On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 53 .583 --
Indians 72 55 .567 2.0
Red Sox 68 55 .553 4.0
Athletics 65 59 .524 7.5
White Sox 66 61 .520 8.0
Senators 65 61 .516 8.5
Browns 52 77 .403 23.0
Tigers 43 84 .339 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 40 .672 --
Giants 73 50 .593 9.5
Cardinals 72 55 .567 12.5
Phillies 67 57 .540 16.0
Cubs 62 66 .484 23.0
Braves 54 69 .439 28.5
Reds 55 72 .433 29.5
Pirates 37 93 .285 49.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Rosen 6
2 Bobby Avila 4
3 Matt Batts 3
3 Al Dark 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smoky Burgess 1
1 Dick Gernert 1
1 Fred Hatfield 1
1 Willie Jones 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 5
2 Red Schoendienst 4
3 Smoky Burgess 3
3 Walker Cooper 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 2
2 Tommy Brown 1
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1
2 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harry Byrd 0.60
1 Mickey McDermott 0.60
3 Jim Wilson 0.50
4 Harry Perkowski 0.40
5 Early Wynn 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Black 1
1 Harry Byrd 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Byrd 6
2 Turk Lown 5
2 Early Wynn 5
4 Joe Black 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .336
2 Dale Mitchell .331
3 Stan Musial .330
4 Gene Woodling .323
5 Ted Kluszewski .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 34
2 Ralph Kiner 29
3 Yogi Berra 27
3 Larry Doby 27
3 Gil Hodges 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 112
2 Bobby Thomson 91
3 Gus Zernial 89
4 Gil Hodges 88
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 24
2 Sam Jethroe 21
3 Jackie Robinson 19
4 Jackie Jensen 17
5 Minnie Minoso 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.85
2 Allie Reynolds 2.17
3 Billy Pierce 2.42
4 Joe Dobson 2.48
5 Bob Porterfield 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 22
2 Robin Roberts 21
3 Early Wynn 17
4 Mike Garcia 16
4 Bob Lemon 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 144
2 Bobby Shantz 128
3 Billy Pierce 127
4 Allie Reynolds 122
4 Bob Rush 122

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Ennis .474
2 Pete Suder .419
3 Bobby Adams .404
4 Ted Kluszewski .400
5 Al Dark .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 7
2 Luke Easter 6
3 Yogi Berra 4
3 Willard Marshall 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 24
2 Roy Campanella 17
3 Ralph Kiner 16
3 Hank Sauer 16
5 Gus Zernial 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Schoendienst 4
1 Faye Throneberry 4
3 Sam Jethroe 3
3 Jackie Robinson 3
3 Connie Ryan 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Kuzava 0.66
2 Stu Miller 1.00
2 Vic Raschi 1.00
4 Joe Black 1.15
4 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 Robin Roberts 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stu Miller 25
2 Bob Rush 23
3 Jim Wilson 20
4 Harry Byrd 19
5 Robin Roberts 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Aloma 3
1 Joe Black 3
1 Bob Hooper 3
4 Al Benton 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .400
2 Red Schoendienst .390
3 Clyde Vollmer .388
4 George Shuba .375
5 Bobby Adams .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 10
2 Roy Campanella 9
2 Luke Easter 9
2 Ralph Kiner 9
2 Gus Zernial 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 34
2 Luke Easter 33
3 Hank Sauer 32
4 Roy Campanella 30
5 Dusty Rhodes 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stu Miller 0.75
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.84
3 Billy Hoeft 0.95
4 Mel Parnell 1.01
5 Joe Black 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Black 7
2 Harry Byrd 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
2 Early Wynn 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 39
2 Bob Rush 38
3 Murry Dickson 36
4 Harry Byrd 33
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 5
1 Dutch Leonard 5
3 Luis Aloma 3
3 Joe Black 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .343
2 Stan Musial .331
3 Dale Mitchell .318
4 Ted Kluszewski .312
5 Jackie Robinson .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 42
2 Ralph Kiner 35
3 Gil Hodges 33
4 Yogi Berra 32
5 Gus Zernial 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 131
2 Bobby Thomson 115
3 Gil Hodges 111
4 Gus Zernial 108
5 Roy Campanella 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 28
2 Sam Jethroe 26
3 Jackie Robinson 24
4 Minnie Minoso 22
5 Jackie Jensen 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.75
2 Allie Reynolds 2.06
3 Billy Pierce 2.18
4 Ken Raffensberger 2.42
5 Al Brazle 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 27
2 Robin Roberts 25
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Allie Reynolds 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 177
2 Bob Rush 161
3 Allie Reynolds 158
4 Bobby Shantz 148
5 Ted Gray 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 14
2 Satchel Paige 13
3 Joe Black 11
4 Fritz Dorish 10
4 Dutch Leonard 10