On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	43	.587	--
Indians	58	46	.558	3.0
Red Sox	55	45	.550	4.0
Senators	54	47	.535	5.5
Athletics	50	48	.510	8.0
White Sox	53	51	.510	8.0
Browns	43	63	.406	19.0
Tigers	36	67	.350	24.5

Games

Senators 0, White Sox 0

Indians 4, Athletics 1

Athletics 9, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Red Sox 0

Yankees 6, Browns 1

Yankees 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	30	.688	--
Giants	60	37	.619	6.5
Cardinals	58	44	.569	11.0
Phillies	54	47	.535	14.5
Cubs	51	50	.505	17.5
Braves	42	58	.420	26.0
Reds	42	61	.408	27.5
Pirates	30	76	.283	41.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

Dodgers 9, Cubs 1

Braves 7, Reds 4

Reds 4, Braves 0

Pirates 7, Giants 0

Pirates 10, Giants 8

Phillies 6, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Adams	5
1	Bob Addis	5
3	Cal Abrams	4
3	Tony Bartirome	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Bauer	2
1	Jackie Robinson	2
3	Matt Batts	1
3	Larry Doby	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	4
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Dick Groat	3
2	Granny Hamner	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	2
2	Skeeter Kell	1
2	Al Rosen	1
2	Elmer Valo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Houtteman	1.40
2	Carl Erskine	1.00
3	Alex Kellner	0.86
4	Curt Simmons	0.75
5	Billy Pierce	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	7
1	Art Houtteman	7
3	Alex Kellner	6
3	Billy Pierce	6
3	Curt Simmons	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Woody Main	1
1	Joe Ostrowski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.345
2	Stan Musial	.334
3	George Kell	.323
4	Billy Goodman	.322
5	Ted Kluszewski	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	27
2	Yogi Berra	23
2	Larry Doby	23
4	Gil Hodges	21
5	Ralph Kiner	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	87
2	Eddie Robinson	75
3	Larry Doby	71
3	Bobby Thomson	71
5	Walt Dropo	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	21
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	122
2	Billy Pierce	111
3	Bobby Shantz	110
4	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	Tommy Brown	.419
2	Al Dark	.418
3	Red Schoendienst	.412
4	Eddie Waitkus	.404
5	Ferris Fain	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Rhodes	8
2	Larry Doby	6
3	Walt Dropo	5
3	Dick Gernert	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Granny Hamner	19
2	Eddie Robinson	17
3	Del Ennis	16
3	Dusty Rhodes	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Pee Wee Reese	3
4	Jim Rivera	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Kretlow	0.00
2	Karl Drews	0.75
3	Bobby Shantz	1.00
4	Billy Pierce	1.09
5	2 tied	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	3
1	Karl Drews	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	22
2	Virgil Trucks	21
3	Tommy Byrne	20
3	Early Wynn	20
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Harrist	3
1	Hal White	3
3	Al Brazle	2
3	Lew Burdette	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.374
2	Nellie Fox	.356
3	Al Dark	.350
4	Walt Dropo	.348
5	Andy Pafko	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	11
2	Dick Gernert	9
2	Mickey Mantle	9
4	Yogi Berra	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Gernert	31
1	Mickey Mantle	31
3	Larry Doby	28
4	Walt Dropo	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Jensen	9
2	Minnie Minoso	7
2	Pee Wee Reese	7
4	Richie Ashburn	5
4	Billy Cox	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lou Kretlow	0.59
2	Billy Pierce	1.46
3	Bobby Shantz	1.47
4	Virgil Jester	1.55
5	Bob Lemon	1.75

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	Carl Erskine	36
2	Billy Pierce	35
3	Early Wynn	32
4	Johnny Klippstein	31
4	Virgil Trucks	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	4
1	Sandy Consuegra	4
1	Fritz Dorish	4
1	Earl Harrist	4
1	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.350
2	Stan Musial	.331
3	George Kell	.312
4	Dale Mitchell	.309
5	Jackie Robinson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
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	118
2	Gus Zernial	110
3	Eddie Robinson	109
4	Bobby Thomson	107
5	Gil Hodges	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	31
2	Pee Wee Reese	29
3	Minnie Minoso	26
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	2.19
4	Billy Pierce	2.37
5	Robin Roberts	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	28
2	Robin Roberts	23
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Mike Garcia	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	193
2	Allie Reynolds	162
3	Ted Gray	159
4	Robin Roberts	150
4	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