On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	21	12	.636	--
Senators	18	13	.581	2.0
Red Sox	18	14	.563	2.5
Yankees	16	13	.552	3.0
White Sox	16	17	.485	5.0
Browns	17	19	.472	5.5
Athletics	11	16	.407	7.0
Tigers	8	21	.276	11.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	21	7	.750	--
Giants	21	8	.724	0.5
Cubs	17	14	.548	5.5
Reds	15	15	.500	7.0
Phillies	14	15	.483	7.5
Cardinals	15	17	.469	8.0
Braves	12	16	.429	9.0
Pirates	5	28	.152	18.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Reds 7

Cubs 3, Braves 0

Braves 5, Cubs 0

Giants 6, Cardinals 0

Phillies 6, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Serena	4
2	Al Dark	3
2	Roy Hartsfield	3
2	Dale Mitchell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	4
2	Roy Campanella	3
2	Gil Hodges	3
2	Curt Simmons	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Brandy Davis	1
1	Bobby Del Greco	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curt Simmons	1.00
2	Bob Rush	0.80
3	Warren Spahn	0.78
4	Vern Bickford	0.50
4	Clem Labine	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	1
1	Monty Kennedy	1
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	Bob Porterfield	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Curt Simmons	8
2	Warren Spahn	7
3	Vern Bickford	6
4	Clem Labine	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.361
2	Jackie Robinson	.353
3	Phil Rizzuto	.347
4	Dom DiMaggio	.343
5	Del Ennis	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andy Pafko	8
1	Al Rosen	8
1	Hank Sauer	8
4	Joe Adcock	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	34
2	Bobby Thomson	28
3	Ted Kluszewski	26
3	Duke Snider	26
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	9
2	Bobby Avila	5
2	Dee Fondy	5
2	Faye Throneberry	5
5	10 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Loes	0.79
2	Curt Simmons	0.93
3	Mike Garcia	0.97
4	Sal Maglie	1.01
5	Allie Reynolds	1.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sal Maglie	42
2	Allie Reynolds	41
3	Mickey McDermott	39
4	Billy Pierce	36
4	Warren Spahn	36

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	.450
2	Whitey Lockman	.439
3	Joe Adcock	.436
4	Willie Jones	.432
5	2 tied	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	5
2	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	Willie Jones	13
3	Hank Bauer	12
4	Joe Adcock	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Dee Fondy	3
2	Hal Jeffcoat	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	0.00
2	Mike Garcia	0.45
3	Spec Shea	0.50
4	Karl Drews	0.56
5	Allie Reynolds	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cliff Chambers	3
1	Satchel Paige	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	20
1	Curt Simmons	20
3	Billy Loes	19
3	Mickey McDermott	19
5	Warren Spahn	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	2
1	Bill Kennedy	2
3	Lew Burdette	1
3	Tom Ferrick	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Del Ennis	.389
2	George Kell	.388
3	Dale Mitchell	.372
4	Dom DiMaggio	.364
5	Stan Musial	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	6
1	Al Rosen	6
1	Hank Sauer	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	26
2	Hank Sauer	25
3	Willie Jones	21
4	Del Ennis	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	7
2	Bobby Avila	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Dee Fondy	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	0.71
2	Curt Simmons	0.93
3	Billy Loes	0.95
4	Mike Garcia	1.00
5	Robin Roberts	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Sal Maglie	5
2	Bob Rush	5
2	Bobby Shantz	5
2	Gerry Staley	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	36
2	Mickey McDermott	33
3	Warren Spahn	31
4	Robin Roberts	30
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	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Ted Williams	.333
3	Richie Ashburn	.325
4	Jackie Robinson	.324
5	George Kell	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	36
2	Roy Campanella	35
3	Stan Musial	32
4	Luke Easter	31
5	4 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	126
2	Roy Campanella	119
3	Bobby Thomson	111
4	Stan Musial	110
5	Luke Easter	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Richie Ashburn	30
3	Jackie Robinson	27
4	Minnie Minoso	26
5	Phil Rizzuto	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.36
2	Al Brazle	2.47
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
4	Mike Garcia	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	162
2	Sal Maglie	160
3	Allie Reynolds	149
3	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