1952 St. Louis Browns season
| 1952 St. Louis Browns | |
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| Record | 64–90 (.416) |
| League place | 7th |
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| Owner(s) | Bill Veeck |
| General manager(s) | Bill Veeck |
| Manager(s) | Rogers Hornsby, Marty Marion |
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KSD (Buddy Blattner) |
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WIL (Buddy Blattner, Dizzy Dean) |
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The 1952 St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses.
In 1952, Rogers Hornsby, an alleged former member of the Ku Klux Klan, took over as manager of the Browns. Despite past accusations of racism, Hornsby was less hesitant to use pitcher Satchel Paige than Indians manager Lou Boudreau had been four years before. Paige was so effective that when Hornsby was fired by Browns owner Bill Veeck, his successor Marty Marion seemed not to want to risk going more than three games without using Paige in some form. By July 4, with Paige having worked in 25 games, Casey Stengel named him to the American League All-Star team, making him the first black pitcher on an AL All-Star team. The All-Star game was cut short after five innings due to rain and Paige never got in. Stengel resolved to name him to the team the following year. Paige finished the year 12–10 with a 3.07 ERA for a team that lost ninety games.
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