1952 St. Louis Cardinals season

1952 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	88–66 (.571)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Saigh
General manager(s)	William Walsingham, Jr.
Manager(s)	Eddie Stanky
Local television	KSD
Local radio	WIL (Harry Caray, Gus Mancuso)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1952 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 71st season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 61st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 88–66 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League.

Following his acquisition during the offseason, Eddie Stanky was named player-manager and eased himself out of the lineup over the course of the season.^[1]

Offseason

• December 11, 1951: Chuck Diering and Max Lanier were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Eddie Stanky.^[2]
• Prior to 1952 season: Bob Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	57	0.627	—	45–33	51–24
New York Giants	92	62	0.597	4½	50–27	42–35
St. Louis Cardinals	88	66	0.571	8½	48–29	40–37
Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	0.565	9½	47–29	40–38
Chicago Cubs	77	77	0.500	19½	42–35	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	69	85	0.448	27½	38–39	31–46
Boston Braves	64	89	0.418	32	31–45	33–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	112	0.273	54½	23–54	19–58

Record vs. opponents

1952 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	3–18–1	12–10	9–13	9–13	9–13	15–7–1	7–15
Brooklyn	18–3–1	—	13–9–1	17–5	8–14	10–12	19–3	11–11
Chicago	10–12	9–13–1	—	13–9	10–12	10–12	14–8	11–11
Cincinnati	13–9	5–17	9–13	—	6–16	10–12	16–6	10–12
New York	13–9	14–8	12–10	16–6	—	10–12	15–7	12–10
Philadelphia	13–9	12–10	12–10	12–10	12–10	—	16–6	10–12
Pittsburgh	7–15–1	3–19	8–14	6–16	7–15	6–16	—	5–17
St. Louis	15–7	11–11	11–11	12–10	10–12	12–10	17–5	—

Notable transactions

• May 13, 1952: Eddie Kazak and Wally Westlake were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup.^[4]
• August 30, 1952: Tommy Glaviano was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies.^[5]

Roster

1952 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 25 Dick Bokelmann 24 Cloyd Boyer 27 Al Brazle 31 Harry Brecheen 28 Cliff Chambers 22 Mike Clark 32 Jackie Collum 25 Jack Crimian 42 Harvey Haddix 41 Fred Hahn 36 Stu Miller 33 Vinegar Bend Mizell 20 Red Munger 21 Joe Presko 44 Willard Schmidt 14 Jerry Staley 44 Bobby Tiefenauer 20,22 Bill Werle 43 Eddie Yuhas		Catchers 17 Les Fusselman 18 Del Rice 16 Bill Sarni Infielders 25 Vern Benson  5 Steve Bilko 11 Tommy Glaviano  7 Solly Hemus 40 Neal Hertweck  1 Billy Johnson  3 Eddie Kazak 36 Gene Mauch  2 Red Schoendienst 15 Dick Sisler  3 Virgil Stallcup 12 Eddie Stanky		Outfielders 37 Peanuts Lowrey 23 Larry Miggins  6 Stan Musial 39 Hal Rice  9 Enos Slaughter 17 Wally Westlake Other batters 38 Herb Gorman		Manager 12 Eddie Stanky Coaches  8 Terry Moore 29 Johnny Riddle 35 Mike Ryba 26 Buzzy Wares

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Sisler, DickDick Sisler	119	418	109	.261	13	60

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rice, HalHal Rice	98	295	85	.288	7	45
Stanky, EddieEddie Stanky	53	83	19	.229	0	7
Westlake, WallyWally Westlake	21	74	16	.216	0	10
Kazak, EddieEddie Kazak	3	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix	7	42	2	2	2.79	31

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Boyer, CloydCloyd Boyer	23	110.1	6	6	4.24	44

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bokelmann, DickDick Bokelmann	11	0	1	0	9.24	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	Johnny Keane
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Harry Walker
AA	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Al Hollingsworth
A	Columbus Cardinals	Sally League	Sheldon "Chief" Bender
A	Omaha Cardinals	Western League	George Kissell
B	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Carolina League	Harold Olt and Jimmy Brown
B	Allentown Cardinals	Interstate League	Whitey Kurowski
B	Lynchburg Cardinals	Piedmont League	Jimmy Brown and Harold Olt
C	Fresno Cardinals	California League	Roland LeBlanc
D	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Jim Hercinger
D	Goldsboro Jets	Coastal Plain League	Wes Livengood
D	Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals	Georgia State League	Arnie Riesgo
D	Albany Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	Gene Corbett
D	Paducah Chiefs	KITTY League	Bob Stanton and Greg Masson
D	Hamilton Cardinals	PONY League	Harold Contini

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Fresno, Albany^[6]

Notes

1. Eddie Stanky page at Baseball Library
2. Eddie Stanky at Baseball-Reference
3. Bobby Gene Smith at Baseball-Reference
4. Dick Sisler at Baseball-Reference
5. Tommy Glaviano at Baseball-Reference
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1952 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1952 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com