On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 9 .667 --
Senators 14 10 .583 2.5
Red Sox 15 11 .577 2.5
White Sox 15 14 .517 4.0
Yankees 12 12 .500 4.5
Browns 13 16 .448 6.0
Athletics 10 14 .417 6.5
Tigers 7 18 .280 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 5 .773 --
Dodgers 16 7 .696 1.5
Cubs 14 11 .560 4.5
Reds 14 12 .538 5.0
Cardinals 12 14 .462 7.0
Phillies 11 13 .458 7.0
Braves 10 14 .417 8.0
Pirates 5 23 .179 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Pete Castiglione 3
1 Alex Kellner 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Jackie Mayo 1
1 Vic Wertz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Ashburn 2
1 Alex Kellner 2
1 Dave Philley 2
4 Joe Adcock 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Dave Philley 1
1 Bud Stewart 1
1 Faye Throneberry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Trucks 7.00
2 Billy Loes 0.88
2 Robin Roberts 0.88
4 Bob Porterfield 0.83
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1
1 Virgil Trucks 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 7
1 Robin Roberts 7
1 Virgil Trucks 7
4 Bob Porterfield 5
5 Tommy Byrne 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .368
2 Del Ennis .356
3 Phil Rizzuto .346
4 Dom DiMaggio .343
5 Hank Bauer .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 8
1 Al Rosen 8
3 Eddie Mathews 7
3 Hank Sauer 7
3 Vic Wertz 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 29
2 Ted Kluszewski 26
3 Bobby Thomson 21
4 Al Rosen 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
2 Bobby Avila 5
3 Dom DiMaggio 4
3 Sam Jethroe 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Loes 0.64
2 Mike Garcia 1.17
3 Sal Maglie 1.18
4 Joe Dobson 1.61
5 Allie Reynolds 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Gerry Staley 6
4 Bobby Shantz 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 36
2 Billy Pierce 33
3 Allie Reynolds 29
4 Robin Roberts 28
4 Bobby Shantz 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 4
1 Frank Smith 4
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Bill Kennedy 3
5 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Bauer .400
2 Phil Rizzuto .393
3 Dale Mitchell .388
4 Joe Adcock .385
5 Gene Woodling .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
1 Vic Wertz 4
4 Hank Bauer 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 14
1 Bobby Thomson 14
3 Willie Jones 13
3 Dale Mitchell 13
3 Dave Philley 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 4
3 Bobby Adams 3
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 Phil Rizzuto 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Erskine 0.47
2 Allie Reynolds 0.50
3 Alex Kellner 0.75
4 Billy Loes 0.82
5 Bob Rush 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 4
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Alex Kellner 3
2 Billy Loes 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 19
2 Billy Loes 17
3 Bobby Shantz 16
4 Howie Pollet 15
4 Allie Reynolds 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 3
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 Bill Kennedy 2
2 George Spencer 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Richie Ashburn .336
3 Ted Williams .335
4 Jackie Robinson .329
5 Roy Campanella .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 39
2 Roy Campanella 35
3 Stan Musial 33
4 Gil Hodges 32
4 Gus Zernial 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 130
2 Roy Campanella 119
3 Stan Musial 113
4 Eddie Robinson 112
5 Ted Williams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 37
2 Minnie Minoso 30
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jackie Robinson 24
5 Pee Wee Reese 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.28
2 Robin Roberts 2.59
3 Mike Garcia 2.61
4 Al Brazle 2.61
5 Sal Maglie 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Larry Jansen 23
4 Mike Garcia 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 157
2 Vic Raschi 154
2 Warren Spahn 154
4 Allie Reynolds 147
5 Robin Roberts 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 15
1 Ted Wilks 15
3 Frank Smith 13
4 Al Brazle 11
5 Carl Scheib 10