1952 New York Yankees season
The 1952 New York Yankees season was the 50th season for the Yankees in New York and their 52nd overall, going back to their origins in Baltimore. The team finished with a record of 95–59, winning their 19th pennant, finishing 2 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games. This was their fourth consecutive World Series win, tying the record they had set during 1936–1939. It was also the first season that the Yankees aired their games exclusively on WPIX-TV which would last until the end of the 1998 season, the channel was also the home of the baseball Giants broadcasts from 1949, thus it was the first time ever that the channel had broadcast both the AL and NL baseball teams from the city, in 2016, when WPIX resumed FTA broadcasts of Yankees games in association with the current cable broadcaster YES Network, the channel returned to being the sole FTA broadcaster for the city's MLB franchises, as it is also currently the FTA broadcaster for the New York Mets.
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General manager(s) | George Weiss |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WPIX |
| Local radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Bill Crowley, Art Gleeson, Joe DiMaggio) |
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Offseason
- December 3, 1951: Rubén Gómez was drafted by the Yankees from the St. Jean Canadians in the 1951 minor league draft.[1]
- December 11, 1951: Joe DiMaggio retires from playing.[2]
Regular season
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| Joe DiMaggio's number 5 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1952. |
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | — | 49–28 | 46–31 |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 2 | 49–28 | 44–33 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 14 | 44–33 | 37–40 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 16 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
| Washington Senators | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 17 | 42–35 | 36–41 |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 19 | 50–27 | 26–51 |
| St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 31 | 42–35 | 22–55 |
| Detroit Tigers | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 45 | 32–45 | 18–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–12 | — | 8–14–1 | 17–5 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 14–8–1 | — | 16–6 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
| Detroit | 6–16 | 5–17 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 5–17–1 | 8–14 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 17–5–1 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 9–13 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
| Washington | 14–8 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 14–8–1 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 1952: Rubén Gómez was released by the Yankees.[1]
- August 28, 1952: Jim Greengrass, Bob Marquis, Ernie Nevel, Johnny Schmitz and $35,000 were traded by the Yankees to the Cincinnati Reds for Ewell Blackwell.[3]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Yogi Berra | 142 | 534 | 146 | .273 | 30 | 98 |
| 1B | Joe Collins | 122 | 428 | 120 | .280 | 18 | 59 |
| 2B | Billy Martin | 109 | 363 | 97 | .267 | 3 | 33 |
| 3B | Gil McDougald | 152 | 555 | 146 | .263 | 11 | 78 |
| SS | Phil Rizzuto | 152 | 578 | 147 | .254 | 2 | 43 |
| OF | Mickey Mantle | 142 | 549 | 171 | .311 | 23 | 87 |
| OF | Hank Bauer | 141 | 553 | 162 | .293 | 17 | 74 |
| OF | Gene Woodling | 122 | 408 | 126 | .309 | 12 | 63 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Irv Noren | 93 | 272 | 65 | .235 | 5 | 21 |
| Johnny Mize | 78 | 137 | 36 | .263 | 4 | 29 |
| Bobby Brown | 29 | 89 | 22 | .247 | 1 | 14 |
| Bob Cerv | 36 | 87 | 21 | .241 | 1 | 8 |
| Charlie Silvera | 20 | 55 | 18 | .327 | 0 | 11 |
| Jerry Coleman | 11 | 42 | 17 | .405 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Carey | 16 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Brideweser | 42 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Hopp | 15 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 2 |
| Kal Segrist | 13 | 23 | 1 | .043 | 0 | 1 |
| Loren Babe | 12 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Jensen | 7 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Houk | 9 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Wilson | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Keller | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Vic Raschi | 31 | 223 | 16 | 6 | 2.78 | 127 |
| Allie Reynolds | 35 | 244.1 | 20 | 8 | 2.06 | 160 |
| Ed Lopat | 20 | 149.1 | 10 | 5 | 2.53 | 56 |
| Tom Morgan | 16 | 93.2 | 5 | 4 | 3.07 | 34 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Johnny Sain | 35 | 148.1 | 11 | 6 | 3.46 | 57 |
| Bob Kuzava | 28 | 133 | 8 | 8 | 3.45 | 67 |
| Bill Miller | 21 | 88 | 4 | 6 | 3.48 | 45 |
| Jim McDonald | 26 | 69.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.50 | 20 |
| Tom Gorman | 12 | 60.2 | 6 | 2 | 4.60 | 31 |
| Ray Scarborough | 9 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2.91 | 13 |
| Harry Schaeffer | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5.29 | 15 |
| Ewell Blackwell | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 | 7 |
| Johnny Schmitz | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bobby Hogue | 27 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.32 | 12 |
| Joe Ostrowski | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.63 | 17 |
| Art Schallock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
World series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 4 | October 1 | Ebbets Field | 34,861 |
| 2 | Yankees – 7, Dodgers – 1 | October 2 | Ebbets Field | 33,792 |
| 3 | Dodgers – 5, Yankees – 3 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 66,698 |
| 4 | Dodgers – 0, Yankees – 2 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 71,787 |
| 5 | Dodgers – 6, Yankees – 5 (11 innings) | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 70,356 |
| 6 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 2 | October 6 | Ebbets Field | 30,037 |
| 7 | Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 2 | October 7 | Ebbets Field | 33,195 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Kansas City Blues | American Association | George Selkirk |
| AA | Beaumont Roughnecks | Texas League | Harry Craft |
| A | Binghamton Triplets | Eastern League | Jim Gleeson |
| B | Quincy Gems | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Paul Chervinko |
| B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Mayo Smith |
| C | Boise Yankees | Pioneer League | Wayne Tucker |
| C | Joplin Miners | Western Association | Vern Hoscheit |
| D | Olean Yankees | PONY League | Bunny Mick |
| D | McAlester Rockets | Sooner State League | Bill Cope |
| D | Fond du Lac Panthers | Wisconsin State League | James Adlam and Jack Wilkinson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Joplin, McAlester[4]
Notes
- Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference
- John Drebinger (December 12, 1951). "DiMaggio Retires as Player but Expects to Remain in Yankee Organization". New York Times. p. 63.
- Jim Greengrass page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
