On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 39 .632 --
Indians 67 39 .632 0.0
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

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

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