On This Day

Wednesday, April 23, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 8 2 .800 --
Browns 7 2 .778 0.5
Indians 7 2 .778 0.5
Senators 4 4 .500 3.0
Yankees 4 4 .500 3.0
White Sox 3 5 .375 4.0
Athletics 1 7 .125 6.0
Tigers 0 8 .000 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 1 .875 --
Reds 5 2 .714 1.5
Cubs 5 2 .714 1.5
Giants 5 3 .625 2.0
Cardinals 3 4 .429 3.5
Braves 3 7 .300 5.0
Phillies 2 6 .250 5.0
Pirates 2 7 .222 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Mathews 3
2 Walker Cooper 2
2 Al Dark 2
2 Ted Lepcio 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Dark 1
1 Ted Lepcio 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Don Mueller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Dark 2
1 Eddie Mathews 2
1 Don Mueller 2
1 Wes Westrum 2
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Cain 1.75
2 Bob Feller 1.67
3 Gene Conley 0.67
4 Ellis Kinder 0.45
5 Roger Bowman 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Cain 7
2 Bob Feller 5
2 Ellis Kinder 5
4 Gene Conley 4
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Koslo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .478
2 Frank Baumholtz .429
2 Grady Hatton .429
4 Jim Piersall .400
5 Roy Campanella .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 5
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Luke Easter 3
2 Al Rosen 3
5 21 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 13
2 Roy Campanella 12
3 Hank Sauer 10
4 Don Lenhardt 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Grady Hatton 2
2 Willie Mays 2
2 Pat Mullin 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ned Garver 0.00
2 Bob Cain 0.50
2 Sal Maglie 0.50
2 Ken Raffensberger 0.50
5 Joe Dobson 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 2
1 Bob Cain 2
1 Ned Garver 2
1 Bill Henry 2
1 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Van Cuyk 17
2 Sal Maglie 16
3 Bob Rush 14
4 Bob Feller 11
4 3 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
1 Ike Delock 2
1 Dave Koslo 2
1 Johnny Sain 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Jackie Robinson .344
3 Roy Campanella .335
4 Richie Ashburn .330
5 Ferris Fain .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 43
2 Gil Hodges 38
3 Roy Campanella 36
4 Stan Musial 33
4 Gus Zernial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 127
2 Ted Williams 122
3 Roy Campanella 117
4 Monte Irvin 114
4 Eddie Robinson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Minnie Minoso 31
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jim Busby 24
4 Jackie Robinson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Saul Rogovin 2.69
2 Sal Maglie 2.82
3 Chet Nichols 2.92
4 Allie Reynolds 2.92
5 Preacher Roe 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Larry Jansen 23
2 Preacher Roe 23
4 Bob Feller 22
4 Warren Spahn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 162
2 Don Newcombe 157
3 Warren Spahn 155
4 Sal Maglie 153
5 Bob Rush 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 15
2 Ted Wilks 14
3 Carl Scheib 11
3 Frank Smith 11
5 3 tied 9