A.L.

New York
95-59
2
1,629,665

1952 Champions

Team
W-L Record
Games Ahead
Attendance

N.L.

Brooklyn
96-57
4.5
1,088,704

* Pitches a lot of innings, gives up a lot. . .
  of homers and wins a lot of games in 1950s
* 300+ innings 6 times, tops NL 5 times
* Twenty-game winner six consecutive seasons 
* Pinpoint control: is 1st or 2nd in majors . . .
   in walks per 9 innings eight times
* Sporting News Pitcher of the year in . . .
   1952 (28-7, 2.59) and 1955 (23-14, 3.28)
* Edged out of '52 MVP by Hank Sauer
* 286 career victories