On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 58 .613 --
Indians 91 61 .599 2.0
White Sox 79 72 .523 13.5
Athletics 78 73 .517 14.5
Senators 76 75 .503 16.5
Red Sox 75 75 .500 17.0
Browns 63 87 .420 29.0
Tigers 49 102 .325 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 56 .629 --
Giants 90 60 .600 4.5
Cardinals 86 64 .573 8.5
Phillies 85 66 .563 10.0
Cubs 75 76 .497 20.0
Reds 67 83 .447 27.5
Braves 63 87 .420 31.5
Pirates 41 110 .272 54.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 6
2 Dom DiMaggio 5
2 Mickey Mantle 5
4 Joe Collins 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Dark 2
1 Johnny Logan 2
1 Bobby Thomson 2
4 Bobby Avila 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Bill Rigney 5
2 Bobby Thomson 5
4 Al Dark 4
4 Johnny Logan 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Jay Porter 1
1 Sibby Sisti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Koslo 0.71
2 Warren Spahn 0.67
3 Ken Raffensberger 0.43
4 Lou Kretlow 0.42
5 Bob Lemon 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Dave Koslo 5
2 Lou Kretlow 5
2 Robin Roberts 5
5 Willard Nixon 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .337
2 Ferris Fain .329
3 Ted Kluszewski .322
4 Dale Mitchell .321
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 Bobby Thomson 106
3 Al Rosen 105
4 Del Ennis 104
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pee Wee Reese 30
2 Sam Jethroe 27
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Jim Rivera 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 2.07
2 Warren Hacker 2.30
3 Mike Garcia 2.40
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.43
5 Bobby Shantz 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Robin Roberts 27
2 Bobby Shantz 24
3 Early Wynn 23
4 Mike Garcia 22
4 Bob Lemon 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 183
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 Eddie Yost .452
2 Frank Baumholtz .435
3 Stan Musial .373
4 Ted Kluszewski .372
5 Mickey Mantle .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Nieman 6
2 Jim Greengrass 5
2 Stan Musial 5
4 Al Dark 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Greengrass 19
2 Bob Nieman 16
3 Andy Pafko 15
4 Stan Musial 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.40
2 Warren Hacker 0.47
3 Curt Simmons 0.62
4 Eddie Lopat 0.63
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 4
1 Robin Roberts 4
3 Carl Erskine 3
3 Mike Garcia 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 25
2 Bob Lemon 21
2 Allie Reynolds 21
2 Saul Rogovin 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 .405
2 Stan Musial .373
3 Jim Busby .351
4 Mickey Mantle .347
5 Ted Kluszewski .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 9
2 Walt Dropo 8
2 Ralph Kiner 8
4 Bob Nieman 7
4 Al Rosen 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 31
2 Luke Easter 26
3 Duke Snider 24
4 Del Ennis 23
4 Stan Musial 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 7
1 Jim Rivera 7
3 Pee Wee Reese 6
4 Jackie Robinson 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.84
2 Warren Hacker 0.99
3 Steve Ridzik 1.17
4 Mike Fornieles 1.37
5 Harry Perkowski 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 7
1 Robin Roberts 7
1 Early Wynn 7
4 Mike Garcia 6
5 Joe Black 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 45
2 Stu Miller 41
3 Early Wynn 40
4 Virgil Trucks 35
5 Bob Rush 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Black 5
2 Luis Aloma 4
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 3 tied 2