On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	53	.576	--
Indians	70	53	.569	1.0
Red Sox	66	54	.550	3.5
Athletics	63	58	.521	7.0
White Sox	65	60	.520	7.0
Senators	64	60	.516	7.5
Browns	52	75	.409	21.0
Tigers	42	81	.341	29.0

Games

Tigers 1, Yankees 0

Indians 7, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	80	39	.672	--
Giants	70	50	.583	10.5
Cardinals	72	52	.581	10.5
Phillies	65	56	.537	16.0
Cubs	60	65	.480	23.0
Reds	54	70	.435	28.5
Braves	52	68	.433	28.5
Pirates	37	90	.291	47.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Giants 0

Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Peanuts Lowrey	4
2	Bobby Adams	3
2	Bobby Avila	3
2	Tommy Brown	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Roy Smalley	1
1	Duke Snider	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	5
2	Granny Hamner	3
3	Carl Furillo	2
3	Bob Lemon	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Randy Jackson	1
1	Mickey Vernon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	8.00
2	Bill Miller	1.17
3	Ken Raffensberger	0.86
4	Gerry Staley	0.71
5	Larry Jansen	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Andy Hansen	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Trucks	8
2	Bill Miller	7
3	Ken Raffensberger	6
4	Gerry Staley	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.337
2	Dale Mitchell	.332
3	Stan Musial	.325
4	Gene Woodling	.318
5	Ted Kluszewski	.317

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	86
5	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 Pierce	2.47
5	Joe Dobson	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	22
2	Robin Roberts	20
3	Mike Garcia	16
3	Bob Lemon	16
3	Early Wynn	16

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	11
3	Fritz Dorish	10
3	Satchel Paige	10
5	Dutch Leonard	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luke Easter	.431
2	Dale Mitchell	.431
3	Pete Suder	.419
4	George Shuba	.404
5	Ted Kluszewski	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	7
2	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Hank Sauer	6
4	Roy Campanella	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	27
2	Jackie Jensen	18
3	Roy Campanella	17
4	Billy Hitchcock	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Faye Throneberry	4
2	Sam Jethroe	3
2	Connie Ryan	3
2	Red Schoendienst	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.33
2	Ted Gray	0.52
3	Joe Black	0.53
4	Monty Kennedy	0.73
5	Dave Koslo	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	3
1	Marv Grissom	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	25
2	Larry Jansen	19
2	Stu Miller	19
4	Jim Wilson	17
5	Warren Hacker	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	3
2	Luis Aloma	2
2	Bob Hooper	2
4	Al Benton	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.411
2	George Shuba	.398
3	Red Schoendienst	.370
4	Luke Easter	.360
5	Ferris Fain	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	10
1	Hank Sauer	10
3	Larry Doby	9
3	Ralph Kiner	9
5	4 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	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Red Schoendienst	5
2	Faye Throneberry	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.33
2	Joe Black	1.23
3	Karl Drews	1.62
4	Joe Dobson	1.66
5	Billy Hoeft	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	6
1	Bob Lemon	6
1	Robin Roberts	6
4	Harry Byrd	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	36
1	Walt Masterson	36
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	35
3	Bob Rush	35
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Harrist	4
1	Bob Hooper	4
1	Dutch Leonard	4
4	Joe Black	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.345
2	Stan Musial	.326
3	Dale Mitchell	.315
4	Nellie Fox	.312
5	Ted Kluszewski	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	43
2	Ralph Kiner	34
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Yogi Berra	31
5	Luke Easter	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	128
2	Bobby Thomson	113
3	Gil Hodges	112
4	Enos Slaughter	106
4	Gus Zernial	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Sam Jethroe	25
3	Jackie Robinson	23
4	Minnie Minoso	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.65
2	Allie Reynolds	2.13
3	Billy Pierce	2.27
4	Ken Raffensberger	2.46
5	Joe Dobson	2.60

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	159
4	Ted Gray	147
4	Robin Roberts	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
2	Satchel Paige	13
3	Joe Black	11
4	Fritz Dorish	10
5	2 tied	9