1952 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 627,100, Avg. 10,022
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (79-75)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1952 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 79-75
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 627,100, Avg. 10,022
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (79-75)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1952 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1952 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Athletics scored 664 runs and surrendered 723 runs. Gus Zernial led Philadelphia with 29 home runs, and Eddie Joost walloped 20 or more, too. Gus Zernial drove in 100 runs. Ferris Fain paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .327 average. Bobby Shantz earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Harry Byrd, too added 15 or more wins, too Bobby Shantz recorded a 2.48 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jimmy Dykes coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 661
Regular Season Runs Against: 720
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 1952 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 17, 1952 | New York Yankees 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 18, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 19, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 19, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | ||
| April 20, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 1-1 | 0-4 | 1-5 | ||
| April 21, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 1-1 | 0-5 | 1-6 | ||
| April 22, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 1-1 | 0-6 | 1-7 | ||
| April 29, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 21 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 1-2 | 0-6 | 1-8 | ||
| April 30, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 2-2 | 0-6 | 2-8 | ||
| May 1, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 2-3 | 0-6 | 2-9 | ||
| May 2, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 13 | W | 3-3 | 0-6 | 3-9 | ||
| May 3, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 4-3 | 0-6 | 4-9 | ||
| May 4, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 5-3 | 0-6 | 5-9 | ||
| May 4, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 6-3 | 0-6 | 6-9 | ||
| May 6, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 6-4 | 0-6 | 6-10 | ||
| May 7, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 7-4 | 0-6 | 7-10 | ||
| May 8, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 7-5 | 0-6 | 7-11 | ||
| May 9, 1952 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 8-5 | 0-6 | 8-11 | ||
| May 10, 1952 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 8-6 | 0-6 | 8-12 | ||
| May 11, 1952 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 8-7 | 0-6 | 8-13 | ||
| May 13, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 8-7 | 1-6 | 9-13 | ||
| May 14, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 12 | L | 8-7 | 1-7 | 9-14 | ||
| May 15, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 8-7 | 2-7 | 10-14 | ||
| May 18, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 8-7 | 2-8 | 10-15 | ||
| May 18, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 8-7 | 3-8 | 11-15 | ||
| May 21, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 8-7 | 3-9 | 11-16 | ||
| May 25, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 8-7 | 4-9 | 12-16 | ||
| May 25, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 8-7 | 4-10 | 12-17 | ||
| May 26, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 8-7 | 4-11 | 12-18 | ||
| May 27, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 8-7 | 5-11 | 13-18 | ||
| May 29, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 8-7 | 5-12 | 13-19 | ||
| May 30, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 8-7 | 6-12 | 14-19 | ||
| May 30, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 8-7 | 7-12 | 15-19 | ||
| June 2, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 9-7 | 7-12 | 16-19 | ||
| June 3, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 10-7 | 7-12 | 17-19 | ||
| June 4, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 11-7 | 7-12 | 18-19 | ||
| June 5, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 11-8 | 7-12 | 18-20 | ||
| June 6, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 11-9 | 7-12 | 18-21 | ||
| June 7, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 14 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 11-10 | 7-12 | 18-22 | ||
| June 8, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 12-10 | 7-12 | 19-22 | ||
| June 8, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | W | 13-10 | 7-12 | 20-22 | ||
| June 10, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 15 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 13-11 | 7-12 | 20-23 | ||
| June 11, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 14-11 | 7-12 | 21-23 | ||
| June 12, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 14-12 | 7-12 | 21-24 | ||
| June 14, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 14-12 | 8-12 | 22-24 | ||
| June 15, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 14-12 | 8-13 | 22-25 | ||
| June 15, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 14-12 | 8-14 | 22-26 | ||
| June 17, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 14-12 | 8-15 | 22-27 | ||
| June 17, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 13 | L | 14-12 | 8-16 | 22-28 | ||
| June 19, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 14-12 | 8-17 | 22-29 | ||
| June 19, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 14-12 | 9-17 | 23-29 | ||
| June 20, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 14-12 | 10-17 | 24-29 | ||
| June 22, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 14-12 | 11-17 | 25-29 | ||
| June 22, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 14-12 | 11-18 | 25-30 | ||
| June 24, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 14-12 | 11-19 | 25-31 | ||
| June 25, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 14-12 | 12-19 | 26-31 | ||
| June 27, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 14-12 | 12-20 | 26-32 | ||
| June 28, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 12 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 14-12 | 13-20 | 27-32 | ||
| June 30, 1952 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 14-13 | 13-20 | 27-33 | ||
| July 1, 1952 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 14-14 | 13-20 | 27-34 | ||
| July 2, 1952 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 15-14 | 13-20 | 28-34 | ||
| July 3, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 16-14 | 13-20 | 29-34 | ||
| July 4, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 17-14 | 13-20 | 30-34 | ||
| July 4, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 17-15 | 13-20 | 30-35 | ||
| July 5, 1952 | New York Yankees 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 17-16 | 13-20 | 30-36 | ||
| July 6, 1952 | New York Yankees 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 18-16 | 13-20 | 31-36 | ||
| July 6, 1952 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 18-17 | 13-20 | 31-37 | ||
| July 10, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 19-17 | 13-20 | 32-37 | ||
| July 11, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 19-18 | 13-20 | 32-38 | ||
| July 12, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 19-19 | 13-20 | 32-39 | ||
| July 13, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 19-20 | 13-20 | 32-40 | ||
| July 13, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 20-20 | 13-20 | 33-40 | ||
