On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 17 .595 --
Red Sox 22 17 .564 1.5
Senators 21 17 .553 2.0
White Sox 23 19 .548 2.0
Yankees 18 17 .514 3.5
Browns 20 25 .444 6.5
Athletics 15 19 .441 6.0
Tigers 12 25 .324 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 10 .730 --
Dodgers 26 10 .722 0.5
Cubs 23 16 .590 5.0
Reds 19 20 .487 9.0
Phillies 17 20 .459 10.0
Cardinals 18 22 .450 10.5
Braves 13 22 .371 13.0
Pirates 10 33 .233 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
2 Nellie Fox 3
3 Bobby Del Greco 2
3 Ralph Kiner 2
3 Sam Mele 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Mele 2
2 Walt Dropo 1
2 Willie Jones 1
2 Ralph Kiner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Jones 2
1 Sam Mele 2
3 Gus Bell 1
3 Smoky Burgess 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vern Stephens 1
1 George Strickland 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marv Grissom 0.89
2 Joe Muir 0.67
3 Ray Scarborough 0.22
4 Lou Possehl 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marv Grissom 1
1 Joe Muir 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marv Grissom 8
2 Joe Muir 2
2 Ray Scarborough 2
4 Ike Delock 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woody Main 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Rosen .338
2 Hank Sauer .338
3 Jackie Robinson .336
4 Stan Musial .331
5 Dom DiMaggio .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 10
1 Hank Sauer 10
3 Andy Pafko 9
4 Vic Wertz 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 45
2 Bobby Thomson 35
3 Al Rosen 30
4 Duke Snider 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 9
2 Bobby Avila 6
2 Pee Wee Reese 6
2 Jackie Robinson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 1.12
2 Mike Garcia 1.47
3 Bobby Shantz 1.52
4 Allie Reynolds 1.52
5 Billy Loes 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 9
2 Bobby Shantz 8
2 Gerry Staley 8
4 Joe Dobson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 51
2 Bobby Shantz 48
3 Mickey McDermott 47
3 Billy Pierce 47
5 Bob Rush 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 8
2 Frank Smith 5
3 Lew Burdette 4
3 Satchel Paige 4
5 5 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .400
2 Nellie Fox .389
3 Jerry Priddy .378
4 Hank Sauer .375
5 Al Rosen .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 4
1 Luke Easter 4
1 Ralph Kiner 4
1 Bill Serena 4
5 12 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 14
2 Larry Doby 13
2 Hank Sauer 13
4 Grady Hatton 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Hal Jeffcoat 3
3 Jackie Jensen 2
3 Bob Ramazzotti 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Rush 0.00
2 Warren Spahn 0.45
3 Lou Sleater 0.50
4 Bobby Shantz 0.56
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Bob Rush 3
1 Bobby Shantz 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Wade 23
2 Bobby Shantz 20
3 Billy Loes 19
3 Bob Rush 19
5 Ned Garver 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 4
2 Satchel Paige 2
3 Joe Black 1
3 Lou Brissie 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Sauer .357
2 Stan Musial .340
3 Jackie Jensen .340
4 Dee Fondy .333
4 4 others tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 6
1 Minnie Minoso 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
1 Gus Zernial 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 28
1 Bobby Thomson 28
3 Gil Hodges 25
4 Willie Jones 21
5 Dale Mitchell 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 6
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
1 Jackie Robinson 6
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Rush 0.65
2 Allie Reynolds 1.00
3 Alex Kellner 1.02
4 Spec Shea 1.15
5 Sal Maglie 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Bob Rush 6
1 Bobby Shantz 6
4 Joe Dobson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 36
1 Bobby Shantz 36
3 Mickey McDermott 34
4 Robin Roberts 33
5 Ben Wade 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 5
2 Frank Smith 4
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 Satchel Paige 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .345
2 Monte Irvin .329
3 Elmer Valo .322
4 Richie Ashburn .321
5 George Kell .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 38
2 Roy Campanella 34
3 Luke Easter 33
4 Gus Zernial 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 124
2 Roy Campanella 117
3 Bobby Thomson 114
4 Luke Easter 112
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 33
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Jackie Robinson 26
4 Minnie Minoso 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 2.21
2 Allie Reynolds 2.31
3 Robin Roberts 2.53
4 Al Brazle 2.55
5 Sal Maglie 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Bobby Shantz 23
4 Mike Garcia 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 163
2 Warren Spahn 159
3 Bob Rush 157
4 Robin Roberts 153
5 2 tied 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Al Brazle 14
2 Ted Wilks 14
4 Frank Smith 13
5 Carl Scheib 11