On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 24 .600 --
Red Sox 36 29 .554 2.5
Indians 36 30 .545 3.0
White Sox 36 31 .537 3.5
Senators 32 28 .533 4.0
Athletics 26 31 .456 8.5
Browns 30 37 .448 9.5
Tigers 21 43 .328 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 17 .721 --
Giants 41 20 .672 3.0
Cubs 35 28 .556 10.0
Cardinals 35 33 .515 12.5
Reds 29 35 .453 16.5
Phillies 27 35 .435 17.5
Braves 27 37 .422 18.5
Pirates 17 50 .254 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Pesky 2
1 Jerry Priddy 2
1 Hank Thompson 2
1 Bobby Young 2
5 17 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Mapes 1
1 Vic Wertz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Elliott 3
1 Vic Wertz 3
3 Bill Wight 2
4 Cliff Mapes 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Wight 0.57
2 Sal Maglie 0.50
3 Ben Wade 0.33
4 Ned Garver 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Bill Wight 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ned Garver 4
1 Bill Wight 4
3 Billy Loes 3
3 Sal Maglie 3
5 Ben Wade 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .338
2 Stan Musial .337
3 Al Rosen .333
4 George Kell .328
5 Ferris Fain .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 19
2 Yogi Berra 14
2 Gil Hodges 14
2 Bobby Thomson 14
2 Vic Wertz 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 60
2 Bobby Thomson 58
3 Roy Campanella 51
4 Gil Hodges 47
4 2 others tied 47

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.63
2 Bobby Shantz 1.70
3 Mike Garcia 1.79
4 Ken Raffensberger 2.16
5 Curt Simmons 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 12
2 Mike Garcia 10
2 Sal Maglie 10
4 Allie Reynolds 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 81
2 Allie Reynolds 78
2 Bobby Shantz 78
4 Mike Garcia 72
5 Bob Rush 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 10
2 Satchel Paige 8
3 Frank Smith 6
4 Ike Delock 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Collins .421
2 Jackie Jensen .403
3 Ferris Fain .393
4 Johnny Wyrostek .383
5 Jerry Priddy .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 7
2 Gil Hodges 6
2 Bobby Thomson 6
4 Gus Bell 5
4 Vic Wertz 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Yogi Berra 17
2 Gus Bell 15
2 Del Rice 15
2 Vic Wertz 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Minnie Minoso 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Scheib 0.00
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.56
3 Sandy Consuegra 0.66
4 Dave Koslo 0.95
5 Al Brazle 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 Jim Wilson 3
4 Gene Bearden 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 31
2 Mike Garcia 22
3 Max Surkont 21
4 Allie Reynolds 19
5 Bobby Shantz 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 Satchel Paige 3
3 Bobby Hogue 2
3 Max Lanier 2
3 Eddie Yuhas 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Collins .368
2 Stan Musial .357
3 Jackie Robinson .346
4 Jerry Priddy .341
5 Willard Marshall .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 13
2 Gil Hodges 11
3 Hank Sauer 10
4 Bobby Thomson 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 31
2 Yogi Berra 26
2 Enos Slaughter 26
2 Bobby Thomson 26
5 Carl Furillo 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 9
2 Sam Jethroe 8
3 Jackie Robinson 7
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 11 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Ramsdell 0.92
2 Bob Kuzava 1.45
3 Bobby Shantz 1.71
4 Chuck Stobbs 1.73
5 Al Brazle 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 6
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Jim Hearn 5
2 Allie Reynolds 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 45
2 Bobby Shantz 41
3 Curt Simmons 40
4 Max Surkont 39
5 Allie Reynolds 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .342
2 Dale Mitchell .327
3 Jackie Robinson .326
4 George Kell .323
5 Bobby Thomson .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 40
2 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Bobby Thomson 37
4 Roy Campanella 35
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 128
2 Bobby Thomson 127
3 Gus Zernial 118
4 Hank Sauer 112
5 Sid Gordon 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 37
2 Pee Wee Reese 29
3 Richie Ashburn 28
4 Jackie Robinson 25
5 Phil Rizzuto 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 2.03
2 Allie Reynolds 2.34
3 Bobby Shantz 2.47
4 Robin Roberts 2.49
5 Mike Garcia 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 24
2 Bobby Shantz 23
2 Early Wynn 23
4 Robin Roberts 22
5 Sal Maglie 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 177
2 Sal Maglie 159
2 Allie Reynolds 159
4 Bob Rush 157
5 Robin Roberts 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 16
2 Ellis Kinder 14
2 Satchel Paige 14
2 Ted Wilks 14
5 Carl Scheib 12