1952 Brooklyn Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers finished with a record of 96-57. They scored 775 runs and belted 153 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Gil Hodges, who led the team with 32 home runs and 102 RBI. Duke Snider led the team with 162 hits for a .303 average.
The team allowed 603 runs and had a team ERA of 3.53. Joe Black led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 15 saves. Carl Erskine racked up 131 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rocky Bridges | 2B | 51 | 56 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .250 | .536 | .196 |
| Billy Cox | 3B | 116 | 455 | 56 | 118 | 6 | 34 | 10 | .301 | .338 | .639 | .259 |
| Gil Hodges | 1B | 153 | 508 | 87 | 129 | 32 | 102 | 2 | .386 | .500 | .886 | .254 |
| Bobby Morgan | 3B | 67 | 191 | 36 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 2 | .392 | .387 | .779 | .236 |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | 37 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .370 | .282 | .652 | .256 |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | 149 | 559 | 94 | 152 | 6 | 58 | 30 | .369 | .365 | .734 | .272 |
| Jackie Robinson | 2B | 149 | 510 | 104 | 157 | 19 | 75 | 24 | .440 | .465 | .905 | .308 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cal Abrams | OF | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Sandy Amoros | OF | 20 | 44 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .327 | .364 | .691 | .250 |
| Carl Furillo | OF | 134 | 425 | 52 | 105 | 8 | 59 | 1 | .304 | .351 | .655 | .247 |
| Tommy Holmes | OF | 31 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .139 | .339 | .111 |
| Andy Pafko | OF | 150 | 551 | 76 | 158 | 19 | 85 | 4 | .366 | .439 | .805 | .287 |
| George Shuba | OF | 94 | 256 | 40 | 78 | 9 | 40 | 1 | .395 | .465 | .860 | .305 |
| Duke Snider | OF | 144 | 534 | 80 | 162 | 21 | 92 | 7 | .368 | .494 | .862 | .303 |
| Dick Williams | OF | 36 | 68 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .329 | .397 | .726 | .309 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Roy Campanella | C | 128 | 468 | 73 | 126 | 22 | 97 | 8 | .352 | .453 | .805 | .269 |
| Steve Lembo | C | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Rube Walker | C | 46 | 139 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .304 | .338 | .642 | .259 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5266 | 775 | 1380 | 153 | 725 | 90 | .342 | .399 | .742 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Black | 56 | 2 | 142.3 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 15 | 85 | 41 | 2.15 | 1.005 | |||
| Ralph Branca | 16 | 7 | 61 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 3.84 | 1.197 | |||
| Carl Erskine | 33 | 26 | 206.7 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2 | 131 | 71 | 2.70 | 1.151 | |||
| Jim Hughes | 6 | 0 | 18.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1.45 | 1.444 | |||
| Clyde King | 23 | 0 | 42.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5.06 | 1.593 | |||
| Clem Labine | 25 | 9 | 77 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 43 | 47 | 5.14 | 1.597 | |||
| Joe Landrum | 9 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 5.21 | 1.474 | |||
| Ken Lehman | 4 | 3 | 15.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5.28 | 1.634 | |||
| Billy Loes | 39 | 21 | 187.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 1 | 115 | 71 | 2.69 | 1.201 | |||
| Ray Moore | 14 | 2 | 28.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 4.76 | 1.943 | |||
| Ron Negray | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.46 | 1.538 | |||
| Bud Podbielan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.00 | 3.500 | |||
| Preacher Roe | 27 | 25 | 158.7 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 0 | 83 | 39 | 3.12 | 1.273 | |||
| Johnny Rutherford | 22 | 11 | 97.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 4.25 | 1.295 | |||
| Johnny Schmitz | 10 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 4.32 | 1.411 | |||
| Chris Van Cuyk | 23 | 16 | 97.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 66 | 40 | 5.16 | 1.474 | |||
| Ben Wade | 37 | 24 | 180 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3 | 118 | 94 | 3.60 | 1.444 | |||
| Team Totals | 351 | 155 | 1399.3 | 96 | 57 | .627 | 24 | 773 | 544 | 3.53 | 1.314 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Gil Hodges | 153 |
| At Bats | Pee Wee Reese | 559 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pee Wee Reese | 660 |
| Batting Average | Jackie Robinson | .308 |
| On-Base % | Jackie Robinson | .440 |
| Slugging % | Gil Hodges | .500 |
| OPS | Jackie Robinson | .905 |
| Runs | Jackie Robinson | 104 |
| Hits | Duke Snider | 162 |
| Total Bases | Duke Snider | 264 |
| Doubles | Gil Hodges | 27 |
| Triples | Pee Wee Reese | 8 |
| Home Runs | Gil Hodges | 32 |
| RBI | Gil Hodges | 102 |
| Walks | Gil Hodges | 107 |
| Strikeouts | Gil Hodges | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | Pee Wee Reese | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Billy Cox | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pee Wee Reese | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Roy Campanella | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Black | 15 |
| Losses | Ben Wade | 9 |
| Saves | Joe Black | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Preacher Roe | .846 |
| ERA | Billy Loes | 2.69 |
| WHIP | Carl Erskine | 1.151 |
| Innings Pitched | Carl Erskine | 206.7 |
| Games | Joe Black | 56 |
| Games Started | Carl Erskine | 26 |
| Strikeouts | Carl Erskine | 131 |
| Complete Games | Carl Erskine | 10 |
| Shutouts | Carl Erskine and Billy Loes | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Carl Erskine | 836 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ben Wade | 72 |
| Hits Allowed | Carl Erskine | 167 |
| Walks Allowed | Ben Wade | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ben Wade | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Carl Erskine | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chris Van Cuyk | 5 |
