On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 39 .629 --
Indians 66 39 .629 0.0
Red Sox 62 44 .585 4.5
White Sox 60 47 .561 7.0
Tigers 49 55 .471 16.5
Senators 46 59 .438 20.0
Athletics 41 67 .380 26.5
Browns 33 73 .311 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 35 .663 --
Giants 59 50 .541 12.5
Phillies 57 52 .523 14.5
Braves 50 54 .481 19.0
Cardinals 49 53 .480 19.0
Reds 49 56 .467 20.5
Cubs 45 57 .441 23.0
Pirates 42 63 .400 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Solly Hemus 4
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Walt Dropo 3
2 Del Ennis 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 2
2 Joe DiMaggio 1
2 Walt Dropo 1
2 Billy Hitchcock 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 3
1 Joe DiMaggio 3
1 Walt Dropo 3
1 Dixie Howell 3
1 Clyde Vollmer 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Allie Clark 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 George Kell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cliff Chambers 0.67
2 Leo Kiely 0.50
3 Bubba Church 0.42
4 Chet Nichols 0.38
5 Mickey McDermott 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Joe Hatten 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 Clyde King 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bubba Church 5
1 Chet Nichols 5
3 Cliff Chambers 4
3 Leo Kiely 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 1
1 Carl Scheib 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .373
2 Richie Ashburn .352
3 Minnie Minoso .345
4 Jackie Robinson .344
5 Ferris Fain .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 32
2 Ralph Kiner 31
3 Stan Musial 25
4 Duke Snider 24
4 Gus Zernial 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 96
2 Eddie Robinson 89
3 Gus Zernial 86
4 Monte Irvin 83
5 Ralph Kiner 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 23
2 Richie Ashburn 22
3 Jim Busby 20
3 Jackie Robinson 20
5 Minnie Minoso 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.63
2 Ralph Branca 2.78
3 Warren Spahn 2.89
4 Eddie Lopat 2.93
5 Mickey McDermott 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 18
2 Vic Raschi 16
3 Murry Dickson 15
3 Mike Garcia 15
3 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 119
2 Don Newcombe 117
3 Mickey McDermott 112
4 Warren Spahn 103
4 Early Wynn 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 10
2 Jim Konstanty 9
3 Lou Brissie 8
3 Ellis Kinder 8
3 Ted Wilks 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Solly Hemus .541
2 Dale Mitchell .511
3 Hank Majeski .429
3 Pete Runnels .429
5 Bobby Doerr .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Sid Gordon 5
3 Stan Musial 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 18
1 Monte Irvin 18
1 Clyde Vollmer 18
4 Joe DiMaggio 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 10
2 Monte Irvin 4
2 Sam Jethroe 4
2 Pee Wee Reese 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Connie Marrero 0.00
2 Steve Gromek 0.75
3 Joe Ostrowski 1.26
4 Ted Gray 1.29
5 Bob Rush 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 4
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Mike Garcia 3
2 Clyde King 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 25
2 Don Newcombe 24
3 Vic Raschi 23
4 Bob Feller 20
4 Allie Reynolds 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Carl Erskine 2
1 Mike Garcia 2
1 Ken Heintzelman 2
1 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .417
2 Stan Musial .382
3 Hank Majeski .380
4 Sid Gordon .363
5 Minnie Minoso .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 12
2 Ralph Kiner 11
2 Clyde Vollmer 11
4 Stan Musial 9
4 Hank Sauer 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Vollmer 36
2 Roy Campanella 34
3 Monte Irvin 31
4 Mickey Vernon 28
5 Joe Garagiola 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 13
2 Sam Jethroe 12
3 Pee Wee Reese 9
4 Jackie Robinson 8
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.20
2 Sandy Consuegra 1.74
3 Mike Garcia 1.83
4 Cal McLish 2.28
5 Billy Pierce 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Mike Garcia 5
2 Clyde King 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 36
2 Vic Raschi 35
3 Don Newcombe 33
4 Ellis Kinder 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 4
1 Ted Wilks 4
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Bob Chipman 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Richie Ashburn .342
3 Gil Coan .336
4 George Kell .327
5 Billy Goodman .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 49
2 Ralph Kiner 48
3 Stan Musial 37
4 Duke Snider 34
4 Gus Zernial 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 120
2 Gil Hodges 119
3 Luke Easter 118
3 Monte Irvin 118
3 Eddie Robinson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 31
2 Sam Jethroe 29
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Pee Wee Reese 22
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.59
2 Sal Maglie 2.87
3 Eddie Lopat 2.93
4 Preacher Roe 3.00
5 Warren Spahn 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
1 Sal Maglie 24
1 Vic Raschi 24
4 Don Newcombe 23
5 7 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 174
2 Don Newcombe 164
3 Early Wynn 156
4 Warren Spahn 148
5 Ewell Blackwell 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Jim Konstanty 14
3 Frank Smith 11
4 Lou Brissie 10
5 3 tied 8