On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	49	.588	--
Indians	67	50	.573	2.0
Red Sox	62	52	.544	5.5
Senators	62	56	.525	7.5
Athletics	59	56	.513	9.0
White Sox	61	58	.513	9.0
Browns	50	70	.417	20.5
Tigers	39	79	.331	30.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

White Sox 3, Yankees 1

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 6, Tigers 5

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	38	.661	--
Giants	68	45	.602	6.5
Cardinals	68	49	.581	8.5
Phillies	62	53	.539	13.5
Cubs	58	60	.492	19.0
Braves	49	65	.430	26.0
Reds	50	68	.424	27.0
Pirates	35	86	.289	43.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 0

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Dodgers 3, Reds 0

Reds 5, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 7, Braves 5

Phillies 10, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Cox	4
1	Walt Dropo	4
1	Jay Porter	4
4	Bobby Adams	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Benson	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Luke Easter	1
1	Joe Garagiola	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	3
1	Jim Delsing	3
1	Joe Garagiola	3
1	Dick Gernert	3
1	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	2
2	Dee Fondy	1
2	Bill Rigney	1
2	Connie Ryan	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Preacher Roe	1.00
2	Marv Grissom	0.56
3	Robin Roberts	0.50
4	Harry Byrd	0.44
5	Warren Hacker	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Preacher Roe	7
2	Connie Marrero	6
2	Robin Roberts	6
4	Marv Grissom	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Yuhas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.335
2	Dale Mitchell	.326
3	Gene Woodling	.325
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Ted Kluszewski	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	31
2	Larry Doby	26
2	Gil Hodges	26
2	Ralph Kiner	26
5	Yogi Berra	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	100
2	Larry Doby	83
3	Bobby Thomson	81
4	Gil Hodges	80
4	Eddie Robinson	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	24
2	Sam Jethroe	19
3	Jackie Robinson	18
4	Jackie Jensen	16
5	Phil Rizzuto	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.88
2	Allie Reynolds	2.06
3	Billy Loes	2.36
4	Mike Garcia	2.37
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	21
2	Robin Roberts	20
3	Early Wynn	16
4	Mike Garcia	15
4	Allie Reynolds	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	138
2	Billy Pierce	120
3	Allie Reynolds	119
4	Bobby Shantz	118
5	Mike Garcia	112

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	.442
2	George Shuba	.405
3	Red Schoendienst	.403
4	Clyde Vollmer	.400
5	Gene Woodling	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Gil Hodges	5
4	Del Ennis	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	16
1	Jackie Jensen	16
3	Elmer Valo	15
4	Yogi Berra	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	4
2	Bob Addis	3
2	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Hank Bauer	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Preacher Roe	0.00
3	Mel Parnell	0.68
4	Al Benton	0.71
5	Satchel Paige	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
1	Early Wynn	4
3	Al Benton	3
3	Joe Black	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Byrd	20
2	Satchel Paige	19
2	Bob Rush	19
4	Carl Erskine	16
4	3 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
1	Eddie Yuhas	2
4	Luis Aloma	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Schoendienst	.407
2	Dale Mitchell	.390
3	George Shuba	.368
4	Cass Michaels	.356
5	Joe Astroth	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Rhodes	10
2	Larry Doby	9
3	Del Ennis	8
3	Gil Hodges	8
3	Hank Sauer	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	29
2	Larry Doby	27
2	Dusty Rhodes	27
4	Hank Sauer	26
5	Gus Zernial	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Karl Drews	1.29
2	Mel Parnell	1.49
3	Bob Lemon	1.50
4	Al Corwin	1.63
5	Preacher Roe	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Early Wynn	6
3	Joe Black	5
3	Harry Byrd	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	36
2	Early Wynn	34
3	Walt Masterson	33
3	Virgil Trucks	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Harrist	4
1	Dutch Leonard	4
3	Fritz Dorish	3
3	Bob Hooper	3
3	Hal White	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.342
2	Gene Woodling	.325
3	Stan Musial	.325
4	Jackie Robinson	.314
5	2 tied	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
2	Yogi Berra	34
2	Ralph Kiner	34
4	Gil Hodges	32
5	Gus Zernial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	120
2	Gil Hodges	111
3	Gus Zernial	109
4	Bobby Thomson	108
5	Eddie Robinson	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Sam Jethroe	27
3	Minnie Minoso	23
3	Jackie Robinson	23
5	Phil Rizzuto	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.96
2	Allie Reynolds	2.01
3	Ken Raffensberger	2.41
4	Billy Pierce	2.44
5	Bob Porterfield	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	27
2	Robin Roberts	25
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Allie Reynolds	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	188
2	Allie Reynolds	160
3	Bob Rush	157
4	Robin Roberts	150
5	Ted Gray	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
2	Satchel Paige	13
3	Fritz Dorish	10
4	Ellis Kinder	9
4	2 others tied	9