1952 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 50-104. They scored 557 runs and belted 103 home runs to go along with a .243 batting average. The offense was powered by Walt Dropo, who led the team with 23 home runs and 70 RBI. Johnny Groth led the team with 149 hits for a .284 average.
The team allowed 738 runs and had a team ERA of 4.25. Ted Gray led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 138 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Neil Berry
| SS
| 73
| 189
| 22
| 43
| 0
| 13
| 1
| .311
| .280
| .591
| .228
|
| Walt Dropo
| 1B
| 115
| 459
| 56
| 128
| 23
| 70
| 2
| .320
| .479
| .799
| .279
|
| Al Federoff
| 2B
| 74
| 231
| 14
| 56
| 0
| 14
| 1
| .294
| .277
| .571
| .242
|
| Fred Hatfield
| 3B
| 112
| 441
| 42
| 104
| 2
| 25
| 2
| .301
| .286
| .587
| .236
|
| George Kell
| 3B
| 39
| 152
| 11
| 45
| 1
| 17
| 0
| .359
| .368
| .727
| .296
|
| Don Kolloway
| 1B
| 65
| 173
| 19
| 42
| 2
| 21
| 0
| .280
| .329
| .609
| .243
|
| Harvey Kuenn
| SS
| 19
| 80
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 8
| 2
| .349
| .400
| .749
| .325
|
| Johnny Lipon
| SS
| 39
| 136
| 17
| 30
| 0
| 12
| 3
| .303
| .279
| .582
| .221
|
| Johnny Pesky
| SS
| 69
| 177
| 26
| 45
| 1
| 9
| 1
| .394
| .294
| .688
| .254
|
| Jerry Priddy
| 2B
| 75
| 279
| 37
| 79
| 4
| 20
| 1
| .379
| .430
| .809
| .283
|
| Ben Taylor
| 1B
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .334
| .167
|
| Outfielders
|
| Jim Delsing
| OF
| 33
| 113
| 14
| 31
| 3
| 15
| 1
| .344
| .389
| .733
| .274
|
| Johnny Groth
| OF
| 141
| 524
| 56
| 149
| 4
| 51
| 2
| .348
| .357
| .705
| .284
|
| Johnny Hopp
| OF
| 42
| 46
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .308
| .239
| .547
| .217
|
| Don Lenhardt
| OF
| 45
| 144
| 18
| 27
| 3
| 13
| 0
| .320
| .278
| .598
| .188
|
| George Lerchen
| OF
| 14
| 32
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 1
| .308
| .281
| .589
| .156
|
| Don Lund
| OF
| 8
| 23
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .385
| .304
| .689
| .304
|
| Cliff Mapes
| OF
| 86
| 193
| 26
| 38
| 9
| 23
| 0
| .295
| .373
| .668
| .197
|
| Pat Mullin
| OF
| 97
| 255
| 29
| 64
| 7
| 35
| 4
| .332
| .424
| .756
| .251
|
| Bud Souchock
| OF
| 92
| 265
| 40
| 66
| 13
| 45
| 1
| .304
| .487
| .791
| .249
|
| Russ Sullivan
| OF
| 15
| 52
| 7
| 17
| 3
| 5
| 1
| .375
| .577
| .952
| .327
|
| Bill Tuttle
| OF
| 7
| 25
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .240
| .240
| .480
| .240
|
| Vic Wertz
| OF
| 85
| 285
| 46
| 70
| 17
| 51
| 1
| .352
| .498
| .850
| .246
|
| Catchers
|
| Matt Batts
| C
| 56
| 173
| 11
| 41
| 3
| 13
| 1
| .298
| .324
| .622
| .237
|
| Joe Ginsberg
| C
| 113
| 307
| 29
| 68
| 6
| 36
| 1
| .338
| .336
| .674
| .221
|
| Bob Swift
| C
| 28
| 58
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| .242
| .155
| .397
| .138
|
| Other
|
| Hoot Evers
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 2.000
| 1.000
|
| Alex Garbowski
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Carl Linhart
|
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5258
| 557
| 1278
| 103
| 529
| 27
| .313
| .352
| .666
| .243
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
