On This Day

Monday, May 7, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 5 .737 --
Senators 12 6 .667 1.5
Indians 11 6 .647 2.0
White Sox 10 7 .588 3.0
Red Sox 10 9 .526 4.0
Tigers 7 8 .467 5.0
Browns 5 15 .250 9.5
Athletics 3 16 .158 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 6 .625 --
Braves 13 9 .591 --
Dodgers 11 9 .550 1.0
Pirates 9 8 .529 1.5
Phillies 10 10 .500 2.0
Cubs 8 9 .471 2.5
Reds 7 11 .389 4.0
Giants 8 14 .364 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Mitchell 4
2 Gil Coan 3
2 Larry Doby 3
2 Cass Michaels 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Doby 2
2 Gene Bearden 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Allie Clark 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 4
2 Allie Clark 3
2 Sam Dente 3
4 Yogi Berra 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willard Nixon 1.00
2 Ned Garver 0.50
3 Gerry Staley 0.44
4 Preacher Roe 0.33
5 Tommy Byrne 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Willard Nixon 1
1 Preacher Roe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gerry Staley 7
2 Willard Nixon 6
3 Gene Bearden 4
3 Ned Garver 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .400
2 Dick Sisler .397
3 Bob Elliott .397
4 Jim Busby .388
5 Pee Wee Reese .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 8
2 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Andy Pafko 6
2 Duke Snider 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 19
2 Larry Doby 17
2 Bobby Doerr 17
2 Bob Elliott 17
2 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 9
2 Bobby Avila 3
2 Chico Carrasquel 3
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.25
2 Ken Holcombe 0.50
3 Gerry Staley 0.76
4 Connie Marrero 1.00
5 Bob Feller 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 4
1 Eddie Lopat 4
1 Vic Raschi 4
1 Preacher Roe 4
5 15 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 26
2 Mel Queen 22
3 Larry Jansen 20
3 Early Wynn 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 4
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Sheldon Jones 2
2 Clyde King 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .345
2 Jackie Robinson .339
3 George Kell .337
4 Stan Musial .336
5 Yogi Berra .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 46
2 Andy Pafko 39
3 Gil Hodges 37
3 Al Rosen 37
5 Hank Sauer 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 144
2 Vern Stephens 129
3 Bobby Doerr 125
4 Yogi Berra 124
5 Al Rosen 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 34
2 Richie Ashburn 15
3 Dom DiMaggio 14
3 Duke Snider 14
3 Earl Torgeson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.61
2 Jim Konstanty 2.75
3 Eddie Lopat 2.78
4 Jim Hearn 2.91
5 Warren Spahn 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Vern Bickford 23
2 Vic Raschi 23
4 Preacher Roe 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 199
2 Warren Spahn 195
3 Larry Jansen 171
4 Bob Lemon 166
5 Vic Raschi 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 14
3 Tom Ferrick 12
4 Bill Werle 11
5 3 tied 10