On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 53 .579 --
Indians 71 53 .573 1.0
Red Sox 67 54 .554 3.5
Senators 65 60 .520 7.5
Athletics 63 59 .516 8.0
White Sox 65 61 .516 8.0
Browns 52 76 .406 22.0
Tigers 42 82 .339 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 39 .675 --
Giants 71 50 .587 10.5
Cardinals 72 53 .576 11.5
Phillies 65 57 .533 17.0
Cubs 61 65 .484 23.0
Braves 53 68 .438 28.5
Reds 54 71 .432 29.5
Pirates 37 91 .289 48.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baumholtz 4
2 Al Dark 3
2 Walt Dropo 3
2 Granny Hamner 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 Dick Kryhoski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy White 5
2 Joe Collins 3
2 Walt Dropo 3
2 Joe Garagiola 3
2 Davey Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Dusty Rhodes 1
1 Bobby Thomson 1
1 Wes Westrum 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stu Miller 1.67
2 Bob Porterfield 1.00
3 Warren Spahn 0.86
4 Bobby Shantz 0.78
5 Johnny Klippstein 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lou Brissie 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Clyde King 1
1 Bob Kuzava 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stu Miller 10
2 Bobby Shantz 7
3 Warren Spahn 6
4 Johnny Klippstein 5
4 Bob Porterfield 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Ben Wade 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .336
2 Dale Mitchell .333
3 Stan Musial .328
4 Gene Woodling .320
5 Ted Kluszewski .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 34
2 Ralph Kiner 28
3 Larry Doby 27
3 Gil Hodges 27
5 Yogi Berra 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 110
2 Bobby Thomson 88
3 Gus Zernial 87
4 Larry Doby 86
5 Gil Hodges 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 24
2 Sam Jethroe 21
3 Jackie Robinson 18
4 Jackie Jensen 17
5 Minnie Minoso 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.85
2 Allie Reynolds 2.20
3 Mike Garcia 2.36
4 Billy Pierce 2.42
5 Joe Dobson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 22
2 Robin Roberts 20
3 Mike Garcia 16
3 Bob Lemon 16
3 Early Wynn 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 144
2 Bobby Shantz 128
3 Billy Pierce 127
4 Allie Reynolds 122
5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 13
2 Joe Black 11
3 Fritz Dorish 10
3 Satchel Paige 10
5 Dutch Leonard 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .435
2 Pete Suder .419
3 Luke Easter .411
4 Bobby Adams .400
4 Del Ennis .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 7
2 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Hank Sauer 4
3 Bud Souchock 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 27
2 Billy Hitchcock 16
2 Jackie Jensen 16
4 Roy Campanella 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
1 Faye Throneberry 4
3 Connie Ryan 3
3 Red Schoendienst 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Black 0.00
2 Dave Koslo 0.51
3 Ted Gray 0.52
4 Stu Miller 0.75
5 Bob Schultz 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Grissom 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Russ Meyer 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stu Miller 29
2 Bob Rush 25
3 Warren Hacker 16
3 Jim Wilson 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 3
2 Luis Aloma 2
2 Bob Hooper 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .415
2 George Shuba .379
3 Red Schoendienst .376
4 Joe Astroth .367
5 Ferris Fain .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 10
1 Hank Sauer 10
3 Ralph Kiner 9
4 Roy Campanella 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 34
2 Hank Sauer 33
2 Gus Zernial 33
4 Roy Campanella 28
4 Dusty Rhodes 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Sam Jethroe 5
2 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Red Schoendienst 5
2 Faye Throneberry 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stu Miller 0.75
2 Joe Black 0.78
3 Bud Podbielan 1.48
4 Joe Dobson 1.66
5 Bob Porterfield 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Black 6
1 Bob Lemon 6
3 Harry Byrd 5
3 Murry Dickson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Murry Dickson 36
1 Walt Masterson 36
3 Bob Rush 35
4 Early Wynn 34
5 4 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Joe Black 3
3 Earl Harrist 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .344
2 Stan Musial .328
3 Dale Mitchell .318
4 Ted Kluszewski .311
5 Nellie Fox .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 43
2 Ralph Kiner 34
3 Gil Hodges 33
4 Yogi Berra 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 130
2 Bobby Thomson 113
3 Gil Hodges 111
4 Gus Zernial 106
5 Enos Slaughter 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 29
2 Sam Jethroe 26
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Minnie Minoso 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.70
2 Allie Reynolds 2.07
3 Billy Pierce 2.18
4 Al Brazle 2.44
5 Ken Raffensberger 2.46

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 158
4 Bobby Shantz 151
5 Ted Gray 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 14
2 Satchel Paige 13
3 Joe Black 11
4 Fritz Dorish 10
5 2 tied 9