On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 72 40 .643 --
Yankees 71 42 .628 1.5
Red Sox 67 46 .593 5.5
White Sox 61 51 .545 11.0
Tigers 52 59 .468 19.5
Senators 47 65 .420 25.0
Athletics 45 71 .388 29.0
Browns 35 76 .315 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 39 .649 --
Giants 65 51 .560 9.5
Phillies 58 57 .504 16.0
Cardinals 53 56 .486 18.0
Braves 53 57 .482 18.5
Reds 52 60 .464 20.5
Cubs 50 61 .450 22.0
Pirates 46 68 .404 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Clyde Kluttz 3
1 Hank Majeski 3
1 Mickey Owen 3
1 Red Schoendienst 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 Connie Ryan 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Byrne 4
1 Gus Zernial 4
3 Stan Musial 3
4 Bobby Brown 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Jackson 3
2 Jim Busby 1
2 Ray Coleman 1
2 Jack Cusick 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 0.78
2 Sal Maglie 0.75
3 Bob Rush 0.55
4 Tommy Byrne 0.50
4 Joe Dobson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Sal Maglie 1
1 Bob Rush 1
1 Art Schallock 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Willie Ramsdell 6
2 Bob Rush 6
4 Joe Dobson 5
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Joe Ostrowski 1
1 Duane Pillette 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .362
2 Richie Ashburn .345
3 Jackie Robinson .340
4 Minnie Minoso .340
5 Ferris Fain .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 33
2 Ralph Kiner 32
3 Stan Musial 27
3 Duke Snider 27
5 3 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 100
2 Gus Zernial 97
3 Eddie Robinson 91
4 Monte Irvin 88
5 Ralph Kiner 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 25
2 Richie Ashburn 22
2 Jim Busby 22
4 Minnie Minoso 21
5 Jackie Robinson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.61
2 Ralph Branca 2.70
3 Mickey McDermott 2.96
4 Eddie Lopat 2.97
5 Warren Spahn 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 19
2 Sal Maglie 17
3 Murry Dickson 16
3 Mike Garcia 16
3 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 121
1 Vic Raschi 121
3 Mickey McDermott 116
4 Warren Spahn 111
5 Early Wynn 108

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 Hank Edwards .419
2 Hank Bauer .415
3 Dale Mitchell .411
4 Hank Sauer .410
5 Larry Doby .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 7
2 Sid Gordon 6
3 Ralph Kiner 5
3 Al Rosen 5
3 Duke Snider 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 18
2 Monte Irvin 15
2 Gus Zernial 15
4 Gil McDougald 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Jackson 5
2 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Sam Jethroe 4
2 George Kell 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Sain 0.51
2 Joe Hatten 0.61
3 Dave Koslo 0.71
4 Al Brazle 0.73
5 Ted Gray 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Carl Erskine 3
1 Bob Feller 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willie Ramsdell 22
2 Ted Gray 21
3 Ralph Branca 18
3 Robin Roberts 18
3 Warren Spahn 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Brazle 2
1 Bob Cain 2
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Jim Konstanty 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .404
2 Hank Bauer .391
3 Solly Hemus .367
4 Minnie Minoso .361
5 Bobby Brown .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 14
2 Ralph Kiner 12
3 Clyde Vollmer 11
4 Sid Gordon 9
4 Stan Musial 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 37
2 Clyde Vollmer 33
3 Sid Gordon 31
3 Gus Zernial 31
5 Monte Irvin 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 13
2 Sam Jethroe 11
3 Bobby Avila 7
4 Eddie Miksis 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.01
2 Mel Queen 1.69
3 Sandy Consuegra 1.83
4 Joe Dobson 1.95
5 Bob Kuzava 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 7
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 Mike Garcia 5
2 Eddie Lopat 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 37
2 Vic Raschi 36
3 Warren Spahn 35
4 Mike Garcia 31
4 2 others tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Wilks 4
2 Al Brazle 3
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Joe Ostrowski 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .347
2 Richie Ashburn .341
3 Gil Coan .333
4 Ferris Fain .330
5 George Kell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 49
2 Ralph Kiner 46
3 Stan Musial 38
4 Duke Snider 37
5 Gus Zernial 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 131
2 Monte Irvin 121
2 Duke Snider 121
4 Gil Hodges 120
5 Eddie Robinson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 31
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Jackie Robinson 23
4 Jim Busby 22
4 Pee Wee Reese 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.60
2 Sal Maglie 2.85
3 Eddie Lopat 2.86
4 Ewell Blackwell 3.01
5 Robin Roberts 3.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 164
2 Vic Raschi 163
3 Early Wynn 151
4 Warren Spahn 150
5 Bob Lemon 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 17
2 Jim Konstanty 12
3 Frank Smith 11
4 Lou Brissie 9
5 2 tied 8