On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	39	.629	--
Indians	66	39	.629	--
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

Athletics 6, Red Sox 5

Red Sox 5, Athletics 3

Yankees 6, Senators 4

Browns 6, Tigers 3

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

Dodgers 6, Giants 5

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Braves 5, Phillies 4

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

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