On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 54 .622 --
Indians 91 56 .619 0.0
Red Sox 86 56 .606 2.5
White Sox 77 68 .531 13.0
Tigers 68 77 .469 22.0
Athletics 64 82 .438 26.5
Senators 56 87 .392 33.0
Browns 46 97 .322 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 52 .634 --
Giants 89 57 .610 3.0
Cardinals 76 68 .528 15.0
Braves 73 71 .507 18.0
Phillies 69 76 .476 22.5
Reds 62 84 .425 30.0
Cubs 60 85 .414 31.5
Pirates 60 86 .411 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Lipon 5
2 Frank Baumholtz 3
2 Gus Bell 3
2 Tommy Byrne 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vern Benson 1
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Walt Dropo 1
1 Luke Easter 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Byrne 5
2 Ferris Fain 3
2 Willie Jones 3
2 Bud Stewart 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Bolger 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Jerry Coleman 1
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Wilson 0.60
2 Tom Poholsky 0.56
3 Lou Possehl 0.40
4 Len Yochim 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Dave Koslo 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 7
2 Jim Wilson 6
3 Tom Poholsky 5
3 Len Yochim 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 George Spencer 1
1 Hal White 1
1 Ted Wilks 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .363
2 Ferris Fain .344
3 Richie Ashburn .343
4 Jackie Robinson .335
5 Ted Williams .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Gil Hodges 38
3 Stan Musial 32
3 Gus Zernial 32
5 Roy Campanella 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 124
1 Gus Zernial 124
3 Monte Irvin 111
4 Eddie Robinson 110
5 Sid Gordon 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Richie Ashburn 29
2 Minnie Minoso 29
4 Jim Busby 26
5 Jackie Robinson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Saul Rogovin 2.72
2 Al Brazle 2.87
3 Eddie Lopat 2.92
4 Robin Roberts 2.94
5 Ralph Branca 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Sal Maglie 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Mike Garcia 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 155
2 Vic Raschi 153
3 Don Newcombe 143
4 Larry Jansen 131
4 Sal Maglie 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Ted Wilks 12
3 Carl Scheib 10
3 Frank Smith 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Hitchcock .441
2 Bobby Thomson .429
3 Ferris Fain .421
4 Ted Kluszewski .396
5 Del Ennis .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 6
2 Yogi Berra 5
2 Monte Irvin 5
2 Vic Wertz 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Hitchcock 19
2 Monte Irvin 17
3 Ted Kluszewski 16
4 Enos Slaughter 14
5 Clyde Vollmer 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Jackson 4
1 Sam Jethroe 4
1 Minnie Minoso 4
4 Richie Ashburn 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 0.00
2 Clem Labine 0.50
3 Ted Wilks 0.69
4 Billy Pierce 0.84
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bokelmann 3
1 Cliff Chambers 3
1 Leo Kiely 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 21
1 Bob Rush 21
3 Ted Gray 19
4 Vic Raschi 18
5 Alex Kellner 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Wilks 4
2 Bob Kuzava 2
2 Satchel Paige 2
2 Carl Scheib 2
2 George Spencer 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Thomson .392
2 Ferris Fain .370
3 Johnny Pesky .368
4 Stan Musial .365
5 Roy Campanella .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 9
1 Hank Sauer 9
3 Ralph Kiner 8
4 Luke Easter 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 30
2 Enos Slaughter 27
2 Gus Zernial 27
4 Gil Hodges 26
5 Ted Kluszewski 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 9
2 Richie Ashburn 7
2 Minnie Minoso 7
4 Gil McDougald 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.86
2 Saul Rogovin 0.91
3 Early Wynn 1.47
4 Steve Gromek 1.64
5 Billy Pierce 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 7
2 Cliff Chambers 6
2 Virgil Trucks 6
2 Early Wynn 6
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 44
2 Bob Rush 39
3 Bob Lemon 38
4 Virgil Trucks 34
5 3 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 6
2 Carl Scheib 5
3 Ted Wilks 4
4 Satchel Paige 3
4 Dizzy Trout 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Ferris Fain .337
3 Richie Ashburn .337
4 Jackie Robinson .330
5 Roy Campanella .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 45
2 Gil Hodges 44
3 Gus Zernial 37
4 Stan Musial 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 136
2 Ted Williams 134
3 Monte Irvin 123
4 Gil Hodges 118
4 Eddie Robinson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 37
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Minnie Minoso 29
4 Jim Busby 26
5 Pee Wee Reese 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Brazle 2.69
2 Saul Rogovin 2.72
3 Eddie Lopat 2.82
4 Early Wynn 2.84
5 Billy Pierce 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 165
2 Warren Spahn 161
3 Don Newcombe 155
4 Bob Lemon 148
5 Larry Jansen 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 17
2 Ted Wilks 12
3 Frank Smith 11
4 Carl Scheib 10
5 2 tied 9