# 1952 International League season

The 1952 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 16 and September 25. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Rochester Red Wings won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Montreal Royals in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Ottawa Giants would be renamed the Ottawa Athletics as the club ended their affiliation with the New York Giants and became an affiliate with the Philadelphia Athletics.
* The Buffalo Bisons became an affiliate with the Detroit Tigers.

## Teams

1952 International League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Baltimore Orioles | Baltimore, Maryland | Philadelphia Phillies | Municipal Stadium |
| Buffalo Bisons | Buffalo, New York | Detroit Tigers | Offermann Stadium |
| Montreal Royals | Montreal, Quebec | Brooklyn Dodgers | Delorimier Stadium |
| Ottawa Athletics | Ottawa, Ontario | Philadelphia Athletics | Lansdowne Park |
| Rochester Red Wings | Rochester, New York | St. Louis Cardinals | Red Wing Stadium |
| Springfield Cubs | Springfield, Massachusetts | Chicago Cubs | Pynchon Park |
| Syracuse Chiefs | Syracuse, New York | None | MacArthur Stadium |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto, Ontario | St. Louis Browns | Maple Leaf Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Montreal Royals finished with the best record in the regular season for the second consecutive season.

### Standings

International League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Montreal Royals | 95 | 56 | .629 | – |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 88 | 66 | .571 | 8.5 |
| Rochester Red Wings | 80 | 74 | .519 | 16.5 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18.5 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 71 | 83 | .461 | 25.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 84 | .455 | 26.5 |
| Ottawa Athletics | 65 | 85 | .433 | 29.5 |
| Springfield Cubs | 65 | 88 | .425 | 31 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Frank Carswell, Buffalo Bisons | .344 |
| H | Don Richmond, Rochester Red Wings | 190 |
| R | Jim Gilliam, Montreal Royals | 111 |
| 2B | Don Richmond, Rochester Red Wings | 40 |
| 3B | Don Hoak, Montreal Royals | 15 |
| HR | Frank Carswell, Buffalo Bisons | 30 |
| RBI | Ed Stevens, Toronto Maple Leafs | 113 |
| SB | John Metkovich, Ottawa Athletics | 23 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Bob Keegan, Syracuse Chiefs | 20 |
| L | Fred Martin, Rochester Red Wings Jocko Thompson, Baltimore Orioles | 14 |
| ERA | Marion Fricano, Ottawa Athletics | 2.26 |
| CG | Bob Keegan, Syracuse Chiefs | 27 |
| SHO | Bob Keegan, Syracuse Chiefs | 7 |
| SO | Duke Markell, Toronto Maple Leafs | 120 |
| IP | Bob Keegan, Syracuse Chiefs | 273.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Rochester Red Wings won their second Governors' Cup, defeating the Montreal Royals in six games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup |
| 1 | Montreal | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Toronto | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Toronto | 3 | 1 | Montreal | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Rochester | 4 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 0 | 3 | Rochester | 4 |
| 3 | Rochester | 4 | | | |

## Awards

Player awards :
| Award name | Recipient | Position |
| Most Valuable Player | Jim Gilliam, Montreal Royals | Second baseman |
| Rookie of the Year | Ray Jablonski, Rochester Red Wings | Shortstop |