On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	52	.577	--
Indians	69	52	.570	1.0
Red Sox	64	54	.542	4.5
Athletics	62	57	.521	7.0
White Sox	64	59	.520	7.0
Senators	63	59	.516	7.5
Browns	52	73	.416	20.0
Tigers	41	80	.339	29.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 1, Indians 0

Browns 12, Athletics 11

Tigers 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	39	.664	--
Cardinals	72	49	.595	7.5
Giants	69	48	.590	8.5
Phillies	63	55	.534	15.0
Cubs	59	63	.484	21.0
Braves	51	67	.432	27.0
Reds	52	69	.430	27.5
Pirates	36	89	.288	45.5

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 1

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Dodgers 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 3, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Astroth	4
2	Frank Baumholtz	3
2	Jim Delsing	3
2	Jim Dyck	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Don Lenhardt	1
1	Sherm Lollar	1
1	Willard Marshall	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Nieman	4
2	Joe Ginsberg	3
2	Billy Hitchcock	3
2	Don Lenhardt	3
2	Willard Marshall	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walker Cooper	1
1	Faye Throneberry	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	1.00
2	Al Brazle	0.75
2	Jim Wilson	0.75
4	Early Wynn	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	Satchel Paige	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Wilson	9
2	Vic Raschi	7
3	Al Brazle	6
4	Frank Smith	5
4	Early Wynn	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.337
2	Dale Mitchell	.334
3	Stan Musial	.325
4	Gene Woodling	.319
5	Ted Kluszewski	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	34
2	Larry Doby	27
2	Gil Hodges	27
2	Ralph Kiner	27
5	Yogi Berra	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	108
2	Gus Zernial	86
3	Larry Doby	85
3	Bobby Thomson	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	3 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	Joe Black	9
4	Dutch Leonard	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.473
2	Luke Easter	.442
3	George Shuba	.429
4	Pete Suder	.419
5	Ted Kluszewski	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
1	Hank Sauer	7
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	16
3	Gus Zernial	16
5	Ralph Kiner	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
1	Connie Ryan	3
4	Bob Addis	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Preacher Roe	0.00
2	Stu Miller	0.33
3	Joe Black	0.63
4	Dave Koslo	0.90
5	Bud Podbielan	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	3
1	Billy Loes	3
1	Stu Miller	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	Max Surkont	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	25
2	Stu Miller	19
3	Vic Raschi	18
4	Jim Wilson	17
5	2 tied	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	.422
2	Red Schoendienst	.393
3	George Shuba	.385
4	Joe Astroth	.373
5	Luke Easter	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
3	Dusty Rhodes	9
4	Luke Easter	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	32
2	Hank Sauer	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	Joe Black	1.25
3	Connie Marrero	1.59
4	Karl Drews	1.62
5	Al Corwin	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	6
1	Murry Dickson	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Early Wynn	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	40
2	Early Wynn	38
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	35
3	Bob Rush	35
5	Vic Raschi	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	5
2	Earl Harrist	4
2	Dutch Leonard	4
4	Hal White	3
5	8 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.343
2	Stan Musial	.323
3	Dale Mitchell	.315
4	Nellie Fox	.313
5	Jackie Robinson	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	43
2	Ralph Kiner	34
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Yogi Berra	31
5	Gus Zernial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	128
2	Gil Hodges	112
2	Bobby Thomson	112
4	Gus Zernial	110
5	2 tied	105

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	Al Brazle	2.50
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	4 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	Joe Black	9
4	2 others tied	9