On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 42 .584 --
Indians 57 44 .564 2.0
Red Sox 54 44 .551 3.5
Senators 54 46 .540 4.5
Athletics 48 47 .505 8.0
White Sox 52 51 .505 8.0
Browns 42 61 .408 18.0
Tigers 35 66 .347 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 30 .681 --
Giants 59 35 .628 5.0
Cardinals 58 42 .580 9.0
Phillies 52 47 .525 14.5
Cubs 51 48 .515 15.5
Braves 41 56 .423 24.5
Reds 40 60 .400 27.0
Pirates 28 75 .272 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 3
1 Tommy Brown 3
1 Larry Doby 3
1 Mickey Grasso 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clint Courtney 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Dick Groat 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Granny Hamner 4
1 Gus Zernial 4
3 Larry Doby 3
3 Dusty Rhodes 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Dick Gernert 1
1 Mel Hoderlein 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 1.00
2 Max Surkont 0.75
3 Ken Raffensberger 0.62
4 Bob Rush 0.55
5 Jim Hearn 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 7
2 Bob Rush 6
2 Max Surkont 6
4 Ken Raffensberger 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .342
2 Stan Musial .332
3 Billy Goodman .328
4 George Kell .322
5 Whitey Lockman .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 26
2 Yogi Berra 21
2 Larry Doby 21
2 Gil Hodges 21
5 Ralph Kiner 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 86
2 Eddie Robinson 71
2 Bobby Thomson 71
4 Larry Doby 68
4 Walt Dropo 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 19
2 Sam Jethroe 17
3 Jackie Jensen 15
4 Jackie Robinson 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.53
2 Mike Garcia 1.94
3 Allie Reynolds 2.12
4 Spec Shea 2.21
5 Billy Loes 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 19
2 Robin Roberts 16
3 Mike Garcia 14
4 Gerry Staley 13
5 5 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 117
2 Bobby Shantz 110
3 Billy Pierce 105
3 Allie Reynolds 105
5 Mike Garcia 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 13
2 Satchel Paige 10
3 Fritz Dorish 9
4 Joe Black 8
5 Dutch Leonard 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Waitkus .436
2 Al Dark .426
3 Tommy Brown .419
4 Ferris Fain .400
5 Stan Musial .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Rhodes 7
2 Walt Dropo 6
3 Eddie Joost 5
3 Andy Seminick 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Ennis 21
2 Granny Hamner 19
3 Eddie Robinson 17
4 Andy Seminick 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Jackie Jensen 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Jim Rivera 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Kretlow 0.00
2 Karl Drews 0.51
3 Ralph Brickner 0.66
4 Eddie Yuhas 0.75
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Karl Drews 3
2 Warren Hacker 3
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 21
2 Bob Lemon 19
3 Ted Gray 18
3 Ben Wade 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 3
1 Earl Harrist 3
1 Hal White 3
4 Joe Black 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .369
2 Bill Serena .365
3 Billy Goodman .352
4 Walt Dropo .341
5 Al Dark .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 9
1 Dick Gernert 9
1 Eddie Joost 9
1 Mickey Mantle 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Gernert 32
1 Mickey Mantle 32
3 Eddie Robinson 29
4 Del Ennis 28
5 Walt Dropo 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 8
2 Minnie Minoso 7
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Billy Cox 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Kretlow 0.59
2 Bobby Shantz 1.40
3 Warren Hacker 1.62
4 Bob Lemon 1.63
5 Billy Pierce 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Bobby Shantz 6
4 Vern Bickford 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 32
2 Virgil Trucks 31
3 Bob Lemon 30
3 Warren Spahn 30
3 Ben Wade 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Al Benton 4
3 Joe Black 4
3 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .348
2 Stan Musial .331
3 Billy Goodman .315
4 Dale Mitchell .311
5 George Kell .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 39
2 Ralph Kiner 35
3 Yogi Berra 32
4 Gil Hodges 30
4 Eddie Robinson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 117
2 Bobby Thomson 109
3 Eddie Robinson 106
3 Gus Zernial 106
5 Gil Hodges 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 31
2 Pee Wee Reese 28
3 Minnie Minoso 27
4 Richie Ashburn 23
5 Jackie Robinson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.87
2 Allie Reynolds 2.09
3 Al Brazle 2.21
4 Billy Pierce 2.45
5 Robin Roberts 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 28
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Mike Garcia 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 188
2 Allie Reynolds 162
3 Ted Gray 159
4 Robin Roberts 157
5 Bob Rush 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 17
2 Satchel Paige 15
3 Ellis Kinder 11
4 Fritz Dorish 10
4 2 others tied 10