On This Day

Monday, May 19, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 11 .645 --
Senators 16 12 .571 2.5
Red Sox 17 13 .567 2.5
Yankees 14 13 .519 4.0
White Sox 16 15 .516 4.0
Browns 16 17 .485 5.0
Athletics 11 15 .423 6.5
Tigers 7 21 .250 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 7 .731 --
Dodgers 19 7 .731 0.0
Cubs 16 13 .552 4.5
Reds 15 13 .536 5.0
Cardinals 14 15 .483 6.5
Phillies 12 15 .444 7.5
Braves 11 15 .423 8.0
Pirates 5 26 .161 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Groth 3
1 Bobby Thomson 3
3 Gus Bell 2
3 Al Dark 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 4
2 Walt Dropo 2
3 Johnny Groth 1
3 Hal Jeffcoat 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Dee Fondy 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Bobby Thomson 1
1 Clyde Vollmer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sal Maglie 0.75
2 Billy Loes 0.70
3 Art Houtteman 0.29
4 Turk Lown 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Sal Maglie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 7
2 Sal Maglie 6
3 Art Houtteman 2
3 Turk Lown 2
5 Ted Wilks 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Parnell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .360
2 Bob Nieman .352
3 Phil Rizzuto .350
4 Jackie Robinson .350
5 Del Ennis .345

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 34
2 Bobby Thomson 28
3 Ted Kluszewski 26
4 Duke Snider 24
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 8
2 Bobby Avila 5
2 Dee Fondy 5
2 Faye Throneberry 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Loes 0.79
2 Mike Garcia 1.00
3 Sal Maglie 1.01
4 Allie Reynolds 1.53
5 Karl Drews 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 7
1 Gerry Staley 7
3 Robin Roberts 6
3 Bobby Shantz 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 42
2 Allie Reynolds 38
3 Mickey McDermott 35
4 Bobby Shantz 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 6
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 Stan Musial .410
2 Joe Adcock .400
3 Dee Fondy .396
4 Eddie Robinson .391
5 Bobby Thomson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Gus Zernial 4
3 Hank Bauer 3
3 Gus Bell 3
3 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 17
2 Ray Boone 13
2 Hank Sauer 13
2 Duke Snider 13
2 Mickey Vernon 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 Bobby Avila 4
3 Dee Fondy 3
3 Hal Jeffcoat 3
3 Pee Wee Reese 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Robin Roberts 0.33
2 Karl Drews 0.56
3 Alex Kellner 0.67
3 Allie Reynolds 0.67
5 Spec Shea 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Bobby Shantz 3
1 Spec Shea 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 24
2 Billy Loes 23
3 Spec Shea 21
4 Robin Roberts 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Lew Burdette 1
3 Jim Hearn 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Ted Williams .336
3 Richie Ashburn .332
4 Jackie Robinson .326
5 Roy Campanella .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Roy Campanella 35
3 Gil Hodges 32
3 Stan Musial 32
5 Luke Easter 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 126
2 Roy Campanella 119
3 Eddie Robinson 113
4 Bobby Thomson 112
5 Stan Musial 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 34
2 Richie Ashburn 29
2 Minnie Minoso 29
4 Jackie Robinson 26
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.32
2 Al Brazle 2.50
3 Mike Garcia 2.56
4 Sal Maglie 2.59
5 Robin Roberts 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Mike Garcia 23
3 Larry Jansen 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 160
2 Warren Spahn 159
3 Vic Raschi 151
4 Allie Reynolds 150
5 Robin Roberts 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Ted Wilks 15
3 Al Brazle 12
3 Frank Smith 12
5 Carl Scheib 10