Baseball44 On This Day: Monday, August 13, 1951

On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	70	39	.642	--
Yankees	68	42	.618	2.5
Red Sox	65	45	.591	5.5
White Sox	60	50	.545	10.5
Tigers	51	57	.472	18.5
Senators	47	62	.431	23.0
Athletics	44	69	.389	28.0
Browns	34	75	.312	36.0

Games

Indians 2, Tigers 1

Athletics 16, Yankees 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	36	.667	--
Giants	62	51	.549	12.5
Phillies	58	55	.513	16.5
Cardinals	52	54	.491	19.0
Braves	51	57	.472	21.0
Reds	51	59	.464	22.0
Cubs	48	60	.444	24.0
Pirates	45	67	.402	29.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 6

Giants 5, Phillies 2

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3

Reds 2, Pirates 0

Reds 7, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Tipton	4
1	Elmer Valo	4
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	Joe DiMaggio	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Gil Hodges	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Yogi Berra	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
1	Lou Limmer	3
1	Whitey Lockman	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Bobby Avila	1
1	Frank Baumholtz	1
1	Randy Jackson	1
1	Pete Suder	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ewell Blackwell	0.80
2	Howie Fox	0.75
3	Larry Jansen	0.67
4	Marlin Stuart	0.50
5	Morrie Martin	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Howie Fox	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howie Fox	6
1	Larry Jansen	6
1	Morrie Martin	6
4	Bubba Church	5
4	Carl Erskine	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde King	1
1	Dave Koslo	1
1	Carl Scheib	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	Richie Ashburn	.348
3	Jackie Robinson	.344
4	Minnie Minoso	.342
5	Ferris Fain	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	33
2	Ralph Kiner	31
3	Stan Musial	26
3	Duke Snider	26
5	Roy Campanella	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	97
2	Gus Zernial	92
3	Eddie Robinson	91
4	Monte Irvin	86
5	Duke Snider	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	25
2	Richie Ashburn	22
3	Jim Busby	20
3	Jackie Robinson	20
5	Minnie Minoso	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.50
2	Ralph Branca	2.66
3	Eddie Lopat	2.83
4	Mickey McDermott	2.94
5	Preacher Roe	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Murry Dickson	16
2	Mike Garcia	16
2	Sal Maglie	16
2	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	119
1	Vic Raschi	119
3	Mickey McDermott	112
4	Warren Spahn	106
4	Early Wynn	106

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	Dale Mitchell	.464
2	Pete Runnels	.431
3	Bobby Brown	.379
4	Eddie Joost	.367
5	Carl Furillo	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	7
2	Sid Gordon	5
2	Ralph Kiner	5
2	Al Rosen	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	17
2	Monte Irvin	16
2	Bobby Thomson	16
4	Larry Doby	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	6
2	Sam Jethroe	4
2	Pee Wee Reese	4
2	Jackie Robinson	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Sain	0.51
2	Joe Hatten	0.57
3	Al Brazle	0.61
4	Ted Gray	0.86
5	Mel Queen	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	4
2	Ewell Blackwell	3
2	Al Corwin	3
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	21
2	Bubba Church	20
2	Don Newcombe	20
4	Allie Reynolds	19
5	3 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
2	Bob Cain	2
2	Mike Garcia	2
2	Ken Heintzelman	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.431
2	Stan Musial	.380
3	Bobby Brown	.370
4	Bobby Avila	.369
5	Pete Runnels	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	14
2	Ralph Kiner	11
3	Stan Musial	10
3	Clyde Vollmer	10
5	Sid Gordon	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	36
2	Clyde Vollmer	33
3	Monte Irvin	31
3	Mickey Vernon	31
5	Sid Gordon	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	13
1	Sam Jethroe	13
3	Pee Wee Reese	8
4	Bobby Avila	7
4	Jackie Robinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	1.20
2	Mike Garcia	1.65
3	Sandy Consuegra	1.80
4	Eddie Lopat	2.20
5	Al Corwin	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	7
2	Murry Dickson	6
2	Mike Garcia	6
4	Carl Erskine	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	35
2	Vic Raschi	34
3	Warren Spahn	33
3	Early Wynn	33
5	Bubba Church	32

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	.350
2	Richie Ashburn	.343
3	Gil Coan	.335
4	Ferris Fain	.327
5	Ted Williams	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	49
2	Ralph Kiner	47
3	Stan Musial	38
4	Duke Snider	36
5	Gus Zernial	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	126
2	Gil Hodges	121
3	Duke Snider	120
4	Monte Irvin	119
5	Eddie Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	31
2	Richie Ashburn	30
3	Pee Wee Reese	23
3	Jackie Robinson	23
5	Jim Busby	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.52
2	Eddie Lopat	2.82
3	Sal Maglie	2.90
4	Robin Roberts	2.95
5	Preacher Roe	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Sal Maglie	24
2	Don Newcombe	24
4	Vic Raschi	23
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	165
2	Don Newcombe	162
3	Early Wynn	155
4	Warren Spahn	145
5	3 tied	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	17
2	Jim Konstanty	13
3	Frank Smith	11
4	Lou Brissie	9
5	3 tied	8