1952 National League
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The 1952 season of the National League was the seventy-seventh season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 155 | 96 | 57 | 2 | .619 | -.- | 775 (5.00) | 603 (3.89) | 0.262 | 0.345 | 0.399 | 3.53 | 0.982 |
| 2 | New York Giants | 154 | 92 | 62 | 0 | .597 | 4.5 | 722 (4.69) | 639 (4.15) | 0.256 | 0.325 | 0.399 | 3.59 | 0.974 |
| 3 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 88 | 66 | 0 | .571 | 8.5 | 677 (4.40) | 630 (4.09) | 0.267 | 0.335 | 0.391 | 3.66 | 0.977 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 87 | 67 | 0 | .565 | 9.5 | 657 (4.27) | 552 (3.58) | 0.260 | 0.330 | 0.376 | 3.07 | 0.975 |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 77 | 77 | 1 | .497 | 19.5 | 628 (4.05) | 631 (4.07) | 0.264 | 0.318 | 0.383 | 3.58 | 0.976 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 69 | 85 | 0 | .448 | 27.5 | 615 (3.99) | 659 (4.28) | 0.249 | 0.312 | 0.366 | 4.01 | 0.982 |
| 7 | Boston Braves | 155 | 64 | 89 | 2 | .413 | 32.0 | 569 (3.67) | 651 (4.20) | 0.233 | 0.298 | 0.343 | 3.78 | 0.975 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 42 | 112 | 1 | .271 | 54.5 | 515 (3.32) | 793 (5.12) | 0.231 | 0.297 | 0.331 | 4.65 | 0.970 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The National League won the nineteenth midsummer classic at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, July 8, 1952 by a score of 3 to 2 after the game went only 5 innings before being called due to rain. The league's manager was Leo Durocher.
Postseason[edit]
In the World Series, the National League champion Brooklyn Dodgers were defeated by the American League's New York Yankees, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Hank Sauer, an outfielder with the Chicago Cubs. In the award's voting, he had 226 out of a possible 336 points and 8 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Joe Black, a pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the award's voting, he had 19 out of a possible 24 points and 19 first place votes.
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The eleventh annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 21 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's Chicago Cubs lost to the Cleveland Indians of the American League by a score of 4 to 2.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Lee Ballanfant
- Al Barlick
- Dusty Boggess
- Jocko Conlan
- Frank Dascoli
- Augie Donatelli
- Bill Engeln
- Larry Goetz
- Artie Gore
- Tom Gorman
- Augie Guglielmo
- Bill Jackowski
- Lou Jorda
- Babe Pinelli
- Scotty Robb
- Frank Secory
- Bill Stewart
- Lon Warneke
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