1952 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 101-53
Finished 1st in the AA
Manager: Charlie Grimm (0-0), Richard Smith (0-0), Bucky Walters (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Borchert Field
Attendance: 195,839, Avg. 2,543
1952 Milwaukee Brewers Roster

Playoffs - Milwaukee Brewers 4 games, St. Paul Saints 0
Finals - Kansas City Blues 4 games, Milwaukee Brewers 3

The Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association ended the 1952 season with a record of 101 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the AA.

The Brewers paced the league with 872 runs. Milwaukee surrendered 624 runs, fewest in the league. Hank Ertman led the squad with 17 home runs Luis Márquez drove in 99 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .345 clip. Don Liddle paced the team with 17 wins, while Murray Wall, too added 15 or more wins, too Don Liddle recorded a 2.7 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1952 Milwaukee Brewers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Billy Reed, Roy Hartsfield, George Estock, Chuck Tanner, Murray Wall, Virgil Jester, Dick Hoover, Ed Blake, Wally Post, Gene Mauch, Junior Wooten, Johnny Logan, Dick Donovan, Buzz Clarkson, Pete Whisenant, Don Liddle, Billy Klaus, Al Unser, Bill Bruton, Buddy Kerr, Jack Dittmer, George Crowe, Luis Márquez, Dewey Williams, Gene Conley and Bert Thiel.

Charlie Grimm, Richard Smith and Bucky Walters served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Don Liddle174.8102.703424125197.0179735968159101
Murray Wall1610.6154.083826151203.0206101928192408
Gene Conley114.7333.152019111160.0143665646143422
Ed Blake103.7693.962119100134.013266593947117
Dick Hoover105.6672.60241692121.011051353148200
Virgil Jester105.6674.501994084.09143423228222
William Allen83.7274.6929124194.09956495533103
Bert Thiel86.5714.363373099.010952483163413
George Estock63.6673.103182290.09632313741501
Dick Donovan46.4004.5516124091.011152464336402
Don Schmidt11.5003.5012018.01887386000
Alfred Dumouchelle000.0034.0
Elmer Toth000.0011.0
Howard Anderson03.0005.5411026.032191631313001
Totals10153.6563.682921520741201322.0132661954064840709286300

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Bill Bruton154710650130211377562305178.325.377.426.803277845
Luis Márquez13658752110018038101499245191.345.413.537.9512801296
Billy Klaus1436335859417333777464461.296.346.412.7582411013
Hank Ertman12748743375126202177624955.291.368.464.833201341
Gene Mauch1023953275810624346075819.324.429.453.882148828
Dewey Williams84316272338014313633949.294.385.379.763103814
Jack Dittmer57247222407914285511914.356.419.545.964121151
Buzz Clarkson7429924249771421268105627.318.448.541.989131610
Al Unser84296263366810592902731.259.334.437.7721151033
Jim Basso5925123931581013340929.243.276.331.60779721
Pete Whisenant6820918030468322552838.256.356.367.72266301
Johnny Logan421641462044826270177.301.378.507.88574410
Billy Reed50141134234292127036.313.338.433.77158322
Wally Post51165149253610252411436.242.307.436.74365302
Bob Montag6919216237343582462849.210.333.438.77271220
George Crowe271149419338162912015.351.465.6491.11461400
Gene Conley20666582230080121.338.348.385.73325000
Roy Hartsfield23948415203115298.238.312.333.64528301
Don Liddle347867121310160920.194.289.254.54317002
Ed Blake2154474123007066.255.340.319.65915301
Dick Donovan18383361020140514.303.395.455.84915200
Dick Hoover2547433101004016.233.250.256.50611003
William Allen292824480000025.333.407.333.7418011
Murray Wall4079677720151827.104.200.179.37912204
Chuck Tanner112927241104022.148.207.259.4667000
Virgil Jester193128444003018.143.172.286.4588002
Bert Thiel333429340002005.138.138.138.2764105
George Estock312421230002006.143.143.143.2863103
Junior Wooten8771.143.143.143.2861
Jerome Baranski3881.125.125.125.2501
Don Schmidt1243000000000.000.000.000.0000001
Buddy Kerr5330000.000.000.000.0000
Jack Parks3330000.000.000.000.0000
Howard Anderson1155000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Totals167358385183870151228059112799990557734.292.365.433.7982246104386000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Hank Ertman1B12010405112111.9899.092
George Crowe1B2720519419.9828.296
Bob Montag1B1184713.9898.273
Jack Dittmer2B57146181749.9795.737
Gene Mauch2B47106121830.9664.830
Billy Reed2B305579319.9784.467
Roy Hartsfield2B225755519.9575.091
Billy Klaus3B1261142422428.9372.825
Buzz Clarkson3B19193855.9193.000
Dewey WilliamsC804464157.9906.0882
Al UnserC803383787.9794.6888
Bill BrutonOF1544192256.9892.864
Luis MárquezOF1252468112.9582.032
Jim BassoOF5997550.9531.729
Pete WhisenantOF56813001.0001.500
Wally PostOF4465240.9441.523
Bob MontagOF35551001.0001.600
Murray WallP38214618.9851.763
Don LiddleP34134414.9831.676
Bert ThielP331121021.000.970
George EstockP31916031.000.806
William AllenP29320001.000.793
Dick HooverP2472011.9641.125
Ed BlakeP21729021.0001.714
Gene ConleyP2092023.9351.450
Virgil JesterP19516001.0001.105
Dick DonovanP16523001.0001.750
Don SchmidtP120510.833.417
Howard AndersonP112211.800.364
Alfred DumouchelleP3.000
Elmer TothP1.000
Gene MauchSS5096137430.9834.660
Buzz ClarksonSS4879127824.9634.292
Johnny LoganSS4268126825.9604.619
Billy KlausSS172852513.9414.706
Totals154139361616139421.9763.6031000

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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