1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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.

Offseason

October 16, 1951: Don Nicholas was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago White Sox.
December 3, 1951: Toby Atwell was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Carmen Mauro.
December 6, 1951: HÃÂ©ctor RodrÃÂguez was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Rocky Nelson.

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.

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

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 Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 2

October 2, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 3

October 3, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 4

October 4, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 5

October 5, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 6

October 6, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 7

October 7, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Awards and honors

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)