1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season

1952 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (Since 1913) Brooklyn, New York (Since 1883)
1952 Information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WMGM Red Barber, Vin Scully, Connie Desmond
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The 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers rebounded from the heartbreaking ending of 1951 to win the National League pennant by four games over the New York Giants. However, they dropped the World Series in seven games to the New York Yankees. Led by Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson, and Duke Snider, the high-powered Brooklyn offense scored the most runs in the majors.

Offseason

• October 16, 1951: Don Nicholas was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago White Sox.
• December 3, 1951: Toby Atwell was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Carmen Mauro.
• December 6, 1951: Héctor Rodríguez was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Rocky Nelson.

Regular season

• July 24, 1952: Duke Snider hit the 100th home run of his career. It was a walk-off version in the 11th inning off Frank Smith of the Cincinnati Reds.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	57	--	.627
New York Giants	92	62	4.5	.597
St. Louis Cardinals	88	66	8.5	.571
Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	9.5	.565
Chicago Cubs	77	77	19.5	.500
Cincinnati Reds	69	85	27.5	.448
Boston Braves	64	89	32	.418
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	112	54.5	.273

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Pee Wee Reese	Shortstop
Billy Cox	Third baseman
Jackie Robinson	Second baseman
Roy Campanella	Catcher
Andy Pafko	Left fielder
Duke Snider	Center fielder
Gil Hodges	First baseman
Carl Furillo	Right fielder
Preacher Roe	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• May 10, 1952: Marion Fricano was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Athletics.
• June 9, 1952: Cal Abrams was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Rudy Rufer and cash.
• June 15, 1952: Bud Podbielan was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Bud Byerly and cash.

Roster

1952 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 49 Joe Black 12 Ralph Branca 17 Carl Erskine 18 Jim Hughes 23 Clyde King 41 Clem Labine 19 Joe Landrum 16 Ken Lehman 30 Billy Loes 45 Ray Moore 34 Ron Negray 40 Bud Podbielan 28 Preacher Roe 15 Johnny Rutherford 19 Johnny Schmitz 25 Chris Van Cuyk 46 Ben Wade		Catchers 39 Roy Campanella 44 Steve Lembo 10 Rube Walker Infielders  9 Rocky Bridges  3 Billy Cox 14 Gil Hodges  2 Bobby Morgan 32 Rocky Nelson  1 Pee Wee Reese 42 Jackie Robinson		Outfielders 32 Cal Abrams  5 Sandy Amorós  6 Carl Furillo 29 Tommy Holmes 48 Andy Pafko  8 George Shuba  4 Duke Snider 38 Dick Williams		Manager  7 Charlie Dressen Coaches 22 Billy Herman 27 Cookie Lavagetto 31 Jake Pitler 47 George Pfister

Player stats

Batting

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
C	Campanella, RoyRoy Campanella	128	468	126	.269	22	97
1B	Hodges, GilGil Hodges	153	508	129	.254	32	102
2B	Robinson, JackieJackie Robinson	149	510	157	.308	19	75
3B	Cox, BillyBilly Cox	116	455	118	.259	6	34
SS	Reese, Pee WeePee Wee Reese	149	559	152	.272	6	58
LF	Pafko, AndyAndy Pafko	150	551	158	.287	19	85
CF	Snider, DukeDuke Snider	144	534	162	.303	21	92
RF	Furillo, CarlCarl Furillo	134	425	105	.247	8	59

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
Amorós, SandySandy Amorós	20	44	11	.250	0	3
Nelson, RockyRocky Nelson	37	39	10	.256	0	3
Abrams, CalCal Abrams	10	10	2	.200	0	0

Pitching

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
Erskine, CarlCarl Erskine	33	206.2	14	6	2.70	131
Roe, PreacherPreacher Roe	27	158.2	11	2	3.12	83

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
Branca, RalphRalph Branca	16	61	4	2	3.84	26

