On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 38 17 .691 --
Yankees 34 20 .630 3.5
Red Sox 33 23 .589 5.5
Indians 30 26 .536 8.5
Tigers 26 26 .500 10.5
Senators 21 32 .396 16.0
Athletics 18 37 .327 20.0
Browns 18 37 .327 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 19 .655 --
Giants 34 27 .557 5.0
Cardinals 29 28 .509 8.0
Reds 27 28 .491 9.0
Braves 28 30 .483 9.5
Phillies 26 30 .464 10.5
Cubs 24 29 .453 11.0
Pirates 21 34 .382 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Chapman 4
2 Al Dark 3
2 Bobby Doerr 3
2 Johnny Pesky 3
2 Red Schoendienst 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Boone 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Sid Gordon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Chapman 3
2 Ray Boone 2
2 Bobby Doerr 2
2 Walt Dropo 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Sam Chapman 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 Billy Johnson 1
1 Dave Koslo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Hiller 0.44
2 Bob Feller 0.31
3 Harry Taylor 0.29
4 Joe Presko 0.10
5 Dave Koslo 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Sal Maglie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 5
2 Frank Hiller 4
3 Cloyd Boyer 3
3 Walt Masterson 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Minnie Minoso .379
2 Stan Musial .376
3 Jackie Robinson .368
4 Ferris Fain .356
5 Richie Ashburn .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 21
2 Wally Westlake 17
3 Ralph Kiner 16
4 Stan Musial 14
4 Duke Snider 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 56
2 Ted Williams 55
3 Wally Westlake 50
4 Duke Snider 46
5 3 tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 16
2 Minnie Minoso 13
3 Sam Jethroe 10
3 Jackie Robinson 10
5 Richie Ashburn 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 1.44
2 Randy Gumpert 1.91
3 Sal Maglie 2.35
4 Warren Spahn 2.44
5 Bob Feller 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 11
2 Bob Feller 10
2 Vic Raschi 10
4 Ned Garver 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 64
2 Vic Raschi 63
3 Larry Jansen 57
3 Don Newcombe 57
3 Warren Spahn 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 6
2 Jim Konstanty 5
2 Frank Smith 5
4 Lou Brissie 3
4 4 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Minnie Minoso .421
2 Willie Jones .415
3 Carl Furillo .404
4 Stan Musial .390
5 Walker Cooper .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Westrum 6
2 Al Dark 4
2 Sid Gordon 4
2 Gil Hodges 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Westlake 18
2 Jim Busby 16
3 Willie Mays 15
3 Eddie Robinson 15
3 Wes Westrum 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 6
2 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Bob Dillinger 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chet Nichols 0.50
2 Vic Raschi 1.00
3 Ralph Branca 1.08
4 Willie Ramsdell 1.29
5 Bob Lemon 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Cain 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Randy Gumpert 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Sal Maglie 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Kretlow 17
1 Bob Rush 17
3 Al Gettel 16
3 Ted Gray 16
3 Don Johnson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 2
1 Frank Smith 2
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 Cloyd Boyer 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .400
2 Roy Campanella .392
3 Bob Dillinger .388
4 Richie Ashburn .385
5 Willie Jones .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 10
1 Stan Musial 10
1 Wes Westrum 10
4 Ralph Kiner 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 36
2 Eddie Robinson 34
3 Vern Stephens 32
4 Stan Musial 29
5 Wally Westlake 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 10
2 Jackie Robinson 8
3 Jim Busby 6
3 Sam Jethroe 6
5 Earl Torgeson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Gumpert 1.44
2 Ralph Branca 1.53
3 Sal Maglie 1.68
4 Don Johnson 1.78
5 Bob Lemon 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Sal Maglie 6
3 Carl Erskine 5
3 Randy Gumpert 5
3 Larry Jansen 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 37
2 Don Newcombe 32
3 Vic Raschi 31
4 Bob Feller 28
5 Joe Presko 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Mickey Harris 2
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Allie Reynolds 2
2 Frank Smith 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .350
2 Bob Elliott .337
3 Jackie Robinson .336
4 Billy Goodman .333
5 Dom DiMaggio .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 49
1 Ralph Kiner 49
3 Andy Pafko 40
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Duke Snider 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 125
1 Vern Stephens 125
3 Stan Musial 121
4 Del Ennis 120
5 3 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 32
2 Jackie Robinson 21
3 Richie Ashburn 18
4 Duke Snider 17
5 Jim Busby 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.47
2 Eddie Lopat 2.84
3 Bob Feller 2.89
4 Warren Spahn 2.95
5 Jim Hearn 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 26
2 Vic Raschi 23
3 Vern Bickford 22
3 Larry Jansen 22
3 Bob Lemon 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 191
2 Warren Spahn 178
3 Larry Jansen 166
4 Vic Raschi 163
5 Bob Lemon 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Ellis Kinder 12
4 Lou Brissie 10
5 2 tied 9