Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, May 20, 1951

On This Day

Sunday, May 20, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	20	9	.690	--
White Sox	16	9	.640	2.0
Tigers	16	10	.615	2.5
Senators	15	12	.556	4.0
Red Sox	14	13	.519	5.0
Indians	13	15	.464	6.5
Athletics	9	21	.300	11.5
Browns	8	22	.267	12.5

Games

Tigers 8, Red Sox 4

Yankees 7, Browns 3

Athletics 2, Indians 1

Indians 5, Athletics 3

White Sox 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	18	13	.581	--
Cubs	17	14	.548	1.0
Cardinals	15	14	.517	2.0
Braves	17	16	.515	2.0
Phillies	16	17	.485	3.0
Giants	16	18	.471	3.5
Pirates	14	17	.452	4.0
Reds	14	18	.438	4.5

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 3

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Dodgers 10, Reds 3

Dodgers 14, Reds 4

Phillies 17, Pirates 0

Phillies 12, Pirates 4

Cardinals 8, Giants 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	8
2	Cal Abrams	6
3	Frank Baumholtz	5
3	Billy Cox	5
5	9 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pee Wee Reese	6
1	Dick Sisler	6
3	Billy Cox	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	Whitey Lockman	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cal McLish	0.50
2	Eddie Lopat	0.38
2	Bob Rush	0.38
2	Jim Wilson	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Leonard	2
2	Carl Erskine	1
2	Dick Fowler	1
2	Mike Garcia	1
2	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	4
2	Harry Brecheen	3
2	Eddie Erautt	3
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	12 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Presko	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.404
2	Ferris Fain	.393
3	Pee Wee Reese	.374
4	Bob Elliott	.369
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	Duke Snider	31
2	Hank Sauer	30
3	Al Rosen	27
4	Mickey Mantle	26
4	Jackie Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	10
2	Sam Jethroe	6
3	Chico Carrasquel	5
4	Dee Fondy	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	0.87
2	Eddie Lopat	1.29
3	Bob Feller	2.34
4	Vern Bickford	2.35
5	Warren Spahn	2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Queen	35
2	Larry Jansen	34
2	Warren Spahn	34
4	Vern Bickford	33
5	Vic Raschi	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Werle	5
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Frank Smith	3
4	Lou Brissie	2
4	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ferris Fain	.444
2	Cal Abrams	.436
3	Stan Musial	.408
4	Pee Wee Reese	.400
4	Virgil Stallcup	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Westlake	7
1	Gus Zernial	7
3	Hank Sauer	6
4	Randy Jackson	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	22
2	Hank Sauer	21
3	Pee Wee Reese	17
3	Vic Wertz	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Duke Snider	3
4	Hank Arft	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Leonard	0.00
2	Mickey McDermott	0.64
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.77
4	Vern Bickford	1.35
5	Dizzy Trout	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clyde King	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	Hal Newhouser	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	20
2	Vern Bickford	19
3	Ted Gray	17
3	Gerry Staley	17
5	Dizzy Trout	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Koslo	2
1	Joe Presko	2
1	Ken Raffensberger	2
4	Ralph Branca	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.410
2	Ferris Fain	.390
3	Pee Wee Reese	.373
4	Bob Elliott	.368
5	Minnie Minoso	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	11
2	Wally Westlake	10
3	Hank Sauer	9
3	Duke Snider	9
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	30
1	Duke Snider	30
3	Al Rosen	27
4	Vic Wertz	25
5	5 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	10
2	Sam Jethroe	5
3	Chico Carrasquel	4
3	Dee Fondy	4
3	Minnie Minoso	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	0.93
2	Eddie Lopat	1.33
3	Vern Bickford	2.02
4	Warren Spahn	2.23
5	Bob Feller	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	6
1	Eddie Lopat	6
3	Ewell Blackwell	5
3	Ned Garver	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Queen	35
2	Vern Bickford	30
2	Larry Jansen	30
4	Don Newcombe	29
5	Warren Spahn	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Frank Smith	3
1	Bill Werle	3
4	Lou Brissie	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.342
2	George Kell	.342
3	Billy Goodman	.341
4	Stan Musial	.330
5	Bob Elliott	.326

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	127
3	Vern Stephens	123
4	Yogi Berra	121
4	2 others tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	37
2	Duke Snider	16
3	Richie Ashburn	15
3	Phil Rizzuto	15
5	Dom DiMaggio	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.60
2	Eddie Lopat	2.64
3	Jim Konstanty	2.70
4	Jim Hearn	2.91
5	Larry Jansen	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	24
1	Vic Raschi	24
3	Bob Lemon	23
4	Eddie Lopat	22
4	Sal Maglie	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	196
2	Warren Spahn	195
3	Larry Jansen	170
4	Vic Raschi	167
5	Bob Lemon	165

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