Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Joe Black is voted National League Rookie of the Year

Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Joe Black is voted National League Rookie of the Year

1952 – Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Joe Black, who posted a 15-4 record with 85 strikeouts and a 2.15 ERA, is voted National League Rookie of the Year, receiving 19 of 24 first place votes. Hoyt Wilhelm, Dick Groat and Eddie Mathews also garner first-place votes.