Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952 / 1954
83-71, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (83-71)
Scored 716 runs, Allowed 666 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 853,644 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Smoky Burgess* | 26 | 102 | 351 | 312 | 31 | 91 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 17 | .292 | .370 | .417 | .787 | 106 | 130 | 11 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1B | Earl Torgeson* | 29 | 111 | 437 | 379 | 58 | 104 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 57 | .274 | .366 | .470 | .836 | 117 | 178 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2B | Granny Hamner | 26 | 154 | 646 | 609 | 90 | 168 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 28 | .276 | .313 | .455 | .768 | 98 | 277 | 17 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | SS | Ted Kazanski | 19 | 95 | 392 | 360 | 39 | 78 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 53 | .217 | .275 | .308 | .583 | 52 | 111 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3B | Willie Jones | 27 | 149 | 571 | 481 | 61 | 108 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 45 | .225 | .342 | .385 | .727 | 90 | 185 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
| 6 | Richie Ashburn* | 26 | 156 | 702 | 622 | 110 | 205 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 6 | 61 | 35 | .330 | .394 | .408 | .802 | 111 | 254 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Del Ennis | 28 | 152 | 643 | 578 | 79 | 165 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 125 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 53 | .285 | .355 | .484 | .839 | 117 | 280 | 14 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Johnny Wyrostek* | 33 | 125 | 452 | 409 | 42 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 43 | .271 | .339 | .359 | .699 | 83 | 147 | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 9 | 2B | Connie Ryan | 33 | 90 | 281 | 247 | 47 | 73 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 35 | .296 | .372 | .462 | .833 | 117 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 10 | C | Stan Lopata | 27 | 81 | 266 | 234 | 34 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 39 | .239 | .321 | .419 | .739 | 92 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 1B | Eddie Waitkus* | 33 | 81 | 262 | 247 | 24 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 23 | .291 | .330 | .356 | .686 | 80 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Mel Clark | 26 | 60 | 212 | 198 | 31 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | .298 | .338 | .389 | .727 | 90 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 13 | IF | Tommy Glaviano | 29 | 53 | 102 | 74 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 20 | .203 | .410 | .392 | .802 | 111 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | Bill Nicholson* | 38 | 38 | 74 | 62 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .210 | .338 | .419 | .757 | 97 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | IF | Jack Lohrke | 29 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Jackie Mayo* | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Stan Palys | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||||
| 18 | P | Robin Roberts# | 26 | 44 | 140 | 123 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | .179 | .229 | .260 | .489 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 19 | P | Curt Simmons* | 24 | 32 | 100 | 93 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .140 | .167 | .172 | .339 | -11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 20 | P | Karl Drews | 33 | 47 | 64 | 59 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .119 | .175 | .119 | .293 | -21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | P | Bob Miller | 27 | 35 | 56 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .182 | .182 | .200 | .382 | -0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | P | Jim Konstanty | 36 | 48 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .220 | .220 | .220 | .440 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 23 | P | Steve Ridzik | 24 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .194 | .237 | .361 | .598 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 24 | P | Johnny Lindell | 36 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .389 | .542 | .444 | .986 | 162 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | P | Thornton Kipper | 24 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | -52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 26 | P | Kent Peterson | 27 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | P | Andy Hansen | 28 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | P | Paul Stuffel | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | P | Tom Qualters | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 27.7 | 156 | 5916 | 5290 | 716 | 1400 | 228 | 62 | 115 | 657 | 42 | 21 | 530 | 597 | .265 | .335 | .396 | .731 | 91 | 2097 | 109 | 29 | 67 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rank in 8 NL teams | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP | Robin Roberts | 26 | 23 | 16 | .590 | 2.75 | 44 | 41 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 346.2 | 324 | 119 | 106 | 30 | 61 | 198 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1412 | 152 | 1.111 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 3.25 | |
| 2 | SP | Curt Simmons* | 24 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.21 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 238.0 | 211 | 102 | 85 | 17 | 82 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 993 | 131 | 1.231 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.68 | |
