On This Day

Thursday, September 27, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 56 .624 --
Indians 92 60 .605 2.5
Red Sox 87 62 .584 6.0
White Sox 78 72 .520 15.5
Tigers 72 80 .474 22.5
Athletics 68 83 .450 26.0
Senators 61 90 .404 33.0
Browns 51 99 .340 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 57 .623 --
Giants 94 58 .618 0.5
Cardinals 79 72 .523 15.0
Braves 76 76 .500 18.5
Phillies 72 79 .477 22.0
Reds 66 85 .437 28.0
Pirates 63 88 .417 31.0
Cubs 61 90 .404 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Jethroe 3
2 Matt Batts 2
2 Jim Delsing 2
2 Billy Goodman 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Batts 1
1 Johnny Groth 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irv Noren 3
2 Matt Batts 2
2 Billy Goodman 2
2 Preacher Roe 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Thomas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chet Nichols 0.42
2 Preacher Roe 0.27
3 Chuck Stobbs 0.25
4 Fred Hutchinson 0.08
4 Duke Markell 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duke Markell 1
1 Chet Nichols 1
1 Al Sima 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chet Nichols 5
2 Preacher Roe 3
2 Al Sima 3
4 Sandy Consuegra 2
4 Chuck Stobbs 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Consuegra 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Ferris Fain .347
3 Richie Ashburn .340
4 Jackie Robinson .332
5 Roy Campanella .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 41
2 Gil Hodges 39
3 Gus Zernial 33
4 Roy Campanella 32
4 Stan Musial 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 129
2 Ted Williams 126
3 Monte Irvin 119
4 Eddie Robinson 112
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 35
2 Minnie Minoso 31
3 Richie Ashburn 29
4 Jim Busby 26
5 Jackie Robinson 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Saul Rogovin 2.78
2 Chet Nichols 2.88
3 Preacher Roe 2.92
4 Eddie Lopat 2.99
5 Warren Spahn 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
1 Sal Maglie 22
1 Preacher Roe 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 161
2 Vic Raschi 159
3 Don Newcombe 153
4 Larry Jansen 138
4 Sal Maglie 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 16
2 Ted Wilks 13
3 Carl Scheib 11
4 Frank Smith 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ferris Fain .514
2 Minnie Minoso .378
3 Willie Jones .370
4 Monte Irvin .367
5 Nellie Fox .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 5
2 Walt Dropo 4
2 Willie Jones 4
2 Andy Pafko 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 16
2 Earl Torgeson 15
3 Willie Jones 13
3 Vic Wertz 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 4
2 Nellie Fox 3
2 Carl Furillo 3
2 Randy Jackson 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 0.33
2 Larry Jansen 0.67
2 Bob Porterfield 0.67
4 Tommy Byrne 0.95
5 Allie Reynolds 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Bob Porterfield 3
1 Ken Raffensberger 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chet Nichols 19
2 Virgil Trucks 18
3 Vic Raschi 17
4 Tom Poholsky 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Wilks 3
2 Carl Scheib 2
2 George Spencer 2
4 Ewell Blackwell 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Thomson .424
2 Ferris Fain .400
3 Roy Campanella .388
4 Johnny Pesky .363
5 Billy Hitchcock .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 8
2 Willie Jones 7
2 Andy Pafko 7
2 Hank Sauer 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 26
2 Willie Jones 25
2 Andy Pafko 25
4 Enos Slaughter 24
4 Earl Torgeson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Randy Jackson 5
2 Sam Jethroe 5
2 Jackie Robinson 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 0.64
2 Ellis Kinder 0.67
3 Billy Pierce 1.09
4 Ted Wilks 1.44
5 Saul Rogovin 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Early Wynn 6
2 Sal Maglie 5
2 Preacher Roe 5
2 Bobby Shantz 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 39
2 Bob Rush 38
3 Virgil Trucks 35
4 Bob Lemon 31
5 Warren Spahn 30

Saves

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