On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	41	.586	--
Indians	55	44	.556	3.0
Red Sox	53	43	.552	3.5
Senators	52	46	.531	5.5
White Sox	52	49	.515	7.0
Athletics	46	46	.500	8.5
Browns	41	60	.406	18.0
Tigers	35	63	.357	22.5

Games

White Sox 7, Yankees 0

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Senators 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	29	.681	--
Giants	58	34	.630	4.5
Cardinals	56	42	.571	9.5
Phillies	52	46	.531	13.5
Cubs	49	48	.505	16.0
Braves	41	54	.432	23.0
Reds	39	60	.394	27.0
Pirates	28	72	.280	38.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Phillies 7, Reds 3

Giants 10, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Thompson	5
2	Al Dark	4
2	Eddie Miksis	4
4	Frank Baumholtz	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Jones	2
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Al Dark	1
2	Hoot Evers	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Allie Clark	4
1	Willie Jones	4
3	Al Dark	3
3	Minnie Minoso	3
3	Bill Serena	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Billy Goodman	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Johnny Lipon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Porterfield	1.25
2	Lou Kretlow	1.00
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.62
4	Bob Feller	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	1
1	Dick Brodowski	1
1	Dick Fowler	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Porterfield	10
2	Johnny Klippstein	8
3	Tommy Byrne	6
3	Bob Feller	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Gregg	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.340
2	Billy Goodman	.333
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	George Kell	.318
5	Whitey Lockman	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	25
2	Yogi Berra	21
3	Larry Doby	20
3	Gil Hodges	20
3	Ralph Kiner	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	82
2	Eddie Robinson	71
2	Bobby Thomson	71
4	Walt Dropo	67
5	2 tied	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	19
2	Sam Jethroe	16
3	Jackie Jensen	15
4	Minnie Minoso	13
4	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.61
2	Mike Garcia	1.80
3	Allie Reynolds	2.08
4	Spec Shea	2.21
5	Robin Roberts	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	18
2	Robin Roberts	16
3	Mike Garcia	14
4	Gerry Staley	13
5	2 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	117
2	Billy Pierce	105
3	Bobby Shantz	103
4	Mike Garcia	99
5	Allie Reynolds	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	13
2	Fritz Dorish	9
2	Satchel Paige	9
4	Joe Black	8
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Hegan	.459
2	Al Dark	.458
3	Tommy Brown	.417
4	Red Schoendienst	.397
5	Ferris Fain	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	6
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Eddie Joost	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	23
2	Eddie Robinson	18
3	Granny Hamner	16
3	Mickey Mantle	16
3	Andy Seminick	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Kretlow	0.00
2	Bobby Shantz	1.33
3	Karl Drews	1.75
3	Warren Hacker	1.75
5	Hal Newhouser	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Vern Bickford	3
2	Karl Drews	3
2	Warren Hacker	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ben Wade	21
2	Lou Kretlow	20
3	Tommy Byrne	19
3	Early Wynn	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	3
1	Sandy Consuegra	3
1	Earl Harrist	3
1	Allie Reynolds	3
1	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Goodman	.366
2	Ferris Fain	.363
3	Pee Wee Reese	.357
4	Andy Pafko	.356
5	Nellie Fox	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Gernert	9
1	Eddie Joost	9
1	Mickey Mantle	9
4	Larry Doby	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	33
2	Dick Gernert	31
3	Eddie Robinson	30
4	Del Ennis	29
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	8
2	Minnie Minoso	7
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Billy Cox	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Kretlow	1.44
2	Karl Drews	1.57
2	Bob Lemon	1.57
4	Warren Hacker	1.62
5	Bobby Shantz	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	6
2	Vern Bickford	5
2	Harry Brecheen	5
2	Karl Drews	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	32
1	Billy Pierce	32
3	Warren Spahn	30
3	Ben Wade	30
5	2 tied	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.347
2	Stan Musial	.329
3	Billy Goodman	.318
4	Dale Mitchell	.315
5	George Kell	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	39
2	Ralph Kiner	36
3	Yogi Berra	33
4	Gil Hodges	30
4	2 others tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	115
2	Bobby Thomson	114
3	Eddie Robinson	108
4	Gil Hodges	103
5	Gus Zernial	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	30
2	Pee Wee Reese	28
3	Minnie Minoso	27
4	Richie Ashburn	25
5	Jackie Robinson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.93
2	Al Brazle	2.13
3	Allie Reynolds	2.23
4	Billy Pierce	2.47
5	Mike Garcia	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	27
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	190
2	Ted Gray	159
3	Allie Reynolds	158
4	Robin Roberts	157
5	Bob Rush	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	17
2	Satchel Paige	14
3	Ellis Kinder	12
4	Ted Wilks	11
5	2 tied	10