On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	28	19	.596	--
Red Sox	25	20	.556	2.0
Yankees	22	18	.550	2.5
Senators	23	20	.535	3.0
White Sox	24	24	.500	4.5
Athletics	18	21	.462	6.0
Browns	22	26	.458	6.5
Tigers	15	29	.341	11.5

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Browns 9, Yankees 3

Indians 11, Athletics 4

White Sox 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	31	11	.738	--
Giants	28	16	.636	4.0
Cubs	27	18	.600	5.5
Reds	23	23	.500	10.0
Cardinals	23	24	.489	10.5
Phillies	18	25	.419	13.5
Braves	17	25	.405	14.0
Pirates	12	37	.245	22.5

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 2

Dodgers 6, Reds 4

Pirates 8, Giants 1

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Avila	4
2	Tony Bartirome	3
2	Frank Campos	3
2	Jim Dyck	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Dyck	2
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Clint Courtney	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Avila	5
2	Jim Dyck	4
3	Pete Castiglione	3
3	Clint Courtney	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Gene Hermanski	1
1	Eddie Miksis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Lemon	0.62
2	Murry Dickson	0.60
3	Ted Gray	0.50
3	Marv Grissom	0.50
3	Turk Lown	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	6
2	Ted Gray	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
4	Marv Grissom	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	1
1	Howie Judson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Sauer	.350
2	Dom DiMaggio	.349
3	Jackie Robinson	.336
4	Al Rosen	.331
5	Whitey Lockman	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	12
2	Al Rosen	11
3	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Andy Pafko	9
5	7 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	50
2	Bobby Thomson	41
3	Al Rosen	34
4	Walt Dropo	32
5	3 tied	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	1.32
2	Allie Reynolds	1.35
3	Bobby Shantz	1.57
4	Bob Rush	1.67
5	Sal Maglie	1.69

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	Sal Maglie	54
3	Mickey McDermott	53
3	Billy Pierce	53
3	Bob Rush	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	9
2	Frank Smith	5
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	Satchel Paige	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Sauer	.415
2	Nellie Fox	.382
3	Sid Gordon	.375
4	Gil McDougald	.372
5	Bobby Adams	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.00
2	Bob Rush	0.33
3	Allie Reynolds	1.00
4	Warren Hacker	1.04
5	Bobby Shantz	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Gray	4
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Ken Raffensberger	3
2	Bob Rush	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ben Wade	25
2	Ted Gray	24
3	Bob Rush	22
4	Bobby Shantz	21
5	3 tied	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Sauer	.374
2	Whitey Lockman	.373
3	Dom DiMaggio	.352
4	Sid Gordon	.349
5	Stan Musial	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	7
1	Gus Zernial	7
3	Larry Doby	6
3	Gil Hodges	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	28
2	Hank Sauer	27
3	Gil Hodges	25
4	Larry Doby	24
5	Grady Hatton	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	6
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
3	Jackie Robinson	5
4	Bobby Adams	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.67
2	Allie Reynolds	0.80
3	Spec Shea	0.82
4	Alex Kellner	1.02
5	Bobby Shantz	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Rush	6
1	Bobby Shantz	6
3	Mike Garcia	5
3	Ted Gray	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ben Wade	42
2	Bobby Shantz	38
3	Curt Simmons	37
4	Billy Loes	34
5	Mickey McDermott	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.338
2	Ted Williams	.327
3	Elmer Valo	.323
4	Jackie Robinson	.322
5	Dale Mitchell	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Roy Campanella	33
2	Hank Sauer	33
4	Gus Zernial	32
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	122
2	Roy Campanella	115
3	Bobby Thomson	113
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	Al Brazle	2.51
4	Robin Roberts	2.58
5	Mike Garcia	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	23
1	Bobby Shantz	23
3	Mike Garcia	22
3	Larry Jansen	22
3	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	161
2	Sal Maglie	160
3	Bob Rush	157
4	Robin Roberts	153
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