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
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 15 – October 7, 1952
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Bobby Shantz (PHI) NL: Hank Sauer (CUB)
Postseason
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Cleveland Indians
NL champions	Brooklyn Dodgers
NL runners-up	New York Giants
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	Brooklyn Dodgers
Finals MVP	Johnny Mize (NYY)

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.

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Harry Heilmann
  • Paul Waner
• Most Valuable Player
  • Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics, P (AL)
  • Hank Sauer, Chicago Cubs, OF (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Harry Byrd, Philadelphia Athletics, P (AL)
  • Joe Black, Brooklyn Dodgers, P (NL)
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Robin Roberts, Philadelphia Phillies, P
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Eddie Stanky, St. Louis Cardinals

Statistical leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Ferris Fain PHA .327 Stan Musial STL .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 PHI 28 ERA Allie Reynolds NYY 2.06 Hoyt Wilhelm NYG 2.43 SO Allie Reynolds NYY 160 Warren Spahn BSN 183 SV Harry Dorish CHW 11 Al Brazle STL 16 SB Minnie Miñoso CHW 22 Pee Wee Reese BRO 30

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Yankees	95	59	.617	--
Cleveland Indians	93	61	.604	2
Chicago White Sox	81	73	.526	14
Philadelphia Athletics	79	75	.513	16
Washington Senators	78	76	.506	17
Boston Red Sox	76	78	.494	19
St. Louis Browns	64	90	.416	31
Detroit Tigers	50	104	.325	45

National League final standings

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

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

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.
• 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.

See also

• 1952 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season
• 1952 Nippon Professional Baseball season

External links

• 1952 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference