On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	56	.591	--
Indians	78	58	.574	2.5
White Sox	71	64	.526	9.0
Red Sox	71	64	.526	9.0
Senators	72	65	.526	9.0
Athletics	71	66	.518	10.0
Browns	56	80	.412	24.5
Tigers	44	91	.326	36.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

Red Sox 10, Athletics 2

Indians 8, Browns 3

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	84	48	.636	--
Giants	80	52	.606	4.0
Cardinals	78	57	.578	7.5
Phillies	73	62	.541	12.5
Cubs	66	71	.482	20.5
Reds	60	75	.444	25.5
Braves	59	75	.440	26.0
Pirates	39	99	.283	48.0

Games

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Giants 6, Dodgers 4

Phillies 7, Braves 6

Braves 3, Phillies 1

Cardinals 7, Pirates 4

Giants 7, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sid Gordon	6
2	Smoky Burgess	5
2	Hoot Evers	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	2
2	Gil Coan	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	Del Ennis	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	4
1	Del Wilber	4
3	Gus Bell	3
3	Roy Campanella	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Toby Atwell	1
1	Mel Clark	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Jack Dittmer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Trucks	0.88
2	Ernie Johnson	0.83
3	Harvey Haddix	0.75
4	Jim Hearn	0.71
5	Ray Scarborough	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Bill Connelly	1
1	Fritz Dorish	1
1	Jim Hearn	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Klippstein	7
1	Virgil Trucks	7
3	Harvey Haddix	6
4	Carl Erskine	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Al Corwin	1
1	Tom Gorman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.336
2	Ferris Fain	.329
3	Dale Mitchell	.328
4	Gene Woodling	.323
5	Ted Kluszewski	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	35
2	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Larry Doby	30
4	Yogi Berra	29
4	Gil Hodges	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	115
2	Gil Hodges	97
3	Larry Doby	95
3	Gus Zernial	95
5	Del Ennis	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	25
2	Sam Jethroe	24
3	Jackie Robinson	20
4	Jackie Jensen	17
4	Minnie Minoso	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.24
2	Bobby Shantz	2.36
3	Mike Garcia	2.44
4	Karl Drews	2.51
5	Bob Porterfield	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	23
2	Bobby Shantz	22
3	Early Wynn	19
4	Mike Garcia	18
4	Bob Lemon	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	152
2	Billy Pierce	136
3	Bobby Shantz	135
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	134
5	Allie Reynolds	131

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.414
2	Vic Wertz	.412
3	Clyde Vollmer	.386
4	Sid Gordon	.379
5	Mickey Mantle	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	8
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Al Rosen	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	20
2	Al Rosen	19
3	Roy Campanella	17
4	Del Ennis	15
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
1	Faye Throneberry	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	0.00
1	Tom Gorman	0.00
3	Duane Pillette	0.72
4	Warren Hacker	1.04
5	Joe Black	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	3
1	Bill Connelly	3
1	Al Corwin	3
1	Bob Lemon	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Klippstein	21
1	Stu Miller	21
3	Early Wynn	20
4	Virgil Trucks	19
5	Jim Wilson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	3
1	Joe Black	3
3	Dutch Leonard	2
4	Al Brazle	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.388
2	Red Schoendienst	.373
3	Clyde Vollmer	.371
4	Mel Clark	.359
5	Luke Easter	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	13
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Roy Campanella	9
4	Hank Sauer	8
4	Gus Zernial	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	42
2	Roy Campanella	35
3	Gus Zernial	31
4	Del Ennis	29
5	Hank Sauer	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	7
2	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Connie Ryan	5
2	Red Schoendienst	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Black	1.14
2	Stu Miller	1.26
3	Duane Pillette	1.34
4	Bud Podbielan	1.75
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	40
2	Harry Byrd	37
2	Bob Rush	37
4	Robin Roberts	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.333
2	Stan Musial	.327
3	Jackie Robinson	.320
4	Dale Mitchell	.319
5	Ted Kluszewski	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Yogi Berra	34
4	Luke Easter	32
4	Gil Hodges	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	127
2	Gus Zernial	112
3	Bobby Thomson	110
4	Gil Hodges	108
5	Enos Slaughter	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	27
1	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Jackie Robinson	24
4	Minnie Minoso	23
5	3 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.21
2	Bobby Shantz	2.22
3	Billy Pierce	2.40
4	Bob Porterfield	2.42
5	Vic Raschi	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	26
1	Bobby Shantz	26
3	Early Wynn	22
4	Allie Reynolds	21
5	Mike Garcia	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	169
2	Allie Reynolds	160
3	Bob Rush	153
3	Bobby Shantz	153
5	Billy Pierce	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
2	Satchel Paige	12
3	Joe Black	11
3	Fritz Dorish	11
3	Dutch Leonard	11