Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, August 22, 1952

On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	69	51	.575	--
Yankees	70	52	.574	--
Red Sox	63	54	.538	4.5
Athletics	62	56	.525	6.0
White Sox	64	58	.525	6.0
Senators	63	58	.521	6.5
Browns	51	73	.411	20.0
Tigers	40	80	.333	29.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1

Athletics 5, Browns 2

Athletics 9, Browns 0

Tigers 2, Senators 0

Indians 6, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	76	39	.661	--
Giants	69	47	.595	7.5
Cardinals	71	49	.592	7.5
Phillies	63	54	.538	14.0
Cubs	59	62	.488	20.0
Braves	50	67	.427	27.0
Reds	51	69	.425	27.5
Pirates	36	88	.290	44.5

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Dodgers 9, Pirates 2

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dale Mitchell	5
2	Fred Hatfield	4
2	Gus Zernial	4
4	Toby Atwell	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Luke Easter	1
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	Hank Sauer	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	7
2	Luke Easter	4
3	Joe Collins	3
4	Joe Black	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Marsh	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1
1	Bob Thorpe	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Hiller	999.00
2	Stu Miller	1.29
3	Murry Dickson	0.88
4	Joe Dobson	0.60
4	Curt Simmons	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Bishop	1
1	Joe Black	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	9
2	Murry Dickson	7
3	Charlie Bishop	5
3	Dick Littlefield	5
3	Bob Porterfield	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Bob Lemon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.340
2	Dale Mitchell	.332
3	Stan Musial	.326
4	Gene Woodling	.320
5	Ted Kluszewski	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	34
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	108
2	Larry Doby	85
2	Bobby Thomson	85
2	Gus Zernial	85
5	Gil Hodges	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	24
2	Sam Jethroe	20
3	Jackie Robinson	18
4	Jackie Jensen	17
5	Phil Rizzuto	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.81
2	Allie Reynolds	2.20
3	Mike Garcia	2.39
4	Billy Loes	2.40
5	Billy Pierce	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	22
2	Robin Roberts	20
3	Mike Garcia	16
3	Early Wynn	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	138
2	Billy Pierce	125
3	Allie Reynolds	122
4	Bobby Shantz	121
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	119

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	.491
2	Luke Easter	.450
3	George Shuba	.421
4	Pete Suder	.419
5	Fred Marsh	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	7
2	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	Luke Easter	5
3	Gil Hodges	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	22
2	Hank Sauer	20
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Gus Zernial	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Addis	3
1	Sam Jethroe	3
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
1	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.00
2	Stu Miller	0.33
3	Mel Parnell	0.68
4	Joe Black	0.73
5	Bud Podbielan	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Max Surkont	4
2	Joe Black	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Joe Dobson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	28
2	Murry Dickson	21
3	Stu Miller	19
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	16
4	Warren Spahn	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	3
2	Dutch Leonard	2
3	Luis Aloma	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.417
2	Red Schoendienst	.395
3	George Shuba	.373
4	Luke Easter	.370
5	Ferris Fain	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
3	Gil Hodges	9
3	Dusty Rhodes	9
5	Luke Easter	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	32
2	Gus Zernial	31
3	Luke Easter	30
4	Larry Doby	28
4	Dusty Rhodes	28

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	Stu Miller	0.33
2	Karl Drews	1.29
3	Joe Black	1.32
4	Connie Marrero	1.59
5	Mel Parnell	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	6
1	Murry Dickson	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Early Wynn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	40
2	Bob Rush	36
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	35
4	Early Wynn	33
5	Carl Erskine	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.344
2	Stan Musial	.323
3	Dale Mitchell	.315
4	Nellie Fox	.314
5	Gene Woodling	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	43
2	Gil Hodges	33
2	Ralph Kiner	33
4	Yogi Berra	31
5	Gus Zernial	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	128
2	Gil Hodges	112
2	Bobby Thomson	112
4	Gus Zernial	110
5	Eddie Robinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Sam Jethroe	28
3	Jackie Robinson	23
4	Minnie Minoso	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.65
2	Allie Reynolds	2.11
3	Billy Pierce	2.27
4	Bob Porterfield	2.52
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	28
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Allie Reynolds	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	188
2	Bob Rush	163
3	Allie Reynolds	160
4	Ted Gray	149
5	3 tied	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
2	Satchel Paige	13
3	Fritz Dorish	10
4	Dutch Leonard	9
4	Ted Wilks	9