On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	43	.594	--
Indians	59	47	.557	4.0
Red Sox	55	46	.545	5.5
Senators	54	49	.524	7.5
Athletics	51	48	.515	8.5
White Sox	54	52	.509	9.0
Browns	44	63	.411	19.5
Tigers	36	68	.346	26.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 0

White Sox 6, Indians 3

Athletics 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Browns 5, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	31	.680	--
Giants	61	37	.622	5.5
Cardinals	59	44	.573	10.0
Phillies	54	47	.535	14.0
Cubs	51	51	.500	17.5
Braves	42	58	.420	25.5
Reds	43	61	.413	26.5
Pirates	30	77	.280	41.0

Games

Giants 7, Dodgers 6

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Reds 4, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Avila	5
1	Larry Doby	5
3	Sam Mele	4
3	Al Rosen	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Sam Mele	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	5
2	Gil Hodges	4
2	Bobby Young	4
4	Sam Mele	3
4	Bobby Thomson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Irv Noren	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1
1	Duke Snider	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Gray	0.73
2	Bob Lemon	0.71
2	Billy Loes	0.71
4	Bob Cain	0.50
4	3 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Al Corwin	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Joe Presko	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	8
2	Joe Black	6
2	Lou Kretlow	6
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.349
2	Stan Musial	.331
3	George Kell	.319
4	Billy Goodman	.318
5	Ted Kluszewski	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	27
2	Yogi Berra	23
2	Larry Doby	23
4	Gil Hodges	22
5	Ralph Kiner	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	87
2	Larry Doby	76
2	Eddie Robinson	76
4	Bobby Thomson	74
5	Gil Hodges	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	21
2	Sam Jethroe	17
3	Jackie Jensen	16
4	Jackie Robinson	15
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.55
2	Allie Reynolds	2.08
3	Mike Garcia	2.16
4	Spec Shea	2.31
5	Robin Roberts	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	20
2	Robin Roberts	16
3	Mike Garcia	14
4	Bob Lemon	13
4	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	122
2	Bobby Shantz	114
3	Billy Pierce	111
4	Allie Reynolds	107
5	2 tied	103

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.429
2	Tommy Brown	.419
3	Al Dark	.386
4	Smoky Burgess	.382
5	Red Schoendienst	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Rhodes	8
2	Larry Doby	6
3	Walt Dropo	4
3	Jim Dyck	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	19
2	Granny Hamner	18
3	Eddie Robinson	17
4	Dusty Rhodes	16
5	Del Ennis	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Frank Baumholtz	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Consuegra	0.71
2	Karl Drews	0.75
3	Bubba Church	1.08
4	Billy Pierce	1.09
5	Ken Raffensberger	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	4
1	Bobby Shantz	4
3	Murry Dickson	3
3	Karl Drews	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	21
1	Lou Kretlow	21
1	Virgil Trucks	21
4	Tommy Byrne	19
4	5 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Harrist	3
1	Hal White	3
3	Al Brazle	2
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.383
2	Al Dark	.353
3	Walt Dropo	.349
4	Sammy White	.347
5	Elmer Valo	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	10
2	Dick Gernert	9
3	Yogi Berra	8
3	Ralph Kiner	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	30
2	Dick Gernert	28
3	Mickey Mantle	27
4	Eddie Robinson	26
5	Del Ennis	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	8
2	Pee Wee Reese	7
3	Minnie Minoso	6
4	Richie Ashburn	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	1.46
2	Bobby Shantz	1.55
3	Bob Lemon	1.61
4	Virgil Jester	1.67
5	Lou Kretlow	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Bobby Shantz	6
3	Karl Drews	5
3	Vic Raschi	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	35
1	Billy Pierce	35
3	Bob Lemon	32
4	Ted Gray	30
4	Bobby Shantz	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	4
1	Sandy Consuegra	4
1	Fritz Dorish	4
1	Earl Harrist	4
1	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.353
2	Stan Musial	.329
3	Gene Woodling	.316
4	George Kell	.311
5	Elmer Valo	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
2	Yogi Berra	33
3	Gil Hodges	31
3	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Eddie Robinson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	117
2	Gus Zernial	109
3	Eddie Robinson	108
3	Bobby Thomson	108
5	Gil Hodges	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	31
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
3	Minnie Minoso	26
4	Jackie Robinson	23
5	Richie Ashburn	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.85
2	Allie Reynolds	2.06
3	Al Brazle	2.19
4	Billy Pierce	2.37
5	Robin Roberts	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	29
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Early Wynn	21
4	Mike Garcia	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	186
2	Ted Gray	164
3	Allie Reynolds	151
4	Robin Roberts	150
4	Bob Rush	150

Saves

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