On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 9 .710 --
White Sox 18 9 .667 2.0
Tigers 16 12 .571 4.5
Red Sox 16 13 .552 5.0
Senators 15 14 .517 6.0
Indians 14 15 .483 7.0
Athletics 9 22 .290 13.0
Browns 8 24 .250 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 13 .594 --
Cubs 17 14 .548 1.5
Braves 18 16 .529 2.0
Cardinals 16 15 .516 2.5
Phillies 16 17 .485 3.5
Giants 16 19 .457 4.5
Reds 14 18 .438 5.0
Pirates 14 18 .438 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 Cal Abrams 3
2 Bobby Brown 3
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 2
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Roy Campanella 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 6
2 Ralph Kiner 4
2 Les Moss 4
4 Bruce Edwards 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Pete Suder 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey McDermott 0.82
2 Allie Reynolds 0.80
3 Early Wynn 0.50
4 Warren Spahn 0.44
5 Ted Gray 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Mickey McDermott 1
1 Allie Reynolds 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 9
2 Ted Gray 5
2 Early Wynn 5
4 Ned Garver 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .407
2 Pee Wee Reese .388
3 Ferris Fain .379
4 Bob Elliott .364
5 Jim Busby .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 13
2 Wally Westlake 12
3 Hank Sauer 9
3 Duke Snider 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 32
2 Hank Sauer 30
3 Gil Hodges 28
3 Eddie Robinson 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 10
2 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Minnie Minoso 6
4 Chico Carrasquel 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 1.29
2 Mickey McDermott 1.35
3 Bob Feller 2.34
4 Vern Bickford 2.35
5 Warren Spahn 2.43

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
1 Warren Spahn 38
3 Larry Jansen 37
4 Mickey McDermott 36
5 Mel Queen 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Frank Smith 3
4 Ralph Branca 2
4 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Abrams .486
2 Ferris Fain .451
3 Richie Ashburn .429
4 Pee Wee Reese .421
5 Jackie Robinson .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 8
2 Gus Zernial 7
3 Gil Hodges 5
3 Ralph Kiner 5
3 Hank Sauer 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 20
2 Hank Sauer 19
3 Ferris Fain 16
4 Pee Wee Reese 15
4 Vic Wertz 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
1 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Duke Snider 3
4 Hank Arft 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Taylor 0.00
2 Johnny Klippstein 0.98
3 Vern Bickford 1.35
4 Mickey McDermott 1.57
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 Ted Gray 22
1 Mickey McDermott 22
3 Vern Bickford 19
3 Vic Raschi 19
5 Larry Jansen 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 2
1 Dave Koslo 2
1 Ken Raffensberger 2
4 Al Brazle 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pee Wee Reese .409
2 Jackie Robinson .402
3 Ferris Fain .400
4 Richie Ashburn .366
5 Al Dark .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 13
2 Wally Westlake 10
3 Hank Sauer 9
3 Duke Snider 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Sauer 30
1 Duke Snider 30
3 Gil Hodges 28
4 Al Rosen 27
5 5 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 8
2 Minnie Minoso 6
3 Sam Jethroe 5
4 Chico Carrasquel 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 1.33
2 Mickey McDermott 1.50
3 Vern Bickford 1.71
4 Warren Spahn 2.20
5 Ken Holcombe 2.51

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 Mel Queen 35
2 Mickey McDermott 32
2 Vic Raschi 32
2 Warren Spahn 32
5 Vern Bickford 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 Frank Smith 3
1 Bill Werle 3
4 Ralph Branca 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .345
2 George Kell .341
3 Billy Goodman .340
4 Stan Musial .329
5 Dom DiMaggio .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Gil Hodges 41
3 Hank Sauer 39
4 Andy Pafko 38
5 Duke Snider 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 132
2 Duke Snider 126
3 Yogi Berra 123
4 Gil Hodges 122
4 Vern Stephens 122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 2.59
2 Sal Maglie 2.60
3 Jim Konstanty 2.69
4 Jim Hearn 2.91
5 Warren Spahn 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 25
2 Vern Bickford 23
3 Bob Lemon 22
3 Sal Maglie 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 196
2 Ewell Blackwell 193
3 Vic Raschi 173
4 Larry Jansen 170
5 Bob Lemon 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 22
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Tom Ferrick 11
4 Ellis Kinder 10
5 4 tied 9