On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	53	.583	--
Indians	71	54	.568	2.0
Red Sox	68	54	.557	3.5
Athletics	64	59	.520	8.0
White Sox	66	61	.520	8.0
Senators	65	61	.516	8.5
Browns	52	77	.403	23.0
Tigers	42	83	.336	31.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Tigers 0

Yankees 12, Browns 7

Athletics 6, Indians 5

White Sox 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	81	40	.669	--
Giants	72	50	.590	9.5
Cardinals	72	54	.571	11.5
Phillies	66	57	.537	16.0
Cubs	62	65	.488	22.0
Braves	54	68	.443	27.5
Reds	54	72	.429	29.5
Pirates	37	92	.287	48.0

Games

Cubs 10, Dodgers 5

Braves 12, Reds 7

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Phillies 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Brown	4
1	Sid Gordon	4
1	Sibby Sisti	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	2
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Monte Irvin	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy McMillan	4
1	Al Rosen	4
1	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Yogi Berra	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Red Schoendienst	1
1	Duke Snider	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Connelly	1.17
2	Mel Parnell	0.50
3	Bob Rush	0.36
4	Curt Simmons	0.31
5	Howie Pollet	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Connelly	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Alex Kellner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Connelly	7
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Curt Simmons	5
4	Billy Hoeft	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Johnny Schmitz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.336
2	Dale Mitchell	.332
3	Stan Musial	.329
4	Gene Woodling	.323
5	Ted Kluszewski	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	110
2	Bobby Thomson	89
3	Gus Zernial	88
4	Larry Doby	86
5	Gil Hodges	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	24
2	Sam Jethroe	21
3	Jackie Robinson	18
4	Jackie Jensen	17
5	Minnie Minoso	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.85
2	Allie Reynolds	2.17
3	Billy Pierce	2.42
4	Joe Dobson	2.48
5	Bob Porterfield	2.51

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	144
2	Bobby Shantz	128
3	Billy Pierce	127
4	Allie Reynolds	122
4	Bob Rush	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	13
2	Joe Black	11
3	Fritz Dorish	10
3	Dutch Leonard	10
3	Satchel Paige	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.424
2	Pete Suder	.419
3	Del Ennis	.417
4	Luke Easter	.407
5	Bobby Adams	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	7
2	Ralph Kiner	6
3	Yogi Berra	4
3	Willard Marshall	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	27
2	Roy Campanella	17
3	Jackie Jensen	16
4	Yogi Berra	15
4	Bobby Thomson	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
1	Red Schoendienst	4
1	Faye Throneberry	4
4	Connie Ryan	3
5	11 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Black	0.00
2	Dave Koslo	0.51
3	Ted Gray	0.52
4	Mel Parnell	0.99
5	Stu Miller	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Grissom	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	25
2	Bob Rush	23
3	Mel Parnell	18
4	Warren Hacker	16
4	Jim Wilson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	3
1	Joe Black	3
3	Bob Hooper	2
3	Larry Jansen	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.412
2	George Shuba	.391
3	Red Schoendienst	.368
4	Joe Astroth	.367
5	Bobby Adams	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	10
2	Roy Campanella	9
2	Luke Easter	9
2	Gus Zernial	9
5	Ralph Kiner	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	33
2	Luke Easter	31
3	Roy Campanella	30
3	Hank Sauer	30
5	Dusty Rhodes	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Red Schoendienst	6
3	Sam Jethroe	5
3	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Faye Throneberry	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.75
2	Joe Black	0.78
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.84
4	Billy Hoeft	0.95
5	Mel Parnell	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	6
2	Harry Byrd	5
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	38
2	Murry Dickson	36
3	Early Wynn	34
4	Billy Loes	31
4	Vic Raschi	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Leonard	5
2	Bob Hooper	4
3	Luis Aloma	3
3	Joe Black	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.345
2	Stan Musial	.329
3	Dale Mitchell	.317
4	Ted Kluszewski	.313
5	Nellie Fox	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	42
2	Ralph Kiner	34
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Yogi Berra	32
5	Gus Zernial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	129
2	Bobby Thomson	113
3	Gil Hodges	108
4	Gus Zernial	107
5	Roy Campanella	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	29
2	Sam Jethroe	26
3	Jackie Robinson	23
4	Minnie Minoso	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	1.75
2	Allie Reynolds	2.06
3	Billy Pierce	2.18
4	Ken Raffensberger	2.42
5	Al Brazle	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Shantz	27
2	Robin Roberts	24
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Allie Reynolds	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	177
2	Bob Rush	161
3	Allie Reynolds	158
4	Bobby Shantz	148
5	Ted Gray	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	14
2	Satchel Paige	13
3	Joe Black	11
4	Fritz Dorish	10
4	Dutch Leonard	10