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1952 American League Most Valuable Player Award
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The winner of the 1952 American League Most Valuable Player Award was Bobby Shantz of the Philadelphia Athletics.
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- † indicates playoff team
| Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | Philadelphia Athletics | 280 | 0.833 (336) | 16 | 96 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0.198 | 0.252 | 0.260 | 24 - 7 | 0 | 279.2 | 230 | 21 | 63 | 152 | 2.48 | ||
| Allie Reynolds | New York Yankees † | 183 | 0.545 (336) | 4 | 85 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0.153 | 0.200 | 0.176 | 20 - 8 | 6 | 244.1 | 194 | 10 | 97 | 160 | 2.06 | ||
| Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees † | 143 | 0.426 (336) | 3 | 549 | 94 | 171 | 23 | 87 | 4 | 75 | 111 | 0.311 | 0.394 | 0.530 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Yogi Berra | New York Yankees † | 104 | 0.310 (336) | 0 | 534 | 97 | 146 | 30 | 98 | 2 | 66 | 24 | 0.273 | 0.358 | 0.478 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Early Wynn | Cleveland Indians | 99 | 0.295 (336) | 0 | 99 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0.222 | 0.287 | 0.242 | 23 - 12 | 3 | 285.2 | 239 | 23 | 132 | 153 | 2.90 | ||
| Ferris Fain | Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 0.196 (336) | 0 | 538 | 82 | 176 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 105 | 26 | 0.327 | 0.438 | 0.429 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Nellie Fox | Chicago White Sox | 59 | 0.176 (336) | 1 | 648 | 76 | 192 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 0.296 | 0.334 | 0.366 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Bob Lemon | Cleveland Indians | 58 | 0.173 (336) | 0 | 124 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0.226 | 0.250 | 0.315 | 22 - 11 | 4 | 309.2 | 236 | 15 | 105 | 131 | 2.50 | ||
| Mike Garcia | Cleveland Indians | 52 | 0.155 (336) | 0 | 95 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0.137 | 0.180 | 0.168 | 22 - 11 | 4 | 292.1 | 284 | 9 | 87 | 143 | 2.37 | ||
| Al Rosen | Cleveland Indians | 51 | 0.152 (336) | 0 | 567 | 101 | 171 | 28 | 105 | 8 | 75 | 54 | 0.302 | 0.387 | 0.524 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Eddie Robinson | Chicago White Sox | 47 | 0.140 (336) | 0 | 594 | 79 | 176 | 22 | 104 | 2 | 70 | 49 | 0.296 | 0.382 | 0.466 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Larry Doby | Cleveland Indians | 46 | 0.137 (336) | 0 | 519 | 104 | 143 | 32 | 104 | 5 | 90 | 111 | 0.276 | 0.383 | 0.541 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Luke Easter | Cleveland Indians | 40 | 0.119 (336) | 0 | 437 | 63 | 115 | 31 | 97 | 1 | 44 | 84 | 0.263 | 0.337 | 0.513 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Phil Rizzuto | New York Yankees † | 33 | 0.098 (336) | 0 | 578 | 89 | 147 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 67 | 42 | 0.254 | 0.337 | 0.341 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Eddie Joost | Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | 0.060 (336) | 0 | 540 | 94 | 132 | 20 | 75 | 5 | 122 | 94 | 0.244 | 0.388 | 0.415 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Billy Goodman | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 0.054 (336) | 0 | 513 | 79 | 157 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 48 | 23 | 0.306 | 0.370 | 0.394 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Vic Raschi | New York Yankees † | 12 | 0.036 (336) | 0 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0.188 | 0.273 | 0.217 | 16 - 6 | 0 | 223.0 | 174 | 13 | 91 | 127 | 2.78 | ||
| Satchel Paige | St. Louis Browns | 12 | 0.036 (336) | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.128 | 0.150 | 0.128 | 12 - 10 | 10 | 138.0 | 116 | 5 | 57 | 91 | 3.07 | ||
| Jackie Jensen | New York Yankees † | 12 | 0.036 (336) | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.105 | 0.261 | 0.263 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Jackie Jensen | Washington Senators | 12 | 0.036 (336) | 0 | 570 | 80 | 163 | 10 | 80 | 17 | 63 | 40 | 0.286 | 0.360 | 0.407 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Dale Mitchell | Cleveland Indians | 11 | 0.033 (336) | 0 | 511 | 61 | 165 | 5 | 58 | 6 | 52 | 9 | 0.323 | 0.387 | 0.415 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Hank Bauer | New York Yankees † | 10 | 0.030 (336) | 0 | 553 | 86 | 162 | 17 | 74 | 6 | 50 | 61 | 0.293 | 0.355 | 0.463 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Gene Woodling | New York Yankees † | 10 | 0.030 (336) | 0 | 408 | 58 | 126 | 12 | 63 | 1 | 59 | 31 | 0.309 | 0.397 | 0.473 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Pete Runnels | Washington Senators | 8 | 0.024 (336) | 0 | 555 | 70 | 158 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 72 | 55 | 0.285 | 0.368 | 0.333 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Clint Courtney | St. Louis Browns | 7 | 0.021 (336) | 0 | 413 | 38 | 118 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 0.286 | 0.349 | 0.395 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Dick Gernert | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 0.018 (336) | 0 | 367 | 58 | 89 | 19 | 67 | 4 | 35 | 83 | 0.243 | 0.317 | 0.463 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Walt Dropo | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 0.015 (336) | 0 | 459 | 56 | 128 | 23 | 70 | 2 | 26 | 63 | 0.279 | 0.320 | 0.479 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Walt Dropo | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 0.015 (336) | 0 | 132 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 0.265 | 0.331 | 0.470 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Saul Rogovin | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 0.012 (336) | 0 | 84 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0.202 | 0.247 | 0.274 | 14 - 9 | 1 | 231.2 | 224 | 14 | 79 | 121 | 3.85 | ||
| Sammy White | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 0.012 (336) | 0 | 381 | 35 | 107 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 0.281 | 0.310 | 0.423 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Billy Pierce | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 91 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0.187 | 0.237 | 0.198 | 15 - 12 | 1 | 255.1 | 214 | 12 | 79 | 144 | 2.57 | ||
| Johnny Sain | New York Yankees † | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 71 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.268 | 0.297 | 0.394 | 11 - 6 | 7 | 148.1 | 149 | 15 | 38 | 57 | 3.46 | ||
| Bobby Young | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 575 | 59 | 142 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 56 | 48 | 0.247 | 0.314 | 0.325 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Bobby Avila | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 0.009 (336) | 0 | 597 | 102 | 179 | 7 | 45 | 12 | 67 | 36 | 0.300 | 0.371 | 0.415 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Joe Collins | New York Yankees † | 2 | 0.006 (336) | 0 | 428 | 69 | 120 | 18 | 59 | 4 | 55 | 47 | 0.280 | 0.364 | 0.481 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Bob Porterfield | Washington Senators | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 79 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.190 | 0.210 | 0.228 | 13 - 14 | 0 | 231.1 | 222 | 7 | 85 | 80 | 2.72 | ||
| Connie Marrero | Washington Senators | 1 | 0.003 (336) | 0 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.079 | 0.108 | 0.079 | 11 - 8 | 0 | 184.1 | 175 | 9 | 53 | 77 | 2.88 | ||
| Preceded by 1951 |
Most Valuable Player Award National 1952 |
Succeeded by 1953 |
