1952 New York Yankees

1952 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1952 Uniform
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1952 Information
Owner(s)	Dan Topping and Del Webb
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1952 New York Yankees

1952 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 95-59 Finished 1st in American League (1952 AL)

Clinched Pennant: September 26, 1952, At Philadelphia Athletics

World Series Champs

Managed by Casey Stengel

Coaches: Frankie Crosetti, Bill Dickey and Jim Turner

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1952 New York Yankees played the 50th season in team history in New York and their 52nd overall, going back to their origins in Baltimore, MD. 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 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 1936-1939.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Gil McDougald, Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds and Phil Rizzuto

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

• John Drebinger: Yankees Clinch Fourth Straight Pennant by Beating in Night Game", New York Times, September 27, 1952, Pg. 20
• Sol Gittleman: Reynolds, Raschi and Lopat: New York's Big Three and the Great Yankee Dynasty of 1949-1953, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
• 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

External links

• 1952 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com