The 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers rebounded from the heartbreaking ending of

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to win the

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pennant by four games over the New York Giants. However, they dropped the

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in seven games to the

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. Led by Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson, and

Duke Snider Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (September 19, 1926 – February 27, 2011), nicknamed "the Silver Fox" and "the Duke of Flatbush", was an American professional baseball player. Primarily a center fielder, he spent most of his Major League Baseball (M ...

, the high-powered Brooklyn offense scored the most runs in the majors.

Offseason

* October 16, 1951: Don Nicholas was purchased from the Dodgers by the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

. * December 3, 1951: Toby Atwell was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Carmen Mauro. * December 6, 1951: Héctor Rodríguez was traded by the Dodgers to the

for Rocky Nelson.

Regular season

* July 24, 1952:

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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* May 10, 1952: Marion Fricano was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Athletics. * June 9, 1952:

Cal Abrams Calvin Ross Abrams (March 2, 1924 – February 25, 1997), nicknamed "Abie", was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1949 and 1956 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pira ...

was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Rudy Rufer and cash. * June 15, 1952:

Bud Podbielan Clarence Anthony Podbielan (March 6, 1924 – October 26, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1949–52), Cincinnati Reds/ Redlegs (1952–55 and 1957) and Cleveland Indians (1959). He was born ...

was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Bud Byerly and cash.Bud Podbielan page at Baseball Reference
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Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

1952 World Series

Game 1

October 1, 1952, at

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Game 2

October 2, 1952, at

Game 3

October 3, 1952, at

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in New York City

Game 4

October 4, 1952, at

in New York City

Game 5

October 5, 1952, at

in New York City

Game 6

October 6, 1952, at

Game 7

October 7, 1952, at

Awards and honors

* National League Rookie of the Year **

Joe Black Joseph Black (February 8, 1924 – May 17, 2002) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league and Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs, and Washington Senators who became the first black pitcher to win a Wor ...

* TSN Rookie of the Year Award **

All-Stars

1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 19th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July ...

Roy Campanella Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor lea ...

starter ** Jackie Robinson starter **

Carl Furillo Carl Anthony Furillo (March 8, 1922 – January 21, 1989), nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), spending his entire career with the Brooklyn / ...

reserve ** Gil Hodges reserve ** Pee Wee Reese reserve **

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reserve **

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 William Loes (December 13, 1929 – July 15, 2010) was an American right-handed pitcher who spent eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1950, 1952–56), Baltimore Orioles (1956–59) and San Francis ...

* #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

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

1952 Brooklyn Dodgers uniformAcme Dodgers page

Retrosheet
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