On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	46	.582	--
Indians	62	47	.569	1.5
Red Sox	57	47	.548	4.0
Senators	56	50	.528	6.0
Athletics	52	49	.515	7.5
White Sox	56	54	.509	8.0
Browns	46	65	.414	18.5
Tigers	37	72	.339	26.5

Games

Tigers 6, White Sox 1

Red Sox 3, Yankees 1

Indians 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	70	32	.686	--
Giants	62	40	.608	8.0
Cardinals	62	46	.574	11.0
Phillies	56	50	.528	16.0
Cubs	52	53	.495	19.5
Braves	44	60	.423	27.0
Reds	45	63	.417	28.0
Pirates	32	79	.288	42.5

Games

Braves 2, Giants 0

Reds 12, Cardinals 3

Dodgers 6, Phillies 0

Dodgers 4, Phillies 2

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Schoendienst	5
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Billy Cox	3
2	Dick Groat	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	2
2	Billy Cox	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	4
2	Fred Marsh	3
2	Willard Marshall	3
4	Walt Dropo	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Dick Groat	1
1	Fred Hatfield	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	2.50
2	Vic Raschi	0.71
3	Billy Loes	0.62
4	Steve Ridzik	0.56
5	Tommy Byrne	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Mickey Harris	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	10
2	Tommy Byrne	7
3	Mike Garcia	5
3	Billy Loes	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Nuxhall	1
1	Early Wynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.344
2	Stan Musial	.328
3	George Kell	.324
4	Gene Woodling	.322
5	Billy Goodman	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	27
2	Larry Doby	26
3	Yogi Berra	23
3	Gil Hodges	23
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	88
2	Larry Doby	83
3	Eddie Robinson	76
4	Bobby Thomson	74
5	Del Ennis	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	22
2	Sam Jethroe	17
3	Jackie Jensen	16
3	Jackie Robinson	16
5	Phil Rizzuto	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.55
2	Allie Reynolds	2.08
3	Spec Shea	2.31
4	Mike Garcia	2.31
5	Robin Roberts	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	20
2	Robin Roberts	17
3	Mike Garcia	14
3	Early Wynn	14
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	132
2	Billy Pierce	115
3	Bobby Shantz	114
4	Mike Garcia	108
5	Allie Reynolds	107

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	Elmer Valo	.463
2	Red Schoendienst	.450
3	Ferris Fain	.422
4	Richie Ashburn	.400
5	George Shuba	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	8
2	Dusty Rhodes	6
3	Gus Zernial	5
4	Roy Campanella	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	25
2	Gus Zernial	16
3	Dusty Rhodes	15
4	Del Ennis	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Jackie Jensen	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
4	Frank Baumholtz	3
4	Jackie Robinson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Raffensberger	0.00
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.73
3	Gerry Staley	0.77
4	Bobby Shantz	1.00
5	Bob Porterfield	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	3
1	Harry Byrd	3
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walt Masterson	23
2	Murry Dickson	22
3	Carl Erskine	21
3	Ted Gray	21
3	3 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Harrist	3
2	Al Brazle	2
2	Bob Cain	2
2	Fritz Dorish	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.402
2	Elmer Valo	.384
3	Richie Ashburn	.375
4	Ferris Fain	.355
5	Al Dark	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	13
2	Dick Gernert	10
3	Yogi Berra	8
3	Eddie Joost	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	36
2	Del Ennis	33
3	Dick Gernert	29
4	Walt Dropo	27
5	Eddie Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.00
2	Billy Pierce	1.56
3	Bob Lemon	1.61
4	Virgil Jester	1.67
5	Lou Kretlow	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Bobby Shantz	6
4	Murry Dickson	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	37
2	Tommy Byrne	36
2	Virgil Trucks	36
4	Early Wynn	35
5	4 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Sandy Consuegra	4
2	Fritz Dorish	4
2	Earl Harrist	4
2	Hal White	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.349
2	Stan Musial	.326
3	Gene Woodling	.319
4	Elmer Valo	.314
5	George Kell	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	39
2	Yogi Berra	33
3	Ralph Kiner	32
4	Gil Hodges	31
5	Gus Zernial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	116
2	Gus Zernial	113
3	Gil Hodges	107
4	Bobby Thomson	106
5	Eddie Robinson	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	28
3	Minnie Minoso	26
4	Jackie Robinson	21
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.77
2	Allie Reynolds	2.06
3	Al Brazle	2.40
4	Billy Pierce	2.48
5	Robin Roberts	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	28
2	Robin Roberts	23
2	Early Wynn	23
4	Larry Jansen	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	193
2	Ted Gray	158
3	Allie Reynolds	151
4	Virgil Trucks	149
5	Bob Rush	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	16
2	Satchel Paige	14
3	Fritz Dorish	10
3	Ellis Kinder	10
5	2 tied	9