1952 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1952 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1952 in baseball.

The 1952 Major League Baseball season. The Braves were playing their final season in Boston, before the team relocated to Milwaukee the following year, thus, ending fifty seasons without any MLB team changing addresses.

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  • Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics, P (AL)
  • Hank Sauer, Chicago Cubs, OF (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Harry Byrd, Philadelphia Athletics, P (AL)
  • Joe Black, Brooklyn Dodgers, P (NL)
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Robin Roberts, Philadelphia Phillies, P
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Eddie Stanky, St. Louis Cardinals

Statistical leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Ferris Fain PHA .327 Stan Musial STL .336 HR Larry Doby CLE 32 Ralph Kiner PIT Hank Sauer CHC 37 RBI Al Rosen CLE 105 Hank Sauer CHC 121 Wins Bobby Shantz PHA 24 Robin Roberts PHI 28 ERA Allie Reynolds NYY 2.06 Hoyt Wilhelm NYG 2.43 SO Allie Reynolds NYY 160 Warren Spahn BSN 183 SV Harry Dorish CHW 11 Al Brazle STL 16 SB Minnie Miñoso CHW 22 Pee Wee Reese BRO 30

Events

• June 22 – Boston Braves player Sid Gordon hits a two-run homer over the left field fence at Braves Field. His homer won Gordon the prize of a 100-pound bear cub for being the first Braves player to homer on "State of Maine Day". After the game, Gordon was presented with the animal in the Braves clubhouse.
• August 23 – Bob Elliott of the New York Giants is ejected for arguing a strike call during an at-bat against the St Louis Cardinals at Sportsman's Park. Bobby Hofman completes Elliott's at-bat. Hofman strikes out and is also ejected for arguing.

External links

• 1952 season at Baseball-Reference.com