On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	52	.581	--
Indians	69	53	.566	2.0
Red Sox	66	54	.550	4.0
Athletics	63	58	.521	7.5
Senators	64	59	.520	7.5
White Sox	65	60	.520	7.5
Browns	52	75	.409	21.5
Tigers	41	81	.336	30.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

Red Sox 12, Browns 1

White Sox 11, Athletics 7

Athletics 5, White Sox 1

Senators 9, Indians 8

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	39	.667	--
Cardinals	72	50	.590	8.5
Giants	70	49	.588	9.0
Phillies	64	56	.533	15.5
Cubs	60	64	.484	21.5
Braves	52	68	.433	27.5
Reds	53	70	.431	28.0
Pirates	37	90	.291	46.0

Games

Phillies 14, Cubs 4

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Braves 5, Pirates 3

Dodgers 10, Cardinals 4

Cubs 3, Phillies 0

Reds 5, Giants 4

Giants 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Clark	5
2	Del Ennis	4
2	Hoot Evers	4
2	Billy Goodman	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	2
2	Hoot Evers	1
2	Ralph Kiner	1
2	Del Rice	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	5
2	Hector Rodriguez	4
2	Clyde Vollmer	4
4	Billy Hitchcock	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Faye Throneberry	3
2	Jim Rivera	2
3	Sandy Amoros	1
3	Roy Campanella	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Russ Meyer	0.89
2	Warren Hacker	0.67
3	Dizzy Trout	0.57
4	Billy Hoeft	0.56
5	Walt Masterson	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Benton	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Al Corwin	1
1	Marv Grissom	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walt Masterson	8
1	Russ Meyer	8
3	Billy Hoeft	5
3	Duane Pillette	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Joe Black	1
1	Murry Dickson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.337
2	Dale Mitchell	.331
3	Stan Musial	.329
4	Gene Woodling	.320
5	Ted Kluszewski	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	34
2	Ralph Kiner	28
3	Larry Doby	27
3	Gil Hodges	27
5	Yogi Berra	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	108
2	Bobby Thomson	87
2	Gus Zernial	87
4	Larry Doby	85
4	Gil Hodges	85

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.81
2	Allie Reynolds	2.20
3	Mike Garcia	2.36
4	Billy Loes	2.40
5	Billy Pierce	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	22
2	Robin Roberts	20
3	Mike Garcia	16
3	Early Wynn	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	138
2	Billy Pierce	125
3	Allie Reynolds	122
4	Bobby Shantz	121
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Easter	.458
2	Dale Mitchell	.448
3	George Shuba	.419
3	Pete Suder	.419
5	Ted Kluszewski	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	7
1	Ralph Kiner	7
1	Hank Sauer	7
4	Gil Hodges	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	27
2	Hank Sauer	20
3	Billy Hitchcock	17
3	Jackie Jensen	17
3	Gus Zernial	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Faye Throneberry	4
2	Sam Jethroe	3
2	Connie Ryan	3
2	Red Schoendienst	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.33
2	Joe Black	0.56
3	Al Brazle	0.75
4	Dave Koslo	0.90
5	Bud Podbielan	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	3
1	Marv Grissom	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	Stu Miller	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	25
2	Stu Miller	19
3	Harry Byrd	17
3	Warren Hacker	17
3	Jim Wilson	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	3
2	Luis Aloma	2
2	Joe Black	2
2	Dutch Leonard	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.402
2	George Shuba	.395
3	Red Schoendienst	.390
4	Luke Easter	.373
5	Joe Astroth	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Doby	10
1	Luke Easter	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
4	Ralph Kiner	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	35
2	Gus Zernial	33
3	Hank Sauer	31
4	Larry Doby	28
4	Dusty Rhodes	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Jackie Jensen	5
2	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.33
2	Joe Black	1.26
3	Connie Marrero	1.59
4	Karl Drews	1.62
5	Joe Dobson	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	6
1	Murry Dickson	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
1	Early Wynn	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	40
2	Early Wynn	38
3	Walt Masterson	36
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	35
4	Bob Rush	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	5
2	Earl Harrist	4
2	Dutch Leonard	4
4	Luis Aloma	2
4	9 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.344
2	Stan Musial	.328
3	Dale Mitchell	.315
4	Nellie Fox	.313
5	Ted Kluszewski	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	43
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Yogi Berra	31
5	Luke Easter	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	128
2	Gil Hodges	113
2	Bobby Thomson	113
4	Gus Zernial	108
5	Enos Slaughter	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Sam Jethroe	26
3	Jackie Robinson	23
4	Minnie Minoso	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.65
2	Allie Reynolds	2.11
3	Billy Pierce	2.27
4	Al Brazle	2.50
5	Ken Raffensberger	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	28
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Allie Reynolds	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	182
2	Bob Rush	163
3	Allie Reynolds	160
4	Ted Gray	147
4	Robin Roberts	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
2	Satchel Paige	13
3	Joe Black	10
3	Fritz Dorish	10
5	2 tied	9