On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 40 21 .656 --
Yankees 38 22 .633 1.5
Red Sox 36 25 .590 4.0
Indians 32 29 .525 8.0
Tigers 29 29 .500 9.5
Senators 24 34 .414 14.5
Athletics 22 39 .361 18.0
Browns 19 41 .317 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 40 20 .667 --
Giants 36 30 .545 7.0
Cardinals 31 30 .508 9.5
Reds 30 30 .500 10.0
Braves 30 31 .492 10.5
Phillies 29 32 .475 11.5
Cubs 26 31 .456 12.5
Pirates 21 39 .350 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 4
1 Lloyd Merriman 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 Roy Campanella 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Bridges 1
1 Allie Clark 1
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 4
1 Al Rosen 4
3 Rocky Bridges 3
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Goodman 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Eddie Miksis 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Newcombe 0.62
2 Bob Porterfield 0.50
3 Dizzy Trout 0.44
4 Dick Fowler 0.40
5 Larry Jansen 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Bob Kuzava 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 5
2 Dick Fowler 4
2 Larry Jansen 4
2 Billy Pierce 4
2 Dizzy Trout 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 1
1 Frank Hiller 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .367
2 Stan Musial .364
3 Ferris Fain .363
4 Minnie Minoso .362
5 Nellie Fox .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 62
1 Ted Williams 62
3 Vern Stephens 51
4 Al Rosen 50
4 Wally Westlake 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 16
2 Minnie Minoso 14
3 Jackie Robinson 11
4 Sam Jethroe 10
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 2.04
2 Warren Spahn 2.26
3 Sal Maglie 2.54
4 Eddie Lopat 2.58
5 Joe Presko 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 11
2 Bob Feller 10
2 Eddie Lopat 10
2 Vic Raschi 10
2 Preacher Roe 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 68
2 Mickey McDermott 67
3 Vic Raschi 66
4 Larry Jansen 65
4 Warren Spahn 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 7
2 Bill Werle 6
3 Jim Konstanty 5
4 Mickey Harris 4
4 Ellis Kinder 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .417
2 Phil Cavarretta .406
3 Sam Chapman .400
3 Carl Furillo .400
5 Willie Mays .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Westrum 5
1 Gus Zernial 5
3 Al Dark 4
3 Monte Irvin 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Ted Williams 17
3 Eddie Robinson 15
4 Jim Busby 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Goodman 5
1 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Jim Busby 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Duane Pillette 1.00
2 Warren Spahn 1.04
3 George Spencer 1.29
4 Eddie Lopat 1.33
5 Fred Hutchinson 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 4
2 Bob Cain 3
2 Randy Gumpert 3
2 Don Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 19
2 Larry Jansen 18
3 Don Johnson 16
3 Bob Rush 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 3
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Frank Smith 2
4 Cloyd Boyer 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .394
2 Ted Williams .382
3 Minnie Minoso .378
4 Roy Campanella .378
5 Nellie Fox .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 10
2 Wes Westrum 9
3 Luke Easter 8
3 Ralph Kiner 8
3 Eddie Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 37
2 Eddie Robinson 34
2 Vern Stephens 34
4 Stan Musial 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 9
2 Minnie Minoso 8
3 Jim Busby 6
3 Billy Goodman 6
3 Earl Torgeson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Saul Rogovin 1.54
2 Don Johnson 1.62
3 Allie Reynolds 1.87
4 Warren Spahn 1.97
5 Al Gettel 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Randy Gumpert 6
1 Larry Jansen 6
4 Sal Maglie 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 35
2 Mickey McDermott 31
3 Billy Pierce 29
4 Larry Jansen 28
4 Vic Raschi 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 4
2 Mickey Harris 3
2 Ellis Kinder 3
4 Jim Konstanty 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .349
2 Billy Goodman .342
3 Dom DiMaggio .335
4 Bob Elliott .333
5 Jackie Robinson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 48
2 Gil Hodges 47
3 Andy Pafko 40
4 Stan Musial 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 128
2 Yogi Berra 123
3 Gil Hodges 121
3 Stan Musial 121
5 Eddie Robinson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 28
2 Jackie Robinson 19
3 Richie Ashburn 18
4 Jim Busby 16
4 2 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.58
2 Eddie Lopat 2.81
3 Warren Spahn 2.95
4 Robin Roberts 3.01
5 Bubba Church 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 26
2 Vic Raschi 23
3 Vern Bickford 22
3 Bob Lemon 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 185
2 Warren Spahn 177
3 Bob Lemon 165
4 Larry Jansen 162
5 Vic Raschi 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 14
3 Ellis Kinder 13
4 Ralph Branca 9
4 2 others tied 9