On This Day

Sunday, June 29, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 25 .609 --
White Sox 38 32 .543 4.0
Red Sox 36 31 .537 4.5
Indians 37 32 .536 4.5
Senators 34 30 .531 5.0
Athletics 27 32 .458 9.5
Browns 32 38 .457 10.0
Tigers 22 45 .328 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 47 17 .734 --
Giants 42 22 .656 5.0
Cubs 37 30 .552 11.5
Cardinals 37 34 .521 13.5
Reds 31 37 .456 18.0
Phillies 29 36 .446 18.5
Braves 27 40 .403 21.5
Pirates 18 52 .257 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Sam Dente 4
1 Roy McMillan 4
1 Joe Tipton 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Tipton 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Ray Boone 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 5
1 Sam Dente 5
3 Bobby Thomson 4
3 Joe Tipton 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Simpson 2
2 Billy Cox 1
2 Minnie Minoso 1
2 Stan Musial 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 1.00
2 Saul Rogovin 0.75
3 Bill Miller 0.71
4 Virgil Trucks 0.50
4 Early Wynn 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Bill Miller 1
1 Satchel Paige 1
1 Harry Perkowski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Saul Rogovin 6
2 Bill Miller 5
2 Allie Reynolds 5
4 Bubba Church 4
4 Early Wynn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .339
2 Al Rosen .332
3 Jackie Robinson .329
4 Ferris Fain .322
5 George Kell .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 20
2 Yogi Berra 15
2 Gil Hodges 15
2 Bobby Thomson 15
5 Vic Wertz 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 62
1 Bobby Thomson 62
3 Roy Campanella 52
4 Gil Hodges 51
5 Duke Snider 48

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 1.52
2 Bobby Shantz 1.59
3 Mike Garcia 1.73
4 Curt Simmons 1.93
5 Robin Roberts 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 13
2 Mike Garcia 11
3 Sal Maglie 10
3 Allie Reynolds 10
3 Robin Roberts 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 87
2 Allie Reynolds 83
3 Bobby Shantz 81
4 Bob Rush 76
5 Mike Garcia 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 11
2 Satchel Paige 9
3 Frank Smith 6
4 Ike Delock 5
4 Dutch Leonard 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Jensen .423
2 Johnny Wyrostek .412
3 Minnie Minoso .379
4 George Metkovich .375
5 Stan Musial .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Thomson 7
2 Yogi Berra 6
3 Gus Bell 5
3 Sid Gordon 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 17
2 Gus Bell 16
3 Eddie Robinson 15
3 Vic Wertz 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 5
1 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Earl Torgeson 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.00
1 Ralph Branca 0.00
3 Allie Reynolds 0.33
4 Carl Erskine 0.47
5 Sandy Consuegra 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Frank Smith 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 24
2 Curt Simmons 21
2 Max Surkont 21
4 Allie Reynolds 19
4 Warren Spahn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 4
2 Max Lanier 3
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Bobby Hogue 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .412
2 Willard Marshall .366
3 Joe Collins .351
4 Andy Pafko .350
5 Stan Musial .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 12
2 Gil Hodges 11
3 Hank Sauer 10
3 Bobby Thomson 10
5 Sid Gordon 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 34
2 Enos Slaughter 29
2 Bobby Thomson 29
4 Yogi Berra 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 9
2 Sam Jethroe 7
3 Jackie Robinson 6
4 Minnie Minoso 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Ramsdell 0.86
2 Bob Kuzava 1.45
3 Bobby Shantz 1.48
4 Eddie Lopat 1.50
5 Allie Reynolds 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 6
1 Frank Smith 6
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Mike Garcia 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 46
2 Bobby Shantz 44
3 Allie Reynolds 41
4 Bob Rush 40
5 Curt Simmons 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .342
2 Dale Mitchell .325
3 Jackie Robinson .324
4 George Kell .320
5 Bobby Thomson .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 41
2 Bobby Thomson 38
3 Ralph Kiner 37
4 Roy Campanella 35
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 131
2 Roy Campanella 128
3 Gus Zernial 116
4 Hank Sauer 113
5 Sid Gordon 110

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 Allie Reynolds 2.34
2 Bobby Shantz 2.39
3 Robin Roberts 2.49
4 Mike Garcia 2.50
5 Billy Pierce 2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 182
2 Allie Reynolds 161
2 Bob Rush 161
4 Sal Maglie 159
5 Robin Roberts 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 17
2 Satchel Paige 15
3 Ellis Kinder 13
3 Ted Wilks 13
5 Carl Scheib 12