1952 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
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Level: MLB
Location:
Team Record: 79-75 .513
Result: 4th in American League
Manager(s): Jimmy Dykes
General Manager: Art Ehlers
Stadium: Shibe Park
Attendance: 627,100
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Philadelphia Athletics affiliate history
Team Record: 79-75 .513
Result: 4th in American League
Manager(s): Jimmy Dykes
General Manager: Art Ehlers
Stadium: Shibe Park
Attendance: 627,100
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Philadelphia Athletics affiliate history
Oldest Player: Bobo Newsom (44)
Youngest Player: Hal Bevan (21)
Longest Tenure: Elmer Valo (11)
Top Hitter: Eddie Joost (7)
Top Pitcher: Bobby Shantz (2)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 83.04%
Youngest Player: Hal Bevan (21)
Longest Tenure: Elmer Valo (11)
Top Hitter: Eddie Joost (7)
Top Pitcher: Bobby Shantz (2)
Top Draft Pick:
Roster Continuity: 83.04%
American League Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct | GB |
| NY Yankees | 95 | 59 | .617 | -- |
| Cleveland | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2.0 |
| Chi White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 14.0 |
| Philadelphia | 79 | 75 | .513 | 16.0 |
| Washington | 78 | 76 | .506 | 17.0 |
| Boston | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19.0 |
| St. Louis | 64 | 90 | .416 | 31.0 |
| Detroit | 50 | 104 | .325 | 45.0 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 9 | Joe Astroth | C | MLB | 5-9 | 187 | Right | Right | 9/1/1922 | 29 | East Alton,Illinois | UDFA | ||||
| 3 | Hal Bevan | 3B | MLB | 6-2 | 198 | Right | Right | 11/15/1930 | 21 | New Orleans,Louisiana | UDFA | ||||
| 38 | Charlie Bishop | P | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Right | Right | 1/1/1924 | 28 | Atlanta,Georgia | UDFA | ||||
| 38 | Harry Byrd | P | MLB | 6-1 | 188 | Right | Right | 2/3/1925 | 27 | Darlington,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 7 | Allie Clark | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 6/16/1923 | 29 | South Amboy,New Jersey | UDFA | ||||
| 8 | Ferris Fain | 1B | MLB | 5-11 | 186 | Left | Left | 5/29/1921 | 31 | San Antonio,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 25 | Dick Fowler | P | MLB | 215 | Right | Right | 3/30/1921 | 31 | Toronto,Ontario | UDFA | |||||
| 37 | Marion Fricano | P | MLB | 6-0 | 170 | Right | Right | 7/15/1923 | 28 | Brant,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 4 | Tom Hamilton | 1B | MLB | 6-4 | 213 | Left | Right | 9/29/1925 | 26 | Altoona,Kansas | UDFA | ||||
| 11 | Billy Hitchcock | 3B-2B | MLB | 6-1 | 185 | Right | Right | 7/31/1916 | 35 | Inverness,Alabama | UDFA | ||||
| 23 | Bob Hooper | P | MLB | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 5/30/1922 | 30 | Leamington,Ontario | UDFA | ||||
| 18 | Tex Hoyle | P | MLB | 6-4 | 170 | Right | Right | 7/17/1921 | 30 | Carbondale,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 1 | Eddie Joost | SS | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Right | Right | 6/5/1916 | 36 | San Francisco,California | UDFA | ||||
| 2 | Skeeter Kell | 2B | MLB | 5-9 | 160 | Right | Right | 10/11/1929 | 22 | Swifton,Arkansas | UDFA | ||||
| 22 | Alex Kellner | P | MLB | 6-0 | 200 | Right | Left | 8/26/1924 | 27 | Tucson,Arizona | UDFA | ||||
| 21 | Walt Kellner | P | MLB | 6-0 | 200 | Right | Right | 4/26/1929 | 23 | Tucson,Arizona | UDFA | ||||
| 37 | Johnny Kucab | P | MLB | 6-2 | 185 | Right | Right | 12/17/1919 | 32 | Olyphant,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 16 | Jack Littrell | SS | MLB | 6-0 | 179 | Right | Right | 1/22/1929 | 23 | Louisville,Kentucky | UDFA | ||||
| 5 | Hank Majeski | 3B | MLB | 5-9 | 180 | Right | Right | 12/13/1916 | 35 | Staten Island,New York | UDFA | ||||
| 26 | Morrie Martin | P | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Left | Left | 9/3/1922 | 29 | Dixon,Missouri | UDFA | ||||
| 36 | Len Matarazzo | P | MLB | 6-4 | 195 | Right | Right | 9/12/1928 | 23 | New Castle,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 5 | Cass Michaels | 2B-SS | MLB | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 3/4/1926 | 26 | Detroit,Michigan | UDFA | ||||
| 14 | Ray Murray | C | MLB | 6-3 | 204 | Right | Right | 10/12/1917 | 34 | Spring Hope,North Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 20 | Bobo Newsom | P | MLB | 6-2 | 220 | Right | Right | 8/11/1907 | 44 | Hartsville,South Carolina | UDFA | ||||
| 17 | Dave Philley | OF | MLB | 6-0 | 188 | Both | Right | 5/16/1920 | 32 | Paris,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 16 | Sherry Robertson | OF-2B | MLB | 6-0 | 180 | Left | Right | 1/1/1919 | 33 | Montreal,Quebec | UDFA | ||||
| 24 | Carl Scheib | P | MLB | 6-1 | 192 | Right | Right | 1/1/1927 | 25 | Gratz,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 30 | Bobby Shantz | P | MLB | 5-6 | 142 | Right | Left | 9/26/1925 | 26 | Pottstown,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 12 | Pete Suder | 2B-3B | MLB | 6-0 | 175 | Right | Right | 4/16/1916 | 36 | Aliquippa,Pennsylvania | UDFA | ||||
| 6 | Kite Thomas | OF | MLB | 195 | Right | Right | 4/27/1923 | 29 | Kansas City,Kansas | UDFA | |||||
| 15 | Joe Tipton | C | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 2/18/1922 | 30 | McCaysville,Georgia | UDFA | ||||
| 10 | Elmer Valo | OF | MLB | 5-11 | 190 | Left | Right | 3/5/1921 | 31 | Ribnik,Czech Republic | UDFA | ||||
| 34 | Ed Wright | P | MLB | 6-1 | 180 | Right | Right | 5/15/1919 | 33 | Dyersburg,Tennessee | UDFA | ||||
| 19 | Gus Zernial | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 210 | Right | Right | 6/27/1923 | 29 | Beaumont,Texas | UDFA | ||||
| 21 | Sam Zoldak | P | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 12/8/1918 | 33 | Brooklyn,New York | UDFA | ||||
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Chief Bender | Assistant Coach | |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager | |
| Art Ehlers | General Manager | |
| Claude Haring | Broadcaster | |
| Bing Miller | Assistant Coach | |
| Wally Moses | Assistant Coach | |
| Tom Oliver | Assistant Coach |
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