On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	46	.582	--
Indians	62	48	.564	2.0
Red Sox	57	47	.548	4.0
Senators	57	51	.528	6.0
White Sox	58	54	.518	7.0
Athletics	53	50	.515	7.5
Browns	47	65	.420	18.0
Tigers	37	74	.333	27.5

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

White Sox 5, Tigers 4

Browns 6, Indians 3

Senators 4, Athletics 2

Athletics 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	70	32	.686	--
Giants	62	40	.608	8.0
Cardinals	63	47	.573	11.0
Phillies	56	50	.528	16.0
Cubs	54	53	.505	18.5
Braves	44	60	.423	27.0
Reds	46	64	.418	28.0
Pirates	32	81	.283	43.5

Games

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Cubs 9, Pirates 5

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Reds 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Baumholtz	6
2	Dick Groat	5
3	Bobby Adams	4
3	Ralph Kiner	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Fred Marsh	1
1	Sam Mele	1
1	Al Rosen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	4
1	Bill Serena	4
3	Fred Marsh	3
4	Gus Bell	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Toby Atwell	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Elmer Valo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Cain	0.42
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.38
3	Harry Byrd	0.33
3	Ted Gray	0.33
3	Bob Lemon	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Mike Clark	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Cain	5
2	Harry Byrd	4
2	Lou Kretlow	4
2	Bob Lemon	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	2
2	Bob Hooper	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.346
2	Stan Musial	.325
3	George Kell	.324
4	Dale Mitchell	.314
5	Billy Goodman	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	28
2	Larry Doby	26
3	Yogi Berra	23
3	Gil Hodges	23
5	Ralph Kiner	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	92
2	Larry Doby	83
3	Eddie Robinson	77
4	Bobby Thomson	74
5	2 tied	73

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.66
2	Allie Reynolds	2.08
3	Mike Garcia	2.31
4	Robin Roberts	2.42
5	Billy Loes	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	Bobby Shantz	116
3	Billy Pierce	115
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	Dutch Leonard	9
5	Joe Black	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.476
2	Ferris Fain	.455
3	Elmer Valo	.426
4	Richie Ashburn	.412
5	George Shuba	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	7
2	Dusty Rhodes	5
2	Gus Zernial	5
4	Roy Campanella	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	23
2	Gus Zernial	17
3	Hank Sauer	15
4	Dusty Rhodes	14
4	Bill Serena	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.73
2	Gerry Staley	0.77
3	Ken Raffensberger	0.99
4	Vic Raschi	1.00
5	Joe Black	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	4
2	Joe Black	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Bob Lemon	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walt Masterson	23
2	Murry Dickson	22
3	Virgil Trucks	21
3	Early Wynn	21
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Bob Cain	2
2	Earl Harrist	2
2	Bob Hooper	2
2	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.408
2	Richie Ashburn	.371
3	Ferris Fain	.364
4	Clint Courtney	.354
5	Al Dark	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	13
2	Dick Gernert	10
3	Ralph Kiner	9
4	Eddie Joost	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	36
2	Del Ennis	33
3	Dick Gernert	29
4	Walt Dropo	28
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	Eddie Yuhas	0.36
2	Bobby Shantz	1.45
3	Lou Kretlow	1.58
4	Virgil Jester	1.67
5	Tom Morgan	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Bobby Shantz	6
4	Harry Byrd	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	36
1	Bob Lemon	36
1	Virgil Trucks	36
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	35
5	4 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Sandy Consuegra	4
2	Earl Harrist	4
2	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Hal White	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.351
2	Stan Musial	.323
3	Gene Woodling	.319
4	George Kell	.314
5	Elmer Valo	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
2	Yogi Berra	33
2	Ralph Kiner	33
4	Gil Hodges	31
5	Gus Zernial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	120
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	27
4	Jackie Robinson	21
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.85
2	Allie Reynolds	2.06
3	Al Brazle	2.40
4	Billy Pierce	2.48
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	193
2	Ted Gray	160
3	Allie Reynolds	151
4	Bob Rush	148
5	2 tied	147

Saves

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