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Jamee999 · 12-14-2019, 09:23 PM

1952

Changes

Take [team] 5*SS money - Montreal was fined $260,000.
Change hits (smaller) - Hitting will now be even harder than before. (This may really throw things into chaos.)
Historic relocation - The Newark Bears relocated to become the San Diego Padres. The Padres will move to the NL West, the Phillies will take their place in the NL East, and the NL Central will have four teams.

Off-Season
- Shortstop Lou Boudreau moved from Houston to Washington.
- Veteran third baseman Bob Elliott signed with Houston.
- Russian ace Victor Starffin signed on with the Baltimore Orioles.
- Hal Trosky signed with the Detroit Tigers.
- Veteran Ted Williams joined the New York Yankees on a minor league deal.

American League East
Washington Senators (90-64)
Baltimore Orioles (87-67)
Philadelphia Athletics (76-78)
Boston Red Sox (71-83)
New York Yankees (69-85)
American League Central
Cleveland Indians (87-67)
Detroit Tigers (86-68)
Chicago White Sox (77-77)
Minnesota Twins (68-86)
Akron Aeros (54-100)
American League West
Kansas City Royals (102-52)
California Angels (82-72)
San Francisco Seals (65-89)
St. Louis Browns (64-90)

AL MVP: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco)
AL CYA: Marv Breuer (Washington) (3rd award)
AL ROY: Eddie Mathews (Minnesota)

National League East
Montreal Expos (83-71)
New York Giants (79-75)
Brooklyn Dodgers (77-77)
Philadelphia Phillies (76-78)
Boston Braves (75-79)
National League Central
Durham Bulls (76-78)
Louisville Colonels (74-80)
Pittsburgh Pirates (62-92)
Cincinnati Reds (51-103)
National League West
St. Louis Cardinals (97-57)
Milwaukee Brewers (91-63)
Chicago Cubs (86-68)
Houston Astros (80-74)
San Diego Padres (71-83)

NL MVP: Duke Snider (Philadelphia)
NL MOP: Fred Hutchinson (Houston)
NL ROY: Harvey Haddix (Montreal)

Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) .203, Joe Adcock (Milwaukee) .171
Home Runs: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) 51, Ralph Kiner (Philadelphia) 49
Runs Batted In: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) / Eddie Robinson (California) 98, Duke Snider (Philadelphia) 79
Stolen Bases: Jim Busby (Chicago) 31, Harry Hooper Jr. (Montreal) 31
WAR: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) 15.5, Duke Snider (Philadelphia) 12.1

Wins: Bob Carpenter (Kansas City) 24, Fred Hutchinson (Houston) 21
ERA: Marv Breuer (Washington) 0.92, Fred Hutchinson (Houston) 0.72
Strikeouts: Curt Simmons (Minnesota) 154, Ewell Blackwell (Brooklyn) 212
Saves: Lefty West (Detroit) 28, Dick Mauney (Durham) 33
WAR: Marv Breuer (Washington) 16.1, Ewell Blackwell (Brooklyn) 15.5

Notes
- Mickey Mantle won the Triple Crown, but his Seals still finished 37 games off the pace in the AL West.
- Eight games separated best from worst in the NL East. The Giants lost their last three games of the season, and fell below the Expos.
- The Bulls won their division despite having only the 8th best record in the National League.

Achievements & Milestones
- Ralph Kiner (Phillies) and Yogi Berra (Kansas City) hit three homers in a game.
- Eddie Lopat (Braves) threw perfect games less than a month apart.
- Curt Simmons (Minnesota) also threw a perfecto, while Marv Breuer (Washington) and Al Milnar (Phillies) each threw one on the same day.
- Jim Tabor (NY Giants, 35), Ralph Kiner (Phillies, 29), and Ron Northey (White Sox, 32) hit their 300th home runs.
- Max West (Baltimore, 35) and Vern Stephens (Athletics, 31) passed 400 homers.
- Hank Sauer (Cardinals, 35) joined the 500 home run club.
- Joe DiMaggio (Louisville, 37) became the third man to hit 800 home runs, alongside Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx.
- Mickey Harris (White Sox, 35), Johnny Rigney (Cincinnati, 37), Fred Hutchinson (Houston, 33), Johnny Schmitz (Detroit, 31), and Tex Hughson (Montreal, 36) all won their 200th games.
- Paul Dean (Cubs, 40) and Marv Breuer (Washington, 38) passed 250 wins.

