On This Day

Thursday, July 24, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	36	.609	--
Red Sox	51	39	.567	4.0
Senators	50	41	.549	5.5
Indians	51	42	.548	5.5
White Sox	49	45	.521	8.0
Athletics	41	43	.488	11.0
Browns	36	58	.383	21.0
Tigers	30	60	.333	25.0

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 0

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Tigers 4, Senators 2

Browns 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	61	24	.718	--
Giants	55	31	.640	6.5
Cardinals	51	41	.554	13.5
Cubs	46	44	.511	17.5
Phillies	46	45	.505	18.0
Braves	39	51	.433	24.5
Reds	38	55	.409	27.0
Pirates	25	70	.263	41.0

Games

Reds 3, Dodgers 2

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Giants 9, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Furillo	4
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Ferris Fain	3
2	Billy Hitchcock	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Eddie Mathews	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Berardino	2
1	Yogi Berra	2
1	Clint Courtney	2
1	Al Dark	2
1	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Johnny Groth	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lou Kretlow	1.50
2	Ben Wade	0.78
3	Dizzy Trout	0.71
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.64
5	Mike Garcia	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Lou Kretlow	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Kretlow	9
2	Ewell Blackwell	7
2	Ben Wade	7
4	Mike Garcia	5
4	Dizzy Trout	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Hal White	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.332
2	Billy Goodman	.326
3	Stan Musial	.324
4	George Kell	.323
5	Ted Kluszewski	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	24
2	Yogi Berra	21
3	Gil Hodges	19
3	Ralph Kiner	19
5	Al Rosen	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	77
2	Bobby Thomson	70
3	Walt Dropo	63
3	Gil Hodges	63
3	Al Rosen	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	18
2	Sam Jethroe	16
3	Phil Rizzuto	13
3	Jackie Robinson	13
5	Jackie Jensen	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.64
2	Allie Reynolds	1.77
3	Mike Garcia	1.77
4	Spec Shea	1.90
5	Curt Simmons	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	17
2	Mike Garcia	14
2	Robin Roberts	14
4	Allie Reynolds	12
4	Gerry Staley	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	110
2	Bobby Shantz	99
3	Billy Pierce	96
4	Mike Garcia	95
5	Allie Reynolds	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	11
2	Satchel Paige	9
3	Joe Black	8
3	Fritz Dorish	8
5	Frank Smith	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Andy Pafko	.444
2	Walt Dropo	.443
3	Pee Wee Reese	.407
4	Ted Kluszewski	.400
5	Bill Serena	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	6
1	Joe Collins	6
1	Dick Gernert	6
1	Ralph Kiner	6
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	21
2	Walt Dropo	18
2	Del Ennis	18
4	Richie Ashburn	15
4	Joe Collins	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Billy Cox	3
3	Minnie Minoso	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Julio Moreno	0.50
2	Spec Shea	0.55
3	Johnny Kucab	0.75
4	Lou Kretlow	0.95
5	Bobby Shantz	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Wade	4
2	Vern Bickford	3
2	Ralph Brickner	3
2	Karl Drews	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	20
1	Ben Wade	20
3	Billy Pierce	18
4	Lou Kretlow	17
4	Dizzy Trout	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Joe Black	3
2	Sandy Consuegra	3
2	Andy Hansen	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pee Wee Reese	.400
2	Andy Pafko	.388
3	Gene Woodling	.367
4	Walt Dropo	.358
5	Ted Kluszewski	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Robinson	8
2	Yogi Berra	7
2	Joe Collins	7
2	Dick Gernert	7
2	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	28
2	Del Ennis	27
3	Mickey Mantle	25
3	Enos Slaughter	25
5	Eddie Robinson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Cox	6
1	Minnie Minoso	6
1	Connie Ryan	6
4	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Sam Jethroe	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.24
2	Bobby Shantz	1.58
3	Billy Pierce	1.74
4	Karl Drews	1.85
5	Warren Hacker	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Ben Wade	6
3	Vic Raschi	5
3	Bobby Shantz	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	33
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	31
3	Virgil Trucks	30
4	Bobby Shantz	29
4	3 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Joe Black	4
2	Fritz Dorish	4
2	Andy Hansen	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.325
2	Dale Mitchell	.319
3	George Kell	.318
4	Gene Woodling	.309
5	Billy Goodman	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	38
2	Ralph Kiner	36
3	Yogi Berra	34
4	Bobby Thomson	31
5	Gil Hodges	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	117
2	Hank Sauer	111
3	Roy Campanella	108
4	Gil Hodges	107
4	Gus Zernial	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	32
2	Pee Wee Reese	28
3	Richie Ashburn	26
4	Minnie Minoso	25
5	Jackie Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.91
2	Allie Reynolds	2.17
3	Al Brazle	2.39
4	Billy Pierce	2.54
5	Robin Roberts	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	27
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Mike Garcia	22
4	Larry Jansen	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	185
2	Allie Reynolds	157
2	Bob Rush	157
4	Robin Roberts	155
5	Mike Garcia	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
1	Satchel Paige	15
3	Ellis Kinder	12
4	Ted Wilks	11
5	Carl Scheib	10