On This Day

Friday, July 25, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	37	.602	--
Red Sox	51	40	.560	4.0
Indians	52	42	.553	4.5
Senators	50	42	.543	5.5
White Sox	50	46	.521	7.5
Athletics	42	44	.488	10.5
Browns	37	58	.389	20.0
Tigers	31	60	.341	24.0

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 0

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

Indians 4, Senators 2

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	61	25	.709	--
Giants	56	31	.644	5.5
Cardinals	52	41	.559	12.5
Cubs	47	44	.516	16.5
Phillies	46	46	.500	18.0
Braves	39	52	.429	24.5
Reds	38	56	.404	27.0
Pirates	26	70	.271	40.0

Games

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 4

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Giants 3, Reds 1

Cubs 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Allie Clark	3
1	Jim Hegan	3
1	Sherm Lollar	3
1	Mickey Mantle	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	1
1	Bruce Edwards	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dee Fondy	3
1	Sherm Lollar	3
1	Eddie Robinson	3
1	Red Schoendienst	3
1	Pete Suder	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Federoff	1
1	Ralph Kiner	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Byrne	1.00
2	Chris Van Cuyk	0.83
3	Warren Spahn	0.67
4	Dick Brodowski	0.60
4	Billy Pierce	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	8
2	Billy Pierce	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
4	Art Houtteman	5
4	Chris Van Cuyk	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.326
2	Billy Goodman	.326
3	Stan Musial	.325
4	George Kell	.322
5	Ted Kluszewski	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	24
2	Yogi Berra	21
3	Gil Hodges	19
3	Ralph Kiner	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	77
2	Bobby Thomson	70
3	Al Rosen	64
4	Walt Dropo	63
4	Gil Hodges	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	18
2	Sam Jethroe	16
3	Phil Rizzuto	13
3	Jackie Robinson	13
5	Jackie Jensen	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.64
2	Allie Reynolds	1.77
3	Mike Garcia	1.77
4	Spec Shea	1.90
5	Billy Loes	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	17
2	Mike Garcia	14
2	Robin Roberts	14
4	Allie Reynolds	12
4	Gerry Staley	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	116
2	Billy Pierce	102
3	Bobby Shantz	99
4	Mike Garcia	95
5	Allie Reynolds	93

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	.419
2	Andy Pafko	.411
3	Dee Fondy	.400
3	Ted Kluszewski	.400
5	Pee Wee Reese	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Gernert	7
2	Joe Collins	6
2	Ralph Kiner	6
4	Yogi Berra	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	22
2	Del Ennis	19
3	Walt Dropo	18
4	Richie Ashburn	16
5	Hoot Evers	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	4
1	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Billy Cox	3
3	Minnie Minoso	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Julio Moreno	0.50
2	Spec Shea	0.55
3	Eddie Yuhas	0.66
4	Johnny Kucab	0.75
5	Lou Kretlow	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Wade	4
2	Vern Bickford	3
2	Ralph Brickner	3
2	Tommy Byrne	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	20
1	Ben Wade	20
3	Tommy Byrne	18
3	Warren Spahn	18
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Joe Black	3
2	Sandy Consuegra	3
2	Andy Hansen	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pee Wee Reese	.392
2	Andy Pafko	.383
3	Ted Kluszewski	.360
4	Billy Goodman	.351
4	Gene Woodling	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Robinson	9
2	Dick Gernert	8
2	Mickey Mantle	8
4	Yogi Berra	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	29
2	Mickey Mantle	26
2	Eddie Robinson	26
2	Enos Slaughter	26
5	Del Ennis	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	1.24
2	Billy Pierce	1.46
3	Bobby Shantz	1.47
4	Karl Drews	1.85
5	Max Lanier	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Wade	6
2	Vic Raschi	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Bobby Shantz	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	39
2	Warren Spahn	35
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	31
4	Max Surkont	29
4	Ben Wade	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Joe Black	4
2	Fritz Dorish	4
2	Andy Hansen	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.328
2	Dale Mitchell	.319
3	George Kell	.316
4	Mickey Mantle	.308
5	Billy Goodman	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	38
2	Ralph Kiner	36
3	Yogi Berra	34
4	Bobby Thomson	31
5	Eddie Robinson	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	117
2	Hank Sauer	111
3	Roy Campanella	108
4	Gus Zernial	107
5	Gil Hodges	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	32
2	Pee Wee Reese	28
3	Richie Ashburn	26
3	Minnie Minoso	26
5	Jackie Robinson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.91
2	Allie Reynolds	2.17
3	Al Brazle	2.40
4	Billy Pierce	2.46
5	Mike Garcia	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	27
2	Mike Garcia	22
2	Robin Roberts	22
4	Early Wynn	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	191
2	Allie Reynolds	157
3	Bob Rush	152
4	Robin Roberts	150
5	3 tied	146

Saves

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