1952 Brooklyn Dodgers
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[edit] 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers / Franchise: Los Angeles Dodgers / BR Team Page
Record: 96-57, Finished 1st in National League (1952 NL)
Won NL Pennant
Managed by Chuck Dressen
[edit] History, Comments, Contributions
The 1952 Dodgers won fewer games than the 1953 Dodgers, but they came closer to winning the World Series, being tied in the sixth inning of the seventh game.
1952 was Gil Hodges' year. He led the team with 32 home runs, 27 doubles, 102 RBI, 107 walks, and a .500 slugging percentage. Jackie Robinson had the highest batting average and scored the most runs.
No starter won more than 14 games, although reliever Joe Black went 15-4 with 15 saves.
Black was Rookie of the Year, Robinson led the league in OBP, Pee Wee Reese led the league in stolen bases, and seven Brooklyn players were named to the All-Star team.
[edit] World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 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 |
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[edit] Further Reading
- Roger Kahn: The Boys of Summer, Perennial Classics, Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2000, pp. 117-159 (originally published in 1972)
- Rudy Marzano: The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers: A History, 1950-1957, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2008.
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