On This Day

Thursday, June 5, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	27	19	.587	--
Red Sox	25	19	.568	1.0
Yankees	22	17	.564	1.5
Senators	23	19	.548	2.0
White Sox	23	24	.489	4.5
Athletics	18	20	.474	5.0
Browns	21	26	.447	6.5
Tigers	14	29	.326	11.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 0

Yankees 6, White Sox 4

Tigers 12, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	11	.732	--
Giants	28	15	.651	3.0
Cubs	26	18	.591	5.5
Reds	23	22	.511	9.0
Cardinals	22	24	.478	10.5
Phillies	18	24	.429	12.5
Braves	17	24	.415	13.0
Pirates	11	37	.229	22.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Reds 5, Phillies 3

Dodgers 2, Pirates 0

Braves 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Neil Berry	3
1	Chico Carrasquel	3
1	Sid Gordon	3
1	Fred Hatfield	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Eddie Miksis	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	3
1	Sid Gordon	3
1	Fred Hatfield	3
4	Chico Carrasquel	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	Johnny Groth	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Early Wynn	1.00
2	Dave Koslo	0.75
3	Ben Wade	0.60
4	Johnny Sain	0.44
5	Paul Minner	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Minner	1
1	Harry Perkowski	1
1	Johnny Sain	1
1	Warren Spahn	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	8
2	Dave Koslo	6
2	Ben Wade	6
4	Johnny Sain	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dom DiMaggio	.352
2	Hank Sauer	.341
3	Whitey Lockman	.335
4	Al Rosen	.333
5	Jackie Robinson	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	12
2	Al Rosen	10
3	Andy Pafko	9
4	Luke Easter	8
4	5 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	48
2	Bobby Thomson	40
3	Al Rosen	32
4	Larry Doby	31
4	Duke Snider	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	9
2	Pee Wee Reese	7
3	Bobby Avila	6
3	Sam Jethroe	6
3	Jackie Robinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	1.32
2	Allie Reynolds	1.35
3	Sal Maglie	1.46
4	Bobby Shantz	1.57
4	Curt Simmons	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	9
1	Bobby Shantz	9
1	Gerry Staley	9
4	Bob Rush	8
5	4 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Shantz	55
2	Mickey McDermott	53
2	Billy Pierce	53
2	Bob Rush	53
5	Sal Maglie	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	9
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	Chico Carrasquel	.400
2	Hank Sauer	.386
3	Gil McDougald	.385
4	Nellie Fox	.382
5	Bobby Adams	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Bill Serena	5
4	Larry Doby	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	17
2	Larry Doby	16
3	Grady Hatton	15
4	Hank Sauer	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Bobby Adams	2
3	Sam Jethroe	2
3	2 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.25
2	Frank Smith	0.42
3	Ken Raffensberger	0.67
4	Allie Reynolds	1.00
5	Warren Hacker	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Rush	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Ted Gray	3
3	Ken Raffensberger	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	26
2	Ben Wade	25
3	Bobby Shantz	21
3	Curt Simmons	21
3	Warren Spahn	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	3
2	Joe Black	2
2	Satchel Paige	2
2	Johnny Rutherford	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.375
2	Dom DiMaggio	.347
3	Hank Sauer	.347
4	Dee Fondy	.343
5	Larry Doby	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	7
1	Hank Sauer	7
1	Gus Zernial	7
4	Larry Doby	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	28
2	Gil Hodges	25
2	Hank Sauer	25
4	Larry Doby	24
5	Grady Hatton	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
2	Bobby Avila	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.67
2	Allie Reynolds	0.83
3	Alex Kellner	1.02
4	Bobby Shantz	1.07
5	Curt Simmons	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Rush	6
1	Bobby Shantz	6
3	Mike Garcia	5
3	Sal Maglie	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ben Wade	42
2	Billy Loes	38
2	Bobby Shantz	38
4	Robin Roberts	37
5	Allie Reynolds	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
2	Satchel Paige	3
3	Joe Black	2
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.336
2	Ted Williams	.326
3	Elmer Valo	.323
4	Dale Mitchell	.318
5	George Kell	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Roy Campanella	34
3	Hank Sauer	33
4	Gus Zernial	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	122
2	Roy Campanella	118
3	Bobby Thomson	112
4	Luke Easter	106
5	Sid Gordon	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Richie Ashburn	30
3	Pee Wee Reese	25
4	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Jackie Robinson	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	2.10
2	Allie Reynolds	2.29
3	Robin Roberts	2.54
4	Al Brazle	2.55
5	Mike Garcia	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	23
1	Robin Roberts	23
1	Bobby Shantz	23
1	Warren Spahn	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	165
2	Sal Maglie	157
2	Bob Rush	157
4	Robin Roberts	155
5	Allie Reynolds	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
1	Ellis Kinder	15
3	Ted Wilks	14
4	Frank Smith	12
5	Carl Scheib	11