On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 20 11 .645 --
Senators 17 12 .586 2.0
Red Sox 17 13 .567 2.5
Yankees 15 13 .536 3.5
White Sox 16 16 .500 4.5
Browns 16 18 .471 5.5
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 --
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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Jackie Jensen 3
3 Jim Busby 2
3 Billy Martin 2
3 Sam Mele 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Mele 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 Jackie Jensen 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Connie Marrero 1.33
2 Tommy Byrne 0.25
3 Ken Holcombe 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Connie Marrero 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Marrero 8
2 Tommy Byrne 3
3 Ken Holcombe 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .360
2 Phil Rizzuto .350
2 Jackie Robinson .350
4 Del Ennis .345
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 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 6 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 Connie Marrero 1.60

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 Dale Mitchell .395
4 Whitey Lockman .385
5 Del Ennis .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Gus Zernial 4
3 Hank Bauer 3
3 Gus Bell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 16
2 Duke Snider 13
3 Willie Jones 12
4 Hank Bauer 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 Bobby Avila 4
3 Dee Fondy 3
3 Hal Jeffcoat 3
3 Jackie Jensen 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Robin Roberts 0.33
2 Spec Shea 0.50
3 Karl Drews 0.56
4 Alex Kellner 0.67
4 Allie Reynolds 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Connie Marrero 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 24
2 Billy Loes 23
3 Connie Marrero 17
3 Robin Roberts 17
3 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 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Ted Williams .339
3 Jackie Robinson .325
4 Richie Ashburn .325
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 118
3 Bobby Thomson 111
4 Eddie Robinson 110
5 3 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 33
2 Richie Ashburn 29
3 Minnie Minoso 28
4 Jackie Robinson 26
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.32
2 Al Brazle 2.44
3 Robin Roberts 2.57
4 Sal Maglie 2.59
5 Mike Garcia 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Larry Jansen 23
2 Robin Roberts 23
4 Mike Garcia 22
4 2 others 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 143

Saves

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