On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	43	.578	--
Indians	57	45	.559	2.0
Red Sox	55	44	.556	2.5
Senators	54	47	.535	4.5
Athletics	49	47	.510	7.0
White Sox	53	51	.510	7.0
Browns	43	61	.413	17.0
Tigers	35	67	.343	24.0

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 1

Athletics 6, Indians 4

Red Sox 10, Tigers 5

Browns 11, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	64	30	.681	--
Giants	60	35	.632	4.5
Cardinals	58	43	.574	9.5
Phillies	53	47	.530	14.0
Cubs	51	48	.515	15.5
Braves	41	57	.418	25.0
Reds	41	60	.406	26.5
Pirates	28	76	.269	41.0

Games

Reds 8, Braves 3

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cass Michaels	4
2	Richie Ashburn	3
2	Smoky Burgess	3
2	Jim Dyck	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	2
2	Allie Clark	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dom DiMaggio	5
2	Yogi Berra	4
2	Jim Dyck	4
2	Cliff Mapes	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Bill Glynn	1
1	Jackie Jensen	1
1	Cass Michaels	1
1	Eddie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Murry Dickson	0.57
1	Karl Drews	0.57
3	Chuck Stobbs	0.50
4	Gerry Staley	0.45
5	Dizzy Trout	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Karl Drews	1
1	Harry Perkowski	1
1	Duane Pillette	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gerry Staley	5
2	Murry Dickson	4
2	Karl Drews	4
2	Chuck Stobbs	4
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Brickner	1
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Johnny Kucab	1
1	Robin Roberts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.342
2	Stan Musial	.334
3	George Kell	.326
4	Billy Goodman	.323
5	Whitey Lockman	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	26
2	Yogi Berra	23
3	Larry Doby	22
4	Gil Hodges	21
5	Ralph Kiner	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	86
2	Eddie Robinson	75
3	Bobby Thomson	71
4	Larry Doby	69
5	Walt Dropo	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	19
2	Sam Jethroe	17
3	Jackie Jensen	16
4	Jackie Robinson	14
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.53
2	Mike Garcia	1.94
3	Allie Reynolds	2.12
4	Spec Shea	2.21
5	Billy Loes	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	19
2	Robin Roberts	16
3	Mike Garcia	14
4	Gerry Staley	13
5	5 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	117
2	Bobby Shantz	110
3	Billy Pierce	105
3	Allie Reynolds	105
5	Mike Garcia	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	13
2	Satchel Paige	10
3	Fritz Dorish	9
4	Joe Black	8
5	Dutch Leonard	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Dark	.440
2	Eddie Waitkus	.434
3	Tommy Brown	.419
4	Red Schoendienst	.382
5	Ferris Fain	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Rhodes	8
2	Larry Doby	5
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Dick Gernert	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Robinson	19
2	Granny Hamner	18
3	Del Ennis	17
4	Dusty Rhodes	16
5	Andy Seminick	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Kretlow	0.00
2	Karl Drews	0.70
3	Eddie Yuhas	0.75
4	Bobby Shantz	1.00
5	Bob Lemon	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Karl Drews	4
1	Bob Lemon	4
3	Warren Hacker	3
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	21
2	Early Wynn	20
3	Bob Lemon	19
4	Murry Dickson	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Harrist	3
1	Hal White	3
3	Al Brazle	2
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.369
2	Bill Serena	.356
3	Elmer Valo	.353
4	George Kell	.347
5	Al Dark	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	10
1	Dick Gernert	10
3	Eddie Joost	9
3	Mickey Mantle	9
3	Eddie Robinson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	34
2	Mickey Mantle	32
2	Eddie Robinson	32
4	Del Ennis	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	9
2	Minnie Minoso	7
3	Richie Ashburn	5
3	Billy Cox	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Kretlow	0.59
2	Bobby Shantz	1.47
3	Billy Pierce	1.71
4	Bob Lemon	1.75
5	Karl Drews	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Lemon	6
2	Vern Bickford	5
2	Karl Drews	5
2	Vic Raschi	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	32
2	Virgil Trucks	31
3	Bob Lemon	30
4	Carl Erskine	29
4	3 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Joe Black	4
2	Sandy Consuegra	4
2	Fritz Dorish	4
2	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.348
2	Stan Musial	.331
3	George Kell	.313
4	Billy Goodman	.310
5	Dale Mitchell	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	39
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Yogi Berra	34
4	Eddie Robinson	31
5	Gil Hodges	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	117
2	Eddie Robinson	110
3	Bobby Thomson	109
4	Gus Zernial	107
5	Gil Hodges	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	31
2	Minnie Minoso	27
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
4	Richie Ashburn	24
5	Jackie Robinson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.84
2	Allie Reynolds	2.09
3	Al Brazle	2.20
4	Billy Pierce	2.45
5	Robin Roberts	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	28
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	188
2	Allie Reynolds	162
3	Ted Gray	159
4	Robin Roberts	158
5	Bob Rush	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	17
2	Satchel Paige	15
3	Ellis Kinder	10
3	Carl Scheib	10
3	Ted Wilks	10