The 1952 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 16 and September 2. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The Montgomery Grays won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Macon Peaches in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes The Montgomery Rebels are renamed to the Montgomery Grays. The Macon Peaches began an affiliation with the Chicago Cubs.
Teams 1952 South Atlantic League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Augusta Tigers Augusta, Georgia None Municipal Stadium Charleston Rebels Charleston, South Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates College Park Columbia Reds Columbia, South Carolina Cincinnati Reds Capital City Stadium Columbus Cardinals Columbus, Georgia St. Louis Cardinals Golden Park Jacksonville Tars Jacksonville, Florida New York Giants Durkee Field Macon Peaches Macon, Georgia Chicago Cubs Luther Williams Field Montgomery Grays Montgomery, Alabama None Municipal Field Savannah Indians Savannah, Georgia Philadelphia Athletics Grayson Stadium
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Columbia Reds finish the season with the best record for the first time in franchise history.
Standings 1952 SALLY Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 19, 2025 South Atlantic League Team Win Loss % GB Columbia Reds 100 54 – Columbus Cardinals 87 67 13 Montgomery Grays 86 68 14 Macon Peaches 83 71 17 Charleston Rebels 78 75 21.5 Savannah Indians 74 79 25.5 Jacksonville Tars 69 85 31 Augusta Tigers 38 116 62
League Leaders Batting leaders 1952 SAL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 19, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Gill Daley, Columbus Cardinals .365 H Tom Hamilton, Savannah Indians 196 R Bobby Wilson, Columbia Reds 112 2B Tom Burgess, Columbus Cardinals Bobby Wilson, Columbia Reds 40 3B Gill Daley, Columbus Cardinals 12 HR Dick Greco, Montgomery Rebels 24 RBI Dick Greco, Montgomery Rebels 135 SB Ross Passineau, Charleston Rebels 38
Pitching leaders 1952 SAL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 19, 2025 Stat Player Total W Barney Martin, Columbia Reds 23 ERA George Dries, Charleston Rebels 1.93 CG Bill Harrington, Savannah Indians Barney Martin, Columbia Reds 25 SHO Knowles Piercey, Macon Peaches 7 IP Barney Martin, Columbia Reds 258.0 SO Barney Martin, Columbia Reds 174
Playoffs The Montgomery Grays won their second consecutive South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Macon Peaches in six games.
Playoff bracket
See also 1952 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website