On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	25	17	.595	--
Red Sox	22	16	.579	1.0
Senators	21	17	.553	2.0
White Sox	22	19	.537	2.5
Yankees	18	17	.514	3.5
Browns	20	25	.444	6.5
Athletics	15	19	.441	6.0
Tigers	12	25	.324	10.5

Games

Senators 5, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Senators 3

White Sox 7, Indians 2

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Athletics 2, Yankees 1

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 8, Browns 5

Athletics 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	10	.730	--
Dodgers	26	10	.722	0.5
Cubs	23	16	.590	5.0
Reds	19	20	.487	9.0
Phillies	17	19	.472	9.5
Cardinals	18	22	.450	10.5
Braves	13	22	.371	13.0
Pirates	9	33	.214	20.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 4

Dodgers 11, Braves 2

Cubs 7, Reds 6

Cubs 11, Reds 0

Phillies 3, Giants 0

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Floyd Baker	5
1	Gil Hodges	5
1	Hank Sauer	5
4	Dee Fondy	4
4	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Minnie Minoso	3
2	Sid Gordon	2
2	Gil Hodges	2
4	Bobby Adams	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	8
2	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Joe Garagiola	4
3	Don Kolloway	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Ramazzotti	2
2	Billy Hitchcock	1
2	Andy Pafko	1
2	Pee Wee Reese	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	5.00
2	Johnny Schmitz	1.00
3	Cloyd Boyer	0.80
4	Bobby Shantz	0.69
5	Russ Meyer	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Tom Ferrick	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Shantz	11
2	Bob Rush	10
3	Tommy Byrne	7
4	Ewell Blackwell	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Bobo Newsom	1
1	Johnny Rutherford	1
1	Carl Scheib	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dom DiMaggio	.339
2	Al Rosen	.338
3	Hank Sauer	.338
4	Jackie Robinson	.336
5	Stan Musial	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Rosen	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
3	Andy Pafko	9
4	Vic Wertz	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	45
2	Bobby Thomson	35
3	Al Rosen	30
4	Duke Snider	28
5	Roy Campanella	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	9
2	Bobby Avila	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Jackie Robinson	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	1.12
2	Mike Garcia	1.47
3	Bobby Shantz	1.52
4	Allie Reynolds	1.52
5	Billy Loes	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	9
2	Bobby Shantz	8
2	Gerry Staley	8
4	Joe Dobson	7
4	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sal Maglie	51
2	Bobby Shantz	48
3	Mickey McDermott	47
3	Billy Pierce	47
5	Bob Rush	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	8
2	Frank Smith	5
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	Satchel Paige	4
5	5 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.388
2	Jerry Priddy	.375
3	Hank Sauer	.364
4	Al Rosen	.362
5	Nellie Fox	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	4
1	Luke Easter	4
1	Bill Serena	4
4	Roy Campanella	3
4	15 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	16
2	Gil Hodges	14
2	Bobby Thomson	14
4	Larry Doby	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Hal Jeffcoat	4
3	Phil Rizzuto	3
4	Pete Castiglione	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.50
1	Lou Sleater	0.50
3	Bobby Shantz	0.56
4	Sal Maglie	1.00
4	Ken Raffensberger	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Rush	4
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	Satchel Paige	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	23
1	Ben Wade	23
3	Bob Rush	22
4	Bobby Shantz	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	4
2	Satchel Paige	2
3	Joe Black	1
3	Lou Brissie	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Sauer	.365
2	Stan Musial	.347
3	Jackie Jensen	.340
4	Eddie Robinson	.339
5	Del Ennis	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	6
1	Minnie Minoso	6
1	Hank Sauer	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
1	Gus Zernial	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	29
1	Bobby Thomson	29
3	Gil Hodges	25
4	Willie Jones	20
4	Dale Mitchell	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	6
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
1	Jackie Robinson	6
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.65
2	Allie Reynolds	1.00
3	Alex Kellner	1.02
4	Spec Shea	1.15
5	Sal Maglie	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	7
2	Sal Maglie	6
2	Bob Rush	6
4	Joe Dobson	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Shantz	41
2	Billy Loes	36
3	Allie Reynolds	35
4	Mickey McDermott	34
5	Robin Roberts	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
2	Satchel Paige	4
2	Frank Smith	4
4	Lew Burdette	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.345
2	Monte Irvin	.329
3	Elmer Valo	.322
4	Richie Ashburn	.321
5	George Kell	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Roy Campanella	35
3	Luke Easter	33
4	Gus Zernial	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	124
2	Roy Campanella	118
3	Bobby Thomson	114
4	Luke Easter	112
5	Sid Gordon	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Richie Ashburn	30
3	Jackie Robinson	28
4	Minnie Minoso	25
4	Pee Wee Reese	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	2.21
2	Allie Reynolds	2.31
3	Robin Roberts	2.53
4	Al Brazle	2.55
5	Sal Maglie	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	25
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Bobby Shantz	23
4	Mike Garcia	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sal Maglie	163
2	Warren Spahn	159
3	Bob Rush	157
4	Robin Roberts	153
5	2 tied	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	16
2	Al Brazle	14
2	Ted Wilks	14
4	Frank Smith	13
5	Carl Scheib	11