On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	43	28	.606	--
White Sox	43	33	.566	2.5
Indians	41	32	.562	3.0
Red Sox	39	34	.534	5.0
Senators	37	34	.521	6.0
Athletics	30	35	.462	10.0
Browns	32	43	.427	13.0
Tigers	23	49	.319	20.5

Games

White Sox 3, Browns 1

White Sox 2, Browns 0

Indians 11, Tigers 0

Indians 10, Tigers 1

Red Sox 10, Athletics 5

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 9, Senators 4

Yankees 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	49	21	.700	--
Giants	46	24	.657	3.0
Cardinals	43	34	.558	9.5
Cubs	40	34	.541	11.0
Phillies	33	39	.458	17.0
Reds	32	42	.432	19.0
Braves	30	44	.405	21.0
Pirates	21	56	.273	31.5

Games

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Dodgers 5, Giants 1

Cardinals 13, Cubs 7

Cardinals 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 4, Reds 2

Pirates 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	7
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Dale Mitchell	5
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Toby Atwell	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Merl Combs	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	7
2	Joe Tipton	6
3	Toby Atwell	4
3	Billy Johnson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Brown	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Saul Rogovin	0.62
1	Max Surkont	0.62
3	Lou Kretlow	0.60
3	Bob Kuzava	0.60
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Cloyd Boyer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Kennedy	7
2	Bob Friend	6
2	Bob Kuzava	6
4	Cloyd Boyer	5
4	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	Bill Werle	1
1	Ted Wilks	1
1	Sam Zoldak	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.335
2	Stan Musial	.330
3	Al Rosen	.330
4	Ferris Fain	.327
5	Jackie Robinson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	21
2	Gil Hodges	16
3	Yogi Berra	15
3	Bobby Thomson	15
3	Vic Wertz	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	65
2	Bobby Thomson	62
3	Gil Hodges	53
4	Roy Campanella	52
4	Al Rosen	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	14
1	Pee Wee Reese	14
3	Phil Rizzuto	12
3	Jackie Robinson	12
5	Bobby Avila	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	1.52
2	Bobby Shantz	1.55
3	Curt Simmons	1.74
4	Mike Garcia	1.76
5	Robin Roberts	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	14
2	Mike Garcia	11
2	Sal Maglie	11
2	Robin Roberts	11
2	Gerry Staley	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	97
2	Bobby Shantz	84
3	Allie Reynolds	83
4	Bob Rush	78
5	Billy Pierce	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	11
2	Satchel Paige	9
3	Fritz Dorish	6
3	Frank Smith	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Wyrostek	.449
2	Ferris Fain	.407
3	Sam Dente	.389
4	Andy Pafko	.382
5	Jackie Jensen	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	7
2	Larry Doby	4
2	Gil Hodges	4
2	Dick Kryhoski	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	19
2	Enos Slaughter	18
3	Eddie Robinson	17
4	Yogi Berra	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Bobby Avila	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.00
2	Sandy Consuegra	0.48
3	Allie Reynolds	0.50
4	Clem Labine	0.59
5	Lou Brissie	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Harry Byrd	3
2	Clem Labine	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
5	29 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	26
2	Max Surkont	21
3	Robin Roberts	20
4	Bob Kuzava	19
4	Virgil Trucks	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Max Lanier	3
1	Satchel Paige	3
3	Fritz Dorish	2
3	Don Johnson	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.404
2	Billy Goodman	.378
3	Andy Pafko	.372
4	Pee Wee Reese	.367
5	Willard Marshall	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	12
2	Hank Sauer	10
3	Bobby Thomson	9
4	Gil Hodges	8
5	7 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	35
2	Yogi Berra	30
3	Eddie Robinson	28
4	Gus Zernial	26
5	Roy Campanella	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	8
1	Pee Wee Reese	8
3	Jackie Robinson	6
4	Minnie Minoso	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Brissie	1.44
2	Bobby Shantz	1.60
3	Allie Reynolds	1.81
4	Curt Simmons	1.91
5	Willie Ramsdell	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	6
2	Frank Smith	5
3	Cloyd Boyer	4
3	Carl Erskine	4
3	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	50
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	39
3	Bobby Shantz	36
3	Curt Simmons	36
3	Max Surkont	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Satchel Paige	5
2	Fritz Dorish	4
2	Max Lanier	4
4	Bobby Hogue	3
4	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.337
2	Dale Mitchell	.327
3	George Kell	.323
4	Jackie Robinson	.319
5	Billy Goodman	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	42
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Roy Campanella	34
3	Bobby Thomson	34
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	124
2	Bobby Thomson	122
3	Gus Zernial	117
4	Hank Sauer	116
5	Sid Gordon	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	39
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
3	Richie Ashburn	28
4	Jackie Robinson	25
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.14
2	Allie Reynolds	2.24
3	Al Brazle	2.42
4	Mike Garcia	2.53
5	Robin Roberts	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	25
2	Mike Garcia	22
2	Sal Maglie	22
2	Robin Roberts	22
2	Early Wynn	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	189
2	Bob Rush	159
3	Sal Maglie	158
3	Allie Reynolds	158
5	Robin Roberts	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	17
2	Satchel Paige	15
3	Ted Wilks	14
4	Ellis Kinder	12
5	Carl Scheib	11