On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 43 .590 --
Indians 58 46 .558 3.5
Red Sox 55 45 .550 4.5
Senators 54 48 .529 6.5
Athletics 50 48 .510 8.5
White Sox 53 51 .510 8.5
Browns 43 63 .406 19.5
Tigers 36 67 .350 25.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Pete Runnels 2
1 Mickey Vernon 2
4 Jim Busby 1
4 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil McDougald 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 1.14
2 Bob Porterfield 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 8
2 Bob Porterfield 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .345
2 Stan Musial .334
3 George Kell .323
4 Billy Goodman .322
5 Mickey Mantle .312

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 Vic Raschi 13
4 Gerry Staley 13

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 Ferris Fain .417
3 Al Dark .412
4 Stan Musial .404
5 Smoky Burgess .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Rhodes 8
2 Larry Doby 6
3 Walt Dropo 4
3 Jim Dyck 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Granny Hamner 18
2 Eddie Robinson 16
3 Dusty Rhodes 15
4 Larry Doby 14
4 Del Ennis 14

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 Sandy Consuegra 0.71
3 Karl Drews 0.75
4 Bobby Shantz 1.00
5 Bubba Church 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Karl Drews 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Harry Perkowski 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 21
2 Tommy Byrne 19
2 Murry Dickson 19
2 Vic Raschi 19
2 Early Wynn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Harrist 3
1 Hal White 3
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .371
2 Al Dark .364
3 Walt Dropo .362
4 Nellie Fox .357
5 Stan Musial .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 10
2 Dick Gernert 9
2 Mickey Mantle 9
4 Yogi Berra 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Gernert 29
2 Mickey Mantle 27
3 Granny Hamner 26
4 Larry Doby 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 8
2 Minnie Minoso 7
2 Pee Wee Reese 7
4 Richie Ashburn 5
4 Billy Cox 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lou Kretlow 0.63
2 Billy Pierce 1.46
3 Bobby Shantz 1.47
4 Virgil Jester 1.55
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 6
2 Karl Drews 5
2 Bob Lemon 5
2 Robin Roberts 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Erskine 36
2 Billy Pierce 35
3 Vic Raschi 33
4 Tommy Byrne 29
4 4 others tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 4
1 Sandy Consuegra 4
1 Earl Harrist 4
1 Hal White 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .350
2 Stan Musial .333
3 George Kell .314
4 Gene Woodling .311
5 Billy Goodman .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 40
2 Ralph Kiner 34
3 Yogi Berra 33
4 Eddie Robinson 31
5 Gil Hodges 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 117
2 Gus Zernial 110
3 Eddie Robinson 109
4 Bobby Thomson 105
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 156
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