1952 Pacific Coast League season

The 1952 Pacific Coast League season was the 50th season in the league's history. it ended with the Hollywood Stars winning their first league championship in three seasons.

Final standings

Pennant winner in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Hollywood Stars	109	71	.606	--	Fred Haney	Pittsburgh Pirates
Oakland Oaks	104	76	.578	5	Mel Ott	None
Seattle Rainiers	96	84	.533	13	Bill Sweeney	None
Portland Beavers	92	88	.511	17	Clay Hopper	None
San Diego Padres	88	92	.489	21	Lefty O'Doul	None
Los Angeles Angels	87	93	.483	22	Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Seals	78	102	.433	31	Tom Heath	None
Sacramento Solons	66	114	.364	43	Joe Gordon	None

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Bob Boyd, Seattle, .320
• Runs Scored Carlos Bernier, Hollywood, 105
• Hits Artie Wilson, Seattle, 216
• Doubles Walt Judnich, Seattle, 41
• Triples Boyd, 18
• Home Runs Max West, Los Angeles, 35
• Runs Batted In Tookie Gilbert, Oakland, 118
• Stolen Bases Bernier, 65

Pitching

• Wins Johnny Lindell, Hollywood, 24
• Earned Run Average Red Adams, Portland, 2.17
• Complete Games Lindell, 26
• Shutouts Four tied with 5
• Strikeouts Lindell, 190

All-Star Team

• First Base Bob Boyd, Seattle
• Second Base Hank Schenz, Oakland
• Shortstop Artie Wilson, Seattle
• Third Base Lou Stringer, Hollywood and San Diego
• Outfield Carlos Bernier, Hollywood; Walt Judnich, Seattle; Joe Brovia, Portland
• Catcher Les Peden, Los Angeles
• Pitcher Johnny Lindell, Hollywood

References

• W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, eds.: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Baseball America, 1993.
• 1953 Baseball Guide
• 1953 PCL season for DMB by Stephen Davis

Related Sites

• BR Minors page