The 1952 New York Yankees 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 their home games 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. It was also the first season that the Yankees aired their games exclusively on WPIX -TV which would last until the end of the 1998 season.
Offseason [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1952 American League Records
Sources:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
NYY
PHI
STL
WSH
Boston
—
12–10
9–13
16–6
8–14
12–10
11–11
8–14
Chicago
10–12
—
8–14–1
17–5
8–14
11–11
14–8
13–9–1
Cleveland
13–9
14–8–1
—
16–6
10–12
13–9
15–7
12–10
Detroit
6–16
5–17
6–16
—
9–13
5–17–1
8–14
11–11–1
New York
14–8
14–8
12–10
13–9
—
13–9
14–8
15–7
Philadelphia
10–12
11–11
9–13
17–5–1
9–13
—
14–8
9–13
St. Louis
11–11
8–14
7–15
14–8
8–14
8–14
—
8–14–1
Washington
14–8
9–13–1
10–12
11–11–1
7–15
13–9
14–8–1
—
Notable transactions [ edit ]
1952 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ]
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
Noren, Irv Irv Noren
93
272
65
.235
5
21
Mize, Johnny Johnny Mize
78
137
36
.263
4
29
Brown, Bobby Bobby Brown
29
89
22
.247
1
14
Cerv, Bob Bob Cerv
36
87
21
.241
1
8
Silvera, Charlie Charlie Silvera
20
55
18
.327
0
11
Coleman, Jerry Jerry Coleman
11
42
17
.405
0
4
Carey, Andy Andy Carey
16
40
6
.150
0
1
Brideweser, Jim Jim Brideweser
42
38
10
.263
0
2
Hopp, Johnny Johnny Hopp
15
25
4
.160
0
2
Segrist, Kal Kal Segrist
13
23
1
.043
0
1
Babe, Loren Loren Babe
12
21
2
.095
0
0
Jensen, Jackie Jackie Jensen
7
19
2
.105
0
2
Houk, Ralph Ralph Houk
9
6
2
.333
0
0
Wilson, Archie Archie Wilson
3
2
1
.500
0
1
Keller, Charlie Charlie Keller
2
1
0
.000
0
0
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
World series [ edit ]
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
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
Awards and honors [ edit ]
All-Star Game
Farm system [ edit ]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Joplin, McAlester [ 4]
References [ edit ]
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