On This Day

Saturday, June 28, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 25 .597 --
Senators 34 28 .548 3.0
Indians 37 31 .544 3.0
Red Sox 36 31 .537 3.5
White Sox 37 32 .536 3.5
Athletics 27 32 .458 8.5
Browns 31 38 .449 9.5
Tigers 22 44 .333 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 46 17 .730 --
Giants 41 22 .651 5.0
Cubs 36 29 .554 11.0
Cardinals 37 33 .529 12.5
Reds 30 36 .455 17.5
Phillies 29 35 .453 17.5
Braves 27 39 .409 20.5
Pirates 17 52 .246 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Suder 4
2 Luke Easter 3
2 Johnny Wyrostek 3
2 Gus Zernial 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 2
2 Larry Doby 1
2 Luke Easter 1
2 Solly Hemus 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 5
2 Willie Jones 3
3 Larry Doby 2
3 Del Ennis 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Earl Torgeson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Shantz 1.50
2 Ted Gray 1.40
3 Robin Roberts 1.00
4 Herm Wehmeier 0.83
5 Bob Rush 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Black 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 7
2 Walt Masterson 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
2 Warren Spahn 6
2 Chris Van Cuyk 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .340
2 Al Rosen .331
3 Jackie Robinson .327
4 Ferris Fain .322
5 George Kell .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 20
2 Gil Hodges 15
3 Yogi Berra 14
3 Bobby Thomson 14
3 Vic Wertz 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 61
2 Bobby Thomson 58
3 Roy Campanella 52
4 Gil Hodges 50
5 Duke Snider 48

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 Bobby Shantz 1.59
2 Allie Reynolds 1.63
3 Mike Garcia 1.73
4 Curt Simmons 1.93
5 Robin Roberts 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 13
2 Mike Garcia 11
3 Sal Maglie 10
3 Robin Roberts 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 87
2 Bobby Shantz 81
3 Allie Reynolds 78
4 Bob Rush 76
5 Mike Garcia 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 11
2 Satchel Paige 9
3 Frank Smith 6
4 Ike Delock 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Jensen .426
2 Johnny Wyrostek .404
3 Stan Musial .385
4 Minnie Minoso .377
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 6
1 Bobby Thomson 6
3 Gus Bell 5
3 Gil Hodges 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Bell 16
1 Yogi Berra 16
1 Vic Wertz 16
4 Roy Campanella 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Earl Torgeson 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Newhouser 0.00
1 Ralph Branca 0.00
3 Allie Reynolds 0.48
4 Preacher Roe 0.50
5 Sandy Consuegra 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Dave Koslo 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Bobby Shantz 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 37
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 24
3 Curt Simmons 21
3 Max Surkont 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 4
2 Jim Konstanty 3
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Bobby Hogue 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .412
2 Joe Collins .364
3 Willard Marshall .362
4 Stan Musial .351
5 Andy Pafko .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 12
2 Yogi Berra 11
3 Hank Sauer 10
4 Bobby Thomson 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 34
2 Enos Slaughter 29
3 Bobby Thomson 26
4 Roy Campanella 25
5 Yogi Berra 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 9
2 Sam Jethroe 7
2 Jackie Robinson 7
4 Minnie Minoso 4
4 Earl Torgeson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Ramsdell 0.92
2 Bob Kuzava 1.45
3 Bobby Shantz 1.48
4 Eddie Lopat 1.50
5 Al Brazle 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 6
1 Frank Smith 6
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Mike Garcia 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 46
2 Bobby Shantz 44
3 Bob Rush 40
4 Curt Simmons 39
4 Max Surkont 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Dale Mitchell .325
3 Jackie Robinson .323
4 George Kell .319
5 Bobby Thomson .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 41
2 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Bobby Thomson 37
4 Roy Campanella 35
5 Gil Hodges 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 128
2 Bobby Thomson 127
3 Gus Zernial 121
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 Bobby Shantz 2.39
2 Allie Reynolds 2.43
3 Robin Roberts 2.47
4 Mike Garcia 2.50
5 Billy Pierce 2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 182
2 Bob Rush 162
3 Robin Roberts 160
4 Sal Maglie 159
5 Allie Reynolds 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 17
2 Satchel Paige 15
3 Ellis Kinder 13
3 Ted Wilks 13
5 Carl Scheib 12