1952 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 87-67. They scored 657 runs and belted 93 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Del Ennis, who led the team with 20 home runs and 107 RBI. Richie Ashburn led the team with 173 hits for a .282 average.
The team allowed 552 runs and had a team ERA of 3.07. Robin Roberts led the pitching staff with 28 wins and 148 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Putsy Caballero | SS | 35 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .273 | .310 | .583 | .238 |
| Granny Hamner | SS | 151 | 596 | 74 | 164 | 17 | 87 | 7 | .307 | .428 | .735 | .275 |
| Nippy Jones | 1B | 8 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | .267 | .434 | .167 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 147 | 541 | 60 | 135 | 18 | 72 | 5 | .323 | .383 | .706 | .250 |
| Jack Lohrke | SS | 25 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 | .207 | .510 | .207 |
| Connie Ryan | 2B | 154 | 577 | 81 | 139 | 12 | 49 | 13 | .327 | .366 | .693 | .241 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 146 | 499 | 51 | 144 | 2 | 49 | 2 | .371 | .375 | .746 | .289 |
| Dick Young | 2B | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .333 | .633 | .222 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 154 | 613 | 93 | 173 | 1 | 42 | 16 | .362 | .357 | .719 | .282 |
| Tommy Brown | OF | 18 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .276 | .320 | .596 | .160 |
| Mel Clark | OF | 47 | 155 | 20 | 52 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .364 | .445 | .809 | .335 |
| Del Ennis | OF | 151 | 592 | 90 | 171 | 20 | 107 | 6 | .341 | .475 | .816 | .289 |
| Jackie Mayo | OF | 50 | 119 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .313 | .311 | .624 | .244 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 55 | 88 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .390 | .511 | .901 | .273 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 98 | 321 | 45 | 88 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .363 | .352 | .715 | .274 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Smoky Burgess | C | 110 | 371 | 49 | 110 | 6 | 56 | 3 | .380 | .429 | .809 | .296 |
| Stan Lopata | C | 57 | 179 | 25 | 49 | 4 | 27 | 1 | .395 | .402 | .797 | .274 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Del Wilber | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5205 | 657 | 1353 | 93 | 606 | 60 | .326 | .376 | .702 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bubba Church | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.80 | 2.400 | |||
| Karl Drews | 33 | 30 | 228.7 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 96 | 52 | 2.72 | 1.159 | |||
| Howie Fox | 13 | 11 | 62 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 5.08 | 1.548 | |||
| Andy Hansen | 43 | 0 | 77.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 3.26 | 1.332 | |||
| Ken Heintzelman | 23 | 1 | 42.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 3.16 | 1.241 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 42 | 2 | 80 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 3.94 | 1.350 | |||
| Russ Meyer | 37 | 32 | 232.3 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 1 | 92 | 65 | 3.14 | 1.291 | |||
| Bob Miller | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Kent Peterson | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .00 | 0.571 | |||
| Lou Possehl | 4 | 1 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4.97 | 1.496 | |||
| Steve Ridzik | 24 | 9 | 92.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 43 | 37 | 3.01 | 1.197 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 39 | 37 | 330 | 28 | 7 | .800 | 2 | 148 | 45 | 2.59 | 1.021 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 28 | 28 | 201.3 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 141 | 70 | 2.82 | 1.192 | |||
| Paul Stuffel | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 296 | 154 | 1386.7 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 16 | 609 | 373 | 3.07 | 1.207 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Richie Ashburn and Connie Ryan | 154 |
| At Bats | Richie Ashburn | 613 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Ashburn | 701 |
| Batting Average | Del Ennis and Eddie Waitkus | .289 |
| On-Base % | Eddie Waitkus | .371 |
| Slugging % | Del Ennis | .475 |
| OPS | Del Ennis | .816 |
| Runs | Richie Ashburn | 93 |
| Hits | Richie Ashburn | 173 |
| Total Bases | Del Ennis | 281 |
| Doubles | Richie Ashburn | 31 |
| Triples | Del Ennis | 10 |
| Home Runs | Del Ennis | 20 |
| RBI | Del Ennis | 107 |
| Walks | Richie Ashburn | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Connie Ryan | 72 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Richie Ashburn | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Granny Hamner | 17 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Granny Hamner | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Robin Roberts | 28 |
| Losses | Karl Drews | 15 |
| Saves | Jim Konstanty | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Robin Roberts | .800 |
| ERA | Robin Roberts | 2.59 |
| WHIP | Robin Roberts | 1.021 |
| Innings Pitched | Robin Roberts | 330 |
| Games | Andy Hansen | 43 |
| Games Started | Robin Roberts | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Roberts | 148 |
| Complete Games | Robin Roberts | 30 |
| Shutouts | Curt Simmons | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Robin Roberts | 1310 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Robin Roberts | 292 |
| Walks Allowed | Curt Simmons | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 22 |
| Wild Pitches | Karl Drews | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Robin Roberts | 5 |
