1952 Chicago White Sox
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Chicago White Sox finished with a record of 81-73. They scored 610 runs and belted 80 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Eddie Robinson, who led the team with 22 home runs and 104 RBI. Nellie Fox led the team with 192 hits for a .296 average.
The team allowed 568 runs and had a team ERA of 3.25. Billy Pierce led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 144 strikeouts. Fritz Dorish was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Chico Carrasquel | SS | 100 | 359 | 36 | 89 | 1 | 42 | 2 | .315 | .298 | .613 | .248 |
| Sam Dente | SS | 62 | 145 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .257 | .234 | .491 | .221 |
| Sammy Esposito | SS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Nellie Fox | 2B | 152 | 648 | 76 | 192 | 0 | 39 | 5 | .334 | .366 | .700 | .296 |
| Rocky Krsnich | 3B | 40 | 91 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .327 | .385 | .712 | .231 |
| Ken Landenberger | 1B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Willie Miranda | SS | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .375 | .830 | .250 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | 155 | 594 | 79 | 176 | 22 | 104 | 2 | .382 | .466 | .848 | .296 |
| Hector Rodriguez | 3B | 124 | 407 | 55 | 108 | 1 | 40 | 7 | .346 | .307 | .653 | .265 |
| Leo Thomas | 3B | 19 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .167 | .500 | .167 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Busby | OF | 16 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .128 | .299 | .128 |
| Ray Coleman | OF | 85 | 195 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .264 | .292 | .556 | .215 |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 8 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Sam Mele | OF | 123 | 423 | 46 | 105 | 14 | 59 | 1 | .328 | .400 | .728 | .248 |
| Minnie Minoso | OF | 147 | 569 | 96 | 160 | 13 | 61 | 22 | .375 | .424 | .799 | .281 |
| Jim Rivera | OF | 53 | 201 | 27 | 50 | 3 | 18 | 13 | .320 | .358 | .678 | .249 |
| Bud Stewart | OF | 92 | 225 | 23 | 60 | 5 | 30 | 3 | .350 | .378 | .728 | .267 |
| George Wilson | OF | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Tom Wright | OF | 60 | 132 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .342 | .386 | .728 | .258 |
| Al Zarilla | OF | 39 | 99 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .333 | .354 | .687 | .232 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Darrell Johnson | C | 22 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .108 | .322 | .108 |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 132 | 375 | 35 | 90 | 13 | 50 | 1 | .354 | .384 | .738 | .240 |
| Phil Masi | C | 30 | 63 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .356 | .302 | .658 | .254 |
| Bud Sheely | C | 36 | 75 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .352 | .267 | .619 | .240 |
| Red Wilson | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Don Nicholas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5316 | 610 | 1337 | 80 | 560 | 61 | .321 | .348 | .669 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Aloma | 25 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4.28 | 1.325 | |||
| Hal Brown | 24 | 8 | 72.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 4.23 | 1.425 | |||
| Joe Dobson | 29 | 25 | 200.7 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1 | 101 | 60 | 2.51 | 1.116 | |||
| Fritz Dorish | 39 | 1 | 91 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 2.47 | 1.187 | |||
| Marv Grissom | 28 | 24 | 166 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 97 | 79 | 3.74 | 1.416 | |||
| Ken Holcombe | 7 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 6.17 | 1.600 | |||
| Hal Hudson | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.25 | 2.000 | |||
| Howie Judson | 21 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 4.24 | 1.529 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 47 | 1 | 70.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 46 | 38 | 2.80 | 1.301 | |||
| Lou Kretlow | 19 | 11 | 79 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 63 | 56 | 2.96 | 1.367 | |||
| Billy Pierce | 33 | 32 | 255.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 1 | 144 | 79 | 2.57 | 1.148 | |||
| Saul Rogovin | 33 | 30 | 231.7 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 1 | 121 | 79 | 3.85 | 1.308 | |||
| Chuck Stobbs | 38 | 17 | 135 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 1 | 73 | 72 | 3.13 | 1.407 | |||
| Al Widmar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 346 | 156 | 1416.7 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 28 | 774 | 578 | 3.25 | 1.291 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Eddie Robinson | 155 |
| At Bats | Nellie Fox | 648 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Nellie Fox | 700 |
| Batting Average | Nellie Fox and Eddie Robinson | .296 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Robinson | .382 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Robinson | .466 |
| OPS | Eddie Robinson | .848 |
| Runs | Minnie Minoso | 96 |
| Hits | Nellie Fox | 192 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Robinson | 277 |
| Doubles | Eddie Robinson | 33 |
| Triples | Nellie Fox | 10 |
| Home Runs | Eddie Robinson | 22 |
| RBI | Eddie Robinson | 104 |
| Walks | Minnie Minoso | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Robinson | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Minnie Minoso | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Minnie Minoso | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Nellie Fox | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sam Mele | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Billy Pierce | 15 |
| Losses | Billy Pierce and Chuck Stobbs | 12 |
| Saves | Fritz Dorish | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Saul Rogovin | .609 |
| ERA | Joe Dobson | 2.51 |
| WHIP | Joe Dobson | 1.116 |
| Innings Pitched | Billy Pierce | 255.3 |
| Games | Bill Kennedy | 47 |
| Games Started | Billy Pierce | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Pierce | 144 |
| Complete Games | Billy Pierce | 14 |
| Shutouts | Billy Pierce | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Billy Pierce | 1042 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Saul Rogovin | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Saul Rogovin | 224 |
| Walks Allowed | Marv Grissom, Billy Pierce, and Saul Rogovin | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Saul Rogovin | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Marv Grissom | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chuck Stobbs | 5 |
