On This Day

Friday, July 11, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	30	.605	--
White Sox	46	35	.568	2.5
Indians	43	34	.558	3.5
Red Sox	41	36	.532	5.5
Senators	40	36	.526	6.0
Athletics	32	38	.457	11.0
Browns	33	46	.418	14.5
Tigers	25	51	.329	21.0

Games

Red Sox 16, Tigers 6

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Browns 6, Yankees 3

Indians 8, Athletics 7

Senators 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	52	22	.703	--
Giants	47	28	.627	5.5
Cardinals	47	35	.573	9.0
Cubs	43	36	.544	11.5
Phillies	36	41	.468	17.5
Reds	34	45	.430	20.5
Braves	31	47	.397	23.0
Pirates	23	59	.280	33.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 5

Pirates 6, Giants 2

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Braves 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	6
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Fred Hatfield	5
4	Hal Rice	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	2
2	Dick Brodowski	1
2	Joe Collins	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Goodman	6
2	Hoot Evers	5
3	Vern Stephens	4
4	Joe Astroth	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	2
2	Billy Cox	1
2	Jack Daniels	1
2	Hal Jeffcoat	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Parnell	1.20
2	Tommy Byrne	0.50
2	Willie Ramsdell	0.50
4	Sal Maglie	0.45
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Brodowski	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Parnell	6
2	Tommy Byrne	5
2	Sal Maglie	5
2	Virgil Trucks	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Erskine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.348
2	Stan Musial	.333
3	Ferris Fain	.332
4	Al Rosen	.326
5	George Kell	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	23
2	Gil Hodges	17
3	Yogi Berra	16
3	Al Rosen	16
3	Vic Wertz	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	72
2	Bobby Thomson	62
3	Gil Hodges	57
4	Al Rosen	54
5	2 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	16
2	Sam Jethroe	15
3	Jackie Robinson	13
4	Phil Rizzuto	12
5	Bobby Avila	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	1.52
2	Bobby Shantz	1.75
3	Mike Garcia	1.76
4	Curt Simmons	2.03
5	Joe Dobson	2.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	101
2	Billy Pierce	88
3	Bobby Shantz	87
4	Mike Garcia	83
4	Allie Reynolds	83

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	Billy Goodman	.514
2	Jack Merson	.405
3	Sam Dente	.391
4	Gene Woodling	.367
5	Ferris Fain	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Robinson	4
1	Hank Sauer	4
1	Vern Stephens	4
1	Hank Thompson	4
1	Gus Zernial	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	19
2	Joe Tipton	14
3	Eddie Robinson	13
3	Vern Stephens	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Cox	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Hector Rodriguez	4
4	Grady Hatton	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Brecheen	0.00
1	Max Lanier	0.00
3	Lou Brissie	0.60
4	Al Brazle	0.66
5	Karl Drews	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clem Labine	3
1	Paul Minner	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	25
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	22
3	Warren Spahn	20
4	Alex Kellner	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	3
2	Ted Wilks	2
3	Al Benton	1
3	Joe Black	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.394
2	Ferris Fain	.391
3	Enos Slaughter	.368
4	Pee Wee Reese	.360
5	Andy Pafko	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	10
2	Gil Hodges	9
3	Gus Bell	8
3	Eddie Robinson	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	31
2	Yogi Berra	26
2	Eddie Robinson	26
4	Gus Bell	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	8
2	Minnie Minoso	7
2	Jackie Robinson	7
4	Pee Wee Reese	5
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.71
2	Al Brazle	0.85
3	Fritz Dorish	0.99
4	Billy Pierce	1.51
5	Harry Brecheen	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	5
1	Spec Shea	5
3	Carl Erskine	4
3	Mike Garcia	4
3	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	51
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	44
3	Max Surkont	34
4	Mike Garcia	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.337
2	Dale Mitchell	.318
3	George Kell	.317
4	Jackie Robinson	.316
5	Billy Goodman	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	44
2	Ralph Kiner	36
3	Roy Campanella	33
4	Bobby Thomson	32
5	Yogi Berra	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	123
1	Hank Sauer	123
3	Bobby Thomson	117
4	Gus Zernial	115
5	Gil Hodges	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	39
2	Pee Wee Reese	31
3	Richie Ashburn	28
4	Jackie Robinson	26
5	Minnie Minoso	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	1.95
2	Bobby Shantz	2.17
3	Al Brazle	2.22
4	Robin Roberts	2.45
5	Mike Garcia	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	25
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Mike Garcia	22
3	Sal Maglie	22
3	Warren Spahn	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	192
2	Sal Maglie	160
2	Bob Rush	160
4	Robin Roberts	159
5	Allie Reynolds	158

Saves

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