1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg 1952 National League champions National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 96 57 y 1st Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith Walter O'Malley Buzzie Bavasi Chuck Dressen WOR-TV WMGMRed Barber, Connie Desmond, Vin Scully The 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 63rd season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. The team rebounded from the heartbreaking ending of 1951 to win the National League pennant by four games over the New York Giants. However, they dropped the World Series in seven games to the New York Yankees. Led by Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson, and Duke Snider, the high-powered Brooklyn offense scored the most runs in the majors. This was the first year that the ballclub had red uniform numbers on the lower left front of their white home jerseys which was originally planned for the previous year's Fall Classic for which they failed to qualify.Radom, Todd. "The Tale of the Dodgers' Red Uniform Numbers and the 'Shot Heard 'Round the World,'" Todd Radom Design, Tuesday 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2026. Offseason October 16, 1951: Don Nicholas was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago White Sox.Don Nicholas page at Baseball Reference December 3, 1951: Toby Atwell was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Carmen Mauro.Toby Atwell page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1951: Héctor Rodríguez was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Rocky Nelson.Héctor Rodríguez page at Baseball Reference Regular season July 24, 1952: Duke Snider hit the 100th home run of his career. It was a walk-off version in the 11th inning off Frank Smith of the Cincinnati Reds.http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php Duke Snider at The Baseball Page May 7, 2006 March 4, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060304170320/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php dead Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Lineup # Name Position1 Pee Wee Reese SS3 Billy Cox 3B42 Jackie Robinson 2B39 Roy CampanellaC48 Andy Pafko LF4 Duke Snider CF14 Gil Hodges 1B6 Carl Furillo RF28 Preacher Roe P 1952 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Notable transactions May 10, 1952: Marion Fricano was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Athletics.Marion Fricano page at Baseball Reference June 9, 1952: Cal Abrams was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Rudy Rufer and cash.Cal Abrams page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1952: Bud Podbielan was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Bud Byerly and cash.Bud Podbielan page at Baseball Reference Roster 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers 49 Joe Black 12 Ralph Branca 17 Carl Erskine 18 Jim Hughes 23 Clyde King 41 Clem Labine 19 Joe Landrum 16 Ken Lehman 30 Billy Loes 45 Ray Moore 34 Ron Negray 40 Bud Podbielan 28 Preacher Roe 15 Johnny Rutherford 19 Johnny Schmitz 25 Chris Van Cuyk 46 Ben Wade Catchers 39 Roy Campanella 44 Steve Lembo 10 Rube Walker Infielders  9 Rocky Bridges  3 Billy Cox 14 Gil Hodges  2 Bobby Morgan 32 Rocky Nelson  1 Pee Wee Reese 42 Jackie Robinson Outfielders 32 Cal Abrams  5 Sandy Amorós  6 Carl Furillo 29 Tommy Holmes 48 Andy Pafko  8 George Shuba  4 Duke Snider 38 Dick Williams Manager  7 Charlie Dressen Coaches 22 Billy Herman 27 Cookie Lavagetto 47 George Pfister 31 Jake Pitler 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 Roy Campanella 128 468 126 .269 22 97 1B Gil Hodges 153 508 129 .254 32 102 2B Jackie Robinson 149 510 157 .308 19 75 3B Billy Cox Billy Cox (baseball) 116 455 118 .259 6 34 SS Pee Wee Reese 149 559 152 .272 6 58 LF Andy Pafko 150 551 158 .287 19 85 CF Duke Snider 144 534 162 .303 21 92 RF Carl Furillo 134 425 105 .247 8 59 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 George Shuba 94 256 78 .305 9 40 Bobby Morgan Bobby Morgan (baseball) 67 191 45 .236 7 16 Rube Walker 46 139 36 .259 1 19 Dick Williams 36 68 21 .309 0 11 Rocky Bridges 51 56 11 .196 0 2 Sandy Amorós 20 44 11 .250 0 3 Rocky Nelson 37 39 10 .256 0 3 Tommy Holmes 31 36 4 .111 0 1 Cal Abrams 10 10 2 .200 0 0 Steve Lembo 2 5 1 .200 0 1 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 Carl Erskine 33 206.2 14 6 2.70 131 Billy Loes 39 187.1 13 8 2.69 115 Ben Wade 37 180.0 11 9 3.60 118 Preacher Roe 27 158.2 11 2 3.12 83 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 Chris Van Cuyk 23 97.2 5 6 5.16 66 Johnny Rutherford Johnny Rutherford (baseball) 22 97.1 7 7 4.25 29 Clem Labine 25 77.0 8 4 5.14 43 Ralph Branca 16 61.0 4 2 3.84 26 Joe Landrum 9 38.0 1 3 5.21 17 Johnny Schmitz 10 33.1 1 1 4.32 11 Ray Moore Ray Moore (baseball) 14 28.1 1 2 4.76 11 Ken Lehman 4 15.1 1 2 5.28 7 Ron Negray 4 13.0 0 0 3.46 5 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 Joe Black 56 15 4 15 2.15 85 Clyde King 23 2 0 0 5.06 17 Jim Hughes Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher) 6 2 1 0 1.45 8 Bud Podbielan 3 0 0 0 18.00 1 1952 World Series 1952 World Series Game 1 October 1, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)001000010262Brooklyn (N)01000201x460W: 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) Game 2 October 2, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)0001150007100Brooklyn (N)001000000131W: Vic Raschi (1–0)  L: Carl Erskine (0–1)HR: NYY – Billy Martin (1) Game 3 October 3, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)0010100125110New York (A)010000011362W: Preacher Roe (1–0)   L: Ed Lopat (0–1)HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (1), Johnny Mize (1) Game 4 October 4, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)000000000041New York (A)00010001x241W: Allie Reynolds (1–1)   L: Joe Black (1–1)HR: NYY – Johnny Mize (2) Game 5 October 5, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team1234567891011RHEBrooklyn (N)010030100016100New York (A)00005000000551W: Carl Erskine (1–1)   L: Johnny Sain (0–1)HR: BRO – Duke Snider (2)    NYY – Johnny Mize (3) Game 6 October 6, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)000000210390Brooklyn (N)000001010281W: 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) Game 7 October 7, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)0001111004104Brooklyn (N)000110000281W: Allie Reynolds (2–1)  L: Joe Black (1–2)   S: Bob Kuzava (1)HR: NYY – Gene Woodling (1), Mickey Mantle (2) Awards and honors National League Rookie of the Year Joe Black TSN Rookie of the Year Award Joe Black All-Stars 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 TSN Major League All-Star Team Jackie Robinson League top five finishers Gil Hodges #2 in NL in walks (107) #3 in NL in home runs (32) #4 in NL in RBI (102) Billy Loes #4 in NL in ERA (2.69) Pee Wee Reese MLB leader in stolen bases (30) Jackie Robinson MLB leader in on-base percentage (.440) #3 in NL in runs scored (104) #3 in NL in stolen bases (24) #3 in NL in walks (106) #4 in NL in batting average (.308) Farm system AAA Montreal Royals International League Walter Alston AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Clay Bryant AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Bobby Bragan AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Ed Head A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League George Fallon A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Bill McCahan B Lancaster Red Roses Interstate League James Bivin B Miami Sun Sox Florida International League Max Macon B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League Ray Hathaway C Great Falls Electrics Pioneer League Lou Rochelli C Greenwood Dodgers Cotton States League Stan Wasiak C Santa Barbara Dodgers California League George Scherger D Hazard Bombers Mountain States League Mervin Dornburg D Hornell Dodgers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Doc Alexson D Ponca City Dodgers Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Boyd Bartley D Sheboygan Indians Wisconsin State League Joe Hauser D Valdosta Dodgers Georgia–Florida League John Angelone Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Category:National League champion seasons Category:1952 in sports in New York City Category:1950s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn