1952 American Association Playoff Series Leaderboard

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1952 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF SERIES LEADERBOARD

1952 Playoff Teams
(by pos. in final standings)

1. Milwaukee Brewers
2. Kansas City Blues
3. St. Paul Saints
4. Minneapolis Millers

Dates
Semifinals: Sept. 9 to Sept. 14
Final Round: Sept. 15 to Sept. 21


PLAYER RECORDS

Runs
13 - Don Bollweg, Kansas City
13 - Bill Bruton, Milwaukee

Hits
19 - Luis Marquez, Milwaukee

Doubles
5 - George Crowe, Milwaukee

Triples
2 - Bill Bruton, Milwaukee
2 - Bob Cerv, Kansas City

Home Runs
5 - Bill Skowron, Kansas City

Runs Batted In
19 - Bill Skowron, Kansas City

Batting Average (min. 30 at-bats)
.367 - Mickey Owen, Kansas City (11/30)

Total Bases
31 - Bill Skowron, Kansas City

Slugging Percentage
.620 - Bill Skowron, Kansas City

Hitting Streak
9 games - Luis Marquez, Milwaukee
9 games - Vic Power, Milwaukee


FIELDING

Assists
43 - Billy Klaus (ss), Milwaukee

Infield Putouts*
28 - Kal Segrist (2b), Kansas City

Outfield Putouts
40 - Bill Renna (cf), Kansas City

*excluding first basemen


1952 SINGLE-GAME PLAYOFF RECORDS

Runs
3 - Jack Cassini, St. Paul
3 - Gene Mauch, Milwaukee
3 - Buzz Clarkson, Milwaukee
3 - Kermit Wahl, Kansas City
3 - Pete Whisenant, Milwaukee (twice)

Hits
4 - Gino Cimoli, St. Paul (4/4)
4 - Luis Marquez, Milwaukee (4/4)
4 - Gene Mauch, Milwaukee
4 - Mickey Owen, Kansas City
4 - Pete Whisenant, Milwaukee

Runs Batted In
6 - Pete Whisenant, Milwaukee

Assists
8 - Art Mazmanian (ss), Kansas City

Putouts - 1b
13 - George Crowe, Milwaukee

Putouts - INF
5 - Daryl Spencer (ss), Minneapolis

Putouts - OF
6 - Chuck Diering (cf), Minneapolis
6 - Bill Renna (cf), Kansas City


1952 FINAL ROUND CONTESTANTS
COMBINED PLAYOFF RECORD
Milwaukee (1st) vs. Kansas City (2nd)

SCORING

Team Runs
71 - Kansas City (12 games)
77 - Milwaukee (11 games)

Opponent Runs
64 vs. Kansas City
63 vs. Milwaukee

Team vs. Opponent Runs Per Game
5.92 to 5.33 (Kansas City vs. Opp.)
7.00 to 5.73 (Milwaukee vs. Opp.)

Hi-Game Run Totals
12 - Milwaukee, Game 1, Semifinals vs. St. Paul
and Game 5, Finals at Kansas City
10 - Kansas City, Game 5, Semifinals at Minneapolis,
and Game 6, Finals at Milwaukee


GAME OUTCOMES

Winning/Losing Streaks
4 games won - Milwaukee
3 games won - Kansas City

Game Outcome Sequence
Milwaukee
W-W-W-W-L-W-W-L-W-L-L
Kansas City
W-W-L-W-W-W-L-L-W-L-W-W


BATTING

Team Batting Average
.314 - Milwaukee
.253 - Kansas City

Team Slugging Percentage
.475 - Milwaukee
.367 - Kansas City


Player Records

Leaders in Run Scoring
13 - Don Bollweg, Kansas City
13 - Bill Bruton, Milwaukee

Leaders in Batting Average (min. 30 at-bats)
.404 - Luis Marquez, Milwaukee (xx/xx)
.367 - Mickey Owen, Kansas City (xx/xx)

Leaders in Total Bases
31 - Bill Skowron, Kansas City
26 - Luis Marquez, Milwaukee

