On This Day

Saturday, July 26, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 38 .596 --
Red Sox 51 41 .554 4.0
Senators 51 42 .548 4.5
Indians 52 43 .547 4.5
White Sox 51 46 .526 6.5
Athletics 42 45 .483 10.5
Browns 38 58 .396 19.0
Tigers 32 60 .348 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 26 .701 --
Giants 57 31 .648 4.5
Cardinals 53 41 .564 11.5
Cubs 47 45 .511 16.5
Phillies 47 46 .505 17.0
Braves 39 53 .424 24.5
Reds 38 57 .400 27.0
Pirates 27 70 .278 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Groat 5
2 Gil Coan 4
2 Minnie Minoso 4
4 Hank Bauer 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Coan 5
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Bud Souchock 4
2 Hank Thompson 4
5 Billy Johnson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Del Ennis 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Stobbs 0.82
2 Ted Gray 0.50
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.50
4 Carl Erskine 0.43
5 Howie Pollet 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Dave Madison 1
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Stobbs 9
2 Ted Gray 7
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 7
4 Howie Pollet 6
5 8 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Earl Harrist 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .330
2 Stan Musial .326
3 Ferris Fain .322
4 George Kell .317
5 Mickey Mantle .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 24
2 Yogi Berra 21
3 Larry Doby 19
3 Gil Hodges 19
3 Ralph Kiner 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 77
2 Bobby Thomson 70
3 Al Rosen 65
4 Eddie Robinson 64
5 2 tied 63

Stolen Bases

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

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 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 17
2 Robin Roberts 15
3 Mike Garcia 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 12
2 Fritz Dorish 9
2 Satchel Paige 9
4 Joe Black 8
5 Frank Smith 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dee Fondy .412
2 Ted Kluszewski .407
3 Jim Hegan .400
4 Andy Pafko .397
5 Nellie Fox .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Gernert 22
2 Del Ennis 20
3 Mickey Mantle 18
4 Richie Ashburn 15
4 Walt Dropo 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 5
2 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Connie Ryan 3
3 Faye Throneberry 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Brickner 0.00
2 Spec Shea 0.39
3 Eddie Yuhas 0.73
4 Lou Kretlow 0.95
5 Bobby Shantz 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 4
1 Ben Wade 4
3 Vern Bickford 3
3 Ralph Brickner 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 20
1 Ben Wade 20
3 Lou Kretlow 17
3 Curt Simmons 17
3 Dizzy Trout 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pee Wee Reese .390
2 Andy Pafko .386
3 Billy Goodman .359
4 Minnie Minoso .354
5 Nellie Fox .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 9
2 Larry Doby 8
2 Dick Gernert 8
2 Eddie Robinson 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Gernert 30
1 Mickey Mantle 30
3 Del Ennis 26
3 Eddie Robinson 26
3 Enos Slaughter 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Billy Cox 6
2 Jackie Jensen 6
4 Connie Ryan 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spec Shea 1.24
2 Virgil Jester 1.44
3 Billy Pierce 1.46
4 Bobby Shantz 1.47
5 Mike Garcia 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Ben Wade 6
3 Larry Jansen 5
3 Vic Raschi 5
3 Bobby Shantz 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 39
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 38
3 Warren Spahn 35
4 Ben Wade 29
5 Carl Erskine 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Joe Black 4
3 Sandy Consuegra 4
3 Andy Hansen 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .330
2 Dale Mitchell .315
3 Billy Goodman .313
4 George Kell .311
5 Nellie Fox .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 38
2 Ralph Kiner 36
3 Yogi Berra 33
4 Bobby Thomson 31
5 Sid Gordon 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Thomson 117
2 Hank Sauer 111
3 Gus Zernial 106
4 Roy Campanella 105
4 Gil Hodges 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 30
2 Minnie Minoso 27
2 Pee Wee Reese 27
4 Richie Ashburn 26
5 Jackie Robinson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.91
2 Allie Reynolds 2.03
3 Al Brazle 2.34
4 Billy Pierce 2.46
5 Mike Garcia 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 27
2 Robin Roberts 23
3 Mike Garcia 22
4 Larry Jansen 21
4 Early Wynn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 191
2 Ted Gray 153
2 Allie Reynolds 153
2 Robin Roberts 153
5 Bob Rush 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 16
2 Satchel Paige 14
3 Ellis Kinder 12
4 Ted Wilks 11
5 2 tied 10