On This Day

Monday, May 5, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 5 .706 --
Indians 12 7 .632 1.0
Senators 9 7 .563 2.5
Yankees 8 8 .500 3.5
White Sox 9 10 .474 4.0
Browns 9 11 .450 4.5
Athletics 6 9 .400 5.0
Tigers 4 12 .250 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 4 .750 --
Dodgers 11 4 .733 0.5
Reds 12 6 .667 1.0
Cubs 11 7 .611 2.0
Cardinals 9 9 .500 4.0
Braves 7 12 .368 6.5
Phillies 5 11 .313 7.0
Pirates 3 17 .150 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Archie Wilson 3
2 Ray Boone 2
2 Jim Busby 2
2 Jim Delsing 2
2 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Andy Pafko 1
1 Clyde Vollmer 1
1 Wes Westrum 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Archie Wilson 5
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3
4 Ray Boone 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 Jim Piersall 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Branca 1.00
2 Paul Minner 0.86
3 Spec Shea 0.58
4 Bob Lemon 0.50
5 Jim Hearn 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 Spec Shea 1
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Branca 7
1 Spec Shea 7
3 Paul Minner 6
4 Monty Kennedy 5
4 Early Wynn 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .426
2 Hector Rodriguez .377
3 Ted Kluszewski .361
3 Al Rosen .361
5 Elmer Valo .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 7
1 Al Rosen 7
3 Eddie Mathews 5
3 Hank Sauer 5
3 Vic Wertz 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 24
2 Hank Sauer 23
3 Al Rosen 17
4 Walt Dropo 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 Granny Hamner 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Dobson 0.26
2 Mike Garcia 1.00
2 Sal Maglie 1.00
4 Frank Hiller 1.16
5 Ken Raffensberger 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Staley 5
2 Sal Maglie 4
2 Early Wynn 4
4 Bob Cain 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 29
2 Billy Pierce 28
3 Bob Rush 23
4 Joe Dobson 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 4
1 Frank Smith 4
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 Ike Delock 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .351
2 Jackie Robinson .336
3 Ferris Fain .331
4 Richie Ashburn .330
5 Ted Williams .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Roy Campanella 35
3 Gil Hodges 33
3 Stan Musial 33
3 Gus Zernial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 129
2 Ted Williams 118
3 Eddie Robinson 116
4 Roy Campanella 114
5 Stan Musial 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 37
2 Minnie Minoso 32
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jackie Robinson 24
5 Pee Wee Reese 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.66
2 Sal Maglie 2.75
3 Mike Garcia 2.81
4 Larry Jansen 2.85
5 Al Brazle 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Larry Jansen 24
3 Preacher Roe 22
3 Early Wynn 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 160
2 Sal Maglie 157
3 Vic Raschi 154
4 Don Newcombe 148
4 Bob Rush 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 15
1 Ted Wilks 15
3 Frank Smith 13
4 Al Brazle 11
4 Carl Scheib 11