1952 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1952 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1952 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1952 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1952 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1952 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1952 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1952 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

25 James Atkins 6-03 205 Right Left 1921-03-10
27 Al Benton 6-04 215 Right Right 1911-03-18
26, 39 Ralph Brickner 6-03½ 215 Right Right 1925-05-02
24, 27 Dick Brodowski 6-02 190 Right Right 1932-07-26
29 Ike Delock 5-11 175 Right Right 1929-11-11
28 Hersh Freeman 6-03 220 Right Right 1928-07-01
24 Randy Gumpert 6-03 205 Right Right 1918-01-23
26 Bill Henry 6-02 180 Left Left 1927-10-15
20 Sid Hudson 6-04 180 Right Right 1915-01-03
16 Ellis Kinder 6-00 195 Right Right 1914-07-26
20 Walt Masterson 6-02 189 Right Right 1920-06-22
19 Mickey McDermott 6-02 170 Left Left 1929-04-29
21 Willard Nixon 6-02 195 Right Left 1928-06-17
17 Mel Parnell 6-00 180 Left Left 1922-06-13
18 Ray Scarborough 6-00 185 Right Right 1917-07-23
23 Harry Taylor 6-01 175 Right Right 1919-05-20
25 Dizzy Trout 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1915-06-29
15 Bill Wight 6-01 180 Left Left 1922-04-12
11 Gus Niarhos 6-00 165 Right Right 1920-12-06
33, 34 Len Okrie 6-00 185 Right Right 1923-07-16
22 Sammy White 6-03 195 Right Right 1928-07-07
33 Del Wilber 6-03 200 Right Right 1919-02-24
8 Hal Bevan 6-02 198 Right Right 1930-11-15
18 Milt Bolling 6-01 180 Right Right 1930-08-09
4 Lou Boudreau 5-11 185 Right Right 1917-07-17
3 Walt Dropo 6-05 220 Right Right 1923-01-30
14 Dick Gernert 6-03 210 Right Right 1928-09-28
10 Billy Goodman 5-11 165 Right Left 1926-03-22
1 Fred Hatfield 6-01 171 Right Left 1925-03-18
1 George Kell 5-09 175 Right Right 1922-08-23
12 Ted Lepcio 5-10 177 Right Right 1930-07-28
6 Johnny Lipon 6-00 175 Right Right 1922-11-10
37 Charlie Maxwell 5-11 185 Left Left 1927-04-08
6 Johnny Pesky 5-09 168 Right Left 1919-09-27
2 Jimmy Piersall 6-00 175 Right Right 1929-11-14
5 Vern Stephens 5-10 185 Right Right 1920-10-23
7 Dom DiMaggio 5-09 168 Right Right 1917-02-12
31 Hoot Evers 6-02 185 Right Right 1921-02-08
37 Paul Lehner 5-09 165 Left Left 1920-07-01
31 Don Lenhardt 6-03 190 Right Right 1922-10-04
37 George Schmees 6-00 190 Left Left 1924-09-06
38 Gene Stephens 6-03½ 175 Right Left 1933-01-20
2, 37 Faye Throneberry 6-00 190 Right Left 1931-06-22
30 Clyde Vollmer 6-01 190 Right Right 1921-09-24
9 Ted Williams 6-03 205 Right Left 1918-08-30
32 Archie Wilson 6-00 175 Right Right 1923-11-25
32, 33 Ken Wood 6-00 200 Right Right 1924-07-01
32 Al Zarilla 5-11 180 Right Left 1919-05-01
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The 1952 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 78 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 108/107) where 1,115,750 fans witnessed their 1952 Red Sox finish the season with a .494 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1952 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1952 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1952 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1952 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1952 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1952 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Sammy White (110)
1B Dick Gernert (99)
2B Billy Goodman (103)
3B George Kell (73)
SS Johnny Lipon (69)
LF Hoot Evers (90)
CF Dom DiMaggio (123)
RF Faye Throneberry (71)
  
SP Sid Hudson
SP Mickey McDermott
SP Mel Parnell
SP Dizzy Trout
  
RP Ike Delock
RP Ray Scarborough
CL Al Benton


1952 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Ted Williams $125,000.00


1952 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Fred Hatfield
#1 George Kell
#2 Jimmy Piersall
#2 Faye Throneberry
#3 Walt Dropo
#4 Lou Boudreau
#5 Vern Stephens
#6 Johnny Lipon
#6 Johnny Pesky
#7 Dom DiMaggio
#8 Hal Bevan
#9 Ted Williams
#10 Billy Goodman
#11 Gus Niarhos
#12 Ted Lepcio
#14 Dick Gernert
#15 Bill Wight
#16 Ellis Kinder
#17 Mel Parnell
#18 Milt Bolling
#18 Ray Scarborough
#19 Mickey McDermott
#20 Sid Hudson
#20 Walt Masterson
#21 Willard Nixon
#22 Sammy White
#23 Harry Taylor
#24 Dick Brodowski
#24 Randy Gumpert
#25 James Atkins
#25 Dizzy Trout
#26 Ralph Brickner
#26 Bill Henry
#27 Al Benton
#27 Dick Brodowski
#28 Hersh Freeman
#29 Ike Delock
#30 Clyde Vollmer
#31 Hoot Evers
#31 Don Lenhardt
#32 Archie Wilson
#32 Ken Wood
#32 Al Zarilla
#33 Len Okrie
#33 Del Wilber
#33 Ken Wood
#34 Len Okrie
#37 Paul Lehner
#37 Charlie Maxwell
#37 George Schmees
#37 Faye Throneberry
#38 Gene Stephens
#39 Ralph Brickner

Did you know that a 1952 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?