1952 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1952 New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1949 to 1957).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 92 62 y 2nd Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Leo Durocher WPIX(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) WMCA(Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell) 1951 New York Giants (MLB) season 1953 New York Giants (MLB) season List of San Francisco Giants seasons The 1952 New York Giants season was the franchise's 70th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 92–62 record, 4 1 2 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. Offseason December 11, 1951: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chuck Diering and Max Lanier.Eddie Stanky at Baseball Reference February 1952: Han Urbanus, of the Netherlands, arrives for a month of spring training with Giants.Sport: Honkballer from Holland https://time.com/archive/6618375/sport-honkballer-from-holland/ TIME 25 February 1952 Regular season Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Notable transactions May 17, 1952: Bill Howerton was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Bill Howerton at Baseball Reference Roster 1952 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 39 George Bamberger 38 Roger Bowman 26 Bill Connelly 17,40 Al Corwin 26 Hal Gregg 39 Jack Harshman 21 Jim Hearn 46 Larry Jansen 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo 42,37 Max Lanier 35 Sal Maglie 24 Mario Picone 30 George Spencer 49 Hoyt Wilhelm Catchers  8 Ray Katt  5 Ray Noble  9 Wes Westrum  7 Sal Yvars Infielders 19 Alvin Dark 14 Bobby Hofman 25 Whitey Lockman 18 Bill Rigney  5 Daryl Spencer 23 Bobby Thomson 10 Davey Williams Outfielders 28 Chuck Diering 12,37 Bob Elliott 33 Clint Hartung  8 Bill Howerton 20 Monte Irvin 24 Willie Mays 22 Don Mueller 38 Dusty Rhodes 16 Hank Thompson 40 George Wilson Other batters 26 Dick Wakefield Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  6 Fred Fitzsimmons  3 Herman Franks  1 Frank Shellenback 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 Wes Westrum 114 322 71 .220 14 43 1B Whitey Lockman 154 606 176 .290 13 58 2B Davey Williams 138 540 137 .254 13 55 SS Al Dark 151 589 177 .301 14 73 3B Bobby Thomson 153 608 164 .270 24 108 OF Hank Thompson Hank Thompson (baseball) 128 423 110 .260 17 67 OF Bob Elliott Bob Elliott (baseball) 98 272 62 .228 10 35 OF Don Mueller 126 456 128 .281 12 49 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 Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes (outfielder) 67 176 44 .250 10 36 Sal Yvars 66 151 37 .245 4 18 Willie Mays 34 127 30 .236 4 23 Monte Irvin 46 126 39 .310 4 21 George Wilson George Wilson (outfielder) 62 112 27 .241 2 16 Bill Rigney 60 90 27 .300 1 14 Clint Hartung 28 78 17 .218 3 8 Bobby Hofman 32 63 18 .286 2 4 Ray Katt 9 27 6 .222 0 1 Chuck Diering 41 23 4 .174 0 2 Daryl Spencer 7 17 5 .294 0 3 Bill Howerton 11 15 1 .067 0 1 Ray Noble Ray Noble (baseball) 6 5 0 .000 0 0 Dick Wakefield 3 2 0 .000 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 Jim Hearn 37 223.2 14 7 3.78 89 Sal Maglie 35 216.0 18 8 2.92 112 Larry Jansen 34 167.1 11 11 4.09 74 Jack Harshman 2 6.1 0 2 14.21 6 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 Dave Koslo 41 166.1 10 7 3.19 67 Max Lanier 37 137.0 7 12 3.94 37 Al Corwin 21 67.2 6 1 2.66 36 Hal Gregg 16 36.1 0 1 4.71 13 Bill Connelly Bill Connelly (baseball) 11 31.2 5 0 4.55 22 Mario Picone 2 9.0 0 1 7.00 3 Roger Bowman 2 3.0 0 0 12.00 0 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 71 15 3 11 2.43 108 George Spencer George Spencer (baseball) 35 3 5 3 5.55 27 Monte Kennedy 31 3 4 0 3.02 48 George Bamberger 5 0 0 0 9.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Minneapolis Millers American Association Frank Genovese AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Hugh Poland A Jacksonville Tars Sally League Ben Geraghty A Sioux City Soos Western League Ray Mueller B Sunbury Giants Interstate League Skeeter Scalzi and Jim Reggio B Knoxville Smokies Tri-State League Jack Aragón and Fred Gerken C St. Cloud Rox Northern League Charlie Fox C Muskogee Giants Western Association Andy Gilbert D Kingsport Cherokees Appalachian League Harold Kollar D Moultrie Giants Georgia–Florida League Richie Klaus D Big Stone Gap Rebels Mountain States League Len Cross D Statesville Owls North Carolina State League Ed Sokol and Bob Deese D Pauls Valley Raiders Sooner State League Louis Brower D Oshkosh Giants Wisconsin State League Dave GarciaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1952 New York Giants at Baseball Reference 1952 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:1952 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan