On This Day

Sunday, April 27, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 9 2 .818 --
Indians 8 4 .667 1.5
Browns 7 5 .583 2.5
Senators 4 4 .500 3.5
White Sox 6 6 .500 3.5
Yankees 4 5 .444 4.0
Tigers 2 8 .200 6.5
Athletics 1 7 .125 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 1 .875 --
Reds 8 3 .727 0.5
Cubs 7 3 .700 1.0
Giants 5 4 .556 2.5
Cardinals 5 5 .500 3.0
Phillies 3 6 .333 4.5
Braves 4 8 .333 5.0
Pirates 2 11 .154 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Robinson 5
2 Sherm Lollar 4
2 Marty Marion 4
2 Johnny Wyrostek 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Solly Hemus 1
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 Eddie Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherm Lollar 4
1 Eddie Robinson 4
3 Frank Baumholtz 3
3 Johnny Wyrostek 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 1
1 Bobby Young 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.75
2 Frank Hiller 0.67
3 Ted Gray 0.64
4 Ken Raffensberger 0.54
5 Chuck Stobbs 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Frank Hiller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 7
1 Ken Raffensberger 7
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 6
4 Chuck Stobbs 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .478
2 Frank Baumholtz .405
3 Ted Kluszewski .400
4 Roy Campanella .394
4 Jerry Coleman .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 5
2 Randy Jackson 4
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 Luke Easter 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 17
2 Roy Campanella 12
2 Hank Sauer 12
4 Frank Baumholtz 11
5 Nellie Fox 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 3
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
3 Granny Hamner 2
3 Grady Hatton 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Dobson 0.35
2 Bob Cain 0.50
2 Sal Maglie 0.50
4 Bob Feller 0.55
5 Mike Garcia 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Raffensberger 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
1 Early Wynn 3
4 Lew Burdette 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 21
2 Joe Dobson 18
3 Chris Van Cuyk 17
4 Sal Maglie 16
4 Ken Raffensberger 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 3
2 Ike Delock 2
2 Dave Koslo 2
2 Johnny Sain 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Jackie Robinson .340
3 Roy Campanella .339
4 Richie Ashburn .334
5 Ferris Fain .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 42
2 Roy Campanella 36
3 Gil Hodges 35
4 Stan Musial 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 127
2 Ted Williams 119
3 Roy Campanella 117
4 Eddie Robinson 116
5 Monte Irvin 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 34
2 Minnie Minoso 31
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jackie Robinson 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.74
2 Sal Maglie 2.85
3 Saul Rogovin 2.85
4 Al Brazle 2.90
5 Chet Nichols 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Larry Jansen 23
2 Preacher Roe 23
4 Bob Feller 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 158
2 Don Newcombe 154
3 Sal Maglie 152
4 Warren Spahn 149
5 Bob Rush 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 15
2 Ted Wilks 14
3 Frank Smith 12
4 Carl Scheib 11
5 Al Brazle 10