On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 12 .647 --
Senators 18 13 .581 2.5
Red Sox 18 14 .563 3.0
Yankees 16 13 .552 3.5
White Sox 16 18 .471 6.0
Browns 17 20 .459 6.5
Athletics 11 16 .407 7.5
Tigers 9 21 .300 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 7 .759 --
Giants 22 8 .733 0.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 6.5
Reds 16 15 .516 7.0
Phillies 14 16 .467 8.5
Cardinals 15 18 .455 9.0
Braves 12 17 .414 10.0
Pirates 6 28 .176 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Ginsberg 3
2 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Gus Bell 2
2 Roy Campanella 2
2 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 2
2 Al Dark 1
2 Roy McMillan 1
2 Wally Post 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 5
1 Johnny Lipon 5
3 Don Kolloway 3
4 Al Dark 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Castiglione 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Surkont 0.86
2 Ted Gray 0.64
3 Mike Garcia 0.57
4 Bob Friend 0.50
5 Ned Garver 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 7
2 Max Surkont 6
3 Ned Garver 5
3 Ben Wade 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lemon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .360
2 Phil Rizzuto .347
3 Jackie Robinson .345
4 Dom DiMaggio .343
5 George Kell .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 9
2 Andy Pafko 8
2 Hank Sauer 8
4 Joe Adcock 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 36
2 Bobby Thomson 29
3 Roy Campanella 27
4 Ted Kluszewski 26
4 Duke Snider 26

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 Mike Garcia 1.24
3 Sal Maglie 1.26
4 Allie Reynolds 1.45
5 Connie Marrero 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 8
2 Robin Roberts 7
2 Gerry Staley 7
4 Mike Garcia 6
4 Bobby Shantz 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 45
2 Allie Reynolds 41
3 Mickey McDermott 39
4 Mike Garcia 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Adcock .436
2 Al Dark .410
3 Willie Jones .405
4 George Kell .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 5
2 Hank Bauer 3
2 Gus Bell 3
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 16
2 Roy Campanella 13
2 Willie Jones 13
2 Hank Sauer 13
5 Hank Bauer 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Pete Castiglione 3
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
2 Spec Shea 0.50
3 Ted Wilks 0.64
4 Allie Reynolds 0.67
5 Bob Lemon 0.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 3
1 Mike Garcia 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Wade 22
2 Allie Reynolds 20
2 Curt Simmons 20
4 Billy Loes 19
4 Mickey McDermott 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
1 Bill Kennedy 2
3 Tom Ferrick 1
3 Mike Garcia 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .378
2 Del Ennis .378
3 Dale Mitchell .370
4 Jackie Jensen .364
5 Phil Rizzuto .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 6
1 Al Rosen 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
1 Vic Wertz 6
5 Joe Adcock 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 26
2 Bobby Thomson 24
3 Del Ennis 20
3 Willie Jones 20
5 Al Rosen 19

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 Robin Roberts 1.17
5 Allie Reynolds 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
3 Mike Garcia 5
3 Bobby Shantz 5
3 Gerry Staley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 36
2 Mickey McDermott 33
3 Warren Spahn 31
4 Robin Roberts 30
5 Sal Maglie 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 4
1 Frank Smith 4
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 Fritz Dorish 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Ted Williams .333
3 Richie Ashburn .324
4 George Kell .323
5 Roy Campanella .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 37
2 Ralph Kiner 36
3 Stan Musial 32
4 Luke Easter 31
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 126
2 Roy Campanella 122
3 Bobby Thomson 112
4 Stan Musial 111
5 Luke Easter 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 32
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 2.61
5 Sal Maglie 2.65

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 Warren Spahn 162
2 Sal Maglie 159
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