On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 9 .700 --
White Sox 17 9 .654 2.0
Tigers 16 11 .593 3.5
Senators 15 13 .536 5.0
Red Sox 15 13 .536 5.0
Indians 13 15 .464 7.0
Athletics 9 21 .300 12.0
Browns 8 23 .258 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 13 .581 --
Cubs 17 14 .548 1.0
Cardinals 16 14 .533 1.5
Braves 17 16 .515 2.0
Phillies 16 17 .485 3.0
Giants 16 19 .457 4.0
Pirates 14 17 .452 4.0
Reds 14 18 .438 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Williams 3
2 Matt Batts 2
2 Pat Mullin 2
2 Stan Rojek 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Dick Kryhoski 1
1 Pat Mullin 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Coan 3
1 Nippy Jones 3
1 Ted Williams 3
4 Yogi Berra 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Guerra 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 0.86
2 Willard Nixon 0.75
3 Joe Dobson 0.57
4 Larry Jansen 0.33
5 Julio Moreno 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Willard Nixon 1
1 Vic Raschi 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willard Nixon 6
1 Vic Raschi 6
3 Joe Dobson 4
4 Larry Jansen 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Harry Taylor 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 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 31
2 Hank Sauer 30
3 Eddie Robinson 27
3 Al Rosen 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 10
2 Sam Jethroe 6
3 Chico Carrasquel 5
3 Minnie Minoso 5
5 2 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
1 Vic Raschi 7
3 Vern Bickford 6
3 Gerry Staley 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 38
2 Larry Jansen 37
3 Mel Queen 35
4 Warren Spahn 34
5 Vern Bickford 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Frank Smith 3
4 Lou Brissie 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .489
2 Cal Abrams .432
3 Richie Ashburn .429
4 Gus Zernial .410
5 Jackie Robinson .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 7
1 Gus Zernial 7
3 Hank Sauer 5
4 Randy Jackson 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 19
1 Duke Snider 19
3 Vic Wertz 17
4 Ferris Fain 15
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
2 Minnie Minoso 3
2 Duke Snider 3
4 Hank Arft 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Taylor 0.00
2 Mickey McDermott 0.64
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.98
4 Vern Bickford 1.35
5 Vic Raschi 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 3
1 Clyde King 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vern Bickford 19
1 Vic Raschi 19
3 Ted Gray 17
3 Larry Jansen 17
3 Gerry Staley 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Koslo 2
1 Ken Raffensberger 2
3 Ralph Branca 1
3 Al Brazle 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .406
2 Ferris Fain .400
3 Pee Wee Reese .387
4 Gil Coan .365
5 Minnie Minoso .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 11
2 Wally Westlake 10
3 Hank Sauer 9
3 Duke Snider 9
5 Ted Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 30
1 Duke Snider 30
3 Al Rosen 27
4 Vic Wertz 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 8
2 Sam Jethroe 5
2 Minnie Minoso 5
4 Chico Carrasquel 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey McDermott 0.96
2 Eddie Lopat 1.33
3 Vern Bickford 2.02
4 Warren Spahn 2.23
5 Ken Holcombe 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Queen 35
2 Larry Jansen 33
3 Vic Raschi 32
4 Vern Bickford 30
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 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .342
2 Billy Goodman .341
3 George Kell .340
4 Bob Elliott .327
5 Stan Musial .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 125
3 Yogi Berra 123
4 Vern Stephens 122
5 Al Rosen 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 2.68
4 Jim Hearn 2.91
5 Warren Spahn 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 25
2 Vern Bickford 24
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 Eddie Lopat 22
3 Sal Maglie 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 193
2 Warren Spahn 192
3 Larry Jansen 173
3 Vic Raschi 173
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