On This Day

Sunday, May 4, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 4 .750 --
Indians 11 7 .611 2.0
Senators 8 7 .533 3.5
Yankees 8 8 .500 4.0
White Sox 9 10 .474 4.5
Browns 9 10 .474 4.5
Athletics 6 9 .400 5.5
Tigers 4 12 .250 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 4 .733 --
Dodgers 10 4 .714 0.5
Reds 12 6 .667 0.5
Cubs 11 6 .647 1.0
Cardinals 9 9 .500 3.5
Braves 7 12 .368 6.0
Phillies 5 11 .313 6.5
Pirates 3 16 .158 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Kolloway 6
2 Jim Delsing 5
2 Ferris Fain 5
2 Sam Jethroe 5
2 4 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 2
1 Eddie Mathews 2
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 Hank Edwards 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Majeski 5
2 Jim Dyck 4
2 Willie Jones 4
2 Ted Kluszewski 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 Skeeter Kell 1
1 Don Mueller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Morgan 1.00
2 Carl Erskine 0.71
3 Bill Miller 0.56
4 Mickey McDermott 0.54
5 Billy Pierce 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Tom Ferrick 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 7
2 Tom Morgan 6
3 Cliff Chambers 5
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 2
2 Al Brazle 1
2 Lew Burdette 1
2 Mike Garcia 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .409
2 Hector Rodriguez .377
3 Frank Baumholtz .362
4 Ted Kluszewski .361
5 Al Rosen .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 7
2 Andy Pafko 6
3 Eddie Mathews 5
3 Hank Sauer 5
3 Vic Wertz 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 24
2 Hank Sauer 21
3 Al Rosen 17
4 Walt Dropo 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
2 Granny Hamner 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Jim Rivera 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Dobson 0.26
2 Mike Garcia 1.00
2 Sal Maglie 1.00
4 Frank Hiller 1.16
5 Ken Raffensberger 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Staley 5
2 Sal Maglie 4
3 Bob Cain 3
3 Joe Dobson 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 29
2 Billy Pierce 28
3 Bob Rush 23
4 Joe Dobson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 4
1 Frank Smith 4
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 Ike Delock 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .351
2 Jackie Robinson .334
3 Roy Campanella .332
4 Ferris Fain .331
5 Richie Ashburn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Roy Campanella 36
3 Gil Hodges 34
4 Stan Musial 33
4 Gus Zernial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 129
2 Ted Williams 119
3 Roy Campanella 117
3 Eddie Robinson 117
5 Stan Musial 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 37
2 Minnie Minoso 32
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jackie Robinson 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.66
2 Sal Maglie 2.75
3 Mike Garcia 2.78
4 Larry Jansen 2.85
5 Al Brazle 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Larry Jansen 24
3 Preacher Roe 22
3 Gerry Staley 22
5 6 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 160
2 Sal Maglie 157
2 Vic Raschi 157
4 Don Newcombe 148
4 Bob Rush 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 15
1 Ted Wilks 15
3 Frank Smith 13
4 Al Brazle 11
4 Carl Scheib 11