On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 50 .583 --
Indians 68 50 .576 1.0
Red Sox 62 53 .539 5.5
Senators 62 56 .525 7.0
Athletics 60 56 .517 8.0
White Sox 62 58 .517 8.0
Browns 50 70 .417 20.0
Tigers 39 80 .328 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 38 .664 --
Giants 68 45 .602 7.0
Cardinals 69 49 .585 8.5
Phillies 63 53 .543 13.5
Cubs 58 60 .492 19.5
Braves 49 66 .426 27.0
Reds 50 69 .420 28.0
Pirates 35 87 .287 44.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ferris Fain 4
1 Ted Lepcio 4
1 Hank Majeski 4
1 Pete Suder 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 6
1 Luke Easter 6
3 Billy Goodman 3
3 Gil Hodges 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Connie Ryan 2
2 Loren Babe 1
2 Harvey Haddix 1
2 Sam Jethroe 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Saul Rogovin 1.29
2 Billy Loes 0.78
3 Cal Hogue 0.46
4 Harvey Haddix 0.33
5 Johnny Sain 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Russ Meyer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Saul Rogovin 9
2 Billy Loes 7
3 Cal Hogue 6
4 Harvey Haddix 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .341
2 Dale Mitchell .327
3 Gene Woodling .324
4 Stan Musial .323
5 Ted Kluszewski .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 31
2 Larry Doby 27
2 Gil Hodges 27
4 Ralph Kiner 26
5 Yogi Berra 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 100
2 Larry Doby 85
3 Gil Hodges 83
4 Eddie Robinson 81
4 Bobby Thomson 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 24
2 Sam Jethroe 20
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 Mike Garcia 2.37
4 Billy Loes 2.40
5 Connie Marrero 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 21
2 Robin Roberts 20
3 Early Wynn 16
4 Mike Garcia 15
4 2 others tied 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 Luke Easter .424
3 George Shuba .405
4 Pete Suder .404
5 Red Schoendienst .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Gil Hodges 5
4 Larry Doby 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 18
2 Roy Campanella 17
3 Jackie Jensen 16
4 Del Ennis 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Connie Ryan 4
2 Bob Addis 3
2 Sam Jethroe 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 Jackie Robinson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stu Miller 0.00
1 Preacher Roe 0.00
3 Al Benton 0.66
4 Mel Parnell 0.68
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 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 3
2 Dutch Leonard 2
2 Eddie Yuhas 2
4 Luis Aloma 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .398
2 Red Schoendienst .387
3 George Shuba .375
4 Ferris Fain .369
5 Cass Michaels .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 10
1 Dusty Rhodes 10
3 Gil Hodges 9
4 Roy Campanella 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 28
1 Del Ennis 28
3 Luke Easter 26
3 Dusty Rhodes 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Jackie Jensen 5
2 Sam Jethroe 5
2 Minnie Minoso 5
2 Jackie Robinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Karl Drews 1.29
2 Mel Parnell 1.49
3 Connie Marrero 1.59
4 Al Corwin 1.63
5 Preacher Roe 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Early Wynn 6
4 Joe Black 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 33
1 Walt Masterson 33
1 Virgil Trucks 33
1 Early Wynn 33
5 Carl Erskine 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Harrist 4
1 Bob Hooper 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
4 Hal White 3
5 9 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .346
2 Stan Musial .324
3 Gene Woodling .323
4 Jackie Robinson .313
5 Nellie Fox .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 40
2 Ralph Kiner 34
3 Gil Hodges 33
4 Yogi Berra 32
5 Gus Zernial 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 120
2 Gil Hodges 114
3 Gus Zernial 109
4 Bobby Thomson 108
5 Eddie Robinson 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 29
2 Sam Jethroe 28
3 Minnie Minoso 23
3 Jackie Robinson 23
5 2 tied 19

ERA

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

Wins

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