Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 16, 1952

On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	48	.586	--
Indians	65	49	.570	2.0
Red Sox	61	50	.550	4.5
Senators	60	55	.522	7.5
White Sox	60	56	.517	8.0
Athletics	56	55	.505	9.5
Browns	49	68	.419	19.5
Tigers	38	76	.333	29.0

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Senators 10, Athletics 3

Tigers 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	73	36	.670	--
Giants	65	44	.596	8.0
Cardinals	66	49	.574	10.0
Phillies	60	53	.531	15.0
Cubs	56	57	.496	19.0
Braves	48	63	.432	26.0
Reds	49	66	.426	27.0
Pirates	34	83	.291	43.0

Games

Dodgers 15, Phillies 0

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
1	Dick Williams	3
4	Bobby Adams	2
4	24 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Solly Hemus	2
2	Bobby Avila	1
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	4
2	George Bradshaw	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	Jackie Robinson	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Borkowski	1
1	Brandy Davis	1
1	Jim Delsing	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	0.71
2	Howie Pollet	0.57
3	Allie Reynolds	0.56
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.44
5	Paul Minner	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Billy Loes	1
1	Walt Masterson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	5
1	Allie Reynolds	5
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	4
3	Howie Pollet	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Virgil Trucks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.335
2	Dale Mitchell	.324
3	Stan Musial	.323
4	Gene Woodling	.318
5	George Kell	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	30
2	Larry Doby	26
2	Gil Hodges	26
4	Ralph Kiner	25
5	Yogi Berra	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	96
2	Larry Doby	83
3	Gil Hodges	79
3	Eddie Robinson	79
5	Bobby Thomson	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	22
2	Sam Jethroe	18
3	Jackie Robinson	17
4	Jackie Jensen	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.88
2	Allie Reynolds	2.06
3	Billy Loes	2.36
4	Robin Roberts	2.42
5	Mike Garcia	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	21
2	Robin Roberts	19
3	Early Wynn	16
4	Allie Reynolds	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	136
2	Billy Pierce	120
3	Allie Reynolds	119
4	Bobby Shantz	118
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	110

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.462
2	Cal Abrams	.424
3	Red Schoendienst	.407
4	Joe Astroth	.400
5	George Shuba	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	5
1	Larry Doby	5
1	Gil Hodges	5
1	Ralph Kiner	5
1	Gus Zernial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	19
2	Gus Zernial	18
3	Larry Doby	15
3	Jackie Jensen	15
3	Ted Kluszewski	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	3
1	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Bob Addis	2
3	Jim Delsing	2
3	3 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.00
2	Mel Parnell	0.52
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.86
4	Satchel Paige	0.90
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	4
2	Joe Black	3
2	Harry Byrd	3
2	Bubba Church	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Houtteman	20
2	Harry Byrd	19
2	Carl Erskine	19
2	Warren Spahn	19
5	Murry Dickson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	2
1	Dutch Leonard	2
3	Luis Aloma	1
3	Al Benton	1
3	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.384
2	Red Schoendienst	.376
3	George Shuba	.364
4	Eddie Waitkus	.358
5	Cass Michaels	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	11
2	Ralph Kiner	9
2	Dusty Rhodes	9
4	Del Ennis	8
4	Gil Hodges	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Ennis	34
2	Larry Doby	31
3	Granny Hamner	26
4	Eddie Robinson	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	6
2	Jackie Jensen	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	Pee Wee Reese	4
3	Jackie Robinson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Corwin	1.40
2	Bob Lemon	1.41
3	Lou Kretlow	1.51
4	Mel Parnell	1.60
5	Satchel Paige	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Bobby Shantz	6
1	Early Wynn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Byrne	33
1	Art Houtteman	33
1	Walt Masterson	33
4	Murry Dickson	32
4	2 others tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	4
2	Sandy Consuegra	3
2	Fritz Dorish	3
2	Earl Harrist	3
2	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.342
2	Stan Musial	.327
3	Gene Woodling	.322
4	Jackie Robinson	.318
5	Dale Mitchell	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Yogi Berra	33
3	Gil Hodges	33
5	Gus Zernial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	117
2	Gil Hodges	111
3	Gus Zernial	109
4	Bobby Thomson	108
5	Eddie Robinson	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	28
2	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Minnie Minoso	24
4	Jackie Robinson	22
5	Richie Ashburn	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.96
2	Allie Reynolds	2.01
3	Billy Pierce	2.38
4	Robin Roberts	2.47
5	Al Brazle	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	27
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Early Wynn	23
4	Allie Reynolds	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	189
2	Allie Reynolds	160
3	Ted Gray	151
4	Billy Pierce	150
5	Robin Roberts	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
2	Satchel Paige	14
3	Fritz Dorish	10
3	Ellis Kinder	10
3	Dutch Leonard	10