Start date 1952 General manager George Weiss Owners Dan Topping, Del Webb | Manager Casey Stengel Local television WPIX | |
Local radio WINS (AM)
(Mel Allen, Bill Crowley, Art Gleeson) Similar 1953 New York Yankees, 1951 New York Yankees, 1949 New York Yankees, 1932 New York Yankees, 1922 New York Yankees | ||
The 1952 New York Yankees season was the 50th season for the Yankees in New York and their 52nd overall, going back to their origins in Baltimore. The team finished with a record of 95–59, winning their 19th pennant, finishing 2 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games. This was their fourth consecutive World Series win, tying the record they had set during 1936–1937-1938–1939. It was also the first season that the Yankees aired their games exclusively on WPIX-TV which would last until the end of the 1998 season.
Contents
Offseason
Notable transactions
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
World series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Binghamton, Joplin, McAlester