On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	33	.612	--
Red Sox	47	37	.560	4.5
Indians	48	38	.558	4.5
Senators	45	39	.536	6.5
White Sox	47	41	.534	6.5
Athletics	37	41	.474	11.5
Browns	35	52	.402	18.0
Tigers	27	57	.321	24.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Indians 11, Yankees 6

Yankees 5, Indians 4

Browns 9, Athletics 5

Senators 1, Tigers 0

Athletics 3, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	56	22	.718	--
Giants	52	30	.634	6.0
Cardinals	49	38	.563	11.5
Cubs	44	41	.518	15.5
Phillies	40	44	.476	19.0
Braves	36	48	.429	23.0
Reds	35	50	.412	24.5
Pirates	25	64	.281	36.5

Games

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Philley	5
2	Bobby Avila	4
2	Tommy Byrne	4
2	Clem Koshorek	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Collins	2
1	Larry Doby	2
3	Tommy Byrne	1
3	Allie Clark	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Collins	5
2	Tommy Byrne	4
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Dave Philley	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Del Greco	1
1	Jim Delsing	1
1	Clem Koshorek	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobby Shantz	0.86
2	Dizzy Trout	0.78
3	Hal Newhouser	0.60
4	Marv Grissom	0.57
5	Preacher Roe	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Joe Black	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dizzy Trout	7
2	Preacher Roe	6
2	Bobby Shantz	6
4	Bob Hooper	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Scarborough	1
1	Early Wynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.343
2	Ferris Fain	.325
3	Stan Musial	.322
4	George Kell	.321
5	Mickey Mantle	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	23
2	Yogi Berra	20
3	Gil Hodges	18
4	Larry Doby	17
4	2 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	74
2	Bobby Thomson	68
3	Al Rosen	60
4	Gil Hodges	59
5	Walt Dropo	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	18
2	Sam Jethroe	15
3	Jackie Robinson	13
4	Phil Rizzuto	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.62
2	Mike Garcia	1.74
3	Allie Reynolds	1.82
4	Spec Shea	2.08
5	Curt Simmons	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	16
2	Mike Garcia	13
2	Robin Roberts	13
4	Gerry Staley	12
5	2 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	109
2	Bobby Shantz	96
3	Billy Pierce	89
3	Allie Reynolds	89
5	Mike Garcia	88

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elmer Valo	.467
2	Walt Dropo	.448
3	Billy Goodman	.439
4	Pee Wee Reese	.432
5	Gene Woodling	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Yogi Berra	5
2	Joe Collins	5
2	Larry Doby	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	20
2	Mickey Mantle	19
3	Walt Dropo	15
3	Eddie Joost	15
5	Dave Philley	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Cox	4
1	Jackie Jensen	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Hector Rodriguez	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.13
2	Spec Shea	1.29
3	Max Surkont	1.35
4	Harry Brecheen	1.38
5	Fritz Dorish	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	3
1	Mel Parnell	3
1	Vic Raschi	3
1	Spec Shea	3
1	Ben Wade	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	17
2	Mel Parnell	16
3	Mike Garcia	14
3	Turk Lown	14
3	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Al Benton	2
2	Joe Black	2
2	Fritz Dorish	2
2	Andy Hansen	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pee Wee Reese	.413
2	Billy Goodman	.390
3	Gene Woodling	.390
4	Andy Pafko	.362
5	Ferris Fain	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	11
2	Larry Doby	9
2	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Gus Zernial	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	28
1	Gus Zernial	28
3	Eddie Robinson	27
4	Mickey Mantle	26
5	Enos Slaughter	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	7
1	Minnie Minoso	7
3	Jackie Jensen	6
3	Pee Wee Reese	6
3	Connie Ryan	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Brazle	0.83
2	Max Lanier	1.14
3	Fritz Dorish	1.27
4	Harry Brecheen	1.36
5	Bobby Shantz	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Spec Shea	6
3	Bobby Shantz	5
4	Vern Bickford	4
4	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	43
2	Warren Spahn	41
3	Curt Simmons	35
4	Billy Pierce	33
5	Bobby Shantz	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	Al Benton	3
3	Andy Hansen	3
3	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.328
2	Dale Mitchell	.319
3	Jackie Robinson	.316
4	Billy Goodman	.314
5	George Kell	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	39
1	Hank Sauer	39
3	Yogi Berra	33
4	Roy Campanella	32
5	Bobby Thomson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	120
2	Roy Campanella	118
3	Gus Zernial	116
4	Hank Sauer	112
5	Gil Hodges	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	36
2	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
4	Minnie Minoso	24
5	Jackie Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.03
2	Allie Reynolds	2.13
3	Al Brazle	2.27
4	Mike Garcia	2.48
5	Robin Roberts	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	26
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Mike Garcia	22
3	Sal Maglie	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	197
2	Allie Reynolds	159
2	Bob Rush	159
4	Sal Maglie	156
5	Robin Roberts	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	16
2	Satchel Paige	15
3	Ellis Kinder	12
3	Ted Wilks	12
5	Carl Scheib	11