On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 46 .586 --
Indians 62 48 .564 2.5
Red Sox 57 49 .538 5.5
Senators 58 52 .527 6.5
Athletics 55 51 .519 7.5
White Sox 58 55 .513 8.0
Browns 48 65 .425 18.0
Tigers 37 74 .333 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 33 .683 --
Giants 62 42 .596 9.0
Cardinals 64 48 .571 11.0
Phillies 57 51 .528 16.0
Cubs 55 54 .505 18.5
Braves 46 60 .434 26.0
Reds 47 64 .423 27.5
Pirates 32 82 .281 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Astroth 3
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Hank Sauer 3
1 Faye Throneberry 3
1 Gus Zernial 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Dyck 2
2 Clyde Vollmer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Dyck 2
1 Billy Hitchcock 2
1 Clyde Vollmer 2
4 George Kell 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cass Michaels 1
1 Dick Sisler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.56
2 Stu Miller 0.50
2 Bob Rush 0.50
4 Carl Scheib 0.42
5 Gene Bearden 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Carl Scheib 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 6
2 Carl Scheib 5
2 Chuck Stobbs 5
4 Stu Miller 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .342
2 Stan Musial .330
3 George Kell .319
4 Dale Mitchell .314
5 Ted Kluszewski .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 30
2 Larry Doby 26
3 Gil Hodges 24
4 Yogi Berra 23
5 Ralph Kiner 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 96
2 Larry Doby 83
3 Eddie Robinson 77
4 Bobby Thomson 74
4 Gus Zernial 74

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 1.98
3 Mike Garcia 2.31
4 Robin Roberts 2.40
5 Billy Loes 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 20
2 Robin Roberts 18
3 Mike Garcia 14
3 Allie Reynolds 14
3 Early Wynn 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 132
2 Bobby Shantz 116
3 Billy Pierce 115
4 Allie Reynolds 114
5 Mike Garcia 108

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 .438
2 George Shuba .405
3 Richie Ashburn .404
4 Ferris Fain .388
5 Dale Mitchell .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Larry Doby 6
1 Dusty Rhodes 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
5 Gus Zernial 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 22
2 Gus Zernial 19
3 Dusty Rhodes 17
4 Hank Sauer 16
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 Frank Baumholtz 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Bobby Adams 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
2 Satchel Paige 0.56
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.66
4 Joe Nuxhall 0.73
5 Ken Raffensberger 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Black 4
1 Harry Byrd 4
3 Murry Dickson 3
3 Robin Roberts 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 22
2 Early Wynn 21
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 19
4 Tommy Byrne 18
4 4 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Leonard 4
2 Bob Hooper 2
2 Johnny Kucab 2
4 Ralph Brickner 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .402
2 Richie Ashburn .390
3 Ferris Fain .361
4 Ted Kluszewski .351
5 Roy Campanella .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 12
2 Dick Gernert 10
3 Mickey Mantle 9
3 Dusty Rhodes 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 34
2 Del Ennis 33
3 Dick Gernert 28
3 Mickey Mantle 28
3 Gus Zernial 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.45
2 Lou Kretlow 1.58
3 Virgil Jester 1.67
4 Tom Morgan 1.73
5 Billy Pierce 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Bobby Shantz 6
3 Joe Black 5
3 Harry Byrd 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walt Masterson 34
1 Vic Raschi 34
3 Lou Kretlow 33
4 Murry Dickson 32
4 Early Wynn 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .348
2 Stan Musial .329
3 Gene Woodling .320
4 George Kell .311
5 Jackie Robinson .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 42
2 Yogi Berra 33
2 Ralph Kiner 33
4 Gil Hodges 32
5 Gus Zernial 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 122
2 Gus Zernial 112
3 Gil Hodges 108
4 Bobby Thomson 104
5 Eddie Robinson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 27
1 Pee Wee Reese 27
3 Minnie Minoso 26
4 Jackie Robinson 21
5 Richie Ashburn 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.80
2 Allie Reynolds 1.94
3 Billy Pierce 2.32
4 Al Brazle 2.46
5 Ken Raffensberger 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 27
2 Robin Roberts 23
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Larry Jansen 20
4 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 190
2 Allie Reynolds 155
3 Bob Rush 153
4 Ted Gray 148
5 Robin Roberts 146

Saves

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