On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	9	.727	--
White Sox	20	9	.690	2.0
Red Sox	18	13	.581	5.0
Tigers	16	14	.533	6.5
Senators	15	16	.484	8.0
Indians	15	16	.484	8.0
Athletics	9	24	.273	15.0
Browns	9	25	.265	15.5

Games

Red Sox 14, Senators 2

White Sox 6, Indians 4

Browns 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	21	13	.618	--
Cardinals	18	16	.529	3.0
Cubs	17	16	.515	3.5
Braves	18	18	.500	4.0
Giants	18	19	.486	4.5
Reds	16	19	.457	5.5
Phillies	16	19	.457	5.5
Pirates	15	19	.441	6.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Pirates 10, Cubs 1

Giants 8, Phillies 5

Reds 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Campanella	4
1	Al Dark	4
1	George Metkovich	4
1	Eddie Waitkus	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Wertz	2
2	Johnny Bero	1
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Mike Goliat	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Metkovich	5
2	Connie Ryan	4
2	Ted Williams	4
4	Whitey Lockman	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Larry Doby	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.50
2	Murry Dickson	0.43
3	Bubba Church	0.38
4	Harry Brecheen	0.36
5	Bob Lemon	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bubba Church	5
2	Vern Bickford	4
2	Harry Brecheen	4
2	Billy Pierce	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.405
2	Ferris Fain	.385
3	Pee Wee Reese	.372
4	Bob Elliott	.365
5	Jim Busby	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	14
2	Wally Westlake	13
3	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Andy Pafko	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	32
2	Gil Hodges	31
2	Eddie Robinson	31
4	Al Rosen	30
4	Hank Sauer	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	10
2	Sam Jethroe	7
3	Minnie Minoso	6
4	Chico Carrasquel	5
4	Dee Fondy	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.35
2	Eddie Lopat	1.78
3	Bob Feller	1.93
4	Warren Spahn	2.43
5	Vern Bickford	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Lopat	8
2	Vic Raschi	7
3	Vern Bickford	6
3	Murry Dickson	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	38
1	Warren Spahn	38
3	Vern Bickford	37
3	Larry Jansen	37
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Werle	5
2	Sheldon Jones	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Frank Smith	3
5	8 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cal Abrams	.586
2	Richie Ashburn	.500
3	Roy Campanella	.475
4	Ferris Fain	.458
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	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	17
2	Jerry Coleman	16
2	Eddie Robinson	16
2	Hank Sauer	16
2	Ted Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	5
2	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Al Rosen	3
4	Hank Arft	2
4	9 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Taylor	0.00
2	Johnny Klippstein	1.06
3	Harry Brecheen	1.38
4	Allie Reynolds	1.54
5	Mickey McDermott	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	22
2	Vic Raschi	19
3	Ted Gray	15
4	Vern Bickford	14
5	4 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	Ken Raffensberger	2
3	Al Brazle	1
3	Fritz Dorish	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cal Abrams	.477
2	Jackie Robinson	.421
3	Pee Wee Reese	.396
4	Ferris Fain	.389
5	Al Dark	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	12
2	Wally Westlake	10
3	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Hank Sauer	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	29
1	Duke Snider	29
3	Gil Hodges	28
3	Al Rosen	28
5	Eddie Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	7
2	Sam Jethroe	6
2	Minnie Minoso	6
4	Chico Carrasquel	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.62
2	Vern Bickford	1.93
3	Bob Feller	2.16
4	Eddie Lopat	2.22
5	Sal Maglie	2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Bickford	34
2	Vic Raschi	30
3	Larry Jansen	29
4	Mickey McDermott	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	Frank Smith	3
3	Ralph Branca	2
3	Lou Brissie	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.345
2	George Kell	.340
3	Billy Goodman	.338
4	Bob Elliott	.333
5	Dom DiMaggio	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	48
2	Gil Hodges	42
3	Hank Sauer	39
4	Andy Pafko	37
5	Duke Snider	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	133
2	Duke Snider	124
3	Yogi Berra	123
3	Vern Stephens	123
5	Gil Hodges	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	38
2	Richie Ashburn	15
2	Phil Rizzuto	15
2	Duke Snider	15
5	4 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.55
2	Eddie Lopat	2.69
3	Jim Konstanty	2.75
4	Early Wynn	2.85
5	Jim Hearn	2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	190
1	Warren Spahn	190
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	Ellis Kinder	10
5	4 tied	9