On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	39	19	.672	--
Yankees	36	21	.632	2.5
Red Sox	34	24	.586	5.0
Indians	31	27	.534	8.0
Tigers	27	28	.491	10.5
Senators	22	33	.400	15.5
Athletics	20	38	.345	19.0
Browns	19	38	.333	19.5

Games

Indians 14, Red Sox 8

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Athletics 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

Senators 5, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	37	20	.649	--
Giants	35	28	.556	5.0
Cardinals	30	29	.508	8.0
Reds	28	29	.491	9.0
Braves	29	31	.483	9.5
Phillies	28	30	.483	9.5
Cubs	25	30	.455	11.0
Pirates	21	36	.368	16.0

Games

Braves 9, Cubs 0

Reds 2, Dodgers 1

Phillies 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Avila	5
2	Johnny Groth	4
2	Willard Marshall	4
2	Jerry Priddy	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Avila	3
2	Roy Campanella	1
2	Larry Doby	1
2	Lou Klein	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Avila	4
1	Irv Noren	4
3	Sid Gordon	3
3	Lou Klein	3
3	Warren Spahn	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	Sid Gordon	1
1	Johnny Groth	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.14
2	Red Munger	0.82
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.60
4	Ken Raffensberger	0.50
4	Virgil Trucks	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Sid Hudson	1
1	Fred Hutchinson	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Munger	9
2	Warren Spahn	8
3	Early Wynn	5
4	Billy Pierce	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Kucab	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.376
2	Jackie Robinson	.370
3	Minnie Minoso	.370
4	Ferris Fain	.353
5	Richie Ashburn	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	59
2	Eddie Robinson	57
3	Wally Westlake	50
4	Stan Musial	46
4	3 others tied	46

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	1.56
2	Randy Gumpert	2.02
3	Warren Spahn	2.26
4	Sal Maglie	2.35
5	Bob Feller	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	11
2	Bob Feller	10
2	Eddie Lopat	10
2	Vic Raschi	10
5	3 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	66
2	Warren Spahn	65
3	Mickey McDermott	64
4	Don Newcombe	63
5	Larry Jansen	61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Clyde Vollmer	.433
2	Willie Jones	.405
3	Minnie Minoso	.393
4	Willie Mays	.390
5	Phil Masi	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Westrum	6
2	Al Dark	4
2	Monte Irvin	4
2	Eddie Joost	4
2	Ralph Kiner	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Jim Busby	14
2	Eddie Joost	14
2	Willie Mays	14
2	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Church	0.50
1	Chet Nichols	0.50
3	Warren Spahn	1.29
4	Eddie Lopat	1.33
5	Ralph Branca	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	4
2	Bob Cain	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Randy Gumpert	3
2	Warren Spahn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lou Kretlow	21
2	Vic Raschi	17
3	Al Gettel	16
3	Ted Gray	16
3	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Harris	2
2	Ewell Blackwell	1
2	Cloyd Boyer	1
2	Ralph Branca	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.396
2	Bob Dillinger	.391
3	Roy Campanella	.387
4	Willie Jones	.383
5	Ted Williams	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	10
1	Stan Musial	10
3	Ralph Kiner	9
3	Wes Westrum	9
5	Luke Easter	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	39
2	Vern Stephens	33
3	Eddie Robinson	32
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Wally Westlake	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	9
2	Jackie Robinson	8
3	Jim Busby	6
4	Earl Torgeson	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chet Nichols	1.61
2	Randy Gumpert	1.61
3	Sal Maglie	1.68
4	Ralph Branca	1.69
5	Don Johnson	1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	37
2	Don Newcombe	34
2	Vic Raschi	34
4	Warren Spahn	31
5	3 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	Mickey Harris	2
1	Ellis Kinder	2
1	Jim Konstanty	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Billy Goodman	.339
3	Bob Elliott	.335
4	Jackie Robinson	.333
5	Dom DiMaggio	.330

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	Yogi Berra	122
3	Stan Musial	122
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	31
2	Jackie Robinson	20
3	Richie Ashburn	18
4	Duke Snider	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.50
2	Eddie Lopat	2.78
3	Warren Spahn	2.95
4	Bob Feller	2.99
5	Robin Roberts	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	177
3	Vic Raschi	166
4	Bob Lemon	164
5	Larry Jansen	163

Saves

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