On This Day

Sunday, July 20, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	34	.614	--
Red Sox	49	38	.563	4.5
Senators	49	39	.557	5.0
Indians	49	40	.551	5.5
White Sox	48	43	.527	7.5
Athletics	39	42	.481	11.5
Browns	35	56	.385	20.5
Tigers	28	59	.322	25.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 7

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Athletics 8, Tigers 7

Tigers 3, Athletics 3

Senators 7, Browns 6

Senators 6, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	59	22	.728	--
Giants	53	31	.631	7.5
Cardinals	51	39	.567	12.5
Cubs	45	42	.517	17.0
Phillies	43	45	.489	19.5
Braves	37	50	.425	25.0
Reds	36	53	.404	27.0
Pirates	25	67	.272	39.5

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 7

Phillies 4, Reds 3

Dodgers 8, Pirates 5

Cardinals 8, Braves 4

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Ennis	5
1	Billy Hitchcock	5
1	Eddie Waitkus	5
1	Al Zarilla	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Seminick	4
2	Tony Bartirome	3
2	Jim Hegan	3
2	Jackie Jensen	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Walt Dropo	1
1	Eddie Joost	1
1	Dick Kryhoski	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ben Wade	0.80
2	Bobo Newsom	0.67
3	Ted Gray	0.62
3	Curt Simmons	0.62
5	Saul Rogovin	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Connie Marrero	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	Bob Porterfield	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ben Wade	8
2	Ted Gray	5
2	Curt Simmons	5
4	Connie Marrero	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	1
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.336
2	Ferris Fain	.326
3	Stan Musial	.323
4	George Kell	.317
5	Al Rosen	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	24
2	Yogi Berra	20
3	Ralph Kiner	19
4	Gil Hodges	18
5	3 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	76
2	Bobby Thomson	68
3	Walt Dropo	60
3	Gil Hodges	60
3	Al Rosen	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	18
2	Sam Jethroe	15
3	Phil Rizzuto	13
3	Jackie Robinson	13
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.62
2	Mike Garcia	1.76
3	Allie Reynolds	1.79
4	Spec Shea	2.08
5	Billy Loes	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	16
2	Robin Roberts	14
3	Mike Garcia	13
4	Gerry Staley	12
5	2 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	110
2	Billy Pierce	96
2	Bobby Shantz	96
4	Mike Garcia	90
4	Allie Reynolds	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	11
2	Satchel Paige	9
3	Joe Black	8
3	Fritz Dorish	8
5	Frank Smith	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Dropo	.453
2	Andy Pafko	.450
3	Sammy White	.429
4	Pee Wee Reese	.381
5	Dave Philley	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	7
2	Joe Collins	6
3	Yogi Berra	5
3	Dick Gernert	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	17
2	Walt Dropo	15
3	Mickey Mantle	14
4	Hank Bauer	13
4	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Cox	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
1	Hector Rodriguez	4
4	Jackie Jensen	3
4	Connie Ryan	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	0.47
2	Johnny Kucab	0.75
3	Julio Moreno	1.04
4	Harry Brecheen	1.23
5	Warren Hacker	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Wade	4
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	Julio Moreno	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	20
2	Ben Wade	19
3	Mike Garcia	16
3	Mickey McDermott	16
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	Sandy Consuegra	3
4	Al Benton	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Andy Pafko	.419
2	Pee Wee Reese	.411
3	Gene Woodling	.364
4	Ferris Fain	.361
5	Billy Goodman	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Collins	9
1	Gus Zernial	9
3	Yogi Berra	8
3	Larry Doby	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	29
2	Eddie Robinson	26
2	Enos Slaughter	26
4	Mickey Mantle	25
5	Eddie Joost	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Connie Ryan	7
2	Billy Cox	6
2	Minnie Minoso	6
4	Jackie Jensen	5
4	Sam Jethroe	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	1.14
2	Fritz Dorish	1.24
3	Harry Brecheen	1.29
4	Bobby Shantz	1.50
5	Karl Drews	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Harry Brecheen	5
2	Spec Shea	5
2	Ben Wade	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	42
2	Billy Pierce	36
3	Robin Roberts	32
3	Curt Simmons	32
5	Warren Spahn	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Joe Black	4
2	Fritz Dorish	4
4	Al Benton	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.328
2	Dale Mitchell	.322
3	Billy Goodman	.314
4	George Kell	.311
5	Jackie Robinson	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	39
2	Ralph Kiner	37
3	Yogi Berra	33
4	Bobby Thomson	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	118
2	Roy Campanella	115
3	Hank Sauer	112
4	Gus Zernial	110
5	Gil Hodges	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	35
2	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
4	Minnie Minoso	24
5	Jackie Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.03
2	Allie Reynolds	2.12
3	Al Brazle	2.47
4	Robin Roberts	2.50
5	Billy Pierce	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	26
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Mike Garcia	21
3	Larry Jansen	21
3	Sal Maglie	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	191
2	Allie Reynolds	160
3	Robin Roberts	156
3	Bob Rush	156
5	Sal Maglie	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
1	Satchel Paige	15
3	Ellis Kinder	12
4	Ted Wilks	11
5	Carl Scheib	10