On This Day

Monday, September 22, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 58 .608 --
Indians 90 60 .600 1.0
White Sox 78 71 .523 12.5
Athletics 77 73 .513 14.0
Red Sox 75 73 .507 15.0
Senators 76 74 .507 15.0
Browns 61 87 .412 29.0
Tigers 49 100 .329 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 54 .635 --
Giants 88 60 .595 6.0
Cardinals 85 63 .574 9.0
Phillies 83 65 .561 11.0
Cubs 75 76 .497 20.5
Reds 66 82 .446 28.0
Braves 63 85 .426 31.0
Pirates 41 110 .272 54.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 2
1 Larry Doby 2
1 Harry Simpson 2
4 Luke Easter 1
4 9 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 2
1 Harvey Kuenn 2
3 Luke Easter 1
3 Al Rosen 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 0.64
2 Virgil Trucks 0.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Early Wynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Trucks 7
1 Early Wynn 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .334
2 Ferris Fain .328
3 Dale Mitchell .321
4 Ted Kluszewski .318
5 Gene Woodling .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 37
2 Ralph Kiner 36
3 Gil Hodges 32
4 Larry Doby 31
4 Luke Easter 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 121
2 Gil Hodges 102
2 Al Rosen 102
4 Larry Doby 101
4 2 others tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 30
2 Sam Jethroe 27
3 Jackie Robinson 22
4 Jim Rivera 19
5 Jackie Jensen 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.07
2 Warren Hacker 2.30
3 Mike Garcia 2.33
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.48
5 Bobby Shantz 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 26
2 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Early Wynn 23
4 Mike Garcia 22
5 Bob Lemon 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 177
2 Early Wynn 153
3 Allie Reynolds 152
3 Bobby Shantz 152
5 Bob Rush 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 16
2 Joe Black 15
3 Fritz Dorish 11
3 Dutch Leonard 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Baumholtz .451
2 Eddie Yost .426
3 Monte Irvin .419
4 Jim Busby .396
5 Duke Snider .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 5
1 Bob Nieman 5
1 Duke Snider 5
4 Al Dark 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 19
2 Bob Nieman 15
3 Ralph Kiner 13
3 Andy Pafko 13
3 Duke Snider 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 5
2 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 Gene Stephens 4
4 Sam Jethroe 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.40
2 Harry Perkowski 0.61
3 Eddie Lopat 0.63
4 Warren Hacker 0.64
5 Jim Hughes 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Early Wynn 4
2 Joe Black 3
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Saul Rogovin 26
2 Warren Spahn 25
2 Early Wynn 25
4 Allie Reynolds 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 4
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
3 Luis Aloma 2
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Allie Reynolds 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Baumholtz .400
2 Stan Musial .367
3 Mel Clark .360
4 Jim Busby .359
5 Monte Irvin .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 11
2 Ralph Kiner 10
3 Walt Dropo 8
4 Bob Nieman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 29
1 Al Rosen 29
3 Ralph Kiner 25
4 Roy Campanella 23
4 Duke Snider 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 9
2 Sam Jethroe 7
3 Pee Wee Reese 6
3 Faye Throneberry 6
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Hacker 0.83
2 Eddie Lopat 1.09
3 Steve Ridzik 1.17
4 Mike Fornieles 1.37
5 Joe Black 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Early Wynn 7
2 Mike Garcia 6
2 Bob Lemon 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 45
2 Warren Spahn 39
3 Stu Miller 36
3 Saul Rogovin 36
5 Virgil Trucks 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 7
2 Luis Aloma 5
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 3 tied 2