Leaders in Slugging Pct. (min. 30 at-bats)
.620 - Bill Skowron, Kansas City
.605 - Buzz Clarkson, Milwaukee



1952 FINAL ROUND RECORDS
(Sept. 15 to Sept. 21)

TEAM RECORDS
Kansas City defeated Milwaukee in 7 games


SCORING

Runs
47 - Milwaukee
40 - Kansas City

Runs Per Game
6.71 - Milwaukee
5.71  - Kansas City

Hi-Game Run Totals
12 - Milwaukee, Game 5, at Kansas City
10 - Kansas City, Game 6, at Milwaukee

Biggest Inning
7 runs - Kansas City, Game 4, 7th inning (for a 7-3 lead)
5 runs - Milwaukee, Game 2, 3rd inning (for a 5-1 lead);
Game 7, ninth inning (to make the score 8-7, Kansas City leading)

Maximum Consecutive Scoring Sequence
5 innings (inns. 4-8), 11 runs - Milwaukee, Game 5
3 innings - Kansas City (twice): 9 and 8 runs

Maximum Consecutive Scoreless Sequence
8 innings - Kansas City, inn. 8 (g.4) thru inn. 6 (g.5)
4 innings - Milwaukee, inns. 5-8 (g.7)

First Team to Score
In Games 1-4 the team scoring first lost:
Milwaukee in Game 1
Kansas City in Game 2
Kansas City in Game 3
Milwaukee in Game 4


TEAM HITTING

Batting Average
.314 - Milwaukee
.253 - Kansas City

Hi-game Batting Average
.432 - Milwaukee, Game 5
.325 - Kansas City, Game 6

Slugging Pct.
.475 - Milwaukee
.367 - Kansas City

Doubles
12 - Milwaukee
8 - Kansas City

Triples
3 - Milwaukee
1 - Kansas City

Home Runs
8 - Milwaukee
6 - Kansas City

Total Bases
261 - Milwaukee
245 - Kansas City

Left on Base
64 - Milwaukee
43 - Kansas City



PITCHING

Strikeouts to Walks
Milwaukee: 49-21
Kansas City: 46-27

Complete Games
Milwaukee: 3
Kansas City: 0

Hits Allowed
Kansas City: 82
Milwaukee: 60



FIELDING

Assists
66 - Milwaukee
59 - Kansas City

Double Plays
6 - Kansas City
4 - Milwaukee

Errors
11 - Milwaukee
10 - Kansas City
Kansas City performed errorless ball in three games, Milwaukee in two;
No errors were committed by either team in Game 1 and in Game 2;
Milwaukee committed a combined postseason high 4 errors in Game 3 and in Game 6

Fielding Pct.
.961 - Kansas City
.958 - Milwaukee


FINAL ROUND GAME OUTCOMES
(Sept. 15-21)
(no extra innings)

at Milwaukee
Game 1
Kansas City 4, Milwaukee 3

Game 2
Milwaukee 7, Kansas City 2

at Kansas City
Game 3
Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 8

Game 4
Kansas City 7, Milwaukee 4

Game 5
Milwaukee 12, Kansas City 1

at Milwaukee
Game 6
Kansas City 10, Milwaukee 4

Game 7*
Kansas City 8, Milwaukee 7

*played Sunday, September 21, the final game played
at Milwaukee’s Borchert Field; final game played by
the American Association Milwaukee Brewers

Walkoffs
None

HIGH ATTENDANCE
7,160 - at Kansas City, Game 4
6,427 - at Milwaukee, Game 7


VENUES
Kansas City: Blues Stadium (cap. 17,476)
LF - 350  CF - 450  RF - 350

Milwaukee: Borchert Field (cap. 10,000)
LF - 265   CF - 375   RF - 262
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This leaderboard complements
the American Association Almanac,
Vol. 15, No. 2
Fall 2019

Released Sept. 9, 2019
on the topic of
The American Association Playoffs, 1947-1952

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of each of the 110 playoff contests
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