document.write(update); We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The Athletics improved 9 games from their 70–84 record in 1951 and improved to 4th in the American League. A Most Valuable Player season was turned in by left-handed pitcher Bobby Shantz and the A.L. Please note that players may not be in the uniform of the correct team in these images. Jun 27, PHA (26-32) lost to NYY, 0-10, 92. Picture Information. Included, where data is available, is a 1952 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1952 Philadelphia Athletics salary This would also be the last time that the Athletics would finish with a winning record until 1968, when the team began playing in Oakland. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Multi-year: Do you have a blog? Join our linker program. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 75 games, and finished in fourth position. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid Salary Salary for the selected season. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Jimmy Dykes served as manager. Sep 10, PHA (71-69) lost to CLE, 3-5, 142. If not linked, then no profile on the site Pos Defensive Position Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. copyright=new Date(); Glossary: Unif Uniform Number, if available Player Name Name of the player. Sep 11, PHA (71-70) lost to CLE, 0-1, 148. Or write about sports? 1951 Season 1953 Season. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. The Athletics would have to wait until 1968, their first season in Oakland, for their next winning record. Batting - 106, Pitching - 107 * - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? Aug 16, PHA (56-55) lost to WSH, 3-10, 113. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. Compounding their disagreements was the fact that they … Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. Finished 71-83, 664 Runs, 723 Runs Allowed, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, November 12, 11:11PM. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. 1952 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics 1952 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the AL. Opens image gallery. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. American League Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1952 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1952 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1952 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1952 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. They finished 16 games behind the eventual World Series Champion New York Yankees. Are you a Stathead, too? 1952 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics. - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. Aug 26, PHA (63-59) lost to CLE, 3-6, 128. 1952 Bowman Chicago White Sox Near Team Set 2.5 - GD+. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. One-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 112, Pythagorean W-L: = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in, Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts, Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts, Marion Fricano page at Baseball Reference, 1952 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference, 1952 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1952_Philadelphia_Athletics_season&oldid=962467738, Pages using infobox MLB yearly with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 June 2020, at 07:10. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. They finished 16 games behind the eventual World Series Champion New York Yankees. Jun 17, PHA (22-27) lost to CHW, 1-13, 58. Jun 10, PHA (20-23) lost to CHW, 4-15, 45. 1951 Season 1953 Season. The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics season saw the A's finish fourth in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses. Every player's name links to their career statistics. Jun 12, PHA (21-24) lost to CHW, 4-10, 49. They finished 16 games behind the New York Yankees. Connie Jr., like many A's fans, had become disenchanted with his brothers' bargain-basement approach to running the team. Image not available. Do you have a sports website? The 1952 Philadelphia Athletics season saw the A's finish fourth in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses. The Athletics' 1952 campaign would be their final winning season in Philadelphia; it would also be their only winning season of the 1950s. Sep 4, PHA (70-64) lost to NYY, 2-12, 138. in "The manager's toughest job is not calling the right play with the bases full and the score tied in an extra inning game. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Gus Zernial hit 29 home runs and drove in 100 RBI while Eddie Joost chipped in 20 HRS and 75 RBI.