On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 47 .630 --
Indians 80 48 .625 0.5
Red Sox 75 51 .595 4.5
White Sox 69 58 .543 11.0
Tigers 59 68 .465 21.0
Senators 53 72 .424 26.0
Athletics 53 77 .408 28.5
Browns 38 86 .306 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 45 .646 --
Giants 76 53 .589 7.0
Braves 65 61 .516 16.5
Cardinals 61 63 .492 19.5
Phillies 63 66 .488 20.0
Pirates 55 74 .426 28.0
Reds 54 74 .422 28.5
Cubs 53 73 .421 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 3
1 Pete Castiglione 3
1 Dom DiMaggio 3
1 Billy Goodman 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Pete Castiglione 1
2 Bobby Doerr 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 4
2 Pete Castiglione 3
2 Sid Gordon 3
2 George Kell 3
2 Willie Mays 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Solly Hemus 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 Jackie Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ewell Blackwell 0.67
2 Preacher Roe 0.43
3 Bob Feller 0.40
4 Chuck Stobbs 0.25
5 Jim Wilson 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Brazle 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Morrie Martin 1
1 Preacher Roe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 6
2 Bob Feller 4
3 Preacher Roe 3
3 Jim Wilson 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Clyde King 1
1 Carl Scheib 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .359
2 Jackie Robinson .342
3 Richie Ashburn .339
4 George Kell .337
5 Minnie Minoso .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Gil Hodges 36
3 Stan Musial 29
3 Gus Zernial 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 112
1 Gus Zernial 112
3 Eddie Robinson 99
4 Ralph Kiner 95
5 Sid Gordon 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 31
2 Richie Ashburn 26
3 Minnie Minoso 25
4 Jim Busby 24
5 Jackie Robinson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 2.60
2 Mike Garcia 2.90
3 Warren Spahn 2.95
4 Mickey McDermott 2.96
5 Preacher Roe 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Murry Dickson 18
2 Preacher Roe 18
4 Mike Garcia 17
4 7 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 135
2 Warren Spahn 131
3 Don Newcombe 130
4 Larry Jansen 118
5 2 tied 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 13
2 Frank Smith 10
3 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Lou Brissie 8
4 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Woodling .429
2 George Kell .394
3 Mickey Vernon .377
3 Eddie Yost .377
5 Billy Goodman .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 5
1 Pat Mullin 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
1 Gus Zernial 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 21
2 Gus Zernial 19
3 Gil Hodges 17
4 Earl Torgeson 16
5 Gene Woodling 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Granny Hamner 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Randy Jackson 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Johnson 0.55
2 Ellis Kinder 0.64
3 Bob Lemon 0.68
4 Chet Nichols 0.69
5 Early Wynn 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Morrie Martin 3
1 Preacher Roe 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 20
1 Warren Spahn 20
3 Ewell Blackwell 18
3 Max Surkont 18
5 5 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Carl Scheib 3
3 Al Brazle 2
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .366
2 Johnny Pesky .357
3 Eddie Joost .352
4 George Kell .346
5 Larry Doby .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 11
2 Roy Campanella 10
3 Sid Gordon 8
3 Pat Mullin 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 36
2 Gus Zernial 30
3 Roy Campanella 27
4 Ralph Kiner 25
4 Gene Woodling 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 10
1 Sam Jethroe 10
3 Gil McDougald 8
3 Minnie Minoso 8
5 Randy Jackson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.25
2 Chet Nichols 1.72
3 Johnny Sain 1.86
4 Ellis Kinder 1.93
5 Early Wynn 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ewell Blackwell 5
2 Al Corwin 5
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 40
2 Robin Roberts 38
3 Ralph Branca 36
4 Max Surkont 35
5 Larry Jansen 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 7
2 Carl Scheib 5
3 Dizzy Trout 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .347
2 Ferris Fain .337
3 Jackie Robinson .336
4 George Kell .333
5 Gil Coan .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 49
2 Ralph Kiner 44
3 Stan Musial 37
3 Gus Zernial 37
5 Duke Snider 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 134
2 Gil Hodges 127
3 Ted Williams 126
4 Duke Snider 123
5 Sid Gordon 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 37
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Minnie Minoso 25
4 Jim Busby 24
4 Jackie Robinson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey McDermott 2.81
2 Robin Roberts 2.87
3 Mike Garcia 2.88
4 Sal Maglie 2.90
5 Ewell Blackwell 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Sal Maglie 23
3 Larry Jansen 22
3 Warren Spahn 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 161
2 Warren Spahn 157
3 Don Newcombe 155
4 Early Wynn 147
5 Larry Jansen 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 18
2 Frank Smith 11
3 Jim Konstanty 10
4 Lou Brissie 9
5 3 tied 8