On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 36 16 .692 --
Yankees 33 19 .635 3.0
Red Sox 30 22 .577 6.0
Indians 29 24 .547 7.5
Tigers 25 25 .500 10.0
Senators 19 32 .373 16.5
Browns 18 34 .346 18.0
Athletics 17 35 .327 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 18 .660 --
Giants 31 26 .544 6.0
Reds 26 26 .500 8.5
Cardinals 27 27 .500 8.5
Braves 26 28 .481 9.5
Phillies 26 28 .481 9.5
Cubs 22 28 .440 11.5
Pirates 20 32 .385 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Zernial 4
2 Bob Dillinger 3
2 Ferris Fain 3
2 Billy Johnson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Westrum 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 Mike Goliat 1
2 Granny Hamner 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Westrum 6
2 Billy Johnson 4
2 Gus Zernial 4
4 Joe Astroth 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Adams 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Johnny Hopp 1
1 Ted Kluszewski 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Johnson 1.00
1 Vic Raschi 1.00
3 Don Newcombe 0.88
4 Max Lanier 0.50
5 Bob Friend 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hearn 1
1 Bob Hooper 1
1 Don Johnson 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 8
2 Don Johnson 7
2 Don Newcombe 7
4 Bob Friend 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cloyd Boyer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .382
2 Jackie Robinson .372
3 Ferris Fain .363
4 Minnie Minoso .358
5 Richie Ashburn .352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 54
2 Ted Williams 51
3 Duke Snider 46
4 Wally Westlake 45
5 2 tied 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 15
2 Minnie Minoso 11
3 Sam Jethroe 10
3 Jackie Robinson 10
5 4 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 Vic Raschi 10
2 Bob Feller 9
2 Ned Garver 9
2 Eddie Lopat 9
2 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 63
2 Don Newcombe 57
3 Larry Jansen 56
4 Mickey McDermott 55
5 Warren Spahn 53

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 Stan Musial .407
2 Billy Goodman .405
3 Dick Sisler .400
4 Carl Furillo .392
5 Bob Dillinger .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Westrum 6
2 Luke Easter 5
2 Gil Hodges 5
2 Ralph Kiner 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 18
2 Luke Easter 16
2 Granny Hamner 16
2 Wes Westrum 16
5 Wally Westlake 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 5
1 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Bob Dillinger 4
3 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Earl Torgeson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lemon 0.99
2 Robin Roberts 1.00
3 Ralph Branca 1.06
4 Monty Kennedy 1.23
5 Joe Presko 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Branca 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Jim Hearn 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 20
2 Vic Raschi 19
2 Bob Rush 19
4 Don Johnson 17
4 Lou Kretlow 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 2
1 Frank Smith 2
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 Cloyd Boyer 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .416
2 Richie Ashburn .404
3 Dom DiMaggio .400
4 Roy Campanella .394
5 Frank Baumholtz .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Gil Hodges 9
2 Stan Musial 9
2 Wes Westrum 9
5 Wally Westlake 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 33
2 Ted Williams 32
3 Stan Musial 30
4 Vern Stephens 29
5 Ralph Kiner 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 1.53
2 Randy Gumpert 1.56
3 Monty Kennedy 1.75
4 Joe Presko 1.81
5 Allie Reynolds 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Erskine 5
1 Bob Feller 5
1 Sal Maglie 5
1 Joe Presko 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 41
2 Mickey McDermott 37
3 Don Newcombe 32
4 Joe Presko 28
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 Frank Smith 3
3 Allie Reynolds 2
3 Dizzy Trout 2
5 33 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .352
2 Jackie Robinson .341
3 Billy Goodman .339
4 Bob Elliott .336
5 Dom DiMaggio .333

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
4 Vern Stephens 120
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Jackie Robinson 21
3 Richie Ashburn 18
4 Duke Snider 17
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.53
2 Bob Feller 2.77
3 Eddie Lopat 2.89
4 Robin Roberts 2.93
5 Jim Hearn 2.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 191
2 Warren Spahn 181
3 Vic Raschi 169
4 Larry Jansen 165
5 Bob Lemon 164

Saves

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