1952 New York Yankees season
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1952 New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio's Number Retired World Series Champions American League Champions |
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Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
Local television | WPIX |
Local radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Bill Crowley, Art Gleeson) |
The New York Yankees' 1952 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 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 1936-1937-1938-1939.
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[edit] Regular Season
Joe DiMaggio's number 5 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1952 |
[edit] Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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 |
[edit] Roster
1952 New York Yankees roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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Hank Bauer | 141 | 553 | 162 | .293 | 17 | 74 |
Yogi Berra | 142 | 534 | 146 | .273 | 30 | 98 |
Joe Collins | 122 | 428 | 120 | .280 | 18 | 59 |
Mickey Mantle | 142 | 549 | 171 | .311 | 23 | 87 |
Billy Martin | 109 | 363 | 97 | .267 | 3 | 33 |
Gil McDougald | 152 | 555 | 146 | .263 | 11 | 78 |
Phil Rizzuto | 152 | 578 | 147 | .254 | 2 | 43 |
Gene Woodling | 122 | 408 | 126 | .309 | 12 | 63 |
[edit] Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Loren Babe | 12 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Brideweser | 42 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 2 |
Bobby Brown | 29 | 89 | 22 | .247 | 1 | 14 |
Andy Carey | 16 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Cerv | 36 | 87 | 21 | .241 | 1 | 8 |
Jerry Coleman | 11 | 42 | 17 | .405 | 0 | 4 |
Johnny Hopp | 15 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 2 |
Ralph Houk | 9 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Jackie Jensen | 7 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 2 |
Charlie Keller | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Mize | 78 | 137 | 36 | .263 | 4 | 29 |
Irv Norton | 93 | 272 | 65 | .235 | 5 | 21 |
Kal Segrist | 13 | 23 | 1 | .043 | 0 | 1 |
Charlie Silvera | 20 | 55 | 18 | .327 | 0 | 11 |
Archie Wilson | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] 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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Ed Lopat | 20 | 149.3 | 10 | 5 | 2.53 | 56 |
Bill Miller | 21 | 88 | 4 | 6 | 3.48 | 45 |
Tom Morgan | 16 | 93.5 | 5 | 4 | 3.07 | 34 |
Vic Raschi | 31 | 223 | 16 | 6 | 2.78 | 127 |
Allie Reynolds | 35 | 244.3 | 20 | 8 | 2.06 | 160 |
[edit] Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ewell Blackwell | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 | 7 |
Tom Gorman | 12 | 60.7 | 6 | 2 | 4.60 | 31 |
Ray Scarborough | 9 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2.91 | 13 |
Harry Schaeffer | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5.29 | 15 |
Art Schallock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Johnny Schmitz | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 3 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Bobby Hogue | 27 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.32 | 12 |
Bob Kuzava | 28 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3.45 | 67 |
Jim McDonald | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.50 | 20 |
Joe Ostrowski | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.63 | 17 |
Johnny Sain | 35 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3.46 | 57 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Johnny Mize, Babe Ruth Award
All-Star Game
[edit] External links
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Preceded by New York Yankees 1951 |
American League Champions 1952 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1953 |
Preceded by New York Yankees 1951 |
World Series Champions New York Yankees 1952 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1953 |
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