Division Series
- Kansas City defeated Baltimore, 3 games to 0.
- Washington defeated Cleveland, 3 games to 0.
- St. Louis defeated Durham, 3 games to 2.
- Montreal defeated Milwaukee, 3 games to 2.
- The Expos won Game One with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the eleventh inning, to take a 1-0 win.
- Game Four of the Brewers-Expos series was a marathon, as the Brewers sealed the win in the bottom of the seventeenth frame.
- Johnny Lindell (St. Louis) hit a walk-off hit to win Game One.
- Johnny Pesky (Durham) bashed a two-run hit, and the Bulls won Game Three, 7-6.
- Snuffy Stirnweiss (St. Louis) drove in five runs on two home runs.
- Robin Roberts (St. Louis) won Games One and Five.

ALCS
- Kansas City defeated Washington, 4 games to 3.
- Hank Behrman was the series MVP. The reliever threw 9.1 scoreless innings out of the pen, allowing just two hits.
- Kansas City only needed one hit to win Game Two. Yogi Berra clubbed a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning for a 1-0 Royals win.
- Hank Thompson (Kansas City) hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning of Game Five, powering KC to a 3-1 victory.
- Thompson hit three homers in the series.
- The Royals won the pennant
NLCS
- St. Louis defeated Montreal, 4 games to 3.
- Hank Sauer was the MVP. He was 6-24 with three homers and nine RBI.
- Harvey Haddix (Montreal) threw a shutout in Game Three, as the Expos won 3-0.
- Minnie Minoso (Montreal) hit the game-winning home run in Game Four, a 13th inning solo blast, giving the Expos a 4-3 win.
- Mike McCormick (St. Louis) hit the series-ending homer, a solo homer off Harvey Haddix, breaking a 0-0 tie in the tenth inning of Game Seven.
- Johnny Lindell (St. Louis) hit three home runs in the series.
- Russ Christopher and Dave Koslo both won two games for the Cardinals.
- The Cardinals won the pennant for the first time since 1905.

World Series
- St. Louis defeated Kansas City, 5 games to 2.
- Yogi Berra (Kansas City) won the MVP, despite being on the losing team. He was 9-28 with four homers and seven RBI.
- Jake Early (St. Louis) bashed a walk-off homer in the fourteenth inning of Game One, a 2-1 Cards win.
- Berra homered twice in Game Three, and the Royals won 6-2.
- Robin Roberts (St. Louis) came up big in Game Five, going the distance and allowing just a single hit as the Cardinals won 1-0.
- Johnny Lindell (St. Louis) had three homers and six RBI.
- The first interstate World Series since 1911. (Red Sox/Braves)
- The Cardinals previously won the World Series in 1903.

Retirements
- Johnny Babich. Workhorse ace who went 289-205 with a 122 ERA+, mostly for the Twins. Two All-Star games.
- Phil Cavarretta. Speedy outfielder who won five Gold Gloves and three All-Stars. 117 career OPS+, and a ring with the White Sox in 1946.
- Harry Eisenstat. Long-serving closer for the Cubs, who racked up 318 career saves and a 145 ERA+. Twice an All-Star.
- Schoolboy Rowe. Long-standing Yankees ace who twice led the AL in innings pitched. 304-206 record, 124 ERA+.
- Arky Vaughan. Outstanding offensive shortstop of his generation, winning nine Silver Sluggers. Twelve All-Star games and a 133 OPS+. Won a ring with Montreal in 1936.
- Johnny Vander Meer. Flame-throwing leftie who led his league in strikeouts four times. 110 career ERA+, two All-Star bids, and rings with the Twins in 1939 and the Giants in 1948.

