# 1952 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1952 followed the same rules as 1951. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted once by mail to select from major league players retired less than 25 year and elected two, Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner. Meanwhile, the Old-Timers Committee, with jurisdiction over earlier players and other figures, did not meet. A formal induction ceremony was held in Cooperstown, New York, on July 21, 1952, with Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick and National League president Warren Giles in attendance.

## BBWAA election

The 10-year members of the BBWAA had the authority to select any players active in 1927 or later, provided they had not been active in 1951. Voters were instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall.
A total of 234 ballots were cast, with 2,186 individual votes for 75 specific candidates, an average of 9.34 per ballot; 176 votes were required for election. The two candidates who received at least 75% of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics.
| Player | Votes | Percent | Change |
| Harry Heilmann | 203 | 86.8 | 0 19.1% |
| Paul Waner | 195 | 83.3 | 0 11.6% |
| Bill Terry | 155 | 66.2 | 0 0.7% |
| Dizzy Dean | 152 | 65.0 | 0 0.8% |
| Al Simmons | 141 | 60.3 | 0 9.0% |
| Bill Dickey | 139 | 59.4 | 0 7.2% |
| Rabbit Maranville | 133 | 56.8 | 0 8.1% |
| Dazzy Vance | 105 | 44.9 | 0 13.9% |
| Ted Lyons | 101 | 43.2 | 0 11.8% |
| Gabby Hartnett | 77 | 32.9 | 0 7.7% |
| Hank Greenberg | 75 | 32.1 | 0 2.5% |
| Chief Bender | 70 | 29.9 | 0 14.4% |
| Joe Cronin | 48 | 20.5 | 0 1.0% |
| Ray Schalk | 44 | 18.8 | 0 2.4% |
| Max Carey | 36 | 15.4 | 0 3.5% |
| Hank Gowdy | 34 | 14.5 | 0 3.0% |
| Ross Youngs | 34 | 14.5 | 0 0.5% |
| Pepper Martin | 31 | 13.2 | 0 4.8% |
| Zack Wheat | 30 | 12.8 | 0 4.4% |
| Lefty Gomez | 29 | 12.4 | 0 2.2% |
| Tony Lazzeri | 29 | 12.4 | 0 0.5% |
| Casey Stengel | 27 | 11.5 | 0 8.0% |
| Edd Roush | 24 | 10.3 | 0 1.0% |
| Hack Wilson | 21 | 9.0 | 0 0.3% |
| Chuck Klein | 19 | 8.1 | 0 1.5% |
| Lefty O'Doul | 19 | 8.1 | 0 2.3% |
| Bucky Harris | 12 | 5.1 | 0 1.1% |
| Waite Hoyt | 12 | 5.1 | 0 0.7% |
| Dave Bancroft | 11 | 4.7 | 0 0.7% |
| Duffy Lewis | 11 | 4.7 | 0 3.8% |
| Kiki Cuyler | 10 | 4.3 | 0 0.8% |
| Mel Harder | 10 | 4.3 | 0 3.9% |
| Steve O'Neill | 10 | 4.3 | 0 3.0% |
| Red Ruffing | 10 | 4.3 | 0 0.3% |
| Babe Adams | 9 | 3.8 | 0 1.5% |
| Red Faber | 9 | 3.8 | 0 0.3% |
| Burleigh Grimes | 9 | 3.8 | 0 1.6% |
| Dickey Kerr | 9 | 3.8 | 0 2.5% |
| Rube Marquard | 9 | 3.8 | 0 2.5% |
| Jim Bottomley | 7 | 3.0 | 0 0.3% |
| Jimmie Wilson | 7 | 3.0 | 0 2.1% |
| Charlie Grimm | 6 | 2.6 | 0 1.4% |
| Jimmy Dykes | 5 | 2.1 | 0 0.8% |
| Tommy Henrich | 4 | 1.7 | - |
| Red Rolfe | 4 | 1.7 | 0 1.0% |
| Everett Scott | 4 | 1.7 | 0 0.8% |
| Cy Williams | 4 | 1.7 | 0 1.4% |
| Babe Herman | 3 | 1.3 | 0 0.9% |
| Art Nehf | 3 | 1.3 | 0 0.5% |
| Eppa Rixey | 3 | 1.3 | 0 0.9% |
| Bucky Walters | 3 | 1.3 | - |
| Earl Averill | 2 | 0.9 | - |
| Wilbur Cooper | 2 | 0.9 | 0 0.5% |
| Al López | 2 | 0.9 | - |
| Dolf Luque | 2 | 0.9 | - |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | 2 | 0.9 | - |
| Eddie Rommel | 2 | 0.9 | 0 0.5% |
| Lloyd Waner | 2 | 0.9 | 0 0.5% |
| Ben Chapman | 1 | 0.4 | - |
| Earle Combs | 1 | 0.4 | - |
| Frankie Crosetti | 1 | 0.4 | - |
| Leo Durocher | 1 | 0.4 | - |
| Howard Ehmke | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Mike González | 1 | 0.4 | - |
| Chick Hafey | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Travis Jackson | 1 | 0.4 | 0 1.4% |
| Bob Meusel | 1 | 0.4 | - |
| Clyde Milan | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Hub Pruett | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Sam Rice | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Muddy Ruel | 1 | 0.4 | |
| George Selkirk | 1 | 0.4 | 0 0.5% |
| Billy Southworth | 1 | 0.4 | 0 1.4% |
| Billy Werber | 1 | 0.4 | - |
| Glenn Wright | 1 | 0.4 | |
Key to colors :
* Elected to the Hall. These individuals are also indicated in bold italics.
* Players who were elected in future elections. These individuals are also indicated in plain italics.