Spec Shea 65 5 Julio Moreno 62
1952 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Porterfield 13 14 2.72 31 29 0 231.1 222 70 85 80
Connie Marrero 11 8 2.88 22 22 0 184.1 175 59 53 77
Spec Shea 11 7 2.93 22 21 0 169.0 144 55 92 65
Walt Masterson 9 8 3.70 24 21 2 160.2 153 66 72 89
Julio Moreno 9 9 3.97 26 22 0 147.1 154 65 52 62
Randy Gumpert 4 9 4.24 20 12 0 104.0 112 49 30 29
Sandy Consuegra 6 0 3.05 30 2 5 73.2 80 25 27 19
Don Johnson 0 5 4.43 29 6 2 69.0 80 34 33 37
Joe Haynes 0 3 4.50 22 2 3 66.0 70 33 35 18
Sid Hudson 3 4 2.73 7 7 0 62.2 59 19 29 24
Lou Sleater 4 2 3.63 14 9 0 57.0 56 23 30 22
Tom Ferrick 4 3 3.02 27 0 1 50.2 53 17 11 28
Mike Fornieles 2 2 1.37 4 2 0 26.1 13 4 11 12
Bobo Newsom 1 1 4.97 10 0 2 12.2 16 7 9 5
Raul Sanchez 1 1 3.55 3 2 0 12.2 13 5 7 6
Mickey Harris 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0
Bunky Stewart 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 1
Harley Grossman 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 2 0 0

👥 Roster (43)

Floyd Baker George Bradshaw Jim Busby Frank Campos Gil Coan Sandy Consuegra Tom Ferrick Mike Fornieles Mickey Grasso Harley Grossman Randy Gumpert Mickey Harris +31 more

43 players

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The 1952 Washington Senators in brief

The 1952 Washington Senators finished 78-76, a .506 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 598 runs and allowed 608, a run differential of -10. The team batting average of .239 was 5% below the 1952 league mark of .252. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.37 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.67. League clubs averaged 649 runs that year, so the Washington Senators scored 8% fewer.

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 699,349 fans came through the gates. Eddie Yost led the club in home runs with 12. The RBI leader was Jackie Jensen, with 80. Bob Porterfield led the pitchers with 13 wins. The strikeout leader was Walt Masterson with 89. In all, the roster shows 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1952 Washington Senators

What was the 1952 Washington Senators record?
The 1952 Washington Senators finished 78-76 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1952 Washington Senators in home runs?
Eddie Yost led the 1952 Washington Senators with 12 home runs.
What was the 1952 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1952 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.37.
Did the 1952 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1952 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1952 Washington Senators play?
The 1952 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1952 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Yost (12 HR, 49 RBI) and Bob Porterfield (13-14, 2.72 ERA).
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