1952 Brooklyn Dodgers

1952 Brooklyn Dodgers / Franchise: Los Angeles Dodgers / BR Team Page

Record: 96-57-2, Finished 1st in National League (1952 NL)

Clinched Pennant: September 23, 1952, vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Managed by Chuck Dressen

Coaches: Billy Herman, Cookie Lavagetto and Jake Pitler

Ballpark: Ebbets Field

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers won fewer games than the 1953 team, but they came closer to winning the World Series, being tied in the 6th inning of the seventh game before falling to the New York Yankees once again.

1952 was Gil Hodges' year. He led the team with 32 home runs, 27 doubles, 102 RBI, 107 walks, and a .500 slugging percentage. Jackie Robinson had the highest batting average and scored the most runs. Robinson led the National League in OBP, Pee Wee Reese led the league in stolen bases, and seven Brooklyn players were named to the All-Star team.

No starter won more than 14 games, although reliever Joe Black went 15-4 with 15 saves. Black was the NL Rookie of the Year.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Preacher Roe and Duke Snider
• NL Rookie of the Year Award: Joe Black

World Series

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

Further Reading

• Roger Kahn: The Boys of Summer, Perennial Classics, Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2000, pp. 117-159 (originally published in 1972)
• Roger Kahn: The Era, 1947-1957: When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2002 (originally published in 1993). ISBN 0803278055
• Rudy Marzano: The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers: A History, 1950-1957, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7864-3006-2
• Roscoe McGowen: "Dodgers Clinch Pennant by Defeating Phils in Twilight Game", New York Times, September 24, 1952

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