On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 12 .657 --
Senators 18 13 .581 3.0
Red Sox 19 14 .576 3.0
Yankees 16 14 .533 4.5
White Sox 16 18 .471 6.5
Browns 17 21 .447 7.5
Athletics 11 16 .407 8.0
Tigers 9 21 .300 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 7 .767 --
Giants 23 8 .742 0.5
Cubs 18 15 .545 6.5
Reds 17 15 .531 7.0
Phillies 14 17 .452 9.5
Cardinals 15 19 .441 10.0
Braves 12 18 .400 11.0
Pirates 6 29 .171 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil McDougald 4
2 Bobby Avila 3
2 Jim Delsing 3
2 Tommy Glaviano 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Seminick 2
2 Hank Bauer 1
2 Larry Doby 1
2 Walt Dropo 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Seminick 6
2 Larry Doby 3
2 Grady Hatton 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ellis Kinder 0.89
2 Billy Loes 0.50
2 Russ Meyer 0.50
2 Vic Raschi 0.50
5 Bob Cain 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Paul Minner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 8
2 Billy Loes 4
2 Russ Meyer 4
4 Bob Cain 3
4 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .344
2 Del Ennis .344
3 George Kell .342
4 Jackie Robinson .341
5 Dom DiMaggio .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 37
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 0.62
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 5
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Mike Garcia 3
3 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .425
2 Joe Adcock .417
3 Whitey Lockman .395
4 Hank Bauer .390
5 Al Dark .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Hank Bauer 4
1 Hank Sauer 4
4 Gus Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 16
2 Hank Sauer 14
3 Hank Bauer 13
3 Roy Campanella 13
3 2 others tied 13

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 Bobby Shantz 0.00
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
3 Spec Shea 0.50
4 Virgil Trucks 0.54
5 Ted Wilks 0.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 23
2 Ben Wade 22
3 Allie Reynolds 20
3 Curt Simmons 20
5 Mickey McDermott 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
2 Tom Ferrick 1
2 Mike Garcia 1
2 Jim Hearn 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Ennis .383
2 George Kell .378
3 Jackie Jensen .368
4 Dale Mitchell .353
5 Phil Rizzuto .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 7
2 Al Rosen 6
2 Vic Wertz 6
4 Joe Adcock 5
4 Eddie Mathews 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 27
2 Bobby Thomson 24
3 Del Ennis 20
3 Willie Jones 20
5 Al Rosen 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
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 Billy Loes 0.72
3 Allie Reynolds 0.80
4 Curt Simmons 0.93
5 Robin Roberts 1.17

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 34
2 Mickey McDermott 33
3 Warren Spahn 31
4 Robin Roberts 30
5 Sal Maglie 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 5
2 Al Brazle 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 .352
2 Ted Williams .333
3 Richie Ashburn .323
4 Roy Campanella .322
5 Elmer Valo .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 126
2 Roy Campanella 122
3 Bobby Thomson 112
4 Luke Easter 111
5 Stan Musial 109

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 Ellis Kinder 2.16
2 Allie Reynolds 2.36
3 Al Brazle 2.47
4 Robin Roberts 2.58
5 Mike Garcia 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 Warren Spahn 162
2 Sal Maglie 159
3 Allie Reynolds 149
3 Robin Roberts 149
5 Vic Raschi 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Ted Wilks 15
3 Frank Smith 13
4 Al Brazle 12
5 Carl Scheib 10