On This Day

Thursday, July 10, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 29 .613 --
White Sox 46 34 .575 2.5
Indians 42 34 .553 4.5
Senators 39 36 .520 7.0
Red Sox 39 36 .520 7.0
Athletics 32 37 .464 11.0
Browns 32 46 .410 15.5
Tigers 25 49 .338 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 22 .699 --
Giants 47 27 .635 4.5
Cardinals 47 34 .580 8.0
Cubs 43 35 .551 10.5
Phillies 35 41 .461 17.5
Reds 34 44 .436 19.5
Braves 30 47 .390 23.0
Pirates 22 59 .272 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Cass Michaels 4
3 Del Ennis 3
3 Nellie Fox 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Smoky Burgess 1
1 Billy Martin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Johnson 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
1 Elmer Valo 4
4 Gus Bell 3
4 Billy Martin 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hector Rodriguez 2
2 Billy Johnson 1
2 Ralph Kiner 1
2 Sam Mele 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 3.33
2 Alex Kellner 1.00
3 Howie Pollet 0.53
4 Saul Rogovin 0.50
5 Jim Wilson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Bob Kuzava 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 10
2 Alex Kellner 8
2 Howie Pollet 8
4 Johnny Klippstein 5
4 Dave Madison 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .335
2 Ferris Fain .335
3 Stan Musial .334
4 Al Rosen .325
5 Jackie Robinson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 23
2 Gil Hodges 17
3 Yogi Berra 16
3 Vic Wertz 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 70
2 Bobby Thomson 62
3 Gil Hodges 57
4 Al Rosen 53
5 2 tied 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 14
1 Pee Wee Reese 14
3 Phil Rizzuto 12
3 Jackie Robinson 12
5 Bobby Avila 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.52
2 Bobby Shantz 1.75
3 Mike Garcia 1.78
4 Curt Simmons 2.03
5 Robin Roberts 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 14
2 Gerry Staley 12
3 Mike Garcia 11
3 Sal Maglie 11
3 Robin Roberts 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 98
2 Billy Pierce 88
3 Bobby Shantz 87
4 Allie Reynolds 83
5 Mike Garcia 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 11
2 Satchel Paige 9
3 Fritz Dorish 7
4 Frank Smith 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Merson .385
2 Sam Dente .381
3 Ferris Fain .378
4 Gene Woodling .367
5 Del Ennis .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Robinson 4
1 Hank Sauer 4
1 Hank Thompson 4
1 Gus Zernial 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 19
2 Joe Tipton 14
3 Eddie Robinson 13
4 Mickey Mantle 12
4 Gus Zernial 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Billy Cox 3
2 Grady Hatton 3
2 Hector Rodriguez 3
2 Harry Simpson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Brecheen 0.00
1 Clem Labine 0.00
1 Al Brazle 0.00
1 Max Lanier 0.00
5 Lou Brissie 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Minner 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Saul Rogovin 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
1 Eddie Yuhas 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 25
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 18
3 Alex Kellner 17
3 Warren Spahn 17
5 Bob Kuzava 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 3
2 Ted Wilks 2
3 Al Benton 1
3 Joe Black 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .407
2 Billy Goodman .366
3 Johnny Wyrostek .354
4 Enos Slaughter .353
5 Minnie Minoso .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 12
2 Gil Hodges 9
2 Hank Sauer 9
4 Gus Bell 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Slaughter 31
2 Yogi Berra 29
3 Eddie Robinson 27
4 Gus Bell 24
4 Gil Hodges 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 7
1 Minnie Minoso 7
3 Jackie Robinson 6
4 Richie Ashburn 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Brazle 0.60
2 Fritz Dorish 0.67
3 Max Lanier 1.07
4 Harry Brecheen 1.55
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 5
2 Carl Erskine 4
2 Jim Hearn 4
2 Bob Kuzava 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 48
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 40
3 Billy Pierce 35
4 Max Surkont 34
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 5
2 Fritz Dorish 4
3 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Max Lanier 3
3 Dutch Leonard 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .338
2 Dale Mitchell .321
3 Jackie Robinson .318
4 George Kell .316
5 Billy Goodman .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 44
2 Ralph Kiner 35
3 Roy Campanella 33
4 Bobby Thomson 32
5 Yogi Berra 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 122
2 Hank Sauer 121
3 Bobby Thomson 117
4 Gus Zernial 115
5 Gil Hodges 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 38
2 Pee Wee Reese 29
3 Richie Ashburn 28
4 Jackie Robinson 25
5 Minnie Minoso 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.95
2 Bobby Shantz 2.17
3 Al Brazle 2.19
4 Robin Roberts 2.45
5 Mike Garcia 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 25
2 Sal Maglie 22
2 Robin Roberts 22
4 Mike Garcia 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 189
2 Bob Rush 160
3 Allie Reynolds 158
4 Robin Roberts 156
5 Sal Maglie 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 17
2 Satchel Paige 15
3 Ted Wilks 13
4 Ellis Kinder 12
5 Carl Scheib 11