On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	48	.583	--
Indians	64	49	.566	2.0
Red Sox	61	49	.555	3.5
White Sox	60	55	.522	7.0
Senators	59	55	.518	7.5
Athletics	56	54	.509	8.5
Browns	49	67	.422	18.5
Tigers	37	76	.327	29.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2

Indians 7, Browns 6

Athletics 11, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	36	.667	--
Giants	65	44	.596	7.5
Cardinals	65	49	.570	10.0
Phillies	60	52	.536	14.0
Cubs	56	56	.500	18.0
Braves	48	63	.432	25.5
Reds	49	65	.430	26.0
Pirates	33	83	.284	43.0

Games

Phillies 8, Dodgers 3

Braves 4, Giants 3

Giants 3, Braves 1

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Astroth	4
1	Whitey Lockman	4
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	Clint Courtney	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clint Hartung	2
2	Luke Easter	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	Gil Hodges	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	3
1	Hank Thompson	3
3	Smoky Burgess	2
3	Del Ennis	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Wilson	1.20
2	Max Lanier	1.17
3	Larry Jansen	0.83
4	Johnny Sain	0.75
5	Robin Roberts	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Max Lanier	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Max Lanier	7
1	Satchel Paige	7
3	Johnny Sain	6
3	Jim Wilson	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.339
2	Stan Musial	.326
3	Dale Mitchell	.322
4	Gene Woodling	.320
5	George Kell	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	30
2	Larry Doby	26
2	Gil Hodges	26
4	Ralph Kiner	25
5	Yogi Berra	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	96
2	Larry Doby	83
3	Eddie Robinson	78
3	Bobby Thomson	78
5	2 tied	77

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	1.88
2	Allie Reynolds	1.98
3	Robin Roberts	2.42
4	Mike Garcia	2.43
5	Billy Loes	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	21
2	Robin Roberts	19
3	Early Wynn	16
4	Mike Garcia	14
4	Allie Reynolds	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	136
2	Bobby Shantz	118
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	.457
2	Cal Abrams	.424
3	Joe Astroth	.417
4	Red Schoendienst	.411
5	George Shuba	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	6
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	20
2	Larry Doby	18
3	Yogi Berra	15
4	Ted Kluszewski	14
4	Willard Marshall	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Bobby Adams	2
3	Bob Addis	2
3	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mel Parnell	0.68
2	Satchel Paige	0.81
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.86
4	Ken Raffensberger	1.00
5	Bob Rush	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	4
2	Joe Black	3
2	Harry Byrd	3
2	Bubba Church	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Houtteman	20
2	Harry Byrd	19
2	Carl Erskine	19
2	Warren Spahn	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
3	Luis Aloma	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.403
2	Dale Mitchell	.370
3	Ferris Fain	.364
4	Joe Astroth	.357
5	George Shuba	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	12
2	Ralph Kiner	10
3	Dusty Rhodes	9
4	Del Ennis	8
4	Gil Hodges	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	35
2	Larry Doby	33
3	Granny Hamner	26
3	Hank Thompson	26
5	Eddie Robinson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Richie Ashburn	5
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Kretlow	1.38
2	Al Corwin	1.40
3	Satchel Paige	1.72
4	Art Houtteman	1.81
5	Mel Parnell	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Joe Black	6
2	Bobby Shantz	6
2	Early Wynn	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	35
1	Warren Spahn	35
3	Tommy Byrne	33
3	Art Houtteman	33
5	Early Wynn	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Joe Black	3
2	Sandy Consuegra	3
2	Fritz Dorish	3
2	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.345
2	Stan Musial	.331
3	Gene Woodling	.323
4	Jackie Robinson	.314
5	George Kell	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Yogi Berra	32
5	Gus Zernial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	117
2	Gus Zernial	111
3	Gil Hodges	109
4	Bobby Thomson	108
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	28
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Jackie Robinson	21
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	1.94
2	Bobby Shantz	1.96
3	Billy Pierce	2.32
4	Robin Roberts	2.47
5	Al Brazle	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	28
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Larry Jansen	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	189
2	Allie Reynolds	155
3	Bob Rush	153
4	Robin Roberts	149
5	Ted Gray	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	16
2	Satchel Paige	14
3	Fritz Dorish	10
3	Ellis Kinder	10
3	Dutch Leonard	10