On This Day

Sunday, May 13, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 8 .667 --
Senators 13 8 .619 1.5
White Sox 12 9 .571 2.5
Tigers 12 9 .571 2.5
Indians 12 9 .571 2.5
Red Sox 11 10 .524 3.5
Athletics 7 17 .292 9.0
Browns 6 19 .240 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 10 .583 --
Braves 15 11 .577 --
Pirates 12 12 .500 2.0
Cubs 12 12 .500 2.0
Cardinals 11 12 .478 2.5
Giants 13 15 .464 3.0
Phillies 12 14 .462 3.0
Reds 11 14 .440 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Coleman 6
1 Ferris Fain 6
3 Richie Ashburn 5
3 Ray Noble 5
3 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 2
1 Al Rosen 2
1 Eddie Stanky 2
1 Vic Wertz 2
1 Gus Zernial 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 6
2 Joe Adcock 5
2 Ferris Fain 5
4 Jim Delsing 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 Monte Irvin 1
1 Don Lenhardt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 1.33
2 Ted Gray 0.90
3 Mel Queen 0.60
4 Ken Heintzelman 0.50
5 Willie Ramsdell 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Howie Fox 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Ted Gray 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 9
2 Larry Jansen 8
3 Mel Queen 6
3 Willie Ramsdell 6
5 Ken Heintzelman 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hooper 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1
1 Carl Scheib 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .409
2 Bob Elliott .390
3 Ferris Fain .379
4 Pee Wee Reese .372
5 Al Dark .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 9
2 Andy Pafko 8
2 Wally Westlake 8
4 Duke Snider 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 23
2 Mickey Mantle 22
2 Andy Pafko 22
4 Bob Elliott 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 9
2 Chico Carrasquel 4
2 Eddie Stanky 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.60
2 Bob Feller 1.25
3 Connie Marrero 1.75
4 Warren Spahn 1.87
5 Bob Schultz 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
1 Vic Raschi 5
4 Ewell Blackwell 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 34
2 Warren Spahn 32
3 Mel Queen 31
4 Sal Maglie 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Bob Hooper 2
2 Sheldon Jones 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Dark .444
2 Ferris Fain .426
3 Walt Dropo .419
4 Jackie Robinson .417
5 Pee Wee Reese .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Snider 6
2 Hank Sauer 5
2 Hank Thompson 5
2 Wally Westlake 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 19
2 Hank Sauer 18
3 Al Dark 17
3 Duke Snider 17
3 Vic Wertz 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.00
2 Marv Rotblatt 0.61
3 Eddie Lopat 0.67
4 Vern Bickford 1.00
4 Bob Feller 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 4
2 Vern Bickford 3
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Ray Herbert 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 24
2 Ted Gray 21
3 Mel Queen 20
4 Vern Bickford 16
4 Ewell Blackwell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Bob Hooper 2
1 Sheldon Jones 2
1 Clyde King 2
1 Bill Werle 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .343
2 George Kell .343
3 Jackie Robinson .342
4 Stan Musial .330
5 Bob Elliott .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 45
2 Andy Pafko 40
3 Gil Hodges 38
4 Hank Sauer 37
5 Duke Snider 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 142
2 Vern Stephens 129
3 Vic Wertz 126
4 Yogi Berra 124
5 2 tied 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 33
2 Richie Ashburn 16
3 Dom DiMaggio 14
3 Phil Rizzuto 14
3 Duke Snider 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.62
2 Jim Konstanty 2.71
3 Eddie Lopat 2.82
4 Larry Jansen 2.84
5 Jim Hearn 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 24
1 Vic Raschi 24
3 Bob Lemon 23
4 Larry Jansen 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 196
2 Ewell Blackwell 195
3 Larry Jansen 179
4 Bob Lemon 165
5 Vic Raschi 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Tom Ferrick 12
3 Bill Werle 12
5 2 tied 10