More 1952 Baseball Season Highlights
Check out more 1952 baseball season highlights, including several no-hitters by Virgil Trucks and changes in management and players among several teams:
- Rogers Hornsby is hired by Bill Veeck to manage the Browns, he is soon fired, and is then hired by the Reds.
- The National League wins the All-Star Game 3-2 at Philadelphia.
- Joe Black is named 1952 National League Rookie of the Year.
- Philadelphia's Harry Byrd is the American League ROTY.
- Virgil Trucks of Detroit no-hits Washington 1-0 on May 15.
- Trucks no-hits the Yankees 1-0 on August 25.
- Virgil Trucks goes just 5-19 overall.
- Tiger pitcher Fred Hutchinson is named team manager. He becomes the last pitcher to serve as player/manager.
- On May 21, a record 19 straight Dodgers reach base safely vs. the Reds in the first inning.
- Brooklyn's Carl Erskine no-hits the Cubs on June 19.
- Walt Dropo ties a major league record with 12 hits in 12 consecutive at-bats.
- On August 6, the Browns' Satchel Paige, at age 47, shuts out Detroit 1-0 in 12 innings.
- Cardinal Peanuts Lowrey collects a major league record seven straight pinch hits.
- Cleveland's Larry Doby tops the American League in runs (104), homers (32), and slugging (.541).
- Cleveland's Al Rosen leads the American League in RBI (105), total bases (297), and runs produced (178).
- Allie Reynolds paces the American League in ERA (2.07) and Ks (160).
- Cleveland's Jim Fridley goes 6-for-6 on April 29.
- The Hall of Fame inducts Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner.
- The Braves draw only 281,278 in their last year in Boston.
- The Tigers finish last for the first time in their history and post their worst won-loss record ever (50-104).
- On June 13, Ron Necciai of Bristol of the Appalachian League throws a no-hitter and fans 27 batters.
- Giant Monte Irvin breaks an ankle in spring training -- he never regains his old ability.
- Toby Atwell of the Cubs is the first National Leaguer to catch 100 games as a rookie.
- Bob Neighbors, ex-Browns shortstop, is the only former major leaguer to be killed in action in the Korean War.
- Yankee Phil Rizzuto leads the majors in sacrifice hits a record fourth straight year.
- Philly's Eddie Joost has 100 or more walks for the sixth straight year.
- The Yankees trade four players to Cincinnati for Ewell Blackwell to give them help in the pennant stretch.
- The Yankees trade Jackie Jensen and three other players for Irv Noren and Tommy Upton.
- Pee Wee Reese leads the major league in steals with 30.
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