The 1952 Boston Red Sox season was the 52nd season in the franchise's

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finished sixth in the

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(AL) with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, 19

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, who went on to win the

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* June 3, 1952:

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, and

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were traded by the Red Sox to the

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for

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, and

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Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

References

External links

1952 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference1952 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
Boston Red Sox seasons

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