| July 14, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 21-20 | 13-20 | 34-40 | ||
| July 15, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 22-20 | 13-20 | 35-40 | ||
| July 15, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 23-20 | 13-20 | 36-40 | ||
| July 17, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 23-21 | 13-20 | 36-41 | ||
| July 17, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 24-21 | 13-20 | 37-41 | ||
| July 18, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 24-22 | 13-20 | 37-42 | ||
| July 19, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 25-22 | 13-20 | 38-42 | ||
| July 20, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 26-22 | 13-20 | 39-42 | ||
| July 22, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 26-22 | 14-20 | 40-42 | ||
| July 23, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 26-22 | 15-20 | 41-42 | ||
| July 24, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 26-22 | 15-21 | 41-43 | ||
| July 25, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 26-22 | 15-22 | 41-44 | ||
| July 25, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 26-22 | 16-22 | 42-44 | ||
| July 26, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 9 | L | 26-22 | 16-23 | 42-45 | ||
| July 27, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 26-22 | 17-23 | 43-45 | ||
| July 27, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 26-22 | 18-23 | 44-45 | ||
| July 29, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 26-22 | 19-23 | 45-45 | ||
| July 29, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 26-22 | 19-24 | 45-46 | ||
| July 30, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 26-22 | 20-24 | 46-46 | ||
| July 31, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 26-22 | 21-24 | 47-46 | ||
| July 31, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 26-22 | 22-24 | 48-46 | ||
| August 1, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 26-22 | 22-25 | 48-47 | ||
| August 2, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 26-22 | 23-25 | 49-47 | ||
| August 3, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 26-22 | 23-26 | 49-48 | ||
| August 3, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 26-22 | 24-26 | 50-48 | ||
| August 5, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 27-22 | 24-26 | 51-48 | ||
| August 7, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 27-23 | 24-26 | 51-49 | ||
| August 7, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 28-23 | 24-26 | 52-49 | ||
| August 10, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 28-23 | 25-26 | 53-49 | ||
| August 10, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 28-23 | 25-27 | 53-50 | ||
| August 11, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 28-23 | 26-27 | 54-50 | ||
| August 11, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 28-23 | 26-28 | 54-51 | ||
| August 12, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 28-23 | 27-28 | 55-51 | ||
| August 13, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 28-23 | 27-29 | 55-52 | ||
| August 14, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 28-23 | 27-30 | 55-53 | ||
| August 14, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 28-23 | 27-31 | 55-54 | ||
| August 15, 1952 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 29-23 | 27-31 | 56-54 | ||
| August 16, 1952 | Washington Senators 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 29-24 | 27-31 | 56-55 | ||
| August 17, 1952 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 29-25 | 27-31 | 56-56 | ||
| August 17, 1952 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | W | 30-25 | 27-31 | 57-56 | ||
| August 19, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 31-25 | 27-31 | 58-56 | ||
| August 19, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 32-25 | 27-31 | 59-56 | ||
| August 20, 1952 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 33-25 | 27-31 | 60-56 | ||
| August 22, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 34-25 | 27-31 | 61-56 | ||
| August 22, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 35-25 | 27-31 | 62-56 | ||
| August 23, 1952 | St. Louis Browns 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | L | 35-26 | 27-31 | 62-57 | ||
| August 24, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 35-27 | 27-31 | 62-58 | ||
| August 24, 1952 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 36-27 | 27-31 | 63-58 | ||
| August 26, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 36-28 | 27-31 | 63-59 | ||
| August 27, 1952 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 37-28 | 27-31 | 64-59 | ||
| August 28, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 38-28 | 27-31 | 65-59 | ||
| August 29, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 39-28 | 27-31 | 66-59 | ||
| August 29, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 40-28 | 27-31 | 67-59 | ||
| August 31, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 40-29 | 27-31 | 67-60 | ||
| August 31, 1952 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 41-29 | 27-31 | 68-60 | ||
| September 1, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Washington Senators 8 | W | 41-29 | 28-31 | 69-60 | ||
| September 1, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 41-29 | 28-32 | 69-61 | ||
| September 2, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 41-29 | 28-33 | 69-62 | ||
| September 2, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 41-29 | 28-34 | 69-63 | ||
| September 3, 1952 | New York Yankees 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 42-29 | 28-34 | 70-63 | ||
| September 4, 1952 | New York Yankees 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 42-30 | 28-34 | 70-64 | ||
| September 5, 1952 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 43-30 | 28-34 | 71-64 | ||
| September 6, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 43-30 | 28-35 | 71-65 | ||
| September 6, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 43-30 | 28-36 | 71-66 | ||
| September 7, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 12 | L | 43-30 | 28-37 | 71-67 | ||
| September 9, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 43-30 | 28-38 | 71-68 | ||
| September 10, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 43-30 | 28-39 | 71-69 | ||
| September 11, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 43-30 | 28-40 | 71-70 | ||
| September 12, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 43-30 | 29-40 | 72-70 | ||
| September 13, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 43-30 | 30-40 | 73-70 | ||
| September 14, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 43-30 | 31-40 | 74-70 | ||
| September 14, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 43-30 | 32-40 | 75-70 | ||
| September 16, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 43-30 | 32-41 | 75-71 | ||
| September 16, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 43-30 | 33-41 | 76-71 | ||
| September 19, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 43-30 | 34-41 | 77-71 | ||
| September 20, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 43-30 | 34-42 | 77-72 | ||
| September 21, 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 43-30 | 34-43 | 77-73 | ||
| September 23, 1952 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 44-30 | 34-43 | 78-73 | ||
| September 26, 1952 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 44-31 | 34-43 | 78-74 | ||
| September 27, 1952 | New York Yankees 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 44-32 | 34-43 | 78-75 | ||
| September 28, 1952 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 45-32 | 34-43 | 79-75 |