| 3 | SP | Karl Drews | 33 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.52 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 185.1 | 218 | 116 | 93 | 26 | 50 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 816 | 93 | 1.446 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.44 | |
| 4 | SP | Bob Miller | 27 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.00 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 157.1 | 169 | 76 | 70 | 14 | 42 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 677 | 105 | 1.341 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.50 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 5 | CL | Jim Konstanty | 36 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.43 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 170.2 | 198 | 90 | 84 | 18 | 42 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 735 | 95 | 1.406 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.07 | |
| 6 | RP | Steve Ridzik | 24 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.77 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.0 | 119 | 61 | 52 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 526 | 111 | 1.347 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.10 | |
| 7 | RP | Andy Hansen | 28 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.03 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51.1 | 60 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 104 | 1.636 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.71 | |
| 8 | RP | Thornton Kipper | 24 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.73 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 59 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 89 | 1.555 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.25 | |
| 9 | RP | Kent Peterson* | 27 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.67 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 63 | 1.741 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.95 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 10 | Johnny Lindell | 36 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 99 | 1.929 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 0.70 | ||
| 11 | Tom Qualters | 18 | 0 | 0 | 162.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15.000 | 108.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||
| 12 | Paul Stuffel | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 28.0 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 3.77 | 156 | 156 | 80 | 76 | 12 | 15 | 1369.2 | 1410 | 666 | 574 | 138 | 410 | 637 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 5843 | 111 | 1.329 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.55 | |||
| Rank in 8 NL teams | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5308 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
| Age | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Pos. Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Burgess | 26 | 95 | 421 | 395 | 23 | 3 | 8 | .993 | 4.40 | 10 | C | |||||||||||||||
| Karl Drews | 33 | 47 | 52 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 3 | .981 | 1.09 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Glaviano | 29 | 27 | 76 | 31 | 39 | 6 | 5 | .921 | 2.59 | 3B-2B-SS | ||||||||||||||||
| Granny Hamner | 26 | 164 | 781 | 285 | 459 | 37 | 105 | .953 | 4.54 | 2B-SS | ||||||||||||||||
| Andy Hansen | 28 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .938 | 0.50 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Willie Jones | 27 | 147 | 440 | 176 | 253 | 11 | 36 | .975 | 2.92 | 3B | ||||||||||||||||
| Ted Kazanski | 19 | 95 | 447 | 185 | 239 | 23 | 53 | .949 | 4.46 | SS | ||||||||||||||||
| Thornton Kipper | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.55 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Konstanty | 36 | 48 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 0.81 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Lindell | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.60 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Lohrke | 29 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .833 | 2.00 | 2B-SS-3B | ||||||||||||||||
| Stan Lopata | 27 | 80 | 376 | 344 | 27 | 5 | 2 | .987 | 4.64 | 4 | C | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Miller | 27 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.91 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Kent Peterson | 27 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.27 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Qualters | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | P | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Ridzik | 24 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0.57 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Robin Roberts | 26 | 44 | 70 | 16 | 51 | 3 | 7 | .957 | 1.52 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Connie Ryan | 33 | 67 | 319 | 138 | 168 | 13 | 39 | .959 | 4.57 | 2B-1B | ||||||||||||||||
| Curt Simmons | 24 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .943 | 1.03 | P | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Stuffel | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | P | |||||||||||||||||
| Earl Torgeson | 29 | 105 | 994 | 916 | 65 | 13 | 83 | .987 | 9.34 | 1B | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Waitkus | 33 | 59 | 523 | 480 | 37 | 6 | 65 | .989 | 8.76 | 1B | ||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 27.7 | 156 | 5832 | 4107 | 1578 | 147 | 434 | .975 | 3.45 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank in 8 NL teams | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rof | Rdp | Rctch | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Pos. Summary |