On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 54 .578 --
Indians 73 55 .570 1.0
Red Sox 68 57 .544 4.5
Athletics 67 59 .532 6.0
White Sox 66 61 .520 7.5
Senators 66 61 .520 7.5
Browns 52 77 .403 22.5
Tigers 43 85 .336 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 41 .667 --
Giants 73 50 .593 9.0
Cardinals 72 55 .567 12.0
Phillies 67 57 .540 15.5
Cubs 63 66 .488 22.0
Braves 54 69 .439 28.0
Reds 55 72 .433 29.0
Pirates 37 93 .285 48.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Allie Clark 4
2 Ferris Fain 3
2 Del Wilber 3
4 Jim Busby 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Luke Easter 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Allie Clark 3
1 Ferris Fain 3
3 Jim Busby 2
3 Luke Easter 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Eddie Yost 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 0.62
2 Warren Hacker 0.60
2 Walt Masterson 0.60
4 Carl Scheib 0.57
5 Vic Raschi 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Bishop 1
1 Warren Hacker 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Carl Scheib 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Bishop 7
2 Walt Masterson 6
2 Vic Raschi 6
4 Bob Lemon 5
4 Preacher Roe 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobo Newsom 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .337
2 Stan Musial .330
3 Dale Mitchell .329
4 Gene Woodling .322
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 114
2 Bobby Thomson 91
2 Gus Zernial 91
4 Gil Hodges 88
5 Al Rosen 87

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 Bob Lemon 17
3 Early Wynn 17
5 Mike Garcia 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 .453
2 Bobby Adams .404
3 Al Dark .387
4 Peanuts Lowrey .382
5 Clyde Vollmer .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 7
2 Ralph Kiner 5
2 Gus Zernial 5
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 26
2 Hank Sauer 18
3 Roy Campanella 17
3 Gus Zernial 17
5 Al Rosen 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.64
2 Bob Kuzava 0.66
3 Stu Miller 1.00
4 Joe Black 1.15
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
2 Sid Hudson 3
2 Robin Roberts 3
2 Carl Scheib 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stu Miller 25
2 Bob Rush 23
3 Jim Wilson 20
4 Robin Roberts 17
4 Preacher Roe 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 3
1 Bob Hooper 3
3 Luis Aloma 2
4 Al Benton 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .387
2 Red Schoendienst .381
3 Bobby Adams .375
4 Clyde Vollmer .373
5 George Shuba .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 36
2 Luke Easter 34
2 Hank Sauer 34
4 Roy Campanella 31
5 Dusty Rhodes 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
1 Jackie Robinson 6
1 Red Schoendienst 6
4 Sam Jethroe 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stu Miller 0.75
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.89
3 Billy Hoeft 0.95
4 Mel Parnell 1.01
5 Joe Black 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Black 7
2 Bob Lemon 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
4 Harry Byrd 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 38
2 Vic Raschi 37
3 Walt Masterson 34
4 Harry Byrd 31
5 3 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 5
2 Dutch Leonard 4
3 Luis Aloma 3
3 Joe Black 3
5 4 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .347
2 Stan Musial .331
3 Dale Mitchell .317
4 Ted Kluszewski .312
5 Gene Woodling .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 42
2 Ralph Kiner 35
3 Yogi Berra 32
4 Gil Hodges 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 133
2 Bobby Thomson 115
3 Gus Zernial 108
4 Roy Campanella 104
4 2 others tied 104

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 2.14
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 Mike Garcia 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 177
2 Bob Rush 161
3 Allie Reynolds 152
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