On This Day

Friday, April 18, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 4 0 1.000 --
Indians 4 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 3 1 .750 1.0
Senators 2 2 .500 2.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.5
Yankees 1 2 .333 2.5
White Sox 0 4 .000 4.0
Tigers 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 0 1.000 --
Cubs 2 1 .667 1.5
Pirates 2 2 .500 2.0
Cardinals 2 2 .500 2.0
Giants 1 2 .333 2.5
Reds 1 2 .333 2.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 2.5
Braves 1 3 .250 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Cox 4
2 Jerry Coleman 3
2 Bobby Del Greco 3
2 Don Lenhardt 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 2
2 Sid Gordon 1
2 Billy Hitchcock 1
2 Stan Lopata 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clint Courtney 3
1 Harry Simpson 3
3 Sid Gordon 2
3 Billy Hitchcock 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 2
2 Willie Mays 1
2 Jim Rivera 1
2 Enos Slaughter 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.75
2 Bob Friend 0.67
3 Harry Brecheen 0.62
3 Russ Meyer 0.62
5 Bob Feller 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 6
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Bob Friend 6
1 Bob Rush 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lemon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Coleman .545
2 Phil Rizzuto .538
3 Grady Hatton .500
4 Carl Furillo .474
5 Roy Campanella .471

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 3
2 Bob Elliott 2
2 Willard Marshall 2
2 Les Moss 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 7
2 Hank Sauer 5
2 Duke Snider 5
2 Faye Throneberry 5
5 5 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Jim Rivera 2
1 Phil Rizzuto 2
4 Gil Coan 1
4 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lemon 0.00
1 Bob Friend 0.00
1 Ned Garver 0.00
1 Mel Parnell 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 25 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garver 9
1 Julio Moreno 9
1 Chris Van Cuyk 9
4 Sal Maglie 8
5 6 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
2 Ike Delock 1
2 Bob Lemon 1
2 Dutch Leonard 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Jackie Robinson .341
3 Richie Ashburn .340
4 Ferris Fain .333
5 Roy Campanella .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 43
2 Gil Hodges 40
3 Roy Campanella 34
4 Stan Musial 33
4 Gus Zernial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 126
1 Gus Zernial 126
3 Monte Irvin 120
4 Eddie Robinson 116
5 Roy Campanella 115

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 Sal Maglie 2.93
4 Warren Spahn 2.98
5 Preacher Roe 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 24
2 Bob Feller 23
3 Larry Jansen 22
3 Preacher Roe 22
3 Warren Spahn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 168
2 Don Newcombe 164
3 Vic Raschi 161
4 Sal Maglie 151
5 Larry Jansen 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Ted Wilks 14
3 Carl Scheib 11
3 Frank Smith 11
5 3 tied 9