On This Day

Sunday, June 15, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	19	.620	--
Red Sox	32	23	.582	1.5
Indians	32	25	.561	2.5
White Sox	30	26	.536	4.0
Senators	25	26	.490	6.5
Athletics	22	26	.458	8.0
Browns	25	32	.439	9.5
Tigers	17	37	.315	16.0

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 8, Indians 2

Yankees 4, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Senators 3

Senators 4, Tigers 2

Browns 6, Athletics 3

Browns 7, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	37	15	.712	--
Giants	33	18	.647	3.5
Cubs	34	21	.618	4.5
Cardinals	28	28	.500	11.0
Reds	25	29	.463	13.0
Braves	22	31	.415	15.5
Phillies	21	30	.412	15.5
Pirates	15	43	.259	25.0

Games

Reds 7, Dodgers 4

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Giants 3, Cardinals 0

Pirates 6, Phillies 0

Phillies 6, Pirates 3

Cardinals 14, Giants 12

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Rivera	5
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Billy Hitchcock	4
2	Darrell Johnson	4
2	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	2
1	Solly Hemus	2
1	Wes Westrum	2
4	Allie Clark	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wes Westrum	7
2	Enos Slaughter	5
3	Cass Michaels	4
3	Phil Rizzuto	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Max Surkont	3.00
2	Walt Masterson	0.70
3	Bob Kuzava	0.67
3	Paul Minner	0.67
5	Ted Gray	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Surkont	9
2	Walt Masterson	7
3	Harry Byrd	6
3	Ted Gray	6
3	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Satchel Paige	1
1	Mel Parnell	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.333
2	Dom DiMaggio	.332
3	Al Rosen	.330
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Jackie Robinson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	18
2	Walt Dropo	11
2	Gil Hodges	11
2	Al Rosen	11
2	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	59
2	Bobby Thomson	45
3	Roy Campanella	42
4	Gil Hodges	40
5	2 tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	12
2	Phil Rizzuto	10
3	Sam Jethroe	8
3	Jackie Robinson	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	1.20
2	Bobby Shantz	1.72
3	Allie Reynolds	1.84
4	Bob Rush	2.02
5	Ellis Kinder	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	11
2	Mike Garcia	9
2	Sal Maglie	9
2	Bob Rush	9
2	Gerry Staley	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	68
2	Bob Rush	67
3	Allie Reynolds	64
3	Bobby Shantz	64
5	Ben Wade	61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.429
1	Willard Marshall	.429
3	Johnny Groth	.404
4	Sammy White	.390
5	George Kell	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	8
2	Yogi Berra	6
2	Wes Westrum	6
4	Walt Dropo	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	19
2	Carl Furillo	17
2	Grady Hatton	17
4	Roy Campanella	15
4	Gil Hodges	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Billy Goodman	3
2	Sam Jethroe	3
2	Elmer Valo	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	0.36
2	Willie Ramsdell	0.46
3	Bob Porterfield	0.78
4	Vic Raschi	1.13
5	Warren Hacker	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dizzy Trout	4
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Ted Gray	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	27
2	Max Surkont	26
3	Ben Wade	24
4	Ted Gray	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	3
2	Ike Delock	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	Satchel Paige	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.352
2	Gus Zernial	.352
3	Nellie Fox	.350
4	Whitey Lockman	.339
5	Al Rosen	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	11
2	Yogi Berra	8
2	Gil Hodges	8
2	Ralph Kiner	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	30
2	Grady Hatton	29
2	Gil Hodges	29
4	Roy Campanella	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
2	Jackie Robinson	7
3	Elmer Valo	5
4	Hal Jeffcoat	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Porterfield	1.13
2	Mike Garcia	1.24
3	Vic Raschi	1.29
4	Bobby Shantz	1.37
5	Bob Rush	1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ben Wade	47
2	Warren Spahn	46
3	Bob Rush	43
4	Ted Gray	41
5	Bobby Shantz	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
2	Joe Black	4
2	Satchel Paige	4
4	Ike Delock	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.337
2	George Kell	.321
3	Jackie Robinson	.321
4	Dale Mitchell	.318
5	Whitey Lockman	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	39
2	Ralph Kiner	37
3	Roy Campanella	35
4	Gil Hodges	31
4	Bobby Thomson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	125
2	Gus Zernial	122
3	Bobby Thomson	116
4	Hank Sauer	111
5	Luke Easter	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
3	Richie Ashburn	28
4	Phil Rizzuto	23
4	Jackie Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	2.15
2	Allie Reynolds	2.29
3	Mike Garcia	2.42
4	Bobby Shantz	2.51
5	Robin Roberts	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	24
1	Bobby Shantz	24
3	Sal Maglie	23
3	Early Wynn	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	179
2	Sal Maglie	166
3	Bob Rush	159
4	Allie Reynolds	156
5	Robin Roberts	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	16
2	Al Brazle	15
3	Ted Wilks	14
4	Satchel Paige	12
5	2 tied	11