On This Day

Friday, September 28, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 56 .629 --
Indians 92 60 .605 3.5
Red Sox 87 64 .576 8.0
White Sox 80 72 .526 15.5
Tigers 72 80 .474 23.5
Athletics 68 83 .450 27.0
Senators 61 90 .404 34.0
Browns 51 101 .336 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 58 .618 --
Dodgers 94 58 .618 --
Cardinals 79 72 .523 14.5
Braves 76 76 .500 18.0
Phillies 73 79 .480 21.0
Reds 67 85 .441 27.0
Pirates 63 89 .414 31.0
Cubs 61 90 .404 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 6
2 Cliff Mapes 5
3 Hank Bauer 4
3 Joe Collins 4
3 Phil Rizzuto 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 1
1 Joe Collins 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe DiMaggio 4
1 Cliff Mapes 4
3 Hank Bauer 3
3 Joe Collins 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Batts 1
1 Jerry Coleman 1
1 Dom DiMaggio 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allie Reynolds 2.25
2 Vic Raschi 0.50
3 Herm Wehmeier 0.42
4 Karl Drews 0.38
4 Carl Erskine 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Hansen 1
1 Ken Holcombe 1
1 Howie Judson 1
1 Vic Raschi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 9
2 Carl Erskine 6
3 Howie Judson 5
3 Vic Raschi 5
3 Herm Wehmeier 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .357
2 Ferris Fain .347
3 Richie Ashburn .339
4 Jackie Robinson .333
5 Roy Campanella .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 129
2 Ted Williams 126
3 Monte Irvin 119
4 Eddie Robinson 115
5 3 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 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 164
2 Warren Spahn 161
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 Nellie Fox .429
3 Jack Merson .415
4 Willie Jones .392
5 Minnie Minoso .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Torgeson 15
2 Willie Jones 14
3 Monte Irvin 13
4 Jack Merson 12
4 2 others 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 Allie Reynolds 0.67
4 Tommy Byrne 0.95
5 Bob Porterfield 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 3
1 Larry Jansen 3
1 Ken Raffensberger 3
1 Vic Raschi 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 23
2 Vic Raschi 22
3 Chet Nichols 19
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 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Campanella .412
2 Bobby Thomson .409
3 Ferris Fain .396
4 Nellie Fox .361
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 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 26
1 Willie Jones 26
3 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 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Shantz 0.64
2 Ellis Kinder 0.68
3 Billy Pierce 1.09
4 Ted Wilks 1.38
5 Saul Rogovin 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 5
1 Allie Reynolds 5
1 Preacher Roe 5
1 Bobby Shantz 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 39
2 Bob Rush 38
3 Allie Reynolds 36
4 Virgil Trucks 35
5 Bob Lemon 31

Saves

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