On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	56	.594	--
Indians	80	58	.580	2.0
Red Sox	72	64	.529	9.0
White Sox	71	65	.522	10.0
Senators	72	66	.522	10.0
Athletics	71	67	.514	11.0
Browns	56	82	.406	26.0
Tigers	45	91	.331	36.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Athletics 5

Indians 4, Browns 0

Indians 3, Browns 1

Tigers 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	85	48	.639	--
Giants	80	53	.602	5.0
Cardinals	79	57	.581	7.5
Phillies	74	62	.544	12.5
Cubs	67	71	.486	20.5
Reds	60	76	.441	26.5
Braves	59	76	.437	27.0
Pirates	39	100	.281	49.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 1

Phillies 2, Braves 1

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Cubs 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luke Easter	4
2	Tony Bartirome	3
2	Ferris Fain	3
2	Hal Jeffcoat	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Cox	1
1	Dom DiMaggio	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mize	4
1	Enos Slaughter	4
3	Dom DiMaggio	3
3	Johnny Lipon	3
3	Wally Westlake	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Brandy Davis	1
1	Dee Fondy	1
1	Pee Wee Reese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rush	2.25
2	Preacher Roe	1.40
3	Mike Garcia	1.00
4	Ted Gray	0.82
5	Gene Bearden	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	9
1	Bob Rush	9
3	Tommy Byrne	7
3	Mike Garcia	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.335
2	Ferris Fain	.332
3	Dale Mitchell	.324
4	Gene Woodling	.322
5	Ted Kluszewski	.320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	116
2	Gil Hodges	98
3	Larry Doby	95
3	Gus Zernial	95
5	Del Ennis	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	26
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	Mike Garcia	2.35
3	Bobby Shantz	2.36
4	Karl Drews	2.51
5	Bob Porterfield	2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	152
2	Billy Pierce	136
2	Bob Rush	136
4	Bobby Shantz	135
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	134

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	.378
3	Eddie Waitkus	.373
4	Clyde Vollmer	.372
5	2 tied	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	8
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Al Rosen	5
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	21
2	Al Rosen	19
3	Roy Campanella	17
4	Enos Slaughter	16
5	Del Ennis	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
1	Jim Rivera	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Gil Coan	3
3	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	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Byrd	3
1	Bill Connelly	3
1	Al Corwin	3
1	Mike Garcia	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Byrd	21
1	Johnny Klippstein	21
1	Stu Miller	21
1	Preacher Roe	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.370
2	Mel Clark	.367
3	Luke Easter	.367
4	Clyde Vollmer	.367
5	Red Schoendienst	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	13
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Roy Campanella	8
3	Gil Hodges	8
3	Hank Sauer	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	43
2	Roy Campanella	31
3	Hank Sauer	28
4	Gil Hodges	27
4	Jackie Jensen	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	7
2	Pee Wee Reese	5
2	Jackie Robinson	5
2	Red Schoendienst	5
5	6 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Black	1.04
2	Stu Miller	1.26
3	Duane Pillette	1.34
4	Eddie Lopat	1.36
5	Bud Podbielan	1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	46
2	Stu Miller	40
3	Harry Byrd	36
4	Preacher Roe	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.334
2	Stan Musial	.327
3	Jackie Robinson	.319
4	Ted Kluszewski	.315
5	Dale Mitchell	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	40
2	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Yogi Berra	34
4	Gil Hodges	33
5	Luke Easter	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	128
2	Gus Zernial	112
3	Bobby Thomson	110
4	Gil Hodges	109
5	Enos Slaughter	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	27
1	Pee Wee Reese	27
3	Jackie Robinson	24
4	Minnie Minoso	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	2.22
2	Allie Reynolds	2.26
3	Bob Porterfield	2.42
4	Billy Pierce	2.46
5	Vic Raschi	2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	169
2	Allie Reynolds	157
3	Bobby Shantz	153
4	Bob Rush	152
5	2 tied	144

Saves

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