On This Day

Saturday, June 7, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	29	19	.604	--
Red Sox	26	20	.565	2.0
Yankees	23	18	.561	2.5
Senators	23	21	.523	4.0
White Sox	25	24	.510	4.5
Athletics	18	22	.450	7.0
Browns	22	27	.449	7.5
Tigers	15	30	.333	12.5

Games

Red Sox 11, Tigers 9

Yankees 2, Browns 1

Indians 14, Athletics 0

White Sox 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	32	11	.744	--
Giants	29	16	.644	4.0
Cubs	28	18	.609	5.5
Reds	23	24	.489	11.0
Cardinals	23	25	.479	11.5
Phillies	19	25	.432	13.5
Braves	17	26	.395	15.0
Pirates	12	38	.240	23.5

Games

Cubs 9, Braves 3

Dodgers 11, Reds 3

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 7, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sammy White	4
2	Frank Baumholtz	3
2	Larry Doby	3
2	Walt Dropo	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Luke Easter	1
1	Carl Furillo	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	5
1	Carl Furillo	5
3	Joe Garagiola	3
3	Jim Piersall	3
3	Enos Slaughter	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	2
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Warren Hacker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Allie Reynolds	2.25
2	Mike Garcia	0.57
3	Warren Hacker	0.44
4	Duane Pillette	0.33
4	Lou Sleater	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	9
2	Mike Garcia	4
2	Warren Hacker	4
4	Dick Fowler	3
4	Lou Sleater	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Max Lanier	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Sauer	.348
2	Dom DiMaggio	.342
3	Al Rosen	.335
4	Whitey Lockman	.331
5	Jackie Robinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	13
2	Al Rosen	11
3	Walt Dropo	9
3	Luke Easter	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	52
2	Bobby Thomson	42
3	Al Rosen	36
4	Walt Dropo	34
5	4 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	9
1	Phil Rizzuto	9
3	Bobby Avila	7
4	Sam Jethroe	6
4	Jackie Robinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	1.23
2	Allie Reynolds	1.31
3	Bobby Shantz	1.57
4	Bob Rush	1.67
5	Sal Maglie	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	9
1	Bobby Shantz	9
1	Gerry Staley	9
4	Mike Garcia	8
4	Bob Rush	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	59
2	Bobby Shantz	55
3	Sal Maglie	54
4	Mickey McDermott	53
4	2 others tied	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	9
2	Frank Smith	5
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	Bill Kennedy	4
3	Satchel Paige	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Sauer	.423
2	Nellie Fox	.404
3	Bobby Adams	.387
4	Gene Hermanski	.380
5	Gil McDougald	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Luke Easter	5
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	16
1	Enos Slaughter	16
3	Larry Doby	15
3	Gil Hodges	15
5	Grady Hatton	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Bobby Adams	2
2	Bobby Avila	2
2	Hank Bauer	2
2	4 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Smith	0.00
2	Bob Rush	0.33
3	Allie Reynolds	1.00
4	Bobby Shantz	1.13
5	Mike Garcia	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Gray	3
1	Marv Grissom	3
1	Warren Hacker	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	22
2	Bobby Shantz	21
3	Ben Wade	20
4	Marv Grissom	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	3
1	Al Brazle	3
3	Lou Brissie	2
3	Satchel Paige	2
3	Johnny Rutherford	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Whitey Lockman	.379
2	Hank Sauer	.369
3	Stan Musial	.355
4	Larry Doby	.347
5	Dom DiMaggio	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	8
2	Gus Zernial	7
3	Larry Doby	6
3	Luke Easter	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	29
1	Bobby Thomson	29
3	Larry Doby	24
3	Gil Hodges	24
5	Grady Hatton	23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Rush	0.67
2	Spec Shea	0.82
3	Allie Reynolds	0.83
4	Bobby Shantz	1.07
5	Mike Garcia	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Allie Reynolds	6
1	Bob Rush	6
1	Bobby Shantz	6
4	Mike Garcia	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ben Wade	42
2	Allie Reynolds	38
2	Bobby Shantz	38
4	Curt Simmons	37
5	Billy Loes	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
2	Joe Black	3
2	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Satchel Paige	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.343
2	Ted Williams	.327
3	Elmer Valo	.321
4	Jackie Robinson	.320
5	George Kell	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Hank Sauer	34
3	Roy Campanella	33
4	Gus Zernial	32
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	122
2	Roy Campanella	117
3	Bobby Thomson	114
4	Luke Easter	108
5	Hank Sauer	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Richie Ashburn	29
3	Pee Wee Reese	27
4	Minnie Minoso	23
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	2.12
2	Allie Reynolds	2.25
3	Al Brazle	2.51
4	Mike Garcia	2.54
5	Robin Roberts	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	23
1	Sal Maglie	23
1	Bobby Shantz	23
4	Larry Jansen	22
4	3 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	161
2	Sal Maglie	160
3	Bob Rush	157
4	Allie Reynolds	154
4	Robin Roberts	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	16
2	Al Brazle	15
3	Ted Wilks	14
4	Carl Scheib	11
4	Frank Smith	11