1952 Philadelphia Athletics season

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1952 Philadelphia Athletics
Major league affiliations
Location
1952 Information
Owner(s) Earle Mack & Roy Mack
Manager(s) Jimmie Dykes
Local television WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
(By Saam, Claude Haring)
Local radio WIBG
(By Saam, Claude Haring, George Walsh)

The Philadelphia Athletics' 1952 season involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses.

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[edit] Season summary

The Athletics improved 9 games from their 70-84 record in 1951 and improved to 4th in the American League. Gus Zernial hit 29 home runs and drove in 100 RBI while Eddie Joost chipped in 20 HRS and 75 RBI. However, outside Bobby Shantz, who went 24-7, their best pitcher record-wise was Harry Byrd, with a 15-15 record. They finished 16 games behind the New York Yankees. 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.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 95 59 .617 --
Cleveland Indians 93 61 .604 2
Chicago White Sox 81 73 .526 14
Philadelphia Athletics 79 75 .513 16
Washington Senators 78 76 .506 17
Boston Red Sox 76 78 .494 19
St. Louis Browns 64 90 .416 31
Detroit Tigers 50 104 .325 45

[edit] Roster

1952 Philadelphia Athletics roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

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1952 MLB season by team
American League
Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington
National League
1952 All-Star Game • 1952 World Series
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Oakland Athletics
Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)
The Franchise
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Culture
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Retired Numbers
9 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43
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