On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1952

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 24 15 .615 --
Senators 20 15 .571 2.0
Red Sox 20 15 .571 2.0
Yankees 17 15 .531 3.5
White Sox 20 19 .513 4.0
Browns 19 24 .442 7.0
Athletics 13 18 .419 7.0
Tigers 11 23 .324 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 8 .765 --
Dodgers 23 10 .697 2.5
Cubs 21 16 .568 6.5
Reds 19 17 .528 8.0
Phillies 15 18 .455 10.5
Cardinals 17 21 .447 11.0
Braves 13 19 .406 12.0
Pirates 7 32 .179 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Kryhoski 3
1 Jack Merson 3
1 Hal Rice 3
1 Davey Williams 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Dick Kryhoski 1
1 Roy McMillan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 2
1 Dee Fondy 2
1 Carl Furillo 2
1 Hal Jeffcoat 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Gray 1.75
2 Billy Loes 0.89
3 Jim Hearn 0.83
4 Harry Brecheen 0.50
5 Ken Raffensberger 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 8
2 Ted Gray 7
3 Harry Brecheen 6
4 Jim Hearn 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dom DiMaggio .351
2 Del Ennis .343
3 Al Rosen .336
4 Joe Adcock .333
4 Phil Rizzuto .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 10
1 Hank Sauer 10
3 Andy Pafko 8
3 Vic Wertz 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 41
2 Bobby Thomson 32
3 Roy Campanella 27
4 Ted Kluszewski 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 9
2 Bobby Avila 6
3 Dee Fondy 5
3 Sam Jethroe 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 1.12
2 Mike Garcia 1.47
3 Allie Reynolds 1.52
4 Billy Loes 1.58
5 Ellis Kinder 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 9
2 Gerry Staley 8
3 Robin Roberts 7
3 Bobby Shantz 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 51
2 Billy Loes 42
2 Billy Pierce 42
2 Allie Reynolds 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 7
2 Frank Smith 5
3 Lew Burdette 4
3 Satchel Paige 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .370
2 George Kell .366
3 Billy Goodman .361
4 Al Rosen .359
5 Whitey Lockman .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 4
1 Luke Easter 4
1 Hank Sauer 4
4 Gus Bell 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 14
2 Larry Doby 13
2 Willie Mays 13
2 Bobby Thomson 13
5 Grady Hatton 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Jeffcoat 4
1 Phil Rizzuto 4
3 Jackie Robinson 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 0.50
1 Lou Sleater 0.50
3 Bob Rush 0.67
4 Ellis Kinder 0.67
5 Vic Raschi 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 4
2 Allie Reynolds 3
2 Bob Rush 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
2 Gerry Staley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 26
2 Ben Wade 23
3 Ted Gray 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
5 Ned Garver 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 3
1 Satchel Paige 3
3 Lou Brissie 1
3 Lew Burdette 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Ennis .374
2 George Kell .352
3 Al Rosen .347
4 Jackie Jensen .344
5 Stan Musial .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Rosen 7
1 Hank Sauer 7
3 Vic Wertz 6
3 Gus Zernial 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 29
2 Bobby Thomson 26
3 Willie Jones 22
4 Al Rosen 21
5 Dale Mitchell 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 6
1 Phil Rizzuto 6
3 Pee Wee Reese 5
4 Bobby Adams 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spec Shea 0.71
2 Allie Reynolds 1.00
3 Sal Maglie 1.30
4 Bob Rush 1.41
5 Dave Koslo 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 7
2 Bobby Shantz 6
3 Mike Garcia 5
3 Allie Reynolds 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Loes 36
1 Warren Spahn 36
3 Sal Maglie 35
3 Allie Reynolds 35
5 Ben Wade 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 4
1 Satchel Paige 4
1 Frank Smith 4
4 Lew Burdette 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Monte Irvin .329
3 Elmer Valo .326
4 Ted Williams .326
5 George Kell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 36
2 Roy Campanella 35
3 Luke Easter 33
4 Gus Zernial 32
5 Hank Sauer 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 126
2 Roy Campanella 118
3 Bobby Thomson 113
4 Luke Easter 111
5 Eddie Robinson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 33
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Jackie Robinson 27
4 Minnie Minoso 26
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 2.16
2 Allie Reynolds 2.31
3 Al Brazle 2.56
4 Robin Roberts 2.58
5 Mike Garcia 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 25
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Mike Garcia 23
4 Larry Jansen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sal Maglie 163
2 Warren Spahn 159
3 Robin Roberts 150
4 Bob Rush 148
5 Vic Raschi 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Ted Wilks 15
3 Al Brazle 13
3 Frank Smith 13
5 2 tied 10