1952 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 913,113, Avg. 12,513
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Stanky (88-66)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1952 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 88-66
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 913,113, Avg. 12,513
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Stanky (88-66)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1952 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1952 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Cardinals plated 677 runs and allowed 630 runs. Stan Musial paced St. Louis with 21 home runs, while Solly Hemus walloped 20 or more, too. Enos Slaughter accounted for 101 RBI. Stan Musial led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .336 clip. Gerry Staley topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.27 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Eddie Stanky coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 670
Regular Season Runs Against: 628
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 16, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 17, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 18, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 19, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 20, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 22, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ||
| April 25, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | ||
| April 26, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | ||
| April 27, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | ||
| April 28, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 3-3 | 2-3 | 5-6 | ||
| April 29, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 3-4 | 2-3 | 5-7 | ||
| April 30, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 14 | W | 4-4 | 2-3 | 6-7 | ||
| May 1, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 4-5 | 2-3 | 6-8 | ||
| May 2, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 5-5 | 2-3 | 7-8 | ||
| May 3, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 6-5 | 2-3 | 8-8 | ||
| May 4, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 6-6 | 2-3 | 8-9 | ||
| May 4, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 7-6 | 2-3 | 9-9 | ||
| May 6, 1952 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 8-6 | 2-3 | 10-9 | ||
| May 7, 1952 | New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 8-7 | 2-3 | 10-10 | ||
| May 8, 1952 | New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 8-8 | 2-3 | 10-11 | ||
| May 9, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 8-9 | 2-3 | 10-12 | ||
| May 10, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 9-9 | 2-3 | 11-12 | ||
| May 11, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 9-10 | 2-3 | 11-13 | ||
| May 13, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 14 | L | 9-10 | 2-4 | 11-14 | ||
| May 14, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 9-10 | 3-4 | 12-14 | ||
| May 16, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 8 | L | 9-10 | 3-5 | 12-15 | ||
| May 17, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 9-10 | 4-5 | 13-15 | ||
| May 18, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 9-10 | 5-5 | 14-15 | ||
| May 21, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Giants 8 | L | 9-10 | 5-6 | 14-16 | ||
| May 21, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 0 | W | 9-10 | 6-6 | 15-16 | ||
| May 22, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at New York Giants 6 | L | 9-10 | 6-7 | 15-17 | ||
| May 23, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 9-10 | 6-8 | 15-18 | ||
| May 24, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 11 | L | 9-10 | 6-9 | 15-19 | ||
| May 25, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 9-10 | 7-9 | 16-19 | ||
| May 26, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 9-10 | 7-10 | 16-20 | ||
| May 27, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 9-10 | 8-10 | 17-20 | ||
| May 28, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 9-10 | 8-11 | 17-21 | ||
| May 30, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 9-10 | 9-11 | 18-21 | ||
| May 30, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 9-10 | 9-12 | 18-22 | ||
| June 1, 1952 | New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 10-10 | 9-12 | 19-22 | ||
| June 1, 1952 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 11-10 | 9-12 | 20-22 | ||
| June 2, 1952 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 12-10 | 9-12 | 21-22 | ||
| June 3, 1952 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 12-11 | 9-12 | 21-23 | ||
| June 4, 1952 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 13-11 | 9-12 | 22-23 | ||
| June 5, 1952 | Boston Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 13-12 | 9-12 | 22-24 | ||
| June 6, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 14-12 | 9-12 | 23-24 | ||
| June 7, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 14-13 | 9-12 | 23-25 | ||
| June 8, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 15-13 | 9-12 | 24-25 | ||
| June 9, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 15-14 | 9-12 | 24-26 | ||
| June 10, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 16-14 | 9-12 | 25-26 | ||
| June 11, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 17-14 | 9-12 | 26-26 | ||
| June 12, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 15 | W | 18-14 | 9-12 | 27-26 | ||
| June 14, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 4 | L | 18-14 | 9-13 | 27-27 | ||
| June 15, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 at New York Giants 12 | W | 18-14 | 10-13 | 28-27 | ||
| June 15, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at New York Giants 3 | L | 18-14 | 10-14 | 28-28 | ||
| June 16, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 8 | L | 18-14 | 10-15 | 28-29 | ||
| June 17, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 18-14 | 10-16 | 28-30 | ||
| June 17, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 18-14 | 11-16 | 29-30 | ||
| June 18, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 18-14 | 12-16 | 30-30 | ||
| June 19, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 18-14 | 13-16 | 31-30 | ||
| June 20, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Braves 12 | L | 18-14 | 13-17 | 31-31 | ||
| June 21, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 0 | W | 18-14 | 14-17 | 32-31 | ||
| June 22, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 18-14 | 15-17 | 33-31 | ||
| June 24, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 18-14 | 15-18 | 33-32 | ||
| June 24, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 18-14 | 16-18 | 34-32 | ||
| June 25, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 18-14 | 16-19 | 34-33 | ||
| June 27, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 18-14 | 17-19 | 35-33 | ||
| June 28, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 18-14 | 18-19 | 36-33 | ||
| June 29, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 18-14 | 18-20 | 36-34 | ||
| June 30, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 19-14 | 18-20 | 37-34 | ||
| July 1, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 20-14 | 18-20 | 38-34 | ||
| July 2, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 21-14 | 18-20 | 39-34 | ||
| July 3, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 22-14 | 18-20 | 40-34 | ||
