On This Day

Monday, June 23, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 23 .603 --
Red Sox 35 28 .556 2.5
White Sox 36 29 .554 2.5
Indians 35 29 .547 3.0
Senators 30 28 .517 5.0
Athletics 25 30 .455 8.5
Browns 29 35 .453 9.0
Tigers 19 42 .311 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 15 .737 --
Giants 37 20 .649 5.0
Cubs 34 26 .567 9.5
Cardinals 34 31 .523 12.0
Reds 29 32 .475 15.0
Phillies 25 34 .424 18.0
Braves 25 37 .403 19.5
Pirates 17 48 .262 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Stewart 4
2 Hank Bauer 3
2 Jim Brideweser 3
2 Joe Collins 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Collins 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Walt Dropo 1
2 Dick Kryhoski 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Collins 4
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
1 Sammy White 4
4 Gus Bell 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Torgeson 2
2 Sam Jethroe 1
2 Minnie Minoso 1
2 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Cole 0.38
2 Bob Cain 0.33
3 Bob Friend 0.29
4 Ike Delock 0.25
5 Spec Shea 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Joe Ostrowski 1
1 Spec Shea 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Ernie Johnson 4
3 Dave Cole 3
3 Ike Delock 3
3 Bobby Hogue 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 Bobby Hogue 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .339
2 Al Rosen .336
3 Jackie Robinson .335
4 Dom DiMaggio .326
5 George Kell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 19
2 Yogi Berra 14
3 Walt Dropo 13
3 Gil Hodges 13
3 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 60
2 Bobby Thomson 55
3 Roy Campanella 47
4 Gil Hodges 44
4 2 others tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 14
2 Phil Rizzuto 12
3 Sam Jethroe 11
3 Jackie Robinson 11
5 Bobby Avila 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 1.57
2 Bobby Shantz 1.66
3 Allie Reynolds 1.69
4 Ellis Kinder 2.03
5 Joe Dobson 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 12
2 Mike Garcia 10
3 Sal Maglie 9
3 Bob Rush 9
3 Gerry Staley 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 81
2 Mike Garcia 72
2 Allie Reynolds 72
4 Bob Rush 70
4 Bobby Shantz 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 10
2 Satchel Paige 7
3 Frank Smith 6
4 Ike Delock 5
5 6 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Collins .473
2 Ferris Fain .444
3 Del Rice .388
4 Andy Pafko .372
5 Stan Musial .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 10
2 Bobby Thomson 6
3 Gus Bell 5
3 Gil Hodges 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 20
2 Gus Bell 15
3 Del Rice 14
4 Roy Campanella 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Granny Hamner 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.82
2 Steve Gromek 1.13
3 Dave Koslo 1.15
4 Willie Ramsdell 1.32
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Frank Smith 3
1 Jim Wilson 3
4 Al Brazle 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 31
2 Curt Simmons 23
3 Mike Garcia 22
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 22
5 Max Surkont 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 3
2 Ike Delock 2
2 Bobby Hogue 2
2 Jim Konstanty 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .395
2 Joe Collins .388
3 Stan Musial .350
4 Al Rosen .349
5 Gus Zernial .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 13
2 Hank Sauer 11
3 Gil Hodges 10
3 Ralph Kiner 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 28
2 Enos Slaughter 27
3 Bobby Thomson 26
4 Yogi Berra 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 10
2 Sam Jethroe 7
2 Jackie Robinson 7
4 Bobby Avila 4
4 Jim Rivera 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Ramsdell 0.68
2 Bob Kuzava 1.45
3 Bobby Shantz 1.53
4 Chuck Stobbs 1.82
5 Bob Porterfield 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 6
1 Frank Smith 6
3 Marv Grissom 5
3 Dizzy Trout 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 45
2 Curt Simmons 40
3 Bob Rush 39
4 Bobby Shantz 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .345
2 Dale Mitchell .325
3 Jackie Robinson .324
4 George Kell .323
5 Bobby Thomson .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 40
2 Ralph Kiner 38
3 Bobby Thomson 36
4 Roy Campanella 34
5 Gil Hodges 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 124
1 Bobby Thomson 124
3 Gus Zernial 123
4 Hank Sauer 112
5 Sid Gordon 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 36
2 Richie Ashburn 29
2 Pee Wee Reese 29
4 Jackie Robinson 25
5 Phil Rizzuto 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 2.03
2 Allie Reynolds 2.38
3 Mike Garcia 2.41
4 Bobby Shantz 2.43
5 Al Brazle 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 24
1 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Sal Maglie 21
4 Robin Roberts 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 180
2 Sal Maglie 160
3 Bob Rush 158
4 Allie Reynolds 154
5 Robin Roberts 151

Saves

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