Hall of Fame
DARRELL ELIJAH "CY" BLANTON
Starting Pitcher
Cincinnati Reds 1934, Detroit Tigers 1935-1945, Baltimore Orioles 1946-1947
3x AL CYA, NL MOP, NL ROY, WS, 8x AS
236-142, 2.02 ERA, 3841.2 IP, 1833 K, 149 ERA+, 136.3 WAR

ROBERT MOSES "LEFTY" GROVE
Starting Pitcher
Washington Senators 1925-1931, St. Louis Cardinals 1933-1934, Cleveland Indians 1935-1941, New York Yankees 1941, Milwaukee Brewers 1942, Nashville Sounds 1942, Dayton Angels 1943, Boston Red Sox 1943, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944, Boston Red Sox 1944
4x AL CYA, 7x AS, GG
263-189, 5 SV, 2.10 ERA, 4360.1 IP, 2304 K, 129 ERA+, 128.0 WAR

JOHN PRESTON "PETE" HILL
Center Fielder
Boston Red Sox 1901-1916, Providence Angels 1917, New Jersey Nationals 1917-1918, Boston Red Sox 1919, Brooklyn Dodgers 1920, St. Louis Cardinals 1921
5x AL MVP, 5x WS, 2x WS MVP, 7x AS, 11x GG, 6x SS
.290/.385/.394, 2335 H, 323 2B, 151 3B, 70 HR, 962 RBI, 1200 BB, 758 SB, 145 OPS+, 112.0 WAR

ROGERS HORNSBY
Second Baseman
Rochester Red Wings 1915-1916, Milwaukee Brewers 1917-1932, Brooklyn Dodgers 1933
9x AL MVP, WS, AL ROY, 13x AS, 4x GG, 13x SS
.307/.404/.546, 2379 H, 300 2B, 175 3B, 401 HR, 1342 RBI, 1266 BB, 182 SB, 199 OPS+, 113.2 WAR

Draft
- Cincinnati drafted catcher Ed Bailey first overall.
- Ernie Banks went second to Akron.
- Pittsburgh chose Al Kaline third.
- Al Smith was the fourth choice by the Browns.
- The Seals chose pitcher Connie Johnson at #5.

Fred Hutchinson was the NL MOP.

Mickey Mantle was AL MVP and Triple Crown winner.

