1952 Chicago Cubs season
The 1952 Chicago Cubs season was the 81st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 77th in the National League and the 37th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League with a record of 77–77. Starting from this season, WGN was the exclusive television broadcast partner of the Cubs franchise with the transfer of WBKB ownership to CBS.
Offseason
- October 4, 1951: Smoky Burgess and Bob Borkowski were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Pramesa and Bob Usher.
- October 19, 1951: Grant Dunlap was purchased by the Cubs from the Shreveport Sports.
- Prior to 1952 season: Footer Johnson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1952: Grant Dunlap was returned by the Cubs to the Shreveport Sports.
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 | Toby Atwell | 107 | 362 | 105 | .290 | 2 | 31 |
| 1B | Dee Fondy | 145 | 554 | 166 | .300 | 10 | 67 |
| 2B | Eddie Miksis | 93 | 383 | 89 | .232 | 2 | 19 |
| SS | 87 | 261 | 58 | .222 | 5 | 30 | |
| 3B | Randy Jackson | 116 | 379 | 88 | .232 | 9 | 34 |
| OF | Hal Jeffcoat | 102 | 297 | 65 | .219 | 4 | 30 |
| OF | Frank Baumholtz | 103 | 409 | 133 | .325 | 4 | 35 |
| OF | Hank Sauer | 151 | 567 | 153 | .270 | 37 | 121 |
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 |
| Bill Serena | 122 | 390 | 107 | .274 | 15 | 61 |
| Bob Addis | 93 | 292 | 86 | .295 | 1 | 20 |
| Gene Hermanski | 99 | 275 | 70 | .255 | 4 | 34 |
| Tommy Brown | 61 | 200 | 64 | .320 | 3 | 24 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 50 | 183 | 52 | .284 | 1 | 12 |
| Harry Chiti | 32 | 113 | 31 | .274 | 5 | 13 |
| Bruce Edwards | 50 | 94 | 23 | .245 | 1 | 12 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 41 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | 46 | 13 | .283 | 1 | 5 | |
| Leon Brinkopf | 9 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Bud Hardin | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Northey | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| Bob Rush | 34 | 250.1 | 17 | 13 | 2.70 | 157 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 41 | 202.2 | 9 | 14 | 4.44 | 110 |
| Warren Hacker | 33 | 185.0 | 15 | 9 | 2.58 | 84 |
| Paul Minner | 28 | 180.2 | 14 | 9 | 3.74 | 61 |
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 |
| Turk Lown | 33 | 156.2 | 4 | 11 | 4.37 | 73 |
| 31 | 125.1 | 4 | 9 | 3.59 | 50 | |
| Willie Ramsdell | 19 | 67.0 | 2 | 3 | 2.42 | 30 |
| Joe Hatten | 13 | 50.1 | 4 | 4 | 6.08 | 15 |
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 |
| 45 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2.16 | 37 | |
| Bob Schultz | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4.01 | 31 |
| Dick Manville | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 4 | |
| Cal Howe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Hank Sauer, National League Most Valuable Player
- Hank Sauer, National League Home Run Champion
- Hank Sauer, National League RBI Champion