On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 1952

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	57	.604	--
Indians	85	60	.586	2.5
White Sox	77	69	.527	11.0
Athletics	76	71	.517	12.5
Red Sox	74	70	.514	13.0
Senators	74	72	.507	14.0
Browns	58	86	.403	29.0
Tigers	49	95	.340	38.0

Games

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

White Sox 7, Athletics 1

Indians 4, Senators 3

Yankees 7, Tigers 0

Red Sox 11, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	91	53	.632	--
Giants	87	57	.604	4.0
Cardinals	84	61	.579	7.5
Phillies	79	65	.549	12.0
Cubs	73	74	.497	19.5
Reds	64	81	.441	27.5
Braves	63	82	.434	28.5
Pirates	40	108	.270	53.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Pirates 2

Cardinals 8, Braves 6

Cardinals 5, Braves 1

Cubs 9, Giants 0

Phillies 4, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Collins	3
1	Sid Gordon	3
1	Dick Groat	3
1	Solly Hemus	3
1	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Dyck	2
1	Solly Hemus	2
3	Hank Bauer	1
3	Milt Bolling	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Dyck	5
2	Harry Chiti	3
2	Solly Hemus	3
2	Stan Musial	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Carrasquel	1
1	Gil Coan	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	Peanuts Lowrey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Robin Roberts	1.40
2	Warren Hacker	1.00
3	Joe Dobson	0.62
4	Murry Dickson	0.44
5	Billy Pierce	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Harry Byrd	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	7
2	Joe Dobson	5
2	Warren Hacker	5
2	Mickey McDermott	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Joe Black	1
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Ellis Kinder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.336
2	Ferris Fain	.328
3	Dale Mitchell	.325
4	Gene Woodling	.317
5	Ted Kluszewski	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	37
2	Ralph Kiner	36
3	Gil Hodges	32
4	Larry Doby	30
4	Luke Easter	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	120
2	Gil Hodges	102
3	Bobby Thomson	100
4	Enos Slaughter	98
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	30
2	Sam Jethroe	27
3	Jackie Robinson	22
4	Jackie Jensen	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.15
2	Warren Hacker	2.36
3	Mike Garcia	2.39
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.43
5	Robin Roberts	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	25
2	Bobby Shantz	23
3	Mike Garcia	21
3	Early Wynn	21
5	Bob Lemon	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	175
2	Allie Reynolds	146
2	Bobby Shantz	146
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	142
4	Bob Rush	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	15
2	Joe Black	14
3	Fritz Dorish	11
3	Dutch Leonard	11
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Baumholtz	.407
2	Monte Irvin	.400
3	Duke Snider	.392
4	Red Schoendienst	.379
5	Jim Busby	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	6
2	Walt Dropo	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Duke Snider	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	18
2	Enos Slaughter	16
3	Andy Pafko	14
4	Al Dark	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
2	Sam Jethroe	5
3	Jim Rivera	4
4	Gil Coan	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Ridzik	0.00
2	Bob Rush	0.54
3	Harry Perkowski	0.61
4	Tom Gorman	0.64
5	Warren Hacker	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
3	Joe Black	3
3	Bill Connelly	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	28
2	Saul Rogovin	24
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	22
4	Joe Black	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Black	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
3	Luis Aloma	2
3	Allie Reynolds	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.386
2	Frank Baumholtz	.367
3	Duke Snider	.367
4	Red Schoendienst	.361
5	Luke Easter	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	13
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Walt Dropo	8
4	Joe Collins	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	38
2	Roy Campanella	26
2	Ralph Kiner	26
4	Hank Sauer	24
4	Enos Slaughter	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	9
2	Pee Wee Reese	8
3	Jim Rivera	7
4	Jackie Robinson	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fritz Dorish	0.68
2	Steve Ridzik	1.10
3	Warren Hacker	1.16
4	Joe Black	1.17
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Garcia	7
2	Robin Roberts	6
3	Joe Black	5
3	Harry Byrd	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	49
2	Bob Rush	43
3	Warren Spahn	39
4	Saul Rogovin	38
5	Early Wynn	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.331
2	Stan Musial	.327
3	Dale Mitchell	.320
4	Gene Woodling	.313
5	Billy Goodman	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	39
2	Ralph Kiner	38
3	Luke Easter	34
3	Gil Hodges	34
5	Larry Doby	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	128
2	Bobby Thomson	111
3	Gil Hodges	107
4	Roy Campanella	105
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pee Wee Reese	31
2	Sam Jethroe	27
3	Jackie Robinson	26
4	Jackie Jensen	20
5	Minnie Minoso	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	2.03
2	Warren Hacker	2.36
3	Bob Porterfield	2.50
4	Bobby Shantz	2.50
5	Billy Pierce	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	27
2	Bobby Shantz	25
3	Mike Garcia	22
3	Early Wynn	22
5	Allie Reynolds	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	184
2	Allie Reynolds	161
3	Bobby Shantz	157
4	Bob Rush	151
5	Robin Roberts	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	16
2	Joe Black	14
3	Fritz Dorish	11
3	Dutch Leonard	11
5	2 tied	10