On This Day

Thursday, May 10, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 6 .714 --
Senators 12 7 .632 2.0
Indians 11 7 .611 2.5
White Sox 10 8 .556 3.5
Tigers 9 8 .529 4.0
Red Sox 10 9 .526 4.0
Athletics 5 16 .238 10.0
Browns 5 16 .238 10.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 10 .600 --
Dodgers 13 10 .565 1.0
Pirates 11 9 .550 1.5
Cardinals 10 9 .526 2.0
Phillies 11 12 .478 3.0
Cubs 9 11 .450 3.5
Giants 11 14 .440 4.0
Reds 8 13 .381 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Peanuts Lowrey 3
1 Bobby Thomson 3
3 Cal Abrams 2
3 Ted Beard 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Hank Thompson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 3
2 Hank Thompson 2
3 Gus Bell 1
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Dark 1
1 Lloyd Merriman 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.60
2 Don Newcombe 0.56
3 Murry Dickson 0.40
4 Roger Bowman 0.27
5 Bubba Church 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Roger Bowman 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Don Newcombe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 6
2 Don Newcombe 5
3 Roger Bowman 3
4 Bubba Church 2
4 Murry Dickson 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Koslo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .398
2 Bob Elliott .391
3 Jim Busby .380
4 Dick Sisler .376
5 Al Dark .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 9
2 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Andy Pafko 6
2 Duke Snider 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 20
2 Al Dark 18
2 Larry Doby 18
2 Monte Irvin 18
5 7 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 9
2 Eddie Stanky 4
3 Bobby Avila 3
3 Chico Carrasquel 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.60
2 Gerry Staley 0.76
3 Connie Marrero 1.00
4 Bob Feller 1.33
5 Warren Spahn 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
3 Ewell Blackwell 4
3 Murry Dickson 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 26
1 Warren Spahn 26
3 Mel Queen 25
4 Ewell Blackwell 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Sheldon Jones 2
2 Clyde King 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Kryhoski .457
2 Al Dark .451
3 Minnie Minoso .441
4 Gil Coan .424
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 6
2 Hank Sauer 5
2 Duke Snider 5
4 Larry Doby 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Dark 16
2 Larry Doby 15
3 Al Rosen 13
3 Hank Sauer 13
3 Hank Thompson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 4
2 Eddie Stanky 3
2 Bobby Young 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holcombe 0.50
2 Eddie Lopat 0.67
3 Gerry Staley 0.68
4 Frank Smith 0.69
5 Marv Rotblatt 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 3
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
2 Vern Bickford 16
2 Larry Jansen 16
2 Mel Queen 16
2 Herm Wehmeier 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Sheldon Jones 2
1 Clyde King 2
1 Frank Smith 2
1 Bill Werle 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .345
2 Jackie Robinson .337
3 George Kell .337
4 Stan Musial .332
5 Bob Elliott .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 44
2 Andy Pafko 39
3 Gil Hodges 38
4 Hank Sauer 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 142
2 Vern Stephens 126
3 Yogi Berra 123
4 Bobby Doerr 120
4 Del Ennis 120

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 2.64
2 Jim Konstanty 2.70
3 Eddie Lopat 2.82
4 Larry Jansen 2.86
5 Jim Hearn 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 24
1 Bob Lemon 24
3 Vic Raschi 23
4 Don Newcombe 21
4 Preacher Roe 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 201
2 Warren Spahn 195
3 Larry Jansen 171
4 Bob Lemon 169
5 Vic Raschi 158

Saves

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