1952 New York Giants (MLB) season

1952 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local television	WPIX (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
Local radio	WMCA (Russ Hodges, Ernie Harwell)
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The 1952 New York Giants season was the franchise's 70th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 92-62 record, 4½ games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

• December 11, 1951: Eddie Stanky was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chuck Diering and Max Lanier.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	57	--	.627
New York Giants	92	62	4.5	.597
St. Louis Cardinals	88	66	8.5	.571
Philadelphia Phillies	87	67	9.5	.565
Chicago Cubs	77	77	19.5	.500
Cincinnati Reds	69	85	27.5	.448
Boston Braves	64	89	32	.418
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	112	54.5	.273

Record vs. opponents

1952 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	3–18–1	12–10	9–13	9–13	9–13	15–7–1	7–15
Brooklyn	18–3–1	—	13–9–1	17–5	8–14	10–12	19–3	11–11
Chicago	10–12	9–13–1	—	13–9	10–12	10–12	14–8	11–11
Cincinnati	13–9	5–17	9–13	—	6–16	10–12	16–6	10–12
New York	13–9	14–8	12–10	16–6	—	10–12	15–7	12–10
Philadelphia	13–9	12–10	12–10	12–10	12–10	—	16–6	10–12
Pittsburgh	7–15–1	3–19	8–14	6–16	7–15	6–16	—	5–17
St. Louis	15–7	11–11	11–11	12–10	10–12	12–10	17–5	—

Notable transactions

• May 17, 1952: Bill Howerton was selected off waivers by the Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]

Roster

1952 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 39 George Bamberger 38 Roger Bowman 26 Bill Connelly 17,40 Al Corwin 26 Hal Gregg 39 Jack Harshman 21 Jim Hearn 46 Larry Jansen 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo 42,37 Max Lanier 35 Sal Maglie 24 Mario Picone 30 George Spencer 49 Hoyt Wilhelm		Catchers  8 Ray Katt  5 Ray Noble  9 Wes Westrum  7 Sal Yvars Infielders 19 Alvin Dark 14 Bobby Hofman 25 Whitey Lockman 18 Bill Rigney  5 Daryl Spencer 23 Bobby Thomson 10 Davey Williams		Outfielders 28 Chuck Diering 12,37 Bob Elliott 33 Clint Hartung  8 Bill Howerton 20 Monte Irvin 24 Willie Mays 22 Don Mueller 38 Dusty Rhodes 16 Hank Thompson 40 George Wilson Other batters 26 Dick Wakefield		Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches  6 Freddie Fitzsimmons  3 Herman Franks  1 Frank Shellenback

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF	Elliott, BobBob Elliott	98	272	62	.228	10	35

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes	67	176	44	.250	10	36
Diering, ChuckChuck Diering	41	23	4	.174	0	2
Howerton, BillBill Howerton	11	15	1	.067	0	1
Noble, RayRay Noble	6	5	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lanier, MaxMax Lanier	37	137	7	12	3.94	37
Corwin, AlAl Corwin	21	67.2	6	1	2.66	36
Gregg, HalHal Gregg	16	36.1	0	1	4.71	13
Connelly, BillBill Connelly	11	31.2	5	0	4.55	22
Bowman, RogerRoger Bowman	2	3	0	0	12.00	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bamberger, GeorgeGeorge Bamberger	5	0	0	0	9.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Frank Genovese
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Hugh Poland
A	Jacksonville Tars	Sally League	Ben Geraghty
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	Ray Mueller
B	Sunbury Giants	Interstate League	Skeeter Scalzi and Jim Reggio
B	Knoxville Smokies	Tri-State League	Jack Aragón and Fred Gerken
C	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Charlie Fox
C	Muskogee Giants	Western Association	Andy Gilbert
D	Kingsport Cherokees	Appalachian League	Harold Kollar
D	Moultrie Giants	Georgia–Florida League	Richie Klaus
D	Big Stone Gap Rebels	Mountain States League	Len Cross
D	Statesville Owls	North Carolina State League	Ed Sokol and Bob Deese
D	Pauls Valley Raiders	Sooner State League	Louis Brower
D	Oshkosh Giants	Wisconsin State League	Dave Garcia

^[3]

Notes

1. Eddie Stanky at Baseball Reference
2. Bill Howerton at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1952 New York Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1952 New York Giants at Baseball Almanac