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
Black, JoeJoe Black	56	15	4	15	2.15	85
Hughes, JimJim Hughes	6	2	1	0	1.45	8
Podbielan, BudBud Podbielan	3	0	0	0	18.00	1

1952 World Series

Main article: 1952 World Series

Game 1

October 1, 1952 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	2
Brooklyn (N)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	x	4	6	0
W: Joe Black (1-0)  L: Allie Reynolds (0-1)
HR: NYY – Gil McDougald (1)    BRO – Jackie Robinson (1), Duke Snider (1), Pee Wee Reese (1)

Game 2

October 2, 1952 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	7	10	0
Brooklyn (N)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
W: Vic Raschi (1-0)  L: Carl Erskine (0-1)
HR: NYY – Billy Martin (1)

Game 3

October 3, 1952 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn (N)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	5	11	0
New York (A)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	6	2
W: Preacher Roe (1-0)   L: Ed Lopat (0-1)
HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (1), Johnny Mize (1)

Game 4

October 4, 1952 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
New York (A)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	x	2	4	1
W: Allie Reynolds (1-1)   L: Joe Black (1-1)
HR: NYY – Johnny Mize (2)

Game 5

October 5, 1952 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Brooklyn (N)	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	10	0
New York (A)	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	1
W: Carl Erskine (1-1)   L: Johnny Sain (0-1)
HR: BRO – Duke Snider (2)    NYY – Johnny Mize (3)

Game 6

October 6, 1952 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	9	0
Brooklyn (N)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	8	1
W: Vic Raschi (2-0)  L: Billy Loes (0-1)   S: Allie Reynolds (1)
HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (2), Mickey Mantle (1)    BRO – Duke Snider (3, 4)

Game 7

October 7, 1952 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	10	4
Brooklyn (N)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
W: Allie Reynolds (2-1)  L: Joe Black (1-2)   S: Bob Kuzava (1)
HR: NYY – Gene Woodling (1), Mickey Mantle (2)

Awards and honors

• National League Rookie of the Year
  • Joe Black
• TSN Rookie of the Year Award
  • Joe Black

All-Stars

• 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Roy Campanella starter
  • Jackie Robinson starter
  • Carl Furillo reserve
  • Gil Hodges reserve
  • Pee Wee Reese reserve
  • Preacher Roe reserve
  • Duke Snider reserve
• TSN Major League All-Star Team
  • Jackie Robinson

League top five finishers

Gil Hodges

• #2 in NL in walks (107)
• #3 in NL in home runs (32)
• #4 in NL in RBI (102)

Billy Loes

• #4 in NL in ERA (2.69)

Pee Wee Reese

• MLB leader in stolen bases (30)

Jackie Robinson

• MLB leader in on-base percentage (.440)
• #3 in NL in runs scored (104)
• #3 in NL in stolen bases (24)
• #3 in NL in walks (106)
• #4 in NL in batting average (.308)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Montreal Royals	International League	Walter Alston
AAA	St. Paul Saints	American Association	Clay Bryant
AA	Ft. Worth Cats	Texas League	Bobby Bragan
AA	Mobile Bears	Southern Association	Ed Head
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	George Fallon
A	Pueblo Dodgers	Western League	Bill McCahan
B	Lancaster Red Roses	Interstate League	James Bivin
B	Miami Sun Sox	Florida International League	Max Macon
B	Newport News Dodgers	Piedmont League	Ray Hathaway
C	Great Falls Electrics	Pioneer League	Lou Rochelli
C	Greenwood Dodgers	Cotton States League	Stan Wasiak
C	Santa Barbara Dodgers	California League	George Scherger
D	Hazard Bombers	Mountain States League	Mervin Dornburg
D	Hornell Dodgers	Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League	Doc Alexson
D	Ponca City Dodgers	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	Boyd Bartley
D	Sheboygan Indians	Wisconsin State League	Joe Hauser
D	Valdosta Dodgers	Georgia-Florida League	John Angelone

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet

Preceded by New York Giants 1951

National League Championship Season 1952

Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1953