On This Day

Tuesday, April 15, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 1 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 0.0
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.0
Athletics 0 0 .000 0.5
Yankees 0 0 .000 0.5
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.0
Senators 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 1 0 1.000 --
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.0
Dodgers 1 0 1.000 0.0
Giants 0 0 .000 0.5
Phillies 0 0 .000 0.5
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Pirates 0 1 .000 1.0
Braves 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Adams 3
1 Roy Campanella 3
1 Grady Hatton 3
4 Joe Adcock 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 4
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Roy Campanella 2
2 Walt Dropo 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Lepcio 1
1 Hector Rodriguez 1
1 Al Rosen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garver 1.29
2 Dizzy Trout 0.56
3 Billy Pierce 0.40
3 Bob Porterfield 0.40
5 Warren Spahn 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garver 9
2 Dizzy Trout 5
3 Billy Pierce 4
3 Bob Porterfield 4
3 Warren Spahn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Campanella .750
2 Ned Garver .667
2 Clem Koshorek .667
4 Bobby Adams .600
5 16 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 4
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Roy Campanella 2
2 Walt Dropo 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Lepcio 1
1 Hector Rodriguez 1
1 Al Rosen 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.00
1 Mel Parnell 0.00
1 Harry Perkowski 0.00
1 Al Brazle 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garver 9
2 Dizzy Trout 5
3 Billy Pierce 4
3 Bob Porterfield 4
3 Warren Spahn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Richie Ashburn .344
3 Ferris Fain .344
4 Jackie Robinson .338
5 Roy Campanella .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 43
2 Gil Hodges 40
3 Roy Campanella 33
3 Gus Zernial 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 129
2 Ted Williams 126
3 Monte Irvin 121
4 Eddie Robinson 117
5 3 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Minnie Minoso 31
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jim Busby 26
5 Jackie Robinson 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Saul Rogovin 2.78
2 Chet Nichols 2.88
3 Eddie Lopat 2.91
4 Robin Roberts 2.97
5 Warren Spahn 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 23
1 Sal Maglie 23
1 Preacher Roe 23
4 Bob Feller 22
4 Warren Spahn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 168
2 Don Newcombe 164
2 Vic Raschi 164
4 Sal Maglie 146
5 Larry Jansen 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Ted Wilks 13
3 Carl Scheib 11
3 Frank Smith 11
5 2 tied 9