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NOVEMBER
1952

Wednesday, November 12th

IN THE NEWS: The baseball writers name Philadelphia P Bobby Shantz as the American League MVP. He was 24-7 for the 79-75 A's.

The White Sox place OF Jim Rivera on a one-year probation after he is cleared of a rape charge.

Wednesday, November 19th

IN THE NEWS: American League President Will Harridge says there will be greater fines for managers who use abusive language while arguing with umpires.

Thursday, November 20th

IN THE NEWS: The writers name Cubs slugger Hank Sauer as the National League MVP. The Cubs finished in 5th place, despite Sauer's 37 home runs and 121 RBIs.

Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick states that he thinks the PCL will eventually reach ML status.

Friday, November 21st

IN THE NEWS: Dodgers P Joe Black, who had a record of 15-4, is voted National League Rookie of the Year.

Saturday, November 22nd

IN THE NEWS: The writers vote Harry Byrd of the Athletics as the American League Rookie of the Year.

Tuesday, November 25th

IN THE NEWS: The St. Louis Cardinals seek payment from the New York Giants for two televised games in an effort to determine the TV and radio rights of visiting teams for revenue.

Friday, November 28th

IN THE NEWS: IL President Frank Shaughnessy reveals plans to form two new major leagues by merging the top teams in the American Association and the top teams from the International League. He thinks that in five to six years, ML baseball will elevate these two leagues, along with the Pacific Coast League, which nearly has ML status now.

Sunday, November 30th

IN THE NEWS: On a local TV program, Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson charges that the New York Yankee management is racist for its failure to bring up a black player. George Weiss of the Yanks denies the allegations.