New York Giants Yearbook, 1952
date: label: Date made
content: 1952
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: publisher
content: Big League Books
label: editor
content: Schumacher, Garry
label: associated institution
content: New York Giants
label: depicted
content: Durocher, Leo
label: maker
content: Big League Books
notes: label: Description
content: New York Giants yearbook for the 1952 season.
label: Description
content: In 1952, the Giants, led by manager Leo Durocher went 92-62, finishing second place in the National League. That season, first baseman Whitely Lockman, third baseman Bobby Thompson, pitchers Jim Hearn and Sam Maglie, catcher Wes Westrum, shortstop Alvin Dark and Outfielder Monte Irvin were selected for the National League All-Star team.
label: Description
content: 1952 was also notable for the prolonged absence of outfielder Willie Mays, the past year's National League Rookie of the Year, who was called to military service after 34 games.
label: Description
content: The cover references the Giants surprising late season heroics the pervious year, coined <i>The MIracle of Coogan's Bluff</i> by sports columnist Red Smith, leading to the team's winning of the National League pennant.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.100
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.100
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Yearbook
label: Object Name
content: yearbook, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/2 in x 11 in; 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm