On This Day

Saturday, May 19, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 9 .679 --
White Sox 15 9 .625 2.0
Tigers 15 10 .600 2.5
Senators 15 11 .577 3.0
Red Sox 14 12 .538 4.0
Indians 12 14 .462 6.0
Athletics 8 20 .286 11.0
Browns 8 21 .276 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 13 .552 --
Braves 17 14 .548 --
Cubs 15 14 .517 1.0
Cardinals 14 14 .500 1.5
Giants 16 17 .485 2.0
Pirates 14 15 .483 2.0
Reds 14 16 .467 2.5
Phillies 14 17 .452 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Nippy Jones 3
2 Ralph Kiner 3
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Abrams 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Roy Hartsfield 1
1 Willie Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nippy Jones 5
2 Al Rosen 4
3 Walker Cooper 2
3 Roy Hartsfield 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monty Kennedy 0.62
2 Vern Bickford 0.56
2 Johnny Klippstein 0.56
4 Bubba Church 0.44
5 Don Newcombe 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Bubba Church 1
1 Monty Kennedy 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Harry Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Vern Bickford 5
2 Monty Kennedy 5
2 Johnny Klippstein 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .404
2 Bob Elliott .389
3 Ferris Fain .387
4 Pee Wee Reese .368
5 Jim Busby .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 11
1 Wally Westlake 11
3 Hank Sauer 9
3 Duke Snider 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 30
2 Duke Snider 28
3 Mickey Mantle 26
4 Al Rosen 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 10
2 Chico Carrasquel 5
2 Sam Jethroe 5
4 Dee Fondy 4
4 Eddie Stanky 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey McDermott 0.87
2 Eddie Lopat 1.17
3 Vern Bickford 2.24
4 Bob Feller 2.34
5 Warren Spahn 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 6
1 Eddie Lopat 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
4 Ewell Blackwell 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 34
1 Warren Spahn 34
3 Mel Queen 33
4 Vern Bickford 32
4 Vic Raschi 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Frank Smith 3
4 Lou Brissie 2
4 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .431
2 Al Dark .415
3 Vic Wertz .407
4 Stan Musial .404
5 Pee Wee Reese .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 7
1 Gus Zernial 7
3 Hank Sauer 6
4 Gil Hodges 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 21
2 Duke Snider 19
3 Vic Wertz 17
4 Al Rosen 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 4
2 Sam Jethroe 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Taylor 0.00
2 Mickey McDermott 0.61
3 Ewell Blackwell 0.69
4 Johnny Klippstein 0.77
5 Vern Bickford 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Vic Raschi 3
1 Gerry Staley 3
4 Vern Bickford 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 19
2 Vern Bickford 18
2 Gerry Staley 18
4 Ted Gray 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Koslo 2
1 Ken Raffensberger 2
3 Ralph Branca 1
3 Al Brazle 1
3 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Kell .344
2 Jackie Robinson .342
3 Billy Goodman .341
4 Stan Musial .330
5 Bob Elliott .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Gil Hodges 39
2 Hank Sauer 39
4 Andy Pafko 38
5 Duke Snider 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 135
2 Duke Snider 124
3 Vern Stephens 123
4 Yogi Berra 121
4 2 others tied 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 36
2 Richie Ashburn 15
2 Phil Rizzuto 15
2 Duke Snider 15
5 Dom DiMaggio 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.60
2 Eddie Lopat 2.66
3 Jim Konstanty 2.70
4 Jim Hearn 2.84
5 Larry Jansen 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 24
1 Vic Raschi 24
3 Bob Lemon 23
4 Sal Maglie 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 195
1 Warren Spahn 195
3 Larry Jansen 170
4 Vic Raschi 167
5 Bob Lemon 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 22
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Tom Ferrick 11
4 Lou Brissie 10
4 2 others tied 10