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1952 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Hank Sauer (HR, RBI)

Home Runs
  1. 1Hank SauerCHC37
  2. 2Ralph KinerPIT37
  3. 3Gil HodgesLAD32
Hits
  1. 1Stan MusialSTL194
  2. 2Nellie FoxCWS192
  3. 3Red SchoendienstSTL188
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Hank SauerCHC121
  2. 2Bobby ThomsonSF108
  3. 3Del EnnisPHI107
Runs
  1. 1Solly HemusSTL105
  2. 2Stan MusialSTL105
  3. 3Jackie RobinsonLAD104
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Pee Wee ReeseLAD30
  2. 2Sam JethroeATL28
  3. 3Jackie RobinsonLAD24
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Warren SpahnATL183
  2. 2Allie ReynoldsNYY160
  3. 3Bob RushCHC157
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Robin RobertsPHI28
  2. 2Bobby ShantzATH24
  3. 3Early WynnCLE23
Saves
  1. 1Al BrazleSTL16
  2. 2Joe BlackLAD15
  3. 3Dutch LeonardCHC11

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Al RosenBAT17.2
  2. 2Hank SauerBAT17.2
  3. 3Stan MusialBAT17.1
  4. 4Larry DobyBAT17
  5. 5Jackie RobinsonBAT16.3
  6. 6Ralph KinerBAT16.2
  7. 7Gil HodgesBAT15.9
  8. 8Robin RobertsPITCH15.7
  9. 9Mickey MantleBAT15.6
  10. 10Walt DropoBAT15.4
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Eddie Mathews3B248.2
  2. 2Hoyt WilhelmP244
  3. 3Stu MillerP144.9
  4. 4Dick HallP132.4
  5. 5Ron KlineP126.6
  6. 6Harvey KuennSS123
  7. 7Harvey HaddixP121.5
  8. 8Bill HenryP121

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Charlie KellerLF121.8
  2. 2Lou BoudreauSS117.7
  3. 3Al BentonP107
  4. 4Tommy HolmesRF98.8
  5. 5Johnny HoppCF88.6
  6. 6Tom FerrickP77.5
  7. 7Joe HaynesP71.7
  8. 8Pete ReiserCF66.8

Teams · 16

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Los Angeles Dodgers96-57264.3Jackie RobinsonPlayoffs
New York Yankees95-59228.5Mickey MantlePlayoffs
Cleveland Indians93-61226.3Al Rosen
San Francisco Giants92-62262.1Bobby Thomson
St. Louis Cardinals88-66247.4Stan Musial
Philadelphia Phillies87-67237.4Robin Roberts
Chicago White Sox81-73235.8Eddie Robinson
Athletics79-75179.1Gus Zernial
Minnesota Twins78-76139.9Mickey Vernon
Chicago Cubs77-77229.2Hank Sauer
Boston Red Sox76-78163Billy Goodman
Cincinnati Reds69-85156.1Ted Kluszewski
Atlanta Braves64-89207.2Warren Spahn
Baltimore Orioles64-90145.6Satchel Paige
Detroit Tigers50-104135.9Ted Gray
Pittsburgh Pirates42-112143.2Ralph Kiner

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.