On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 78 43 .645 --
Yankees 75 46 .620 3.0
Red Sox 72 47 .605 5.0
White Sox 65 56 .537 13.0
Tigers 57 63 .475 20.5
Senators 48 71 .403 29.0
Athletics 49 74 .398 30.0
Browns 37 81 .314 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 42 .644 --
Giants 70 51 .579 7.5
Phillies 60 60 .500 17.0
Cardinals 57 59 .491 18.0
Braves 57 59 .491 18.0
Reds 53 65 .449 23.0
Cubs 51 66 .436 24.5
Pirates 49 71 .408 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Parnell 4
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Cass Michaels 3
2 Johnny Pesky 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Hank Majeski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Kluttz 3
2 Billy Goodman 2
2 Eddie Joost 2
2 Hank Majeski 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Bauer 1
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Johnny Pesky 1
1 Ted Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Porterfield 0.83
2 Vic Raschi 0.56
3 Don Newcombe 0.40
4 Mel Parnell 0.38
5 Bob Lemon 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Fowler 1
1 Max Lanier 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Mel Parnell 1
1 Bob Porterfield 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Parnell 5
1 Bob Porterfield 5
1 Vic Raschi 5
4 Jim Suchecki 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Scheib 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .368
2 Jackie Robinson .342
3 Richie Ashburn .341
4 Ferris Fain .334
5 Minnie Minoso .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 35
2 Gil Hodges 34
3 Stan Musial 29
4 Roy Campanella 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 107
2 Gus Zernial 105
3 Eddie Robinson 95
4 Ralph Kiner 91
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 27
2 Richie Ashburn 24
2 Minnie Minoso 24
4 Jim Busby 23
5 Jackie Robinson 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.70
2 Ralph Branca 2.92
3 Mickey McDermott 2.96
4 Robin Roberts 3.00
5 Warren Spahn 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Mike Garcia 17
2 Sal Maglie 17
2 Vic Raschi 17
2 Robin Roberts 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 130
2 Don Newcombe 123
3 Mickey McDermott 116
4 Warren Spahn 114
5 Early Wynn 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 11
2 Frank Smith 10
3 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Lou Brissie 8
4 Ted Wilks 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Joost .448
2 Gene Woodling .415
3 Cass Michaels .378
4 Larry Doby .366
5 Johnny Pesky .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 7
1 Pat Mullin 7
3 Sid Gordon 5
3 Al Rosen 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 20
2 Sid Gordon 17
3 Roy Campanella 16
4 Al Rosen 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Sam Jethroe 5
3 Randy Jackson 4
3 George Kell 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.00
1 Bob Cain 0.00
3 Al Brazle 0.48
4 Saul Rogovin 0.71
5 Max Lanier 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Parnell 4
2 Clyde King 3
2 Max Lanier 3
2 Bob Lemon 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mel Queen 22
2 Virgil Trucks 19
3 Ralph Branca 18
3 Ted Gray 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 Carl Scheib 3
3 Satchel Paige 2
3 Dizzy Trout 2
5 15 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .412
2 Solly Hemus .365
3 Stan Musial .358
4 Hank Bauer .350
4 2 others tied .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 12
2 Sid Gordon 10
2 Ralph Kiner 10
2 Stan Musial 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 34
2 Sid Gordon 31
3 Mickey Vernon 29
3 Gus Zernial 29
5 Clyde Vollmer 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 13
2 Sam Jethroe 9
3 Minnie Minoso 8
4 Gil McDougald 6
4 Pee Wee Reese 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.17
2 Al Brazle 1.67
3 Clyde King 1.75
4 Mel Queen 1.76
5 Bob Kuzava 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Clyde King 6
3 Mike Garcia 5
3 Bob Lemon 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 43
2 Robin Roberts 35
3 Mel Queen 32
4 Warren Spahn 31
5 3 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 5
2 Dizzy Trout 4
3 Joe Ostrowski 3
3 Satchel Paige 3
3 Carl Scheib 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .354
2 Richie Ashburn .334
3 Jackie Robinson .332
4 Ferris Fain .331
5 Gil Coan .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 47
2 Ralph Kiner 45
3 Stan Musial 40
4 Duke Snider 36
4 Gus Zernial 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 135
2 Duke Snider 122
3 Monte Irvin 121
3 Ted Williams 121
5 Eddie Robinson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 33
2 Richie Ashburn 31
3 Minnie Minoso 24
4 Jim Busby 23
4 Jackie Robinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.69
2 Sal Maglie 2.76
3 Ewell Blackwell 2.94
4 Don Newcombe 2.97
5 Eddie Lopat 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
1 Sal Maglie 24
3 Vic Raschi 23
4 Larry Jansen 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 168
2 Don Newcombe 160
3 Warren Spahn 150
4 Early Wynn 149
5 Bob Lemon 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 18
2 Jim Konstanty 12
3 Frank Smith 11
4 Lou Brissie 9
5 Ted Wilks 8