On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 51 .575 --
Yankees 70 52 .574 0.0
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

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

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