1952 Chicago White Sox season
The 1952 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 52nd season in the major leagues, and its 53rd season overall. They finished with a record 81–73, good enough for third place in the American League, 14 games behind the 1st place New York Yankees.
Offseason
- October 10, 1951: Marv Rotblatt, Jerry Dahlke, Bill Fischer, and Dick Duffy were traded by the White Sox to the Seattle Rainiers for Marv Grissom and Hal Brown.
- November 27, 1951: Joe DeMaestri, Gordon Goldsberry, Dick Littlefield, Gus Niarhos, and Jim Rivera were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Al Widmar, Sherm Lollar, and Tom Upton.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Chico Carrasquel, SS
- Nellie Fox, 2B
- Minnie Miñoso, LF
- Eddie Robinson, 1B
- Ray Coleman, RF
- Sherm Lollar, C
- Jim Busby, CF
- Héctor Rodríguez, 3B
- Billy Pierce, P
Notable transactions
- July 28, 1952: Jay Porter and Ray Coleman were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Darrell Johnson and Jim Rivera.
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Jim Busby, CF | 16 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .128 | 0 |
| Chico Carrasquel, SS | 100 | 359 | 69 | 89 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 33 | 27 | .248 | 2 |
| Ray Coleman, OF | 85 | 195 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 17 | .215 | 0 |
| Sam Dente, SS,3B,2B,LF | 62 | 145 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | .221 | 0 |
| Hank Edwards, LF | 8 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito, SS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox, 2B | 152 | 648 | 76 | 192 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 14 | .296 | 5 |
| Darrell Johnson, C | 22 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .108 | 1 |
| Rocky Krsnich, 3B | 40 | 91 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | .231 | 0 |
| Ken Landenberger, 1B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar, C | 132 | 375 | 35 | 90 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 54 | 34 | .240 | 1 |
| Phil Masi, C | 30 | 63 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | .254 | 0 |
| Sam Mele, RF | 123 | 423 | 46 | 105 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 59 | 48 | 40 | .248 | 1 |
| Minnie Miñoso, LF,CF,RF,3B | 147 | 569 | 96 | 160 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 71 | 46 | .281 | 22 |
| Willy Miranda, SS | 70 | 150 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | .220 | 1 |
| Don Nicholas, PH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera, CF | 53 | 201 | 27 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 27 | .249 | 13 |
| Eddie Robinson, 1B | 155 | 594 | 79 | 176 | 33 | 1 | 22 | 104 | 70 | 49 | .296 | 2 |
| Héctor Rodríguez, 3B | 124 | 407 | 55 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 47 | 22 | .265 | 7 |
| Bud Sheely, C | 36 | 75 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .240 | 0 |
| Bud Stewart, LF,RF | 92 | 225 | 23 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 17 | .267 | 3 |
| Leo Thomas, 3B | 19 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .167 | 0 |
| George Wilson, RF | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .111 | 0 |
| Red Wilson, C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Tom Wright, RF,LF | 77 | 132 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 21 | .250 | 0 |
| Al Zarilla, RF,LF | 39 | 99 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | .232 | 1 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Luis Aloma | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| Hal Brown | 2 | 3 | 4.23 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 72.1 | 82 | 39 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 31 |
| Joe Dobson | 14 | 10 | 2.51 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 200.2 | 164 | 66 | 56 | 11 | 60 | 101 |
| Fritz Dorish | 8 | 4 | 2.47 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 91.0 | 66 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 42 | 47 |
| Marv Grissom | 12 | 10 | 3.74 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 166.0 | 156 | 79 | 69 | 6 | 79 | 97 |
| Ken Holcombe | 0 | 5 | 6.17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35.0 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 12 |
| Hal Hudson | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Howie Judson | 0 | 1 | 4.24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 34.0 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 15 |
| Bill Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 2.80 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 70.2 | 54 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 38 | 46 |
| Lou Kretlow | 4 | 4 | 2.96 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 79.0 | 52 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 56 | 63 |
| Billy Pierce | 15 | 12 | 2.57 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 255.1 | 214 | 76 | 73 | 12 | 79 | 144 |
| Saul Rogovin | 14 | 9 | 3.85 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 231.2 | 224 | 104 | 99 | 14 | 79 | 121 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 7 | 12 | 3.13 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 135.0 | 118 | 54 | 47 | 9 | 72 | 73 |
| Al Widmar | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 81 | 73 | 3.25 | 156 | 156 | 28 | 1416.2 | 1251 | 568 | 512 | 86 | 578 | 774 |