On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	39	.632	--
Indians	67	39	.632	--
Red Sox	63	44	.589	4.5
White Sox	60	48	.556	8.0
Tigers	49	56	.467	17.5
Senators	46	60	.434	21.0
Athletics	41	68	.376	27.5
Browns	34	73	.318	33.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 4

Indians 6, White Sox 4

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

Browns 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	35	.663	--
Giants	59	50	.541	12.5
Phillies	57	52	.523	14.5
Cardinals	50	53	.485	18.5
Braves	50	54	.481	19.0
Reds	49	57	.462	21.0
Cubs	45	58	.437	23.5
Pirates	43	63	.406	27.0

Games

Pirates 3, Cubs 0

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ned Garver	4
2	Gil McDougald	3
2	Pete Runnels	3
4	Bobby Avila	2
4	17 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Mapes	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Johnny Mize	1
1	Pat Mullin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Vernon	3
2	Pete Castiglione	2
2	Charlie Maxwell	2
2	Minnie Minoso	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Eddie Miksis	1
1	Harry Simpson	1
1	George Strickland	1
1	Bobby Young	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Queen	1.00
2	Eddie Lopat	0.89
3	Bob Lemon	0.36
4	Virgil Trucks	0.33
5	Cal McLish	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ned Garver	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	Eddie Lopat	1
1	Mel Parnell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Lopat	8
1	Mel Queen	8
3	Bob Lemon	4
3	Virgil Trucks	4
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.373
2	Richie Ashburn	.352
3	Minnie Minoso	.346
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	90
3	Gus Zernial	87
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	Eddie Lopat	2.83
4	Warren Spahn	2.89
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	5 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	Ellis Kinder	9
2	Jim Konstanty	9
4	Lou Brissie	8
4	Ted Wilks	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Solly Hemus	.512
2	Pete Runnels	.467
3	Dale Mitchell	.457
4	Stan Musial	.408
5	Bobby Brown	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Sid Gordon	5
2	Stan Musial	5
2	Bobby Thomson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	18
1	Mickey Vernon	18
3	Joe DiMaggio	16
4	Roy Campanella	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	9
2	Monte Irvin	4
2	Jackie Robinson	4
4	Chuck Connors	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	0.75
2	Mel Queen	1.11
3	Joe Ostrowski	1.26
4	Ted Gray	1.38
5	Bob Rush	1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	25
2	Vic Raschi	23
3	Bubba Church	18
3	Don Newcombe	18
3	Mel Queen	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Carl Erskine	2
2	Mike Garcia	2
2	Ken Heintzelman	2
2	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.407
2	Stan Musial	.383
3	Pete Runnels	.376
4	Hank Majeski	.366
5	Minnie Minoso	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Vollmer	37
2	Roy Campanella	34
3	Monte Irvin	31
3	Mickey Vernon	31
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	13
2	Sam Jethroe	12
3	Pee Wee Reese	9
4	Jackie Robinson	8
5	Bobby Avila	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	1.20
2	Sandy Consuegra	1.74
3	Mike Garcia	1.83
4	Eddie Lopat	2.20
5	Cal McLish	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	Clyde King	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Richie Ashburn	.344
3	Gil Coan	.337
4	George Kell	.326
5	Monte Irvin	.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	121
2	Gil Hodges	119
2	Eddie Robinson	119
4	Monte Irvin	117
5	Ralph Kiner	116

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	Eddie Lopat	2.86
3	Sal Maglie	2.87
4	Preacher Roe	3.00
5	Warren Spahn	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
1	Sal Maglie	24
3	Don Newcombe	23
3	Vic Raschi	23
5	Mel Parnell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	165
2	Don Newcombe	164
3	Early Wynn	152
4	Warren Spahn	148
5	Bob Lemon	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Jim Konstanty	13
3	Frank Smith	11
4	Lou Brissie	10
5	3 tied	8