12-14-2019, 09:23 PM	#69
Jamee999 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 769	1952 Changes Take [team] 5SS money* - Montreal was fined $260,000. Change hits (smaller) - Hitting will now be even harder than before. (This may really throw things into chaos.) Historic relocation - The Newark Bears relocated to become the San Diego Padres. The Padres will move to the NL West, the Phillies will take their place in the NL East, and the NL Central will have four teams. Off-Season - Shortstop Lou Boudreau moved from Houston to Washington. - Veteran third baseman Bob Elliott signed with Houston. - Russian ace Victor Starffin signed on with the Baltimore Orioles. - Hal Trosky signed with the Detroit Tigers. - Veteran Ted Williams joined the New York Yankees on a minor league deal. American League East Washington Senators (90-64) Baltimore Orioles (87-67) Philadelphia Athletics (76-78) Boston Red Sox (71-83) New York Yankees (69-85) American League Central Cleveland Indians (87-67) Detroit Tigers (86-68) Chicago White Sox (77-77) Minnesota Twins (68-86) Akron Aeros (54-100) American League West Kansas City Royals (102-52) California Angels (82-72) San Francisco Seals (65-89) St. Louis Browns (64-90) AL MVP: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) AL CYA: Marv Breuer (Washington) (3rd award) AL ROY: Eddie Mathews (Minnesota) National League East Montreal Expos (83-71) New York Giants (79-75) Brooklyn Dodgers (77-77) Philadelphia Phillies (76-78) Boston Braves (75-79) National League Central Durham Bulls (76-78) Louisville Colonels (74-80) Pittsburgh Pirates (62-92) Cincinnati Reds (51-103) National League West St. Louis Cardinals (97-57) Milwaukee Brewers (91-63) Chicago Cubs (86-68) Houston Astros (80-74) San Diego Padres (71-83) NL MVP: Duke Snider (Philadelphia) NL MOP: Fred Hutchinson (Houston) NL ROY: Harvey Haddix (Montreal) Statistical Leaders Batting Average: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) .203, Joe Adcock (Milwaukee) .171 Home Runs: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) 51, Ralph Kiner (Philadelphia) 49 Runs Batted In: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) / Eddie Robinson (California) 98, Duke Snider (Philadelphia) 79 Stolen Bases: Jim Busby (Chicago) 31, Harry Hooper Jr. (Montreal) 31 WAR: Mickey Mantle (San Francisco) 15.5, Duke Snider (Philadelphia) 12.1 Wins: Bob Carpenter (Kansas City) 24, Fred Hutchinson (Houston) 21 ERA: Marv Breuer (Washington) 0.92, Fred Hutchinson (Houston) 0.72 Strikeouts: Curt Simmons (Minnesota) 154, Ewell Blackwell (Brooklyn) 212 Saves: Lefty West (Detroit) 28, Dick Mauney (Durham) 33 WAR: Marv Breuer (Washington) 16.1, Ewell Blackwell (Brooklyn) 15.5 Notes - Mickey Mantle won the Triple Crown, but his Seals still finished 37 games off the pace in the AL West. - Eight games separated best from worst in the NL East. The Giants lost their last three games of the season, and fell below the Expos. - The Bulls won their division despite having only the 8th best record in the National League. Achievements & Milestones - Ralph Kiner (Phillies) and Yogi Berra (Kansas City) hit three homers in a game. - Eddie Lopat (Braves) threw perfect games less than a month apart. - Curt Simmons (Minnesota) also threw a perfecto, while Marv Breuer (Washington) and Al Milnar (Phillies) each threw one on the same day. - Jim Tabor (NY Giants, 35), Ralph Kiner (Phillies, 29), and Ron Northey (White Sox, 32) hit their 300th home runs. - Max West (Baltimore, 35) and Vern Stephens (Athletics, 31) passed 400 homers. - Hank Sauer (Cardinals, 35) joined the 500 home run club. - Joe DiMaggio (Louisville, 37) became the third man to hit 800 home runs, alongside Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx. - Mickey Harris (White Sox, 35), Johnny Rigney (Cincinnati, 37), Fred Hutchinson (Houston, 33), Johnny Schmitz (Detroit, 31), and Tex Hughson (Montreal, 36) all won their 200th games. - Paul Dean (Cubs, 40) and Marv Breuer (Washington, 38) passed 250 wins. Division Series - Kansas City defeated Baltimore, 3 games to 0. - Washington defeated Cleveland, 3 games to 0. - St. Louis defeated Durham, 3 games to 2. - Montreal defeated Milwaukee, 3 games to 2. - The Expos won Game One with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the eleventh inning, to take a 1-0 win. - Game Four of the Brewers-Expos series was a marathon, as the Brewers sealed the win in the bottom of the seventeenth frame. - Johnny Lindell (St. Louis) hit a