1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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| 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 National League Champions |
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| 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 |
The 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers rebounded from the unhappy ending of the 1951 season, to win the Pennant by 4 games over the New York Giants. However, they dropped the World Series in seven games to the New York Yankees.
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[edit] Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| 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 |
[edit] 1952 Roster
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1952 Brooklyn Dodgers roster
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Starting Pitchers
Relief Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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[edit] Starting Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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[edit] Relief Pitchers stats
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[edit] Batting Stats
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[edit] 1952 World Series
[edit] Game 1
October 1, 1953 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] 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 |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 3, 1953 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] 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 |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] 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 |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||
[edit] 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 |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] 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 |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] 1952 Awards
- 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
- National League Rookie of the Year
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
- TSN Rookie of the Year Award
[edit] 1952 Transactions
- October 16: Sold Don Nicholas to the Chicago White Sox
- December 3: Traded Toby Atwell to the Chicago Cubs for Carmen Mauro
- December 6: Traded Hector Rodriguez to the Chicago White Sox for Rocky Nelson
- May 10: Sold Marion Fricano to the Philadelphia Athletics
- June 9: Traded Cal Abrams to the Cincinnati Reds for Rudy Rufer and cash
- June 15: Traded Bud Podbielan to the Cincinnati Reds for Bud Byerly and cash
[edit] 1952 Minor League Teams
- AAA: Montreal Royals (managed by Walter Alston) - International League
- AAA: St. Paul Saints (managed by Clay Bryant) - American Association
- AA Ft. Worth Cats (managed by Bobby Bragan) - Texas League
- AA Mobile Bears (managed by Ed Head) - Southern Association
- A: Elmira Pioneers (managed by George Fallon)- Eastern League
- A: Pueblo Dodgers (managed by Bill McCahan) - Western League
- B: Lancaster Red Roses (managed by James Bivin) - Interstate League
- B: Miami Sun Sox (managed by Max Macon)- Florida International League
- B: Newport News Dodgers (managed by Ray Hathaway) - Piedmont League
- C: Great Falls Electrics (managed by Lou Rochelli) - Pioneer League
- C: Greenwood Dodgers (managed by Stan Wasiak) - Cotton States League
- C: Santa Barbara Dodgers (managed by George Scherger) - California League
- D: Hazard Bombers (managed by Mervin Dornburg)- Mountain States League
- D: Hornell Dodgers(managed by Doc Alexson) - Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League
- D: Ponca City Dodgers (managed by Boyd Bartley)- Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League
- D: Sheboygan Indians (managed by Joe Hauser)- Wisconsin State League
- D: Valdosta Dodgers (managed by John Angelone)- Georgia-Florida League
[edit] External links
- 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
- Acme Dodgers page
- Retrosheet
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| Preceded by New York Giants 1951 |
National League Championship Season 1952 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1953 |
