On This Day

Thursday, June 7, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	32	11	.744	--
Yankees	29	17	.630	4.5
Red Sox	27	19	.587	6.5
Indians	25	21	.543	8.5
Tigers	21	23	.477	11.5
Senators	17	27	.386	15.5
Athletics	15	30	.333	18.0
Browns	15	33	.313	19.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 0

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Yankees 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	16	.652	--
Reds	24	23	.511	6.5
Cardinals	24	23	.511	6.5
Braves	24	24	.500	7.0
Giants	25	25	.500	7.0
Cubs	21	22	.488	7.5
Phillies	23	26	.469	8.5
Pirates	17	29	.370	13.0

Games

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Braves 5, Pirates 0

Reds 5, Giants 4

Phillies 7, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ferris Fain	3
1	Nippy Jones	3
1	Eddie Waitkus	3
1	Johnny Wyrostek	3
5	32 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe DiMaggio	1
1	Luke Easter	1
1	Monte Irvin	1
1	Ray Noble	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	3
1	Virgil Stallcup	3
1	Eddie Waitkus	3
4	Richie Ashburn	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Bob Addis	1
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bubba Church	1.14
2	Mel Queen	0.62
3	Duane Pillette	0.56
4	Ken Raffensberger	0.50
5	3 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Bickford	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Tommy Byrne	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bubba Church	8
2	Lou Brissie	5
2	Duane Pillette	5
2	Mel Queen	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	1
1	Frank Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.385
2	Minnie Minoso	.366
3	Nellie Fox	.365
4	Stan Musial	.364
5	Ferris Fain	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	18
2	Wally Westlake	14
3	Ralph Kiner	13
4	Stan Musial	12
4	Duke Snider	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Robinson	45
1	Ted Williams	45
3	Duke Snider	40
4	Stan Musial	38
4	Vern Stephens	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	12
2	Minnie Minoso	9
3	Sam Jethroe	8
3	Jackie Robinson	8
5	Duke Snider	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	1.55
2	Bob Feller	1.82
3	Randy Gumpert	2.17
4	Vern Bickford	2.25
5	Sal Maglie	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	9
2	Vern Bickford	8
2	Ned Garver	8
2	Eddie Lopat	8
2	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	53
2	Mickey McDermott	50
3	Don Newcombe	49
3	Vic Raschi	49
5	Vern Bickford	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Smith	5
1	Bill Werle	5
3	Jim Konstanty	4
4	Bob Hooper	3
4	Sheldon Jones	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.438
2	Stan Musial	.426
3	Dom DiMaggio	.421
4	Nellie Fox	.406
5	Minnie Minoso	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	8
2	Luke Easter	6
3	Ralph Kiner	5
4	Roy Campanella	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	21
2	Ted Williams	20
3	Stan Musial	19
4	Granny Hamner	18
5	Eddie Robinson	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Gil Hodges	4
2	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Minnie Minoso	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Saul Rogovin	0.50
2	Bob Feller	1.00
3	Al Gettel	1.26
4	Ned Garver	1.33
4	Sal Maglie	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Raffensberger	4
2	Ralph Branca	3
2	Bubba Church	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bubba Church	21
2	Joe Presko	19
3	Ralph Branca	16
3	Bob Lemon	16
3	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Allie Reynolds	2
1	Frank Smith	2
3	Ewell Blackwell	1
3	Murry Dickson	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.409
2	Nellie Fox	.404
3	Dom DiMaggio	.403
4	Ferris Fain	.390
5	Stan Musial	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	11
2	Gil Hodges	10
2	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Wally Westlake	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Stan Musial	30
2	Eddie Robinson	30
2	Vern Stephens	30
5	Duke Snider	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	7
2	Sam Jethroe	6
2	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Duke Snider	6
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	1.38
2	Randy Gumpert	1.61
3	Vern Bickford	1.75
4	Sal Maglie	1.90
5	Bob Feller	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	7
2	Ned Garver	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	Ken Raffensberger	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	36
2	Vern Bickford	34
3	Don Newcombe	31
4	Ted Gray	30
4	Vic Raschi	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Smith	3
2	Ralph Branca	2
2	Bob Hooper	2
2	Jim Konstanty	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.341
2	Jackie Robinson	.340
3	Billy Goodman	.337
4	Dom DiMaggio	.332
5	Bob Elliott	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	50
2	Gil Hodges	46
3	Andy Pafko	39
4	Duke Snider	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	129
2	Gil Hodges	123
2	Duke Snider	123
4	Walt Dropo	121
4	Del Ennis	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	37
2	Jackie Robinson	19
3	Duke Snider	17
4	Richie Ashburn	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.44
2	Jim Konstanty	2.94
3	Warren Spahn	2.98
4	Bob Feller	3.00
5	Jim Hearn	3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	198
2	Ewell Blackwell	192
3	Bob Lemon	167
4	Larry Jansen	166
4	Vic Raschi	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	20
2	Tom Ferrick	11
2	Mickey Harris	11
2	Ellis Kinder	11
5	2 tied	9