On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	25	18	.581	--
Indians	26	19	.578	0.0
Yankees	21	17	.553	1.5
Senators	23	19	.548	1.5
White Sox	23	23	.500	3.5
Athletics	18	19	.486	4.0
Browns	21	26	.447	6.0
Tigers	13	29	.310	11.5

Games

Red Sox 13, Indians 11

Yankees 6, White Sox 3

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	29	11	.725	--
Giants	28	14	.667	2.0
Cubs	25	18	.581	5.5
Reds	22	22	.500	9.0
Cardinals	22	23	.489	9.5
Phillies	18	23	.439	11.5
Braves	16	24	.400	13.0
Pirates	11	36	.234	21.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Reds 10, Phillies 8

Dodgers 7, Pirates 4

Cardinals 6, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	5
2	Bobby Adams	4
2	Larry Doby	4
4	Irv Noren	3
4	Jackie Robinson	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Ray Coleman	1
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Doby	6
2	Grady Hatton	4
3	Hoot Evers	3
3	Billy Goodman	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	Skeeter Kell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cloyd Boyer	1.75
2	Bob Rush	1.00
3	Larry Jansen	0.83
4	Bobby Shantz	0.78
5	Mel Parnell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cloyd Boyer	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Bob Rush	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cloyd Boyer	7
1	Bob Rush	7
1	Bobby Shantz	7
4	Carl Erskine	6
4	Steve Gromek	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Hogue	1
1	Billy Loes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dom DiMaggio	.359
2	Hank Sauer	.349
3	Whitey Lockman	.337
4	Jackie Robinson	.328
5	Al Rosen	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	12
2	Al Rosen	10
3	Andy Pafko	9
4	Luke Easter	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	48
2	Bobby Thomson	40
3	Al Rosen	31
3	Duke Snider	31
5	Larry Doby	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Phil Rizzuto	9
2	Bobby Avila	6
2	Sam Jethroe	6
2	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Jackie Robinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	1.32
2	Allie Reynolds	1.35
3	Sal Maglie	1.46
4	Bobby Shantz	1.57
4	Curt Simmons	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	9
1	Bobby Shantz	9
1	Gerry Staley	9
4	Bob Rush	8
5	4 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Shantz	55
2	Mickey McDermott	53
2	Billy Pierce	53
2	Bob Rush	53
5	Sal Maglie	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	9
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	Hank Sauer	.415
2	Dom DiMaggio	.395
3	Nellie Fox	.379
4	Whitey Lockman	.377
5	2 tied	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Bill Serena	5
4	Larry Doby	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	17
2	Larry Doby	16
3	Grady Hatton	15
4	Hank Sauer	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Sam Jethroe	2
2	Skeeter Kell	2
2	Bob Ramazzotti	2
2	Pee Wee Reese	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Satchel Paige	0.00
2	Bob Rush	0.25
3	Ken Raffensberger	0.67
4	Allie Reynolds	1.00
5	Warren Hacker	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Rush	4
2	Ted Gray	3
2	Satchel Paige	3
2	Ken Raffensberger	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	26
2	Bobby Shantz	21
2	Curt Simmons	21
4	Billy Pierce	20
4	Robin Roberts	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	3
2	Joe Black	2
2	Satchel Paige	2
2	Johnny Rutherford	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.369
2	Hank Sauer	.367
3	Dom DiMaggio	.365
4	Larry Doby	.341
5	Hank Bauer	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	8
2	Hank Sauer	7
2	Gus Zernial	7
4	Larry Doby	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	29
2	Gil Hodges	27
2	Hank Sauer	27
4	Larry Doby	23
4	Grady Hatton	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.67
2	Allie Reynolds	0.83
3	Alex Kellner	1.02
4	Bobby Shantz	1.07
5	Spec Shea	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Rush	6
1	Bobby Shantz	6
3	Mike Garcia	5
3	Sal Maglie	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Loes	38
1	Bobby Shantz	38
3	Robin Roberts	37
4	Allie Reynolds	36
4	Ben Wade	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
2	Satchel Paige	3
3	Joe Black	2
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.337
2	Ted Williams	.325
3	Elmer Valo	.323
4	George Kell	.320
5	Dale Mitchell	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Roy Campanella	34
3	Hank Sauer	33
4	Gus Zernial	32
5	Gil Hodges	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	122
2	Roy Campanella	119
3	Bobby Thomson	113
4	Luke Easter	106
5	2 tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Richie Ashburn	30
3	Minnie Minoso	24
3	Pee Wee Reese	24
3	Jackie Robinson	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	2.14
2	Allie Reynolds	2.24
3	Robin Roberts	2.54
4	Al Brazle	2.55
5	Mike Garcia	2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	162
1	Warren Spahn	162
3	Sal Maglie	159
4	Robin Roberts	155
5	Allie Reynolds	152

Saves

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