1952 Cincinnati Reds Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 69-85
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 604,197, Avg. 9,521
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Manager: Luke Sewell (39-59)
Manager: Earle Brucker (3-2)
Manager: Rogers Hornsby (27-24)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1952 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
1952 Cincinnati Reds Results

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1952 season with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.

The Reds scored 615 runs and gave up 659 runs. Ted Kluszewski paced Cincinnati with 16 home runs and accounted for 86 RBI, while leading all regular hitters by hitting .320. Ken Raffensberger topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.81 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Luke Sewell, Earle Brucker and Rogers Hornsby coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Cal AbramsCFLLMarch 2, 19246'0"185Philadelphia, PA USA
Bobby Adams3BRRDecember 14, 19215'10"160Tuolumne, CA USA
Joe AdcockLFRROctober 30, 19276'4"210Coushatta, LA USA
Ewell BlackwellPRROctober 23, 19226'6"195Fresno, CA USA
Ed BlakePRRDecember 23, 19255'11"175East St. Louis, IL USA
Bob BorkowskiCFRRJanuary 27, 19266'0"182Dayton, OH USA
Bud ByerlyPRROctober 26, 19196'2"185Webster Groves, MO USA
Bubba ChurchPRRSeptember 12, 19246'0"180Birmingham, AL USA
Hank EdwardsLFLLJanuary 29, 19196'0"190Elmwood Place, OH USA
Jim GreengrassCFRROctober 24, 19276'1"200Addison, NY USA
Grady Hatton2BLROctober 7, 19225'8"170Beaumont, TX USA
Phil HaugstadPRRFebruary 23, 19246'2"165Black River Falls, WI USA
Frank HillerPRRJuly 13, 19206'0"200Irvington, NJ USA
Dixie HowellCRRApril 24, 19205'11"190Louisville, KY USA
Niles JordanPLLDecember 1, 19255'11"180Lyman, WA USA
Eddie Kazak3BRRJuly 18, 19206'0"175Steubenville, OH USA
Ted Kluszewski1BLLSeptember 10, 19246'2"225Argo, IL USA
Hobie LandrithCLRMarch 16, 19305'10"170Decatur, IL USA
Willard MarshallRFLRFebruary 8, 19216'1"205Richmond, VA USA
Roy McMillanSSRRJuly 17, 19295'11"170Bonham, TX USA
Joe NuxhallPLLJuly 30, 19286'3"195Hamilton, OH USA
Eddie Pellagrini2BRRMarch 13, 19185'9"160Boston, MA USA
Harry PerkowskiPLLSeptember 6, 19226'2"196Dante, VA USA
Bud PodbielanPRRMarch 6, 19246'1"170Curlew, WA USA
Wally PostLFRRJuly 9, 19296'1"190St. Wendelin, OH USA
Ken RaffensbergerPRLAugust 8, 19176'2"185York, PA USA
Joe RossiCRRMarch 13, 19216'1"205Oakland, CA USA
Johnny SchmitzPRLNovember 27, 19206'0"170Wausau, WI USA
Andy SeminickCRRSeptember 12, 19205'11"187Pierce, WV USA
Dick SislerRFLRNovember 2, 19206'2"205St. Louis, MO USA
Frank SmithPRRApril 4, 19286'3"195Pierrepont Manor, NY USA
Virgil StallcupSSRRJanuary 3, 19226'3"185Ravensford, NC USA
Johnny Temple2BRRAugust 8, 19275'11"175Lexington, NC USA
Herm WehmeierPRRFebruary 18, 19276'2"185Cincinnati, OH USA
Wally WestlakeCFRRNovember 8, 19206'0"186Gridley, CA USA
Johnny WyrostekCFLRJuly 12, 19196'2"180Fairmont City, IL USA



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