1952 Washington Senators season
The 1952 Washington Senators won 78 games, lost 76, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
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 | Mickey Grasso | 115 | 361 | 78 | .216 | 0 | 27 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 154 | 569 | 143 | .251 | 10 | 80 |
| 2B | Floyd Baker | 79 | 263 | 69 | .262 | 0 | 33 |
| SS | Pete Runnels | 152 | 555 | 158 | .285 | 1 | 64 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 157 | 587 | 137 | .233 | 12 | 49 |
| OF | Jim Busby | 129 | 512 | 125 | .244 | 2 | 47 |
| OF | Jackie Jensen | 144 | 570 | 163 | .286 | 10 | 80 |
| OF | Gil Coan | 107 | 332 | 68 | .205 | 5 | 20 |
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 |
| 61 | 210 | 50 | .238 | 6 | 32 | |
| Mel Hoderlein | 72 | 208 | 56 | .269 | 0 | 17 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 58 | 144 | 33 | .229 | 1 | 11 |
| Frank Campos | 53 | 112 | 29 | .259 | 0 | 8 |
| Archie Wilson | 26 | 96 | 20 | .208 | 0 | 14 |
| Cass Michaels | 22 | 86 | 20 | .233 | 1 | 7 |
| Earl Rapp | 46 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 0 | 9 |
| Jerry Snyder | 36 | 57 | 9 | .158 | 0 | 2 |
| Irv Noren | 12 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Mele | 9 | 28 | 12 | .429 | 2 | 10 |
| Fred Marsh | 9 | 24 | 1 | .042 | 0 | 1 |
| George Bradshaw | 10 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
| Hal Keller | 11 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tom Upton | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Varner | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherry Robertson | 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 Porterfield | 31 | 231.1 | 13 | 14 | 2.72 | 80 |
| Connie Marrero | 22 | 184.1 | 11 | 8 | 2.88 | 77 |
| Spec Shea | 22 | 169.0 | 11 | 7 | 2.93 | 65 |
| Walt Masterson | 24 | 160.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.70 | 89 |
| Julio Moreno | 26 | 147.1 | 9 | 9 | 3.97 | 62 |
| Sid Hudson | 7 | 62.2 | 3 | 4 | 2.73 | 24 |
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 |
| Randy Gumpert | 20 | 104.0 | 4 | 9 | 4.24 | 29 |
| Don Johnson | 29 | 69.0 | 0 | 5 | 4.43 | 37 |
| Lou Sleater | 14 | 57.0 | 4 | 2 | 3.63 | 22 |
| Mike Fornieles | 4 | 26.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.37 | 12 |
| 3 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.55 | 6 |
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 |
| 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3.05 | 19 | |
| 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.02 | 28 | |
| Joe Haynes | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.50 | 18 |
| Bobo Newsom | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.97 | 5 |
| Mickey Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Bunky Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
| Harley Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |