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1952 Cincinnati Reds Roster (40-man)

1951 Season 1953 Season

Record: 69-85-0, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Luke Sewell (39-59) , Earle Brucker (3-2) and Rogers Hornsby (27-24)

General Manager: Gabe Paul (Hired 9/27/1951)

Ballpark: Crosley Field

Attendance: 604,197 (7th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 72-82, 615 Runs, 659 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Cal Abrams	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Mar 2, 1924	4	71	35	71	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	25	0	45	30	1	0.8
Bobby Adams	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 14, 1921	7	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	$10,000
Joe Adcock	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Oct 30, 1927	3	117	94	117	102	0	0	17	0	0	0	87	0	0	87	15	0	2.0	$8,250
Ewell Blackwell	29	us US	R	R	6' 6"	195	Oct 23, 1922	8	23	17	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$13,500
Ed Blake	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 23, 1925	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$5,400
Bob Borkowski	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Jan 27, 1926	3	126	84	126	108	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	64	26	104	20	7	-0.6	$5,500
Bud Byerly	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Oct 26, 1919	6	12	2	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$6,000
Bubba Church	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 12, 1924	3	32	22	32	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.7
Hank Edwards	33	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Jan 29, 1919	10	74	48	74	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	18	51	26	0	1.1
Jim Greengrass	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Oct 24, 1927	1st	18	17	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	0	17	1	0	1.0
Grady Hatton	29	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Oct 7, 1922	7	128	118	128	120	0	0	0	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0.3	$12,500	All-Star
Phil Haugstad	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	165	Feb 23, 1924	4	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Frank Hiller	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Jul 13, 1920	6	29	15	29	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.4	$11,000
Dixie Howell	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 24, 1920	5	17	8	17	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.2	$8,000
Niles Jordan	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Dec 1, 1925	2	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$3,600
Eddie Kazak	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jul 18, 1920	5	13	0	13	4	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	-0.2
Ted Kluszewski	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	225	Sep 10, 1924	6	135	131	135	133	0	0	133	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.7
Hobie Landrith	22	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	Mar 16, 1930	3	15	13	15	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1	$1,500
Willard Marshall	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	205	Feb 8, 1921	8	107	101	107	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	105	6	0	1.5
Roy McMillan	22	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 17, 1929	2	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
Joe Nuxhall	23	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1928	2	37	5	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.8
Eddie Pellagrini	34	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Mar 13, 1918	6	46	24	46	32	0	0	8	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	11	-0.5
Harry Perkowski	29	us US	L	L	6' 2"	196	Sep 6, 1922	5	33	24	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2
Bud Podbielan	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Mar 6, 1924	4	24	7	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Wally Post	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jul 9, 1929	3	19	15	19	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	16	4	0	-0.2
Ken Raffensberger	34	us US	R	L	6' 2"	185	Aug 8, 1917	13	38	33	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.8	$13,500
Joe Rossi	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Mar 13, 1921	1st	55	40	55	46	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	-0.2
Johnny Schmitz	31	us US	R	L	6' 0"	170	Nov 27, 1920	9	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Andy Seminick	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	187	Sep 12, 1920	10	108	93	108	99	0	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	2.1	$18,000
Dick Sisler	31	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Nov 2, 1920	7	11	6	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	7	5	0	-0.1	$15,500
Frank Smith	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Apr 4, 1928	3	53	2	53	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$7,500
Virgil Stallcup	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jan 3, 1922	6	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	$10,000
Johnny Temple	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 8, 1927	1st	30	19	30	22	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	-0.5
Herm Wehmeier	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Feb 18, 1927	7	41	26	41	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	-0.3	$10,750
Wally Westlake	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	186	Nov 8, 1920	6	59	51	59	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	43	10	56	3	3	-0.3
Johnny Wyrostek	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 12, 1919	9	30	27	30	30	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	9	29	0	0	0.2
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Luke Sewell	51	us US	Jan 5, 1901	Manager	Apr 15	Jul 29
Earle Brucker	51	us US	May 6, 1901	Manager	Jul 30	Aug 3
Rogers Hornsby	56	us US	Apr 27, 1896	Manager	Aug 5	Sep 28
Earle Brucker	51	us US	May 6, 1901		Apr 15	Jul 29
Ben Chapman	43	us US	Dec 25, 1908		Apr 15	Sep 28
Phil Page	46	us US	Aug 23, 1905		Apr 15	Sep 28
Earle Brucker	51	us US	May 6, 1901		Aug 4	Sep 28
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date