On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	53	.583	--
Indians	72	55	.567	2.0
Red Sox	68	55	.553	4.0
Athletics	65	59	.524	7.5
White Sox	66	61	.520	8.0
Senators	65	61	.516	8.5
Browns	52	77	.403	23.0
Tigers	43	84	.339	31.0

Games

Indians 9, Tigers 3

Tigers 4, Indians 1

Athletics 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	40	.672	--
Giants	73	50	.593	9.5
Cardinals	72	55	.567	12.5
Phillies	67	57	.540	16.0
Cubs	62	66	.484	23.0
Braves	54	69	.439	28.5
Reds	55	72	.433	29.5
Pirates	37	93	.285	49.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 6

Giants 14, Pirates 7

Phillies 10, Cardinals 6

Reds 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Rosen	6
2	Bobby Avila	4
3	Matt Batts	3
3	Al Dark	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	Fred Hatfield	1
1	Willie Jones	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Rosen	5
2	Red Schoendienst	4
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	Walker Cooper	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Tommy Brown	1
2	Smoky Burgess	1
2	Eddie Mathews	1
2	Jackie Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harry Byrd	0.60
1	Mickey McDermott	0.60
3	Jim Wilson	0.50
4	Harry Perkowski	0.40
5	Early Wynn	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Hal Newhouser	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Byrd	6
2	Turk Lown	5
2	Early Wynn	5
4	Joe Black	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.336
2	Dale Mitchell	.331
3	Stan Musial	.330
4	Gene Woodling	.323
5	Ted Kluszewski	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	34
2	Ralph Kiner	29
3	Yogi Berra	27
3	Larry Doby	27
3	Gil Hodges	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	112
2	Bobby Thomson	91
3	Gus Zernial	89
4	Gil Hodges	88
5	2 tied	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	24
2	Sam Jethroe	21
3	Jackie Robinson	19
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	21
3	Early Wynn	17
4	Mike Garcia	16
4	Bob Lemon	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	Del Ennis	.474
2	Pete Suder	.419
3	Bobby Adams	.404
4	Ted Kluszewski	.400
5	Al Dark	.379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	24
2	Roy Campanella	17
3	Ralph Kiner	16
3	Hank Sauer	16
5	Gus Zernial	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Schoendienst	4
1	Faye Throneberry	4
3	Sam Jethroe	3
3	Jackie Robinson	3
3	Connie Ryan	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Kuzava	0.66
2	Stu Miller	1.00
2	Vic Raschi	1.00
4	Joe Black	1.15
4	Bob Schultz	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Grissom	3
1	Sid Hudson	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	Russ Meyer	3
1	Robin Roberts	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	25
2	Bob Rush	23
3	Jim Wilson	20
4	Harry Byrd	19
5	Robin Roberts	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	3
1	Joe Black	3
1	Bob Hooper	3
4	Al Benton	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.400
2	Red Schoendienst	.390
3	Clyde Vollmer	.388
4	George Shuba	.375
5	Bobby Adams	.367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	34
2	Luke Easter	33
3	Hank Sauer	32
4	Roy Campanella	30
5	Dusty Rhodes	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.75
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.84
3	Billy Hoeft	0.95
4	Mel Parnell	1.01
5	Joe Black	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Black	7
2	Harry Byrd	6
2	Robin Roberts	6
2	Early Wynn	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	39
2	Bob Rush	38
3	Murry Dickson	36
4	Harry Byrd	33
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.343
2	Stan Musial	.331
3	Dale Mitchell	.318
4	Ted Kluszewski	.312
5	Jackie Robinson	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	42
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Gil Hodges	33
4	Yogi Berra	32
5	Gus Zernial	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	131
2	Bobby Thomson	115
3	Gil Hodges	111
4	Gus Zernial	108
5	Roy Campanella	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	28
2	Sam Jethroe	26
3	Jackie Robinson	24
4	Minnie Minoso	22
5	Jackie Jensen	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	25
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