1952 Major League Baseball season

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.

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)

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders
 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGFerris Fain PHA.327Stan Musial SLC.336
HRLarry Doby CLE32Ralph Kiner PIT
Hank Sauer CHC		37
RBIAl Rosen CLE105Hank Sauer CHC121
WinsBobby Shantz PHA24Robin Roberts PHP28
ERAAllie Reynolds NYY2.06Hoyt Wilhelm NYG2.43
SOAllie Reynolds NYY160Warren Spahn BSB183
SVHarry Dorish CHW11Al Brazle SLC16
SBMinnie Miñoso CHW22Pee Wee Reese BKN30

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

  World Series
       
  AL New York Yankees 4
  NL Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Managers

American League
Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Lou Boudreau
Chicago White Sox Paul Richards
Cleveland Indians Al López
Detroit Tigers Red Rolfe and Fred Hutchinson
New York Yankees Casey Stengel
Philadelphia Athletics Jimmy Dykes
St. Louis Browns Rogers Hornsby and Marty Marion
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League
Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Tommy Holmes and Charlie Grimm
Brooklyn Dodgers Chuck Dressen
Chicago Cubs Phil Cavarretta
Cincinnati Reds Luke Sewell and Rogers Hornsby
New York Giants Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies Eddie Sawyer and Steve O'Neill
Pittsburgh Pirates Billy Meyer
St. Louis Cardinals Eddie Stanky

Home Field Attendance
Team Name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per Game
New York Yankees[1] 95 -3.1% 1,629,665 -16.4% 21,164
Cleveland Indians[2] 93 0.0% 1,444,607 -15.3% 18,761
Chicago White Sox[3] 81 0.0% 1,231,675 -7.3% 15,591
Boston Red Sox[4] 76 -12.6% 1,115,750 -15.0% 14,490
Brooklyn Dodgers[5] 96 -1.0% 1,088,704 -15.1% 13,609
Detroit Tigers[6] 50 -31.5% 1,026,846 -9.3% 13,336
Chicago Cubs[7] 77 24.2% 1,024,826 14.6% 13,309
New York Giants[8] 92 -6.1% 984,940 -7.0% 12,791
St. Louis Cardinals[9] 88 8.6% 913,113 -9.9% 11,859
Philadelphia Phillies[10] 87 19.2% 755,417 -19.4% 9,940
Washington Senators[11] 78 25.8% 699,457 0.6% 8,967
Pittsburgh Pirates[12] 42 -34.4% 686,673 -30.0% 8,918
Philadelphia Athletics[13] 79 12.9% 627,100 34.7% 8,040
Cincinnati Reds[14] 69 1.5% 604,197 2.7% 7,847
St. Louis Browns[15] 64 23.1% 518,796 76.6% 6,651
Boston Braves[16] 64 -15.8% 281,278 -42.3% 3,653

Events
  • June 22 – Boston Braves player Sid Gordon hits a two-run homer over the left field fence at Braves Field. His homer won Gordon the prize of a 100-pound bear cub for being the first Braves player to homer on "State of Maine Day". After the game, Gordon was presented with the animal in the Braves clubhouse.[17]
  • August 23 – Bob Elliott of the New York Giants is ejected for arguing a strike call during an at-bat against the St. Louis Cardinals at Sportsman's Park. Bobby Hofman completes Elliott's at-bat. Hofman strikes out and is also ejected for arguing.[18]

See also

References
  1. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  18. "Odd Baseball Facts Archive – II: One At-Bat, Two Ejections". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
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