The 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the 63rd season for the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise in the MLB. The team rebounded from the heartbreaking ending of 1951 to win the National League pennant by four games over the New York Giants. However, they dropped the World Series in seven games to the New York Yankees. Led by Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson, and Duke Snider, the high-powered Brooklyn offense scored the most runs in the majors. This was the first year that the ballclub had red uniform numbers on the lower left front of their white home jerseys which was originally planned for the previous year's Fall Classic for which they failed to qualify.Radom, Todd. "The Tale of the Dodgers' Red Uniform Numbers and the 'Shot Heard 'Round the World,'" Todd Radom Design, Tuesday 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
Offseason October 16, 1951: Don Nicholas was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago White Sox.Don Nicholas page at Baseball Reference December 3, 1951: Toby Atwell was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Carmen Mauro.Toby Atwell page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1951: Héctor Rodríguez was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Rocky Nelson.Héctor Rodríguez page at Baseball Reference
Regular season July 24, 1952: Duke Snider hit the 100th home run of his career. It was a walk-off version in the 11th inning off Frank Smith of the Cincinnati Reds.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Lineup # Name Position1 Pee Wee Reese SS3 Billy Cox 3B42 Jackie Robinson 2B39 Roy CampanellaC48 Andy Pafko LF4 Duke Snider CF14 Gil Hodges 1B6 Carl Furillo RF28 Preacher Roe P 1952 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
Notable transactions May 10, 1952: Marion Fricano was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Athletics.Marion Fricano page at Baseball Reference June 9, 1952: Cal Abrams was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Rudy Rufer and cash.Cal Abrams page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1952: Bud Podbielan was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Bud Byerly and cash.Bud Podbielan page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 128 468 126 .269 22 97 1B 153 508 129 .254 32 102 2B 149 510 157 .308 19 75 3B 116 455 118 .259 6 34 SS 149 559 152 .272 6 58 LF 150 551 158 .287 19 85 CF 144 534 162 .303 21 92 RF 134 425 105 .247 8 59
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 94 256 78 .305 9 40 67 191 45 .236 7 16 46 139 36 .259 1 19 36 68 21 .309 0 11 51 56 11 .196 0 2 20 44 11 .250 0 3 37 39 10 .256 0 3 31 36 4 .111 0 1 10 10 2 .200 0 0 2 5 1 .200 0 1
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 33 206.2 14 6 2.70 131 39 187.1 13 8 2.69 115 37 180.0 11 9 3.60 118 27 158.2 11 2 3.12 83
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 23 97.2 5 6 5.16 66 22 97.1 7 7 4.25 29 25 77.0 8 4 5.14 43 16 61.0 4 2 3.84 26 9 38.0 1 3 5.21 17 10 33.1 1 1 4.32 11 14 28.1 1 2 4.76 11 4 15.1 1 2 5.28 7 4 13.0 0 0 3.46 5
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 56 15 4 15 2.15 85 23 2 0 0 5.06 17 6 2 1 0 1.45 8 3 0 0 0 18.00 1
1952 World Series
Game 1 October 1, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)001000010262Brooklyn (N)01000201x460W: Joe Black (1–0) L: Allie Reynolds (0–1)HR: NYY – Gil McDougald (1) BRO – Jackie Robinson (1), Duke Snider (1), Pee Wee Reese (1)
Game 2 October 2, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)0001150007100Brooklyn (N)001000000131W: Vic Raschi (1–0) L: Carl Erskine (0–1)HR: NYY – Billy Martin (1)
Game 3 October 3, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)0010100125110New York (A)010000011362W: Preacher Roe (1–0) L: Ed Lopat (0–1)HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (1), Johnny Mize (1)
Game 4 October 4, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHEBrooklyn (N)000000000041New York (A)00010001x241W: Allie Reynolds (1–1) L: Joe Black (1–1)HR: NYY – Johnny Mize (2)
Game 5 October 5, 1952, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team1234567891011RHEBrooklyn (N)010030100016100New York (A)00005000000551W: Carl Erskine (1–1) L: Johnny Sain (0–1)HR: BRO – Duke Snider (2) NYY – Johnny Mize (3)
Game 6 October 6, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)000000210390Brooklyn (N)000001010281W: Vic Raschi (2–0) L: Billy Loes (0–1) S: Allie Reynolds (1)HR: NYY – Yogi Berra (2), Mickey Mantle (1) BRO – Duke Snider (3, 4)
Game 7 October 7, 1952, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Team123456789RHENew York (A)0001111004104Brooklyn (N)000110000281W: Allie Reynolds (2–1) L: Joe Black (1–2) S: Bob Kuzava (1)HR: NYY – Gene Woodling (1), Mickey Mantle (2)
Awards and honors National League Rookie of the Year Joe Black TSN Rookie of the Year Award Joe Black
All-Stars 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Roy Campanella starter Jackie Robinson starter Carl Furillo reserve Gil Hodges reserve Pee Wee Reese reserve Preacher Roe reserve Duke Snider reserve TSN Major League All-Star Team Jackie Robinson
League top five finishers Gil Hodges #2 in NL in walks (107) #3 in NL in home runs (32) #4 in NL in RBI (102)
Billy Loes #4 in NL in ERA (2.69)
Pee Wee Reese MLB leader in stolen bases (30)
Jackie Robinson MLB leader in on-base percentage (.440) #3 in NL in runs scored (104) #3 in NL in stolen bases (24) #3 in NL in walks (106) #4 in NL in batting average (.308)
Farm system
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet