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1952 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1952 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1952 in baseball.
1952 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 15 – October 7, 1952
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Bobby Shantz (PHA)
NL: Hank Sauer (CHC)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upCleveland Indians
NL championsBrooklyn Dodgers
  NL runners-upNew York Giants
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upBrooklyn Dodgers
Finals MVPJohnny Mize (NYY)
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1942–1953 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1943–1952 National League seasons
National League

The 1952 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 15 to October 7, 1952. The Braves were playing their final season in Boston, before the team relocated to Milwaukee the following year, thus, ending fifty seasons without any MLB team relocating.

Teams

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,200 Lou Boudreau
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 47,400 Paul Richards
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Stadium 73,811 Al López
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Briggs Stadium 58,000 Red Rolfe, Fred Hutchinson
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 67,000 Casey Stengel
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,166 Jimmy Dykes
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,000 Rogers Hornsby, Marty Marion
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 29,731 Bucky Harris
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 37,106 Tommy Holmes, Charlie Grimm
Brooklyn Dodgers New York, New York Ebbets Field 32,111 Chuck Dressen
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 36,755 Phil Cavarretta
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Crosley Field 29,980 Luke Sewell, Rogers Hornsby
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 54,500 Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,166 Eddie Sawyer, Steve O'Neill
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 33,730 Billy Meyer
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,000 Eddie Stanky

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 95 59 .617 — 49‍–‍28 46‍–‍31
Cleveland Indians 93 61 .604 2 49‍–‍28 44‍–‍33
Chicago White Sox 81 73 .526 14 44‍–‍33 37‍–‍40
Philadelphia Athletics 79 75 .513 16 45‍–‍32 34‍–‍43
Washington Senators 78 76 .506 17 42‍–‍35 36‍–‍41
Boston Red Sox 76 78 .494 19 50‍–‍27 26‍–‍51
St. Louis Browns 64 90 .416 31 42‍–‍35 22‍–‍55
Detroit Tigers 50 104 .325 45 32‍–‍45 18‍–‍59

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 96 57 .627 — 45‍–‍33 51‍–‍24
New York Giants 92 62 .597 4½ 50‍–‍27 42‍–‍35
St. Louis Cardinals 88 66 .571 8½ 48‍–‍29 40‍–‍37
Philadelphia Phillies 87 67 .565 9½ 47‍–‍29 40‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs 77 77 .500 19½ 42‍–‍35 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 69 85 .448 27½ 38‍–‍39 31‍–‍46
Boston Braves 64 89 .418 32 31‍–‍45 33‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates 42 112 .273 54½ 23‍–‍54 19‍–‍58

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
         
AL New York Yankees 2 7 3 2 5 3 4
NL Brooklyn Dodgers 4 1 5 0 611 2 2

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Red Sox Steve O'Neill Lou Boudreau
St. Louis Browns Zack Taylor Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals Marty Marion Eddie Stanky

In-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Braves Tommy Holmes Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds Luke Sewell Rogers Hornsby
Detroit Tigers Red Rolfe Fred Hutchinson
Philadelphia Phillies Eddie Sawyer Steve O'Neill
St. Louis Browns Rogers Hornsby Marty Marion

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Ferris Fain PHA .327 Stan Musial SLC .336
HR Larry Doby CLE 32 Ralph Kiner PIT
Hank Sauer CHC		 37
RBIs Al Rosen CLE 105 Hank Sauer CHC 121
Wins Bobby Shantz PHA 24 Robin Roberts PHP 28
ERA Allie Reynolds NYY 2.06 Hoyt Wilhelm NYG 2.43
SO Allie Reynolds NYY 160 Warren Spahn BSB 183
SV Harry Dorish CWS 11 Al Brazle SLC 16
SB Minnie Miñoso CWS 22 Pee Wee Reese BKN 30

Awards and honors

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Rookie of the Year Joe Black (BKN) Harry Byrd (PHA)
Most Valuable Player Hank Sauer (CHC) Bobby Shantz (PHA)

Other awards

Baseball Hall of Fame

Main article: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Further information: 1952 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[5] 95 −3.1% 1,629,665 −16.4% 21,164
Cleveland Indians[6] 93 0.0% 1,444,607 −15.3% 18,761
Chicago White Sox[7] 81 0.0% 1,231,675 −7.3% 15,591
Boston Red Sox[8] 76 −12.6% 1,115,750 −15.0% 14,490
Brooklyn Dodgers[9] 96 −1.0% 1,088,704 −15.1% 13,609
Detroit Tigers[10] 50 −31.5% 1,026,846 −9.3% 13,336
Chicago Cubs[11] 77 24.2% 1,024,826 14.6% 13,309
New York Giants[12] 92 −6.1% 984,940 −7.0% 12,791
St. Louis Cardinals[13] 88 8.6% 913,113 −9.9% 11,859
Philadelphia Phillies[14] 87 19.2% 755,417 −19.4% 9,940
Washington Senators[15] 78 25.8% 699,457 0.6% 8,967
Pittsburgh Pirates[16] 42 −34.4% 686,673 −30.0% 8,918
Philadelphia Athletics[17] 79 12.9% 627,100 34.7% 8,040
Cincinnati Reds[18] 69 1.5% 604,197 2.7% 7,847
St. Louis Browns[19] 64 23.1% 518,796 76.6% 6,651
Boston Braves[20] 64 −15.8% 281,278 −42.3% 3,653

Events

See also

References

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