On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 20 .615 --
Red Sox 32 25 .561 2.5
White Sox 32 26 .552 3.0
Indians 32 27 .542 3.5
Senators 27 26 .509 5.5
Browns 27 32 .458 8.5
Athletics 22 28 .440 9.0
Tigers 18 38 .321 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 39 15 .722 --
Giants 35 19 .648 4.0
Cubs 34 23 .596 6.5
Cardinals 30 30 .500 12.0
Reds 27 30 .474 13.5
Phillies 23 32 .418 16.5
Braves 23 33 .411 17.0
Pirates 16 45 .262 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Crowe 5
2 Billy Goodman 4
2 Jackie Jensen 4
2 Bobby Thomson 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Thomson 2
2 Bob Addis 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 George Crowe 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Addis 3
1 Sam Jethroe 3
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Duke Snider 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 3
2 Sam Jethroe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 1.57
2 Herm Wehmeier 0.62
3 Jim Hearn 0.50
4 Joe Presko 0.40
5 Art Houtteman 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Duane Pillette 1
1 Joe Presko 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 11
2 Herm Wehmeier 8
3 Sheldon Jones 6
4 Art Houtteman 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Hogue 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dom DiMaggio .338
2 Stan Musial .336
3 Jackie Robinson .333
4 Al Rosen .332
5 George Kell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 19
2 Vic Wertz 13
3 Walt Dropo 12
3 Gil Hodges 12
3 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 60
2 Bobby Thomson 54
3 Roy Campanella 44
4 Gil Hodges 43
5 Duke Snider 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 12
2 Jackie Robinson 11
3 Phil Rizzuto 10
4 Sam Jethroe 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 1.37
2 Bobby Shantz 1.72
3 Allie Reynolds 1.84
4 Curt Simmons 1.96
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 79
2 Bob Rush 70
3 Allie Reynolds 64
3 Bobby Shantz 64
5 4 tied 61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .411
2 Willard Marshall .410
3 Ferris Fain .405
4 Jim Rivera .396
5 2 tied .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 8
2 Yogi Berra 7
3 Walt Dropo 6
3 Bobby Thomson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Furillo 19
2 Roy Campanella 17
2 Enos Slaughter 17
4 Grady Hatton 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Raschi 0.00
2 Sam Zoldak 0.71
3 Mike Garcia 1.54
4 Bob Porterfield 1.69
5 Dave Koslo 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 4
2 Eddie Lopat 3
2 Johnny Sain 3
2 Bobby Shantz 3
5 28 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 32
2 Bob Rush 24
3 Vic Raschi 21
4 Curt Simmons 19
5 4 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 2
1 Ike Delock 2
1 Bobby Hogue 2
1 Jim Konstanty 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .347
2 Stan Musial .345
3 Dom DiMaggio .333
3 Gus Zernial .333
5 Enos Slaughter .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 11
2 Yogi Berra 9
2 Gil Hodges 9
2 Ralph Kiner 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 31
2 Bobby Thomson 30
3 Grady Hatton 26
3 Hank Sauer 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 8
1 Jackie Robinson 8
3 Sam Jethroe 5
4 Nellie Fox 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Hacker 1.53
2 Bob Porterfield 1.54
3 Vic Raschi 1.58
4 Bobby Shantz 1.62
5 Eddie Lopat 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Gray 5
1 Bob Rush 5
1 Bobby Shantz 5
1 Dizzy Trout 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 50
2 Bob Rush 43
3 Curt Simmons 40
4 Ted Gray 36
4 Ben Wade 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 4
1 Satchel Paige 4
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Ike Delock 3
5 9 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .341
2 George Kell .325
3 Jackie Robinson .324
4 Dale Mitchell .322
5 Bobby Thomson .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 40
2 Ralph Kiner 37
3 Bobby Thomson 35
4 Roy Campanella 34
5 Gil Hodges 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 125
2 Bobby Thomson 123
3 Gus Zernial 122
4 Hank Sauer 112
5 Sid Gordon 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 34
2 Pee Wee Reese 28
3 Richie Ashburn 27
4 Jackie Robinson 26
5 Phil Rizzuto 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 2.12
2 Allie Reynolds 2.38
3 Mike Garcia 2.38
4 Bobby Shantz 2.51
5 Al Brazle 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 24
1 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Early Wynn 23
4 Larry Jansen 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 186
2 Sal Maglie 163
3 Bob Rush 162
4 Allie Reynolds 153
5 2 tied 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 15
1 Ellis Kinder 15
3 Ted Wilks 14
4 Satchel Paige 12
4 Frank Smith 12