On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 51 .579 --
Indians 68 51 .571 1.0
Red Sox 63 53 .543 4.5
Senators 63 57 .525 6.5
White Sox 63 58 .521 7.0
Athletics 60 56 .517 7.5
Browns 51 71 .418 19.5
Tigers 39 80 .328 30.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 38 .664 --
Giants 69 46 .600 7.0
Cardinals 70 49 .588 8.0
Phillies 63 53 .543 13.5
Cubs 59 61 .492 19.5
Braves 49 67 .422 27.5
Reds 50 69 .420 28.0
Pirates 35 87 .287 44.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Lockman 4
1 Hank Thompson 4
3 Clint Courtney 3
3 Al Dark 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 2
2 Hoot Evers 1
2 Sid Gordon 1
2 Bobby Thomson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 6
2 Bobby Thomson 4
3 Clint Courtney 3
3 Gordon Goldsberry 3
3 Dusty Rhodes 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Dark 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Jay Porter 1
1 Red Schoendienst 1
1 Bobby Young 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.12
2 Billy Pierce 0.71
3 Bob Rush 0.64
4 Larry Jansen 0.44
5 Jim Hearn 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Bill Connelly 1
1 Sid Hudson 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 9
1 Bob Rush 9
3 Monty Kennedy 5
3 Billy Pierce 5
3 Spec Shea 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .341
2 Stan Musial .326
3 Dale Mitchell .323
4 Gene Woodling .320
5 Ted Kluszewski .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 33
2 Larry Doby 27
2 Gil Hodges 27
4 Ralph Kiner 26
5 Yogi Berra 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 106
2 Larry Doby 85
2 Bobby Thomson 85
4 Gil Hodges 83
5 Eddie Robinson 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 24
2 Sam Jethroe 20
3 Jackie Robinson 18
4 Jackie Jensen 17
5 Phil Rizzuto 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.88
2 Allie Reynolds 2.06
3 Mike Garcia 2.37
4 Billy Loes 2.40
5 Billy Pierce 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 21
2 Robin Roberts 20
3 Early Wynn 16
4 Mike Garcia 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 138
2 Billy Pierce 125
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 119
3 Allie Reynolds 119
5 2 tied 118

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 .442
2 Luke Easter .432
3 George Shuba .405
4 Pete Suder .404
5 Red Schoendienst .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Ralph Kiner 6
1 Hank Sauer 6
4 Gil Hodges 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 18
1 Hank Sauer 18
3 Roy Campanella 17
4 Jackie Jensen 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Connie Ryan 4
2 Bob Addis 3
2 Sam Jethroe 3
2 Pee Wee Reese 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stu Miller 0.00
1 Preacher Roe 0.00
3 Al Benton 0.66
4 Mel Parnell 0.68
5 Bud Podbielan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 4
2 Al Benton 3
2 Joe Black 3
2 Harry Byrd 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 28
2 Harry Byrd 20
3 Carl Erskine 16
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 16
3 Warren Spahn 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 3
2 Dutch Leonard 2
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
4 Luis Aloma 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .391
2 Dale Mitchell .379
3 George Shuba .375
4 Ferris Fain .369
5 Luke Easter .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 10
1 Dusty Rhodes 10
3 Gil Hodges 9
3 Hank Sauer 9
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 30
2 Dusty Rhodes 29
3 Larry Doby 28
3 Del Ennis 28
5 Luke Easter 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Jensen 6
1 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Sam Jethroe 5
3 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Jackie Robinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Karl Drews 1.29
2 Mel Parnell 1.49
3 Connie Marrero 1.59
4 Al Corwin 1.63
5 Preacher Roe 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
1 Early Wynn 6
4 Joe Black 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 36
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 35
3 Murry Dickson 33
3 Walt Masterson 33
3 2 others tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Harrist 4
1 Bob Hooper 4
1 Dutch Leonard 4
4 Hal White 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .345
2 Stan Musial .326
3 Gene Woodling .315
4 Jackie Robinson .313
5 Nellie Fox .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 42
2 Ralph Kiner 34
3 Gil Hodges 33
4 Yogi Berra 31
5 Gus Zernial 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 126
2 Gil Hodges 114
3 Bobby Thomson 112
4 Gus Zernial 109
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 29
2 Sam Jethroe 28
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Minnie Minoso 21
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 1.71
2 Allie Reynolds 2.01
3 Billy Pierce 2.36
4 Bob Porterfield 2.54
5 Robin Roberts 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Shantz 27
2 Robin Roberts 25
3 Early Wynn 22
4 Allie Reynolds 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 188
2 Bob Rush 166
3 Allie Reynolds 160
4 Robin Roberts 150
5 Billy Pierce 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 15
2 Satchel Paige 13
3 Fritz Dorish 10
4 Ellis Kinder 9
4 2 others tied 9