1952 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 69-85. They scored 615 runs and belted 104 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Ted Kluszewski, who led the team with 16 home runs and 86 RBI. Bobby Adams led the team with 180 hits for a .283 average.
The team allowed 659 runs and had a team ERA of 4.01. Ken Raffensberger led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 93 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 3B | 154 | 637 | 85 | 180 | 6 | 48 | 11 | .334 | .363 | .697 | .283 |
| Grady Hatton | 2B | 128 | 433 | 48 | 92 | 9 | 57 | 5 | .319 | .312 | .631 | .212 |
| Eddie Kazak | 3B | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .200 | .267 | .067 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 135 | 497 | 62 | 159 | 16 | 86 | 3 | .383 | .509 | .892 | .320 |
| Roy McMillan | SS | 154 | 540 | 60 | 132 | 7 | 57 | 4 | .306 | .350 | .656 | .244 |
| Eddie Pellagrini | 2B | 46 | 100 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .231 | .220 | .451 | .170 |
| Virgil Stallcup | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 30 | 97 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .235 | .258 | .493 | .196 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cal Abrams | OF | 71 | 158 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .356 | .399 | .755 | .278 |
| Joe Adcock | OF | 117 | 378 | 43 | 105 | 13 | 52 | 1 | .321 | .460 | .781 | .278 |
| Bob Borkowski | OF | 126 | 377 | 42 | 95 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .300 | .334 | .634 | .252 |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 74 | 184 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .350 | .484 | .834 | .283 |
| Jim Greengrass | OF | 18 | 68 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .373 | .588 | .961 | .309 |
| Willard Marshall | OF | 107 | 397 | 52 | 106 | 8 | 46 | 0 | .333 | .390 | .723 | .267 |
| Wally Post | OF | 19 | 58 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | .276 | .498 | .155 |
| Dick Sisler | OF | 11 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .267 | .296 | .563 | .185 |
| Wally Westlake | OF | 59 | 183 | 29 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .324 | .273 | .597 | .202 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 30 | 106 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .347 | .330 | .677 | .236 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dixie Howell | C | 17 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .432 | .682 | .189 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 15 | 50 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .260 | .340 | .600 | .260 |
| Joe Rossi | C | 55 | 145 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .319 | .255 | .574 | .221 |
| Andy Seminick | C | 108 | 336 | 38 | 86 | 14 | 50 | 1 | .330 | .435 | .765 | .256 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5234 | 615 | 1303 | 104 | 562 | 32 | .311 | .366 | .678 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ewell Blackwell | 23 | 17 | 102 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 48 | 60 | 5.38 | 1.637 | |||
| Ed Blake | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bud Byerly | 12 | 2 | 24.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5.11 | 1.457 | |||
| Bubba Church | 29 | 22 | 153.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 47 | 48 | 4.34 | 1.442 | |||
| Phil Haugstad | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.75 | 1.750 | |||
| Frank Hiller | 28 | 15 | 124.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1 | 50 | 37 | 4.63 | 1.335 | |||
| Niles Jordan | 3 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9.95 | 2.698 | |||
| Joe Nuxhall | 37 | 5 | 92.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 52 | 42 | 3.22 | 1.354 | |||
| Harry Perkowski | 33 | 24 | 194 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 86 | 89 | 3.80 | 1.474 | |||
| Bud Podbielan | 24 | 7 | 86.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 2.80 | 1.200 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 38 | 33 | 247 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 1 | 93 | 45 | 2.81 | 1.182 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .00 | 1.200 | |||
| Frank Smith | 53 | 2 | 122.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 7 | 77 | 41 | 3.75 | 1.226 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 33 | 26 | 190.3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 83 | 103 | 5.15 | 1.576 | |||
| Team Totals | 327 | 154 | 1363.2 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 12 | 579 | 517 | 4.01 | 1.389 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Adams and Roy McMillan | 154 |
| At Bats | Bobby Adams | 637 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Adams | 694 |
| Batting Average | Ted Kluszewski | .320 |
| On-Base % | Ted Kluszewski | .383 |
| Slugging % | Ted Kluszewski | .509 |
| OPS | Ted Kluszewski | .892 |
| Runs | Bobby Adams | 85 |
| Hits | Bobby Adams | 180 |
| Total Bases | Ted Kluszewski | 253 |
| Doubles | Roy McMillan | 32 |
| Triples | Ted Kluszewski | 11 |
| Home Runs | Ted Kluszewski | 16 |
| RBI | Ted Kluszewski | 86 |
| Walks | Grady Hatton | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Roy McMillan | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Adams | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Adams | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ken Raffensberger | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bobby Adams | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ken Raffensberger | 17 |
| Losses | Ken Raffensberger | 13 |
| Saves | Frank Smith | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Ken Raffensberger | .567 |
| ERA | Ken Raffensberger | 2.81 |
| WHIP | Ken Raffensberger | 1.182 |
| Innings Pitched | Ken Raffensberger | 247 |
| Games | Frank Smith | 53 |
| Games Started | Ken Raffensberger | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Raffensberger | 93 |
| Complete Games | Ken Raffensberger | 18 |
| Shutouts | Ken Raffensberger | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Ken Raffensberger | 1006 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Ken Raffensberger | 247 |
| Walks Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Nuxhall | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Frank Smith and Herm Wehmeier | 7 |
