On This Day

Sunday, July 6, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	29	.608	--
White Sox	44	34	.564	3.0
Indians	42	33	.560	3.5
Senators	39	34	.534	5.5
Red Sox	39	36	.520	6.5
Athletics	31	37	.456	11.0
Browns	32	45	.416	14.5
Tigers	25	49	.338	20.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 8, Browns 6

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 2

Athletics 7, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	51	21	.708	--
Giants	47	26	.644	4.5
Cardinals	46	34	.575	9.0
Cubs	42	35	.545	11.5
Phillies	35	40	.467	17.5
Reds	33	44	.429	20.5
Braves	30	46	.395	23.0
Pirates	21	59	.263	34.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 2

Cubs 5, Reds 1

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Phillies 4, Giants 1

Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ferris Fain	5
1	Mickey Mantle	5
1	Gil McDougald	5
4	Stan Musial	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
1	Ben Wade	2
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	Bob Borkowski	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	4
1	Gil McDougald	4
3	Hank Bauer	3
3	Solly Hemus	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Joe Ginsberg	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Russ Meyer	1.67
2	Paul Minner	1.00
3	Julio Moreno	0.88
4	Sal Maglie	0.80
5	Warren Hacker	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Garcia	8
2	Julio Moreno	7
3	Joe Nuxhall	6
3	Ben Wade	6
3	Bill Werle	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	1
1	Art Houtteman	1
1	Walt Masterson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.336
2	Billy Goodman	.335
3	Stan Musial	.333
4	Al Rosen	.330
5	Mickey Mantle	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	23
2	Gil Hodges	17
3	Vic Wertz	16
4	Yogi Berra	15
4	2 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	69
2	Bobby Thomson	62
3	Gil Hodges	57
4	Al Rosen	53
5	Roy Campanella	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	Curt Simmons	1.74
3	Bobby Shantz	1.75
4	Mike Garcia	1.78
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	98
2	Bobby Shantz	87
3	Allie Reynolds	83
4	Mike Garcia	82
5	2 tied	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	11
2	Satchel Paige	9
3	Fritz Dorish	6
3	Frank Smith	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.419
2	Johnny Wyrostek	.415
3	Jerry Priddy	.393
4	Billy Goodman	.388
5	Mickey Mantle	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	7
2	Hank Thompson	5
3	Gil Hodges	4
3	Mickey Mantle	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	19
1	Gus Zernial	19
3	Eddie Robinson	16
4	Gil Hodges	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Billy Cox	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.00
2	Allie Reynolds	0.50
3	Clem Labine	0.63
4	Lou Brissie	0.71
5	Harry Brecheen	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	Paul Minner	3
1	Robin Roberts	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Garcia	21
2	Bob Kuzava	19
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	18
3	Billy Pierce	18
3	3 others tied	18

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	.414
2	Stan Musial	.368
3	Pee Wee Reese	.366
4	Andy Pafko	.359
5	Billy Goodman	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	11
1	Hank Sauer	11
3	Gil Hodges	9
3	Bobby Thomson	9
5	Vic Wertz	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	34
2	Yogi Berra	28
2	Eddie Robinson	28
4	Gil Hodges	27
5	Gus Zernial	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	8
2	Pee Wee Reese	7
3	Minnie Minoso	6
3	Jackie Robinson	6
5	8 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	0.62
2	Max Lanier	0.92
3	Al Brazle	1.36
4	Lou Brissie	1.44
5	Harry Brecheen	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	5
2	Al Brazle	4
2	Carl Erskine	4
2	Mike Garcia	4
2	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	48
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	42
3	Mike Garcia	36
3	Vic Raschi	36
3	2 others tied	36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.337
2	Dale Mitchell	.325
3	George Kell	.323
4	Jackie Robinson	.316
5	Billy Goodman	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	44
2	Ralph Kiner	36
3	Roy Campanella	34
4	Bobby Thomson	33
5	Yogi Berra	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	124
2	Hank Sauer	120
3	Bobby Thomson	119
4	Gus Zernial	118
5	Gil Hodges	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	39
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
3	Richie Ashburn	28
4	Jackie Robinson	25
5	Minnie Minoso	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.17
2	Allie Reynolds	2.24
3	Al Brazle	2.29
4	Mike Garcia	2.51
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	190
2	Sal Maglie	162
3	Bob Rush	159
4	Allie Reynolds	158
4	Robin Roberts	158

Saves

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