On This Day

Friday, April 25, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 9 2 .818 --
Indians 8 2 .800 0.5
Browns 7 2 .778 1.0
Senators 4 4 .500 3.5
Yankees 4 5 .444 4.0
White Sox 3 6 .333 5.0
Athletics 1 7 .125 6.5
Tigers 0 8 .000 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 1 .875 --
Cubs 6 2 .750 1.0
Reds 5 3 .625 2.0
Giants 5 4 .556 2.5
Cardinals 4 4 .500 3.0
Braves 4 7 .364 4.5
Phillies 2 6 .250 5.0
Pirates 2 8 .200 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baumholtz 3
1 Steve Bilko 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 Stan Musial 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Hank Sauer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Bilko 3
1 Enos Slaughter 3
3 Toby Atwell 2
3 Frank Baumholtz 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Hector Rodriguez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 0.77
2 Bob Kelly 0.44
3 Early Wynn 0.38
4 Gerry Staley 0.33
5 Ewell Blackwell 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Kelly 1
1 Gerry Staley 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 10
2 Early Wynn 5
3 Bob Kelly 4
4 Ewell Blackwell 3
4 Gerry Staley 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .478
2 Frank Baumholtz .455
3 Red Schoendienst .419
4 Roy Campanella .394
4 2 others tied .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 5
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Luke Easter 3
2 Al Rosen 3
2 Hank Sauer 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 14
2 Roy Campanella 12
2 Hank Sauer 12
4 Don Lenhardt 9
5 5 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Grady Hatton 2
2 Willie Mays 2
2 Pat Mullin 2
2 5 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 Gerry Staley 3
1 Early Wynn 3
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 Tommy Byrne 2
3 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 21
2 Chris Van Cuyk 17
3 Sal Maglie 16
4 Bob Rush 14
5 Mickey McDermott 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 3
2 Ike Delock 2
2 Dave Koslo 2
2 Johnny Sain 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .355
2 Jackie Robinson .341
3 Roy Campanella .337
4 Richie Ashburn .331
5 Ferris Fain .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 43
2 Gil Hodges 37
3 Roy Campanella 36
4 Stan Musial 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 127
2 Ted Williams 121
3 Roy Campanella 117
4 Monte Irvin 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Minnie Minoso 31
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jackie Robinson 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Saul Rogovin 2.69
2 Sal Maglie 2.82
3 Allie Reynolds 2.92
4 Chet Nichols 2.93
5 Vern Bickford 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Larry Jansen 23
2 Preacher Roe 23
4 Warren Spahn 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 162
2 Warren Spahn 155
3 Don Newcombe 154
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 Al Brazle 10