On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 8 .692 --
White Sox 14 9 .609 2.5
Tigers 14 9 .609 2.5
Senators 13 11 .542 4.0
Indians 12 11 .522 4.5
Red Sox 12 12 .500 5.0
Browns 8 19 .296 10.5
Athletics 7 19 .269 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 11 .577 --
Braves 15 13 .536 1.0
Pirates 13 13 .500 2.0
Cubs 13 13 .500 2.0
Reds 13 14 .481 2.5
Cardinals 12 13 .480 2.5
Giants 14 16 .467 3.0
Phillies 13 15 .464 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Baumholtz 4
2 Hank Arft 3
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Dom DiMaggio 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Dropo 2
1 Dee Fondy 2
1 Randy Jackson 2
1 Don Lenhardt 2
1 Gus Zernial 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Jackson 5
2 Walt Dropo 4
2 Dee Fondy 4
2 Don Lenhardt 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 1.25
2 Dizzy Trout 1.20
3 Gerry Staley 0.73
4 Joe Dobson 0.46
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Paul Minner 1
1 Vic Raschi 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 10
2 Gerry Staley 8
3 Joe Dobson 6
3 Dizzy Trout 6
5 Johnny Sain 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 Ken Raffensberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .402
2 Jackie Robinson .394
3 Bob Elliott .393
4 Al Dark .368
5 Jim Busby .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 11
2 Andy Pafko 8
2 Duke Snider 8
2 Wally Westlake 8
5 Ted Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 26
2 Duke Snider 25
3 Vic Wertz 24
4 Andy Pafko 23
4 Al Zarilla 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 10
2 Chico Carrasquel 4
2 Eddie Stanky 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 1.17
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 Eddie Lopat 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
3 Vern Bickford 5
3 Ewell Blackwell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 34
2 Vic Raschi 32
2 Warren Spahn 32
4 Mel Queen 31
5 Ewell Blackwell 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Bob Hooper 2
2 Sheldon Jones 2
2 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .469
2 Dick Kryhoski .465
3 Al Dark .431
4 Gil Coan .421
5 Jackie Robinson .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 6
2 Gil Hodges 5
2 Hank Sauer 5
2 Hank Thompson 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 18
1 Duke Snider 18
1 Vic Wertz 18
4 Mickey Mantle 17
5 Eddie Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 5
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Eddie Stanky 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.00
1 Marv Rotblatt 0.00
3 Frank Smith 0.75
4 Vern Bickford 1.38
5 Warren Spahn 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 21
1 Ted Gray 21
3 Larry Jansen 19
3 Gerry Staley 19
5 Vern Bickford 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Bob Hooper 2
1 Ken Raffensberger 2
1 Bill Werle 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .346
2 Billy Goodman .341
3 Jackie Robinson .340
4 Stan Musial .329
5 Bob Elliott .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 45
2 Gil Hodges 40
3 Andy Pafko 39
4 Hank Sauer 36
4 Duke Snider 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 140
2 Vern Stephens 126
3 Vic Wertz 125
4 Yogi Berra 123
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 34
2 Richie Ashburn 16
3 Dom DiMaggio 15
3 Phil Rizzuto 15
3 Duke Snider 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.57
2 Eddie Lopat 2.66
3 Jim Konstanty 2.74
4 Larry Jansen 2.83
5 Jim Hearn 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 24
2 Vern Bickford 23
2 Bob Lemon 23
4 Eddie Lopat 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 200
2 Warren Spahn 193
3 Larry Jansen 170
4 Vic Raschi 167
5 Bob Lemon 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Tom Ferrick 11
4 Lou Brissie 10
4 2 others tied 10