| July 4, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 13 | W | 23-14 | 18-20 | 41-34 | ||
| July 4, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 24-14 | 18-20 | 42-34 | ||
| July 5, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 25-14 | 18-20 | 43-34 | ||
| July 6, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 26-14 | 18-20 | 44-34 | ||
| July 6, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 27-14 | 18-20 | 45-34 | ||
| July 10, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 28-14 | 18-20 | 46-34 | ||
| July 11, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 28-15 | 18-20 | 46-35 | ||
| July 12, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 29-15 | 18-20 | 47-35 | ||
| July 14, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 29-16 | 18-20 | 47-36 | ||
| July 15, 1952 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 29-17 | 18-20 | 47-37 | ||
| July 16, 1952 | New York Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 29-18 | 18-20 | 47-38 | ||
| July 17, 1952 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 30-18 | 18-20 | 48-38 | ||
| July 18, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 31-18 | 18-20 | 49-38 | ||
| July 19, 1952 | Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 31-19 | 18-20 | 49-39 | ||
| July 20, 1952 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 32-19 | 18-20 | 50-39 | ||
| July 22, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 3 | L | 32-19 | 18-21 | 50-40 | ||
| July 24, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 9 | L | 32-19 | 18-22 | 50-41 | ||
| July 25, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 32-19 | 19-22 | 51-41 | ||
| July 26, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 32-19 | 20-22 | 52-41 | ||
| July 27, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 32-19 | 21-22 | 53-41 | ||
| July 28, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 32-19 | 22-22 | 54-41 | ||
| July 29, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 32-19 | 23-22 | 55-41 | ||
| July 30, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 2 | L | 32-19 | 23-23 | 55-42 | ||
| July 31, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 32-19 | 24-23 | 56-42 | ||
| August 1, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 32-19 | 25-23 | 57-42 | ||
| August 2, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 32-19 | 25-24 | 57-43 | ||
| August 3, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 32-19 | 25-25 | 57-44 | ||
| August 5, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 32-19 | 26-25 | 58-44 | ||
| August 6, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 32-19 | 27-25 | 59-44 | ||
| August 6, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 32-19 | 28-25 | 60-44 | ||
| August 7, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 32-19 | 29-25 | 61-44 | ||
| August 8, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 32-19 | 29-26 | 61-45 | ||
| August 9, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 12 | L | 32-19 | 29-27 | 61-46 | ||
| August 10, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 32-19 | 30-27 | 62-46 | ||
| August 10, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 32-19 | 30-28 | 62-47 | ||
| August 11, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 10 | L | 32-19 | 30-29 | 62-48 | ||
| August 12, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 32-19 | 31-29 | 63-48 | ||
| August 14, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 32-20 | 31-29 | 63-49 | ||
| August 15, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 33-20 | 31-29 | 64-49 | ||
| August 16, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 34-20 | 31-29 | 65-49 | ||
| August 17, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 35-20 | 31-29 | 66-49 | ||
| August 19, 1952 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 36-20 | 31-29 | 67-49 | ||
| August 20, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 37-20 | 31-29 | 68-49 | ||
| August 21, 1952 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 38-20 | 31-29 | 69-49 | ||
| August 22, 1952 | New York Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 39-20 | 31-29 | 70-49 | ||
| August 23, 1952 | New York Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 40-20 | 31-29 | 71-49 | ||
| August 24, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 40-21 | 31-29 | 71-50 | ||
| August 25, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 40-22 | 31-29 | 71-51 | ||
| August 25, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 40-23 | 31-29 | 71-52 | ||
| August 26, 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 40-24 | 31-29 | 71-53 | ||
| August 27, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 40-25 | 31-29 | 71-54 | ||
| August 28, 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 40-26 | 31-29 | 71-55 | ||
| August 30, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 40-26 | 32-29 | 72-55 | ||
| August 31, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 40-26 | 32-30 | 72-56 | ||
| September 1, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 40-26 | 32-31 | 72-57 | ||
| September 1, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 40-26 | 33-31 | 73-57 | ||
| September 3, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 41-26 | 33-31 | 74-57 | ||
| September 4, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 42-26 | 33-31 | 75-57 | ||
| September 5, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 43-26 | 33-31 | 76-57 | ||
| September 6, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 44-26 | 33-31 | 77-57 | ||
| September 7, 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 45-26 | 33-31 | 78-57 | ||
| September 9, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 45-26 | 34-31 | 79-57 | ||
| September 10, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 45-26 | 34-32 | 79-58 | ||
| September 11, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 45-26 | 34-33 | 79-59 | ||
| September 12, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 45-26 | 34-34 | 79-60 | ||
| September 13, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 45-26 | 35-34 | 80-60 | ||
| September 14, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 at New York Giants 4 | W | 45-26 | 36-34 | 81-60 | ||
| September 15, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Giants 12 | L | 45-26 | 36-35 | 81-61 | ||
| September 16, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 45-26 | 37-35 | 82-61 | ||
| September 16, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 45-26 | 38-35 | 83-61 | ||
| September 19, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 45-26 | 39-35 | 84-61 | ||
| September 20, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 45-26 | 39-36 | 84-62 | ||
| September 21, 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 45-26 | 39-37 | 84-63 | ||
| September 23, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 46-26 | 39-37 | 85-63 | ||
| September 24, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 46-27 | 39-37 | 85-64 | ||
| September 25, 1952 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 47-27 | 39-37 | 86-64 | ||
| September 26, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 48-27 | 39-37 | 87-64 | ||
| September 27, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 48-28 | 39-37 | 87-65 | ||
| September 28, 1952 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 48-29 | 39-37 | 87-66 |
