On This Day

Thursday, June 14, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	36	14	.720	--
Yankees	32	19	.627	4.5
Red Sox	30	22	.577	7.0
Indians	29	23	.558	8.0
Tigers	25	24	.510	10.5
Senators	18	32	.360	18.0
Browns	18	34	.346	19.0
Athletics	15	35	.300	21.0

Games

Indians 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 8, Senators 7

White Sox 14, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	34	18	.654	--
Giants	30	26	.536	6.0
Cardinals	26	27	.491	8.5
Braves	26	27	.491	8.5
Phillies	26	27	.491	8.5
Reds	25	26	.490	8.5
Cubs	22	27	.449	10.5
Pirates	20	31	.392	13.5

Games

Phillies 11, Cubs 3

Pirates 9, Braves 4

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Giants 11, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Busby	5
2	Cass Michaels	4
2	Irv Noren	4
2	Hank Thompson	4
2	Eddie Yost	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Grady Hatton	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Westlake	4
2	Bob Dillinger	3
2	Nellie Fox	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Jim Busby	1
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Willie Jones	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Bickford	0.44
2	Russ Meyer	0.42
3	Larry Jansen	0.38
4	Murry Dickson	0.35
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Murry Dickson	1
1	Joe Dobson	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Murry Dickson	6
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	Russ Meyer	5
4	Vern Bickford	4
4	Joe Dobson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Randy Gumpert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.376
2	Minnie Minoso	.368
3	Jackie Robinson	.365
4	Ferris Fain	.360
5	Richie Ashburn	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	20
2	Wally Westlake	16
3	Ralph Kiner	15
4	Duke Snider	14
5	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Robinson	52
2	Ted Williams	51
3	Duke Snider	46
4	Wally Westlake	45
5	Al Rosen	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	15
2	Sam Jethroe	10
2	Minnie Minoso	10
4	Jackie Robinson	9
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	1.44
2	Randy Gumpert	2.06
3	Bob Feller	2.18
4	Joe Presko	2.55
5	Sal Maglie	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	9
1	Ned Garver	9
1	Eddie Lopat	9
1	Sal Maglie	9
1	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	56
2	Mickey McDermott	55
2	Vic Raschi	55
4	Warren Spahn	53
5	Vern Bickford	52

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Sisler	.429
2	Minnie Minoso	.413
3	Richie Ashburn	.411
4	Billy Goodman	.405
5	Bob Dillinger	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	5
1	Gil Hodges	5
1	Ralph Kiner	5
4	Yogi Berra	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Luke Easter	16
1	Eddie Robinson	16
3	Granny Hamner	15
3	Wally Westlake	15
5	Jim Busby	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	6
2	Jim Busby	5
3	Earl Torgeson	4
4	Richie Ashburn	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lemon	0.99
2	Robin Roberts	1.00
2	Saul Rogovin	1.00
4	Ralph Branca	1.06
5	Monty Kennedy	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Carl Erskine	3
1	Bob Feller	3
1	Ned Garver	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	19
2	Russ Meyer	15
3	Mickey McDermott	14
4	Ralph Branca	13
4	5 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	2
1	Frank Smith	2
3	Ewell Blackwell	1
3	Murry Dickson	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.417
2	Roy Campanella	.414
3	Stan Musial	.407
4	Dom DiMaggio	.393
5	Frank Baumholtz	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	11
2	Ralph Kiner	10
3	Stan Musial	9
4	Wally Westlake	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	35
2	Eddie Robinson	34
3	Vern Stephens	29
4	Stan Musial	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	8
1	Minnie Minoso	8
3	Jackie Robinson	7
4	Jim Busby	6
5	Duke Snider	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	1.44
2	Randy Gumpert	1.56
3	Monty Kennedy	1.71
4	Joe Presko	1.81
5	Allie Reynolds	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	5
1	Bob Feller	5
1	Ned Garver	5
1	Sal Maglie	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	37
2	Vic Raschi	33
3	Vern Bickford	29
4	Willard Nixon	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	3
1	Frank Smith	3
3	Ralph Branca	2
3	Allie Reynolds	2
3	Dizzy Trout	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.347
2	Billy Goodman	.341
3	Jackie Robinson	.338
4	Bob Elliott	.337
5	Dom DiMaggio	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Gil Hodges	48
3	Andy Pafko	39
4	Stan Musial	34
4	Duke Snider	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	124
2	Yogi Berra	122
3	Duke Snider	121
3	Vern Stephens	121
5	4 tied	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	35
2	Jackie Robinson	20
3	Richie Ashburn	18
4	Duke Snider	17
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.53
2	Jim Konstanty	2.72
3	Bob Feller	2.77
4	Eddie Lopat	2.89
5	Robin Roberts	2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	191
2	Warren Spahn	181
3	Larry Jansen	165
4	Bob Lemon	164
5	Vic Raschi	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	21
2	Mickey Harris	11
2	Ellis Kinder	11
4	Tom Ferrick	10
5	Lou Brissie	9