On This Day

Wednesday, June 25, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 24 .600 --
Red Sox 36 29 .554 2.5
Indians 36 30 .545 3.0
White Sox 36 31 .537 3.5
Senators 32 28 .533 4.0
Athletics 26 31 .456 8.5
Browns 30 36 .455 9.0
Tigers 20 43 .317 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 16 .733 --
Giants 40 20 .667 4.0
Cubs 35 28 .556 10.5
Cardinals 35 33 .515 13.0
Reds 29 35 .453 17.0
Phillies 27 35 .435 18.0
Braves 27 37 .422 19.0
Pirates 17 50 .254 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Cerv 3
1 Luke Easter 3
1 Sid Gordon 3
1 Jim Hegan 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Luke Easter 1
1 Bob Elliott 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Kell 4
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Jim Hegan 3
2 Eddie Joost 3
2 Jim Rivera 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Metkovich 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Surkont 1.50
2 Bubba Church 0.80
3 Gerry Staley 0.71
4 Fred Hutchinson 0.57
5 Hal Gregg 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Dick Brodowski 1
1 Harry Byrd 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Surkont 9
2 Gerry Staley 5
3 Bubba Church 4
3 Fred Hutchinson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Dutch Leonard 1
1 Satchel Paige 1
1 Carl Scheib 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .340
2 Stan Musial .337
3 Al Rosen .333
4 George Kell .328
5 Ferris Fain .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 19
2 Yogi Berra 14
2 Gil Hodges 14
2 Bobby Thomson 14
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 60
2 Bobby Thomson 58
3 Roy Campanella 51
4 Gil Hodges 47
4 2 others tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 14
2 Sam Jethroe 12
2 Phil Rizzuto 12
4 Jackie Robinson 11
5 Bobby Avila 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 1.63
2 Bobby Shantz 1.70
3 Mike Garcia 1.79
4 Ken Raffensberger 2.16
5 Curt Simmons 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 12
2 Mike Garcia 10
3 Sal Maglie 9
3 Allie Reynolds 9
3 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 81
2 Allie Reynolds 78
2 Bobby Shantz 78
4 Mike Garcia 72
5 Bob Rush 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 10
2 Satchel Paige 8
3 Frank Smith 6
4 Ike Delock 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Collins .450
2 Ferris Fain .417
3 Jackie Jensen .385
4 Del Rice .370
5 Duke Snider .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 8
2 Bobby Thomson 7
3 Gus Bell 6
3 Gil Hodges 6
5 Dick Kryhoski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 18
1 Yogi Berra 18
3 Del Rice 16
4 Roy Campanella 15
4 Bobby Thomson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Granny Hamner 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Scheib 0.00
2 Sandy Consuegra 0.66
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.82
4 Dave Koslo 0.95
5 Al Brazle 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Jim Hearn 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 Jim Wilson 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 31
2 Max Surkont 25
3 Curt Simmons 23
4 Mike Garcia 22
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 Satchel Paige 3
3 Bobby Hogue 2
3 Max Lanier 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .427
2 Joe Collins .368
3 Stan Musial .345
4 Willard Marshall .341
5 Jackie Robinson .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 13
2 Gil Hodges 11
3 Hank Sauer 10
3 Bobby Thomson 10
5 Ralph Kiner 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 31
2 Bobby Thomson 29
3 Yogi Berra 26
3 Enos Slaughter 26
5 Carl Furillo 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 10
2 Sam Jethroe 8
3 Jackie Robinson 7
4 Bobby Adams 3
4 12 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Ramsdell 0.92
2 Bob Kuzava 1.45
3 Bobby Shantz 1.71
4 Chuck Stobbs 1.73
5 Bob Porterfield 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Smith 6
2 Carl Erskine 5
2 Jim Hearn 5
2 Allie Reynolds 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 45
2 Bobby Shantz 41
3 Bob Rush 40
3 Curt Simmons 40
5 Max Surkont 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 5
2 Joe Black 4
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Ike Delock 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .342
2 Dale Mitchell .327
3 Jackie Robinson .327
4 George Kell .324
5 Bobby Thomson .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 40
2 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Bobby Thomson 37
4 Roy Campanella 35
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 128
2 Bobby Thomson 127
3 Gus Zernial 118
4 Hank Sauer 112
5 Sid Gordon 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 37
2 Pee Wee Reese 29
3 Richie Ashburn 28
4 Jackie Robinson 25
5 Phil Rizzuto 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 2.03
2 Allie Reynolds 2.34
3 Bobby Shantz 2.47
4 Robin Roberts 2.49
5 Mike Garcia 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 24
2 Bobby Shantz 23
2 Early Wynn 23
4 Robin Roberts 22
5 Sal Maglie 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 177
2 Sal Maglie 160
3 Allie Reynolds 159
4 Bob Rush 158
5 Robin Roberts 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 16
2 Ellis Kinder 14
2 Satchel Paige 14
2 Ted Wilks 14
5 Carl Scheib 12