On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	28	20	.583	--
Yankees	25	18	.581	0.5
Indians	29	21	.580	0.0
White Sox	26	24	.520	3.0
Senators	23	22	.511	3.5
Athletics	20	22	.476	5.0
Browns	22	29	.431	7.5
Tigers	15	32	.319	12.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 2

Red Sox 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 5, Browns 2

Yankees 3, Browns 0

Athletics 12, Indians 4

Athletics 11, Indians 3

White Sox 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	34	11	.756	--
Giants	30	16	.652	4.5
Cubs	29	19	.604	6.5
Cardinals	24	25	.490	12.0
Reds	23	26	.469	13.0
Phillies	19	26	.422	15.0
Braves	18	27	.400	16.0
Pirates	12	39	.235	25.0

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 5

Braves 7, Cubs 6

Dodgers 11, Reds 7

Dodgers 10, Reds 4

Giants 9, Pirates 1

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ferris Fain	5
1	George Kell	5
1	Willard Marshall	5
1	Pee Wee Reese	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Joost	2
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Frank Baumholtz	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Joost	5
1	Duke Snider	5
3	Carl Furillo	4
3	Grady Hatton	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Goodman	2
1	Pee Wee Reese	2
3	Dick Gernert	1
3	Jackie Jensen	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Raschi	1.86
2	Willard Schmidt	1.00
3	Bobby Shantz	0.67
4	Johnny Klippstein	0.60
5	Tommy Byrne	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Ernie Johnson	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	Clyde King	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	13
2	Bob Kuzava	7
3	Johnny Klippstein	6
3	Mickey McDermott	6
3	Bobby Shantz	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Randy Gumpert	1
1	Warren Spahn	1
1	Ben Wade	1
1	Eddie Yuhas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Sauer	.347
2	Jackie Robinson	.345
3	Dom DiMaggio	.342
4	Whitey Lockman	.339
5	Al Rosen	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	14
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	54
2	Bobby Thomson	42
3	Al Rosen	36
3	Duke Snider	36
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	11
2	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	1.69
4	Sal Maglie	1.69
5	Curt Simmons	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	10
2	Sal Maglie	9
2	Gerry Staley	9
4	Mike Garcia	8
4	Bob Rush	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Shantz	61
2	Mickey McDermott	59
2	Allie Reynolds	59
4	Bob Rush	56
5	Sal Maglie	54

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	Nellie Fox	.421
2	Hank Sauer	.414
3	Bobby Adams	.388
4	Dick Kryhoski	.387
5	Whitey Lockman	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Gil Hodges	5
2	Eddie Joost	5
2	Hank Sauer	5
2	Bill Serena	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	17
1	Hank Sauer	17
3	Enos Slaughter	16
4	Grady Hatton	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	7
2	Billy Goodman	3
3	Bobby Adams	2
3	Bobby Avila	2
3	6 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willie Ramsdell	0.00
2	Allie Reynolds	1.00
3	Mike Garcia	1.17
4	Spec Shea	1.20
5	Bob Porterfield	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	4
2	Ted Gray	3
2	Marv Grissom	3
2	Warren Hacker	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Shantz	27
2	Bob Rush	25
3	Mickey McDermott	20
3	Ben Wade	20
5	2 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	Stan Musial	.366
3	Hank Sauer	.358
4	Dom DiMaggio	.351
5	Nellie Fox	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	9
2	Larry Doby	6
2	Luke Easter	6
2	Gil Hodges	6
2	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	31
2	Bobby Thomson	29
3	Grady Hatton	27
4	Gil Hodges	26
5	Larry Doby	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
2	Phil Rizzuto	6
3	Jackie Robinson	5
4	Bobby Adams	4
4	Hal Jeffcoat	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	0.82
2	Allie Reynolds	0.83
3	Mike Garcia	1.25
4	Bobby Shantz	1.32
5	Ted Wilks	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	7
2	Allie Reynolds	6
2	Bob Rush	6
4	Mike Garcia	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Shantz	44
2	Ben Wade	42
3	Mickey McDermott	39
4	Billy Loes	38
4	Allie Reynolds	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	5
2	Joe Black	3
2	Bill Kennedy	3
2	Satchel Paige	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.344
2	Ted Williams	.330
3	Jackie Robinson	.324
4	George Kell	.322
5	Elmer Valo	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	37
2	Hank Sauer	35
3	Roy Campanella	34
4	Gus Zernial	32
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	126
2	Roy Campanella	120
3	Bobby Thomson	114
4	Luke Easter	110
5	Hank Sauer	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	33
2	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
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	Bobby Shantz	24
2	Mike Garcia	23
2	Larry Jansen	23
2	Sal Maglie	23
5	3 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	161
2	Sal Maglie	160
2	Bob Rush	160
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