walk-off hit to win Game One. - Johnny Pesky (Durham) bashed a two-run hit, and the Bulls won Game Three, 7-6. - Snuffy Stirnweiss (St. Louis) drove in five runs on two home runs. - Robin Roberts (St. Louis) won Games One and Five. ALCS - Kansas City defeated Washington, 4 games to 3. - Hank Behrman was the series MVP. The reliever threw 9.1 scoreless innings out of the pen, allowing just two hits. - Kansas City only needed one hit to win Game Two. Yogi Berra clubbed a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth inning for a 1-0 Royals win. - Hank Thompson (Kansas City) hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning of Game Five, powering KC to a 3-1 victory. - Thompson hit three homers in the series. - The Royals won the pennant NLCS - St. Louis defeated Montreal, 4 games to 3. - Hank Sauer was the MVP. He was 6-24 with three homers and nine RBI. - Harvey Haddix (Montreal) threw a shutout in Game Three, as the Expos won 3-0. - Minnie Minoso (Montreal) hit the game-winning home run in Game Four, a 13th inning solo blast, giving the Expos a 4-3 win. - Mike McCormick (St. Louis) hit the series-ending homer, a solo homer off Harvey Haddix, breaking a 0-0 tie in the tenth inning of Game Seven. - Johnny Lindell (St. Louis) hit three home runs in the series. - Russ Christopher and Dave Koslo both won two games for the Cardinals. - The Cardinals won the pennant for the first time since 1905. World Series - St. Louis defeated Kansas City, 5 games to 2. - Yogi Berra (Kansas City) won the MVP, despite being on the losing team. He was 9-28 with four homers and seven RBI. - Jake Early (St. Louis) bashed a walk-off homer in the fourteenth inning of Game One, a 2-1 Cards win. - Berra homered twice in Game Three, and the Royals won 6-2. - Robin Roberts (St. Louis) came up big in Game Five, going the distance and allowing just a single hit as the Cardinals won 1-0. - Johnny Lindell (St. Louis) had three homers and six RBI. - The first interstate World Series since 1911. (Red Sox/Braves) - The Cardinals previously won the World Series in 1903. Retirements - Johnny Babich. Workhorse ace who went 289-205 with a 122 ERA+, mostly for the Twins. Two All-Star games. - Phil Cavarretta. Speedy outfielder who won five Gold Gloves and three All-Stars. 117 career OPS+, and a ring with the White Sox in 1946. - Harry Eisenstat. Long-serving closer for the Cubs, who racked up 318 career saves and a 145 ERA+. Twice an All-Star. - Schoolboy Rowe. Long-standing Yankees ace who twice led the AL in innings pitched. 304-206 record, 124 ERA+. - Arky Vaughan. Outstanding offensive shortstop of his generation, winning nine Silver Sluggers. Twelve All-Star games and a 133 OPS+. Won a ring with Montreal in 1936. - Johnny Vander Meer. Flame-throwing leftie who led his league in strikeouts four times. 110 career ERA+, two All-Star bids, and rings with the Twins in 1939 and the Giants in 1948. Hall of Fame DARRELL ELIJAH "CY" BLANTON Starting Pitcher Cincinnati Reds 1934, Detroit Tigers 1935-1945, Baltimore Orioles 1946-1947 3x AL CYA, NL MOP, NL ROY, WS, 8x AS 236-142, 2.02 ERA, 3841.2 IP, 1833 K, 149 ERA+, 136.3 WAR ROBERT MOSES "LEFTY" GROVE Starting Pitcher Washington Senators 1925-1931, St. Louis Cardinals 1933-1934, Cleveland Indians 1935-1941, New York Yankees 1941, Milwaukee Brewers 1942, Nashville Sounds 1942, Dayton Angels 1943, Boston Red Sox 1943, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944, Boston Red Sox 1944 4x AL CYA, 7x AS, GG 263-189, 5 SV, 2.10 ERA, 4360.1 IP, 2304 K, 129 ERA+, 128.0 WAR JOHN PRESTON "PETE" HILL Center Fielder Boston Red Sox 1901-1916, Providence Angels 1917, New Jersey Nationals 1917-1918, Boston Red Sox 1919, Brooklyn Dodgers 1920, St. Louis Cardinals 1921 5x AL MVP, 5x WS, 2x WS MVP, 7x AS, 11x GG, 6x SS .290/.385/.394, 2335 H, 323 2B, 151 3B, 70 HR, 962 RBI, 1200 BB, 758 SB, 145 OPS+, 112.0 WAR ROGERS HORNSBY Second Baseman Rochester Red Wings 1915-1916, Milwaukee Brewers 1917-1932, Brooklyn Dodgers 1933 9x AL MVP, WS, AL ROY, 13x AS, 4x GG, 13x SS .307/.404/.546, 2379 H, 300 2B, 175 3B, 401 HR, 1342 RBI, 1266 BB, 182 SB, 199 OPS+, 113.2 WAR Draft - Cincinnati drafted catcher Ed Bailey first overall. - Ernie Banks went second to Akron. - Pittsburgh chose Al Kaline third. - Al Smith was the fourth choice by the Browns. - The Seals chose pitcher Connie Johnson at #5. Fred Hutchinson was the NL MOP. Mickey Mantle was AL MVP and Triple Crown winner. Last edited by Jamee999; 12-15-2019 at 01:43 PM.