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1952 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1952 throughout the world.

Champions

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Major League Baseball

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Other champions

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Winter Leagues

Awards and honors

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MLB statistical leaders

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American League National League
AVG Ferris Fain PHA .327 Stan Musial SLC .336
HR Larry Doby CLE 32 Ralph Kiner PIT &
Hank Sauer CHC
37
RBI 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
Ks Allie Reynolds NYY 160 Warren Spahn BSB 183

Major league baseball final standings

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League final standings

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Rank Team W L W-L% GB
1 Fort Wayne Daisies 67 42 .613
2 South Bend Blue Sox 64 45 .587 3
3 Rockford Peaches 55 54 .505 10
4 Grand Rapids Chicks 50 60 .455 17½
5 Kalamazoo Lassies 49 60 .450 18
6 Battle Creek Belles 43 67 .344 24

Nippon Professional Baseball final standings

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Central League final standings

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Central League G W L T Pct. GB
Yomiuri Giants 120 83 37 0 .692
Osaka Tigers 120 79 40 1 .664 3.5
Nagoya Dragons 120 75 43 2 .636 7.0
Taiyo Whales 120 58 62 0 .483 25.0
Kokutetsu Swallows 120 50 70 0 .417 33.0
Hiroshima Carp 120 37 80 3 .316 44.5
Shochiku Robins 120 34 84 2 .288 48.0

Pacific League final standings

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Pacific League G W L T Pct. GB
Nankai Hawks 121 76 44 1 .633
Mainichi Orions 120 75 45 0 .625 1.0
Nishitetsu Lions 120 67 52 1 .563 8.5
Daiei Stars 121 55 65 1 .458 21.0
Hankyu Braves 108 49 58 1 .458 20.5
Tokyu Flyers 108 49 59 0 .454 21.0
Kintetsu Pearls 108 30 78 0 .278 40.0

Events

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January

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February

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March

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  • March 1 – With the opening of spring training, MLB umpires are sent to the 16 clubs' camps to warn players against fraternizing with fans and opposing players. League presidents institute fines of $5 (initial offense) and $25 (repeat offenses) for violation of the rule. The warning, which is chiefly to combat gambling on game outcomes, is instituted in the wake of the 1951–1952 college basketball "point-shaving" scandal.
  • March 20 – Philadelphia Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer, who took a hard line with his players by imposing an "austerity program" at the club's spring training camp—banning wives, automobiles, clubhouse card games, and golf (among other things), and enforcing a strict curfew—is so pleased by the Phils' improved performance that he relaxes some (though not all) of the restrictions he had implemented. However, the club gets off to a sluggish 4–7 April start and Sawyer will resign before June is out.

April

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May

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Ron Necciai

June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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Billy Martin's Series-saving, Game 7 catch

November

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December

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Movies

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Births

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Deaths

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January

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  • January   6 – Frank Oberlin, 75, pitcher who played for the Boston Americans and Washington Senators over four seasons spanning 1906–1910.
  • January   8 – Art Evans, 40, pitcher for the 1932 Chicago White Sox.
  • January 10 – Bones Ely, 88, one of the top defensive shortstops of his generation and also a versatile two-way player, whose 19-season professional career included stints with eight major league teams in three different leagues in a span of fourteen seasons between 1884 and 1902.[8]
  • January 14 – Rube Sellers, 70, outfielder who played for the Boston Doves in its 1910 season.
  • January 15 – Ben Houser, 68, first baseman who played with the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1910 season, and for the Boston Rustlers and Braves from 1911 to 1912.
  • January 17 – Walter O. Briggs Sr., 74, industrialist and co-owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1919 to 1935, and sole owner from 1935 until his death.
  • January 17 – Solly Salisbury, 75, pitcher who played in 1902 with the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • January 20 – Ollie Pickering, 81, outfielder for six major league clubs in three different leagues between 1896 and 1908, who entered the record books as the first ever batter in American League history, when he faced Chicago White Sox pitcher Roy Patterson as a member of the Cleveland Blues on April 24, 1901.[9][10]
  • January 24 – Ángel Aragón, 61, third baseman for the New York Yankees in three seasons from 1914 to 1917, who was also the first Cuban and Latin American player to wear a Yankees uniform.[11]
  • January 24 – Dick Wright, 61, catcher who made four game appearances for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the outlaw Federal League in 1915.

February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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  • July   3 – Fred Tenney, 80, first baseman and manager whose career lasted 17 seasons from 1894 to 1911, who was ranked behind only Hal Chase among first basemen of the Deadball Era, being also considered the originator of the 3-6-3 double play, while leading the National League in putouts in 1905 and 1907–1908 as well as in assists each year from 1901 through 1907, setting a major-league record with 152 in 1905 that lasted until Mickey Vernon topped it in 1949, hitting over .300 seven times and retiring with a .294/.371/.358 slash line, including 2,231 hits, 1,134 runs scored and 688 runs batted in.[16]
  • July 11 – Dutch Leonard, 60, left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers over eleven seasons from 1913 to 1925, who earned two World Series rings with Boston in 1915 and 1916, while leading the major leagues with an earned run average of 0.96 in 1914, setting a modern-era season record that still stands.[17]

August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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  • December   6 – Don Hurst, 47, first baseman who played from 1928 through 1934 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, leading the National League with 143 RBI in 1932.
  • December 14 – Frank Hansford, 77, pitcher for the 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
  • December 28 – Deacon Jones, 60, pitcher who played from 1916 to 1918 for the Detroit Tigers.
  • December 29 – Bob Meinke, 65, shortstop who appeared in two games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1910.

Sources

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  1. ^ "Bobo Newsom" at baseball-reference.com
  2. ^ "Retrosheet box score: Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 3 (19 innings)". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. July 1, 1952. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. p. 466. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
  4. ^ Nowlin, Bill. "Bob Neighbors". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Corbett, Warren (2016). "Ron Necciai". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  6. ^ August 25, 1952: Virgil Trucks hurls his second no-hitter of the season. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on February 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Frank Carswell Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  8. ^ Bones Ely. Article written by Jacob Pomrenke. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 16, 2019.
  9. ^ Ollie Pickering. Cooperstown Expert website. Retrieved on June 16, 2019.
  10. ^ 1901 Chicago White Sox Regular Season Game Log. Retrosheet. Retrieved on June 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Wilson, Nick C. (2005). Early Latino Ballplayers in the United States: Major, Minor and Negro Leagues, 1901-1949. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786420-12-4
  12. ^ Mike Hopkins. Retrosheet. Retrieved on June 16, 2019.
  13. ^ Deacon Phillippe. Article written by Mark Armour. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 17, 2019.
  14. ^ Phenomenal Smith. Major and Minor League Statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on June 17, 2019.
  15. ^ How Smith became "Phenomenal". Article written by Bob Lemke. Published on February 6, 2012. Retrieved on June 17, 2019.
  16. ^ Fred Tenney. Article written by Mark Sternman. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 6, 2019.
  17. ^ Dutch Leonard. Article written by David Jones. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 6, 2019.
  18. ^ Phil Douglas. Article written by Mike Lynch. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 6, 2019.
  19. ^ Military-related Major League Deaths. Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice. Retrieved on June 6, 2019.
  20. ^ Arky Vaughan. Article written by Ralph Moses. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 5, 2019.
  21. ^ Earl Sheely. Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. MiLB.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2019.
  22. ^ Spalding's official baseball guide. Page 227. Archive.org website. Retrieved on June 15, 2019.
  23. ^ Fred McMullin article. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on February 22, 2018.
  24. ^ Arlie Latham. Article written by Ralph Berge. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 5, 2019.
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