On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	27	.625	--
White Sox	47	29	.618	--
Red Sox	45	29	.608	1.0
Indians	42	31	.575	3.5
Tigers	33	36	.478	10.5
Senators	29	43	.403	16.0
Athletics	28	46	.378	18.0
Browns	22	50	.306	23.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Yankees 2

Indians 7, Tigers 4

Senators 6, Athletics 3

White Sox 4, Browns 3

Browns 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	26	.649	--
Giants	43	35	.551	7.0
Cardinals	39	33	.542	8.0
Reds	35	38	.479	12.5
Phillies	35	39	.473	13.0
Braves	33	39	.458	14.0
Cubs	30	38	.441	15.0
Pirates	29	44	.397	18.5

Games

Reds 4, Cubs 2

Giants 12, Braves 10

Dodgers 6, Phillies 2

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Busby	4
1	Monte Irvin	4
3	Larry Doby	3
3	Nellie Fox	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Wood	2
2	Jim Busby	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Dom DiMaggio	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Thomson	3
1	Wes Westrum	3
3	Joe Adcock	2
3	Sam Dente	2
3	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Jones	1
1	Lloyd Merriman	1
1	Eddie Miksis	1
1	Connie Ryan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Gray	0.46
2	Paul Minner	0.45
3	Red Munger	0.42
4	Ken Holcombe	0.38
5	Ned Garver	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Ken Holcombe	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	6
2	Carl Erskine	5
2	Paul Minner	5
2	Red Munger	5
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Lou Brissie	1
1	Sandy Consuegra	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.372
2	Jackie Robinson	.360
3	Richie Ashburn	.359
4	Ferris Fain	.346
5	Minnie Minoso	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	28
2	Ralph Kiner	19
2	Gus Zernial	19
4	Duke Snider	18
4	Wally Westlake	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	74
2	Eddie Robinson	68
3	Wally Westlake	61
4	Duke Snider	58
4	Vern Stephens	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	17
2	Minnie Minoso	15
3	Jackie Robinson	12
4	Sam Jethroe	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	2.30
2	Joe Presko	2.82
3	Vern Bickford	2.86
4	Bob Feller	2.86
5	Warren Spahn	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	12
1	Sal Maglie	12
1	Don Newcombe	12
1	Vic Raschi	12
1	Preacher Roe	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	83
2	Vic Raschi	79
3	Mickey McDermott	76
4	Larry Jansen	73
5	Warren Spahn	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Smith	7
2	Lou Brissie	6
2	Ellis Kinder	6
2	Bill Werle	6
5	Jim Konstanty	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Wyrostek	.423
2	Richie Ashburn	.403
3	Ted Williams	.400
4	Gus Zernial	.390
5	Monte Irvin	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	8
2	Gil Hodges	7
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Vern Stephens	5
3	Bobby Thomson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	21
2	Dom DiMaggio	16
3	Bobby Doerr	15
3	Monte Irvin	15
5	Ted Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Joost	4
1	Johnny Lipon	4
1	Eddie Miksis	4
4	Phil Rizzuto	3
4	Earl Torgeson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	1.00
2	Max Lanier	1.13
3	Mickey McDermott	1.59
4	Allie Reynolds	1.61
5	Fred Hutchinson	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	4
2	Mike Garcia	3
2	Ken Holcombe	3
2	Willard Nixon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	20
2	Ralph Branca	15
2	Harry Perkowski	15
2	Early Wynn	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Brissie	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
3	Frank Smith	2
3	Ted Wilks	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Mueller	.391
2	Johnny Wyrostek	.385
3	Richie Ashburn	.375
3	Ted Williams	.375
5	Willie Jones	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	11
2	Gil Hodges	10
3	Monte Irvin	8
3	Willie Mays	8
3	Vern Stephens	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	30
1	Gus Zernial	30
3	Monte Irvin	26
4	Luke Easter	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	7
2	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Jim Busby	6
2	Earl Torgeson	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Aloma	1.07
2	Fred Hutchinson	1.54
3	Harry Perkowski	1.80
4	Bubba Church	2.01
5	Allie Reynolds	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	6
1	Don Newcombe	6
3	Bob Feller	5
3	Robin Roberts	5
3	Preacher Roe	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	34
2	Lou Kretlow	30
2	Vic Raschi	30
4	Early Wynn	27
5	4 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou Brissie	4
1	Ellis Kinder	4
3	Mickey Harris	3
3	Frank Smith	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.357
2	Richie Ashburn	.335
3	Billy Goodman	.333
4	Dom DiMaggio	.329
5	Bob Elliott	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	50
2	Ralph Kiner	44
3	Andy Pafko	41
4	Gus Zernial	35
5	Stan Musial	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	122
2	Gil Hodges	121
3	Stan Musial	118
3	Eddie Robinson	118
5	2 tied	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	24
2	Richie Ashburn	20
3	Jackie Robinson	19
4	Jim Busby	17
4	Duke Snider	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.64
2	Robin Roberts	2.90
3	Jim Konstanty	2.99
4	Ralph Branca	3.05
5	Bob Feller	3.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	26
2	Don Newcombe	24
3	Vic Raschi	23
4	Mel Parnell	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	166
2	Ewell Blackwell	165
3	Warren Spahn	161
4	Early Wynn	159
5	Bob Lemon	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	17
2	Ellis Kinder	15
3	Mickey Harris	10
4	Ralph Branca	9
4	2 others tied	9