On This Day

Saturday, June 30, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 43 24 .642 --
Yankees 42 24 .636 0.5
Red Sox 40 27 .597 3.0
Indians 36 30 .545 6.5
Tigers 31 32 .492 10.0
Senators 25 39 .391 16.5
Athletics 26 41 .388 17.0
Browns 20 46 .303 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 25 .627 --
Giants 39 32 .549 5.0
Cardinals 34 32 .515 7.5
Phillies 33 34 .493 9.0
Reds 32 33 .492 9.0
Braves 31 34 .477 10.0
Cubs 28 33 .459 11.0
Pirates 25 41 .379 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Hartsfield 4
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 Willie Jones 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Torgeson 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Luke Easter 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 7
2 Rocky Bridges 3
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Willie Jones 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Roy Hartsfield 1
1 Ralph Kiner 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 George Strickland 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 1.00
2 Fred Hutchinson 0.80
3 Johnny Schmitz 0.50
4 Vern Bickford 0.45
5 Sal Maglie 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Dick Starr 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 6
2 Vern Bickford 5
2 Sal Maglie 5
4 Fred Hutchinson 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Hogue 1
1 Max Surkont 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .369
2 Minnie Minoso .363
3 Jackie Robinson .355
4 Richie Ashburn .355
5 Ferris Fain .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 24
2 Ralph Kiner 17
2 Duke Snider 17
2 Wally Westlake 17
2 Gus Zernial 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 70
2 Eddie Robinson 66
3 Vern Stephens 56
4 Wally Westlake 55
5 2 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 17
2 Minnie Minoso 15
3 Jackie Robinson 11
4 Sam Jethroe 10
5 Richie Ashburn 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 2.34
2 Warren Spahn 2.41
3 Vern Bickford 2.73
4 Allie Reynolds 2.80
5 Joe Presko 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 12
1 Vic Raschi 12
3 Bob Feller 10
3 Eddie Lopat 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 74
2 Mickey McDermott 71
3 Don Newcombe 70
4 Warren Spahn 69
5 Larry Jansen 65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .500
2 Don Mueller .409
3 Bobby Avila .400
4 Johnny Wyrostek .396
5 Sam Chapman .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 7
2 Monte Irvin 6
2 Eddie Joost 6
2 Vern Stephens 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 20
2 Monte Irvin 19
2 Ted Williams 19
4 Vern Stephens 16
5 Luke Easter 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Goodman 4
1 Minnie Minoso 4
1 Irv Noren 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
2 Luis Aloma 0.48
3 Joe Haynes 1.35
4 Al Brazle 1.47
5 Frank Hiller 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 Mel Parnell 3
1 Allie Reynolds 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Perkowski 17
1 Early Wynn 17
3 Sal Maglie 16
3 Mickey McDermott 16
3 Warren Spahn 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
3 Johnny Kucab 2
3 Frank Smith 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Jones .380
2 Richie Ashburn .380
3 Minnie Minoso .376
4 Stan Musial .367
5 Ted Williams .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 10
1 Gus Zernial 10
3 Gil Hodges 9
4 Monte Irvin 8
5 10 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luke Easter 31
2 Eddie Robinson 30
2 Gus Zernial 30
4 Jim Busby 28
4 Ted Williams 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
1 Jackie Robinson 8
3 Jim Busby 7
4 Richie Ashburn 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Aloma 1.05
2 Allie Reynolds 1.20
3 Al Brazle 1.35
4 Don Johnson 1.72
5 Saul Rogovin 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 5
1 Don Newcombe 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
1 Robin Roberts 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 33
2 Early Wynn 31
3 Mickey McDermott 30
3 Vic Raschi 30
5 Bob Rush 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Dom DiMaggio .340
3 Bob Elliott .337
4 Billy Goodman .337
5 Richie Ashburn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 48
2 Ralph Kiner 46
3 Andy Pafko 42
4 Stan Musial 35
4 Gus Zernial 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 128
2 Yogi Berra 122
3 Stan Musial 121
4 Gil Hodges 120
4 Eddie Robinson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 26
2 Richie Ashburn 20
3 Jackie Robinson 19
4 Jim Busby 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.59
2 Warren Spahn 2.98
3 Eddie Lopat 3.02
4 Robin Roberts 3.05
5 Bob Feller 3.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 27
2 Vic Raschi 25
3 Don Newcombe 22
3 Mel Parnell 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 179
2 Vic Raschi 166
3 Warren Spahn 165
4 Bob Lemon 161
4 Early Wynn 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 19
2 Ellis Kinder 14
3 Mickey Harris 13
4 Ralph Branca 9
4 2 others tied 9