On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 19 10 .655 --
Senators 15 11 .577 2.5
Red Sox 15 13 .536 3.5
Yankees 13 12 .520 4.0
White Sox 15 14 .517 4.0
Browns 15 16 .484 5.0
Athletics 10 14 .417 6.5
Tigers 7 19 .269 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 7 .720 --
Dodgers 18 7 .720 --
Cubs 16 12 .571 3.5
Reds 15 13 .536 4.5
Cardinals 13 15 .464 6.5
Phillies 12 14 .462 6.5
Braves 11 15 .423 7.5
Pirates 5 25 .167 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Edwards 5
2 Dale Mitchell 4
2 Davey Williams 4
4 Bobby Avila 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 2
2 Pete Castiglione 1
2 Larry Doby 1
2 Erv Dusak 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Gus Bell 3
2 Erv Dusak 3
2 Luke Easter 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Hermanski 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1
1 Faye Throneberry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ned Garver 2.67
2 Mel Parnell 0.75
3 Ben Wade 0.73
4 Cliff Chambers 0.38
4 Bob Lemon 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Frank Hiller 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Wade 11
2 Ned Garver 8
3 Mel Parnell 6
4 Cliff Chambers 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Jim Hearn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .382
2 Jackie Robinson .368
3 Phil Rizzuto .351
4 Del Ennis .349
5 Dom DiMaggio .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 33
2 Ted Kluszewski 26
3 Duke Snider 24
3 Bobby Thomson 24
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 8
2 Bobby Avila 5
2 Faye Throneberry 5
4 Dom DiMaggio 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Loes 0.64
2 Mike Garcia 1.17
3 Sal Maglie 1.18
4 Allie Reynolds 1.53
5 Joe Dobson 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Gerry Staley 6
4 Bobby Shantz 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 38
2 Sal Maglie 36
3 Mickey McDermott 35
4 Billy Pierce 33
5 Warren Spahn 29

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Rizzuto .423
2 Dale Mitchell .413
3 Joe Adcock .404
4 Ferris Fain .400
5 Eddie Robinson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
1 Hank Sauer 4
4 Hank Bauer 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 14
1 Bobby Thomson 14
3 Willie Jones 13
3 Dave Philley 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 5
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 Pee Wee Reese 3
3 Faye Throneberry 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Robin Roberts 0.33
2 Allie Reynolds 0.67
3 Spec Shea 0.71
4 Alex Kellner 0.75
5 Billy Loes 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 24
2 Mickey McDermott 22
3 Spec Shea 21
4 Ben Wade 19
5 Robin Roberts 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
1 Lew Burdette 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
1 Frank Smith 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .348
2 Ted Williams .337
3 Richie Ashburn .334
4 Jackie Robinson .326
5 Roy Campanella .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Roy Campanella 35
3 Gil Hodges 32
3 Stan Musial 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 125
2 Roy Campanella 119
3 Stan Musial 112
4 Eddie Robinson 111
5 Ted Williams 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Minnie Minoso 30
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jackie Robinson 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.32
2 Al Brazle 2.58
3 Robin Roberts 2.61
4 Mike Garcia 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 Early Wynn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 159
2 Sal Maglie 157
3 Allie Reynolds 150
4 Mickey McDermott 144
4 2 others tied 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 15
1 Ted Wilks 15
3 Frank Smith 12
4 Al Brazle 11
5 Carl Scheib 10