On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	56	.588	--
Indians	77	58	.570	2.5
Senators	72	64	.529	8.0
Athletics	71	64	.526	8.5
White Sox	70	64	.522	9.0
Red Sox	69	64	.519	9.5
Browns	56	79	.415	23.5
Tigers	44	90	.328	35.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 0

Athletics 3, Yankees 2

Senators 2, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	84	46	.646	--
Giants	78	52	.600	6.0
Cardinals	77	57	.575	9.0
Phillies	72	61	.541	13.5
Cubs	66	70	.485	21.0
Reds	59	75	.440	27.0
Braves	58	74	.439	27.0
Pirates	39	98	.285	48.5

Games

Braves 3, Dodgers 1

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Schoendienst	3
2	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Gil Coan	2
2	Joe Collins	2
2	10 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	1
1	Tommy Glaviano	1
1	Clint Hartung	1
1	Dick Sisler	1
1	Bobby Thomson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	3
2	Walker Cooper	2
2	Tommy Glaviano	2
2	Clint Hartung	2
2	Billy Hitchcock	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	Eddie Mathews	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.10
2	Ellis Kinder	1.00
3	Early Wynn	0.83
4	Billy Pierce	0.80
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Corwin	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	Raul Sanchez	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	11
2	Ken Lehman	5
2	Raul Sanchez	5
2	Early Wynn	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sal Maglie	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.337
2	Ferris Fain	.331
3	Dale Mitchell	.329
4	Gene Woodling	.321
5	Ted Kluszewski	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	35
2	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Yogi Berra	29
3	Larry Doby	29
3	Gil Hodges	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	115
2	Gil Hodges	96
3	Gus Zernial	94
4	Larry Doby	93
4	2 others tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	25
2	Sam Jethroe	23
3	Jackie Robinson	20
4	Jackie Jensen	17
4	Minnie Minoso	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.24
2	Bobby Shantz	2.36
3	Mike Garcia	2.44
4	Karl Drews	2.52
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	22
1	Bobby Shantz	22
3	Early Wynn	19
4	Mike Garcia	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	152
2	Billy Pierce	136
3	Bobby Shantz	135
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	134
5	Allie Reynolds	131

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Hatfield	.421
1	Stan Musial	.421
3	Mel Clark	.373
4	Al Dark	.368
4	Vic Wertz	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	7
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Al Rosen	5
2	Gus Zernial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	21
2	Al Rosen	19
3	Gus Zernial	16
4	Roy Campanella	15
4	Joe Collins	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	4
1	Faye Throneberry	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Gil Coan	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Duane Pillette	0.72
2	Joe Black	1.04
2	Warren Hacker	1.04
4	Ernie Johnson	1.20
5	Ray Scarborough	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	3
1	Harry Byrd	3
1	Al Corwin	3
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	30
2	Early Wynn	20
3	Joe Black	19
4	Jim Wilson	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	3
1	Joe Black	3
3	Bob Hooper	2
3	Dutch Leonard	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.383
2	Red Schoendienst	.382
3	Clyde Vollmer	.373
4	Stan Musial	.356
5	Vic Wertz	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	11
1	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Roy Campanella	9
4	Hank Sauer	8
4	Gus Zernial	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	39
2	Roy Campanella	32
3	Gus Zernial	30
4	Del Ennis	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	6
2	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Connie Ryan	5
2	Red Schoendienst	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Black	1.14
2	Stu Miller	1.26
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.27
4	Duane Pillette	1.34
5	Mel Parnell	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	40
2	Harry Byrd	37
2	Bob Rush	37
4	Early Wynn	34
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.335
2	Stan Musial	.328
3	Dale Mitchell	.320
4	Jackie Robinson	.319
5	Ted Kluszewski	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Yogi Berra	34
4	Gil Hodges	32
5	Gus Zernial	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	127
2	Gus Zernial	111
3	Bobby Thomson	110
4	Gil Hodges	107
5	Eddie Robinson	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	27
2	Sam Jethroe	26
3	Jackie Robinson	24
4	Minnie Minoso	23
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.21
2	Bobby Shantz	2.22
3	Billy Pierce	2.40
4	Bob Porterfield	2.42
5	Vic Raschi	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	26
2	Robin Roberts	25
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Allie Reynolds	21
5	Mike Garcia	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	169
2	Allie Reynolds	160
3	Bob Rush	153
3	Bobby Shantz	153
5	Billy Pierce	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
2	Satchel Paige	12
3	Joe Black	11
3	Fritz Dorish	11
3	Dutch Leonard	11