On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 11 .656 --
Senators 17 13 .567 3.0
Yankees 16 13 .552 3.5
Red Sox 17 14 .548 3.5
Browns 17 18 .486 5.5
White Sox 16 17 .485 5.5
Athletics 11 16 .407 7.5
Tigers 8 21 .276 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 7 .741 --
Giants 20 8 .714 0.5
Cubs 16 13 .552 5.0
Reds 15 14 .517 6.0
Cardinals 15 16 .484 7.0
Phillies 13 15 .464 7.5
Braves 11 15 .423 8.5
Pirates 5 27 .156 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 4
1 Chris Van Cuyk 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 Willie Jones 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Morgan 2
2 Jim Hegan 1
2 Dixie Howell 1
2 Sam Mele 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Morgan 4
2 Rube Walker 3
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 Jim Hegan 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Carrasquel 1
1 Bob Kennedy 1
1 Jim Piersall 1
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Van Cuyk 1.00
2 Virgil Trucks 0.83
3 Ray Scarborough 0.75
4 Robin Roberts 0.67
5 Cliff Chambers 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Satchel Paige 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Ray Scarborough 6
1 Early Wynn 6
4 Sid Hudson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Dick Littlefield 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .358
2 Stan Musial .349
3 Phil Rizzuto .347
4 Dom DiMaggio .343
5 Dale Mitchell .342

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
3 Duke Snider 26
5 Al Rosen 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 9
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 0.97
3 Sal Maglie 1.01
4 Allie Reynolds 1.45
5 Connie Marrero 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 7
1 Robin Roberts 7
1 Gerry Staley 7
4 Bobby Shantz 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 42
2 Allie Reynolds 41
3 Billy Pierce 36
4 Mickey McDermott 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 6
2 Frank Smith 4
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Mike Garcia 3
3 Bill Kennedy 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .463
2 Joe Adcock .410
3 George Kell .405
3 Whitey Lockman .405
5 Bobby Thomson .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 15
2 Hank Bauer 12
2 Willie Jones 12
2 Duke Snider 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
2 Bobby Avila 4
3 Dee Fondy 3
3 Hal Jeffcoat 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spec Shea 0.50
2 Karl Drews 0.56
3 Alex Kellner 0.67
3 Allie Reynolds 0.67
5 Dave Koslo 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Satchel Paige 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 20
2 Billy Loes 19
3 Robin Roberts 17
3 Bobby Shantz 17
3 Ben Wade 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Lew Burdette 1
3 Mike Garcia 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .388
2 Stan Musial .371
3 Del Ennis .367
4 Dom DiMaggio .362
5 Dale Mitchell .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 6
1 Al Rosen 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
1 Vic Wertz 6
5 Willie Jones 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 28
2 Hank Sauer 26
3 Del Ennis 20
3 Willie Jones 20
3 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 7
2 Bobby Avila 5
3 Dee Fondy 4
3 Pee Wee Reese 4
3 Faye Throneberry 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spec Shea 0.71
2 Billy Loes 0.95
3 Mike Garcia 1.00
4 Robin Roberts 1.17
5 Allie Reynolds 1.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 36
2 Robin Roberts 30
3 Mickey McDermott 29
3 Bobby Shantz 29
5 Early Wynn 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .356
2 Ted Williams .336
3 Jackie Robinson .326
4 Richie Ashburn .324
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 Stan Musial 110
5 Luke Easter 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 33
2 Richie Ashburn 29
3 Minnie Minoso 27
4 Jackie Robinson 26
5 Phil Rizzuto 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.27
2 Al Brazle 2.44
3 Robin Roberts 2.58
4 Mike Garcia 2.58
5 Sal Maglie 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 160
2 Warren Spahn 159
3 Allie Reynolds 153
4 Robin Roberts 149
5 Vic Raschi 145

Saves

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