Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 13, 1952

On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	47	.584	--
Indians	63	49	.563	2.5
Red Sox	58	49	.542	5.0
Senators	59	53	.527	6.5
White Sox	59	55	.518	7.5
Athletics	55	52	.514	8.0
Browns	49	66	.426	18.0
Tigers	37	75	.330	28.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 0

Browns 5, Indians 2

Indians 9, Browns 1

White Sox 7, Tigers 1

Senators 12, Yankees 4

Yankees 10, Senators 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	34	.679	--
Giants	63	43	.594	9.0
Cardinals	64	48	.571	11.0
Phillies	58	52	.527	16.0
Cubs	56	55	.505	18.5
Braves	47	61	.435	26.0
Reds	48	65	.425	27.5
Pirates	32	82	.281	44.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Giants 4

Giants 8, Dodgers 4

Reds 11, Cubs 3

Cubs 7, Reds 0

Phillies 3, Braves 0

Braves 9, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil Hodges	5
1	Pete Runnels	5
1	Bobby Thomson	5
1	Eddie Yost	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Jethroe	2
2	Ray Boone	1
2	Harry Chiti	1
2	Luke Easter	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	5
1	Jackie Jensen	5
3	Sam Jethroe	4
3	Bobby Thomson	4
3	Mickey Vernon	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Addis	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	Eddie Robinson	1
1	Jerry Snyder	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Karl Drews	1.60
2	Duane Pillette	1.40
3	Al Corwin	1.00
4	Mel Parnell	0.67
5	Max Surkont	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Karl Drews	8
2	Tom Gorman	7
2	Duane Pillette	7
4	Max Surkont	6
5	Carl Erskine	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Jansen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.341
2	Stan Musial	.330
3	Dale Mitchell	.321
4	Gene Woodling	.320
5	George Kell	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	30
2	Larry Doby	26
3	Gil Hodges	25
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	78
3	Bobby Thomson	78
5	Gil Hodges	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	22
2	Sam Jethroe	18
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	Spec Shea	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	20
2	Robin Roberts	18
3	Early Wynn	15
4	Mike Garcia	14
4	Allie Reynolds	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	132
2	Bobby Shantz	116
3	Billy Pierce	115
4	Allie Reynolds	114
5	2 tied	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	Dale Mitchell	.438
2	Red Schoendienst	.424
3	Tommy Brown	.405
4	Cal Abrams	.400
5	George Shuba	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	6
1	Larry Doby	6
1	Hank Sauer	6
4	Gil Hodges	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	22
2	Dusty Rhodes	19
2	Gus Zernial	19
4	Hank Sauer	16
5	Ted Kluszewski	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Frank Baumholtz	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
4	Bobby Adams	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Hoeft	0.00
1	Sandy Consuegra	0.00
3	Satchel Paige	0.56
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.67
5	Mel Parnell	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	5
2	Harry Byrd	3
2	Bubba Church	3
2	Robin Roberts	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	23
2	Vic Raschi	21
3	Tommy Byrne	18
3	Walt Masterson	18
3	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Bob Hooper	2
2	Johnny Kucab	2
4	Ralph Brickner	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.402
2	Dale Mitchell	.379
3	Ferris Fain	.371
4	Richie Ashburn	.359
5	George Shuba	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	12
2	Dick Gernert	9
2	Dusty Rhodes	9
4	Jim Dyck	8
4	Eddie Joost	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	34
2	Del Ennis	32
3	Granny Hamner	27
4	Eddie Robinson	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	7
2	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
4	Richie Ashburn	5
5	11 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Kretlow	1.38
2	Bobby Shantz	1.70
3	Billy Pierce	1.85
4	Mel Parnell	1.88
5	Bob Rush	1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	36
2	Curt Simmons	35
3	Walt Masterson	34
3	Early Wynn	34
5	Murry Dickson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sandy Consuegra	4
1	Earl Harrist	4
1	Dutch Leonard	4
1	Hal White	4
5	6 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.347
2	Stan Musial	.329
3	Gene Woodling	.320
4	George Kell	.312
5	Jackie Robinson	.310

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	111
3	Bobby Thomson	108
4	Gil Hodges	107
5	Eddie Robinson	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	28
2	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	2.48
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	27
2	Robin Roberts	23
2	Early Wynn	23
4	Warren Spahn	20
5	4 tied	19

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	2 tied	9