The 1952 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 93–61, just two games behind the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 7, 1952: Herb Score was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Herb Score at Baseball-Reference August 7, 1952: Wally Westlake was purchased by the Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.Wally Westlake at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1952 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Third Base) (First Base) (Pitching) (Bullpen)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 112 333 75 .225 4 41 1B 127 437 115 .263 31 97 2B 150 597 179 .300 7 45 SS 103 316 83 .263 7 45 3B 148 567 171 .302 28 105 OF 140 519 143 .276 32 104 OF 146 545 145 .266 10 65 OF 134 511 165 .323 5 58

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 62 175 44 .251 4 16 52 139 23 .165 1 10 43 105 26 .248 6 22 42 101 25 .248 1 8 44 92 25 .272 2 7 31 88 19 .216 1 8 54 80 17 .213 1 6 29 69 16 .232 1 9 36 54 16 .296 0 9 34 44 6 .136 3 7 22 40 12 .300 0 12 12 34 10 .294 1 4 35 32 3 .094 0 2 12 10 1 .100 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 42 309.2 22 11 2.50 131 46 292.1 22 11 2.37 143 42 285.2 23 12 2.90 153 30 191.2 9 13 4.74 81

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 29 122.2 7 7 3.67 65 14 36.0 2 3 7.25 28 5 12.0 1 2 9.75 7

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 42 3 2 2 3.48 28 29 3 0 1 4.63 23 10 1 0 0 4.97 5 7 0 0 1 3.86 6 1 0 0 0 13.50 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1952 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference