On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 48 29 .623 --
Yankees 45 28 .616 1.0
Red Sox 46 29 .613 1.0
Indians 42 32 .568 4.5
Tigers 34 36 .486 10.5
Senators 29 44 .397 17.0
Athletics 29 46 .387 18.0
Browns 22 51 .301 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 26 .653 --
Giants 44 35 .557 7.0
Cardinals 39 34 .534 9.0
Reds 36 38 .486 12.5
Phillies 35 40 .467 14.0
Braves 33 40 .452 15.0
Cubs 30 39 .435 16.0
Pirates 30 44 .405 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hoot Evers 5
2 Carl Furillo 4
2 Joe Ginsberg 4
4 Dom DiMaggio 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 2
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 Joe Collins 1
2 Dom DiMaggio 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ginsberg 5
2 Earl Torgeson 4
2 Clyde Vollmer 4
4 Chico Carrasquel 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Frank Baumholtz 1
1 Hoot Evers 1
1 Grady Hatton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Cain 0.86
2 Max Lanier 0.80
3 Ellis Kinder 0.62
4 Max Surkont 0.50
5 Saul Rogovin 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ellis Kinder 10
2 Bob Cain 6
3 Saul Rogovin 5
4 Ralph Branca 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .370
2 Jackie Robinson .356
3 Richie Ashburn .355
4 Ferris Fain .341
5 Ted Williams .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 28
2 Gus Zernial 21
3 Ralph Kiner 19
4 Duke Snider 18
4 Wally Westlake 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 76
2 Eddie Robinson 69
3 Wally Westlake 61
4 Duke Snider 59
4 Gus Zernial 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 17
2 Minnie Minoso 15
3 Jackie Robinson 12
4 Sam Jethroe 11
5 Earl Torgeson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 2.27
2 Joe Presko 2.82
3 Vern Bickford 2.86
4 Bob Feller 2.86
5 Preacher Roe 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 12
1 Larry Jansen 12
1 Sal Maglie 12
1 Don Newcombe 12
1 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 8
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 .426
2 Ted Williams .400
3 Stan Musial .396
4 Monte Irvin .393
5 Randy Jackson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 8
2 Gil Hodges 7
3 Bobby Thomson 6
4 Randy Jackson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 21
2 Dom DiMaggio 17
2 Bobby Doerr 17
4 Earl Torgeson 16
5 2 tied 15

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 Vern Law 0.90
2 Ned Garver 1.00
3 Mickey McDermott 1.59
4 Fred Hutchinson 1.61
5 Max Lanier 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 4
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Ken Holcombe 3
2 Larry Jansen 3
2 Willard Nixon 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 20
2 Ralph Branca 18
3 Early Wynn 15
4 Murry Dickson 14
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 3
2 Ellis Kinder 2
2 Frank Smith 2
2 Ted Wilks 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Wyrostek .413
2 Ted Williams .390
3 Don Mueller .386
4 Carl Furillo .382
5 Monte Irvin .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 13
2 Gil Hodges 10
3 Monte Irvin 8
3 Willie Mays 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 33
2 Ted Williams 31
3 Luke Easter 26
3 Monte Irvin 26
5 Eddie Robinson 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 1.55
3 Harry Perkowski 1.80
4 Bubba Church 2.01
5 Don Newcombe 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jansen 7
2 Don Newcombe 6
3 Bob Feller 5
3 Preacher Roe 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 34
2 Vic Raschi 30
3 Early Wynn 27
4 Ralph Branca 26
4 4 others tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Richie Ashburn .333
3 Billy Goodman .332
4 Dom DiMaggio .331
5 Bob Elliott .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 49
2 Ralph Kiner 44
3 Andy Pafko 41
4 Gus Zernial 37
5 Stan Musial 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 122
2 Gil Hodges 119
2 Eddie Robinson 119
4 Stan Musial 117
5 Duke Snider 114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.64
2 Robin Roberts 2.98
3 Jim Konstanty 2.99
4 Ralph Branca 3.00
5 Ewell Blackwell 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 26
2 Don Newcombe 24
3 Vic Raschi 23
4 Larry Jansen 22
4 Mel Parnell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 167
2 Vic Raschi 166
3 Bob Lemon 158
4 Warren Spahn 156
5 Don Newcombe 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 16
2 Ellis Kinder 15
3 Mickey Harris 10
3 Frank Smith 10
5 2 tied 9