On This Day

Tuesday, April 29, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 9 2 .818 --
Indians 9 4 .692 1.0
Browns 7 5 .583 2.5
Senators 4 4 .500 3.5
White Sox 6 6 .500 3.5
Yankees 4 5 .444 4.0
Tigers 2 8 .200 6.5
Athletics 1 8 .111 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 1 .889 --
Reds 8 4 .667 1.5
Cubs 8 4 .667 1.5
Giants 6 4 .600 2.5
Cardinals 5 7 .417 4.5
Phillies 4 6 .400 4.5
Braves 5 8 .385 5.0
Pirates 2 12 .143 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Fridley 6
2 Solly Hemus 4
2 Al Rosen 4
2 Harry Simpson 4
2 Elmer Valo 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 3
2 Harry Chiti 1
2 Hank Edwards 1
2 Hank Majeski 1
2 Birdie Tebbetts 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 7
2 Hank Majeski 4
3 Birdie Tebbetts 3
4 Smoky Burgess 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 2
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Willie Jones 1
2 Bob Thorpe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sal Maglie 1.75
2 Warren Spahn 1.10
3 Ewell Blackwell 0.50
4 Joe Presko 0.42
5 Curt Simmons 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 Curt Simmons 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 11
2 Sal Maglie 7
3 Ewell Blackwell 5
3 Joe Presko 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elmer Valo .429
2 Jackie Robinson .423
3 Carl Furillo .412
4 Jerry Coleman .394
5 Frank Baumholtz .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 6
2 Andy Pafko 5
3 Randy Jackson 4
3 Hank Sauer 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 17
2 Hank Sauer 16
3 Roy Campanella 13
4 Al Rosen 12
5 Frank Baumholtz 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 3
1 Jim Rivera 3
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
4 Granny Hamner 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Dobson 0.35
2 Bob Cain 0.50
3 Sal Maglie 0.67
4 Mike Garcia 0.75
5 Johnny Sain 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Ken Raffensberger 3
1 Preacher Roe 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
1 Early Wynn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 23
2 Billy Pierce 21
3 Joe Dobson 18
4 Chris Van Cuyk 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 3
2 Ike Delock 2
2 Dave Koslo 2
2 Johnny Sain 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .352
2 Jackie Robinson .337
3 Roy Campanella .336
4 Richie Ashburn .333
5 Elmer Valo .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Roy Campanella 36
3 Gil Hodges 34
3 Stan Musial 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 127
2 Roy Campanella 118
3 Ted Williams 117
4 Eddie Robinson 115
5 Monte Irvin 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 36
2 Minnie Minoso 31
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jackie Robinson 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.74
2 Chet Nichols 2.79
3 Sal Maglie 2.79
4 Mike Garcia 2.84
4 Preacher Roe 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 26
2 Larry Jansen 23
2 Preacher Roe 23
4 Bob Feller 22
4 Warren Spahn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 160
2 Sal Maglie 159
3 Vic Raschi 158
4 Don Newcombe 154
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