On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 56 .636 --
Indians 93 61 .604 5.0
Red Sox 87 67 .565 11.0
White Sox 81 73 .526 17.0
Tigers 73 81 .474 25.0
Athletics 70 84 .455 28.0
Senators 62 92 .403 36.0
Browns 52 102 .338 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 96 58 .623 --
Dodgers 96 58 .623 0.0
Cardinals 81 73 .526 15.0
Braves 76 78 .494 20.0
Phillies 73 81 .474 23.0
Reds 68 86 .442 28.0
Pirates 64 90 .416 32.0
Cubs 62 92 .403 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Chuck Diering 4
1 Hal Jeffcoat 4
4 Allie Clark 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Brown 1
1 Allie Clark 1
1 Joe DeMaestri 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ralph Kiner 4
1 Hank Sauer 4
3 Allie Clark 3
3 Joe DeMaestri 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Dark 1
1 Randy Jackson 1
1 Pete Suder 1
1 Mickey Vernon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 1.00
2 Gerry Staley 0.40
3 Spec Shea 0.38
4 Bobby Shantz 0.36
5 5 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Bob Hooper 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Bud Podbielan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 6
2 Bobby Shantz 5
3 Bob Hooper 4
4 Cliff Chambers 3
4 8 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Sain 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .355
2 Richie Ashburn .344
3 Ferris Fain .344
4 Jackie Robinson .335
5 Roy Campanella .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 42
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 120
4 Eddie Robinson 117
5 3 tied 109

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 Eddie Lopat 2.91
4 Sal Maglie 2.95
5 Robin Roberts 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 23
2 Bob Feller 22
2 Larry Jansen 22
2 Preacher Roe 22
2 Warren Spahn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 164
1 Warren Spahn 164
3 Don Newcombe 162
4 Larry Jansen 144
5 Sal Maglie 140

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Thomson .429
2 Ferris Fain .417
3 Nellie Fox .404
4 Dave Philley .400
5 Joe Collins .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luke Easter 4
1 Willie Jones 4
1 Andy Pafko 4
4 Ralph Kiner 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 14
2 Monte Irvin 13
2 Willie Jones 13
2 Irv Noren 13
2 Earl Torgeson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Jackson 4
1 Jackie Robinson 4
3 Nellie Fox 3
3 Carl Furillo 3
3 Ted Kluszewski 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.67
2 Tommy Byrne 0.95
3 Larry Jansen 1.00
4 Ken Raffensberger 1.16
5 Bill Werle 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ned Garver 4
1 Larry Jansen 4
3 Bob Hooper 3
3 Sal Maglie 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allie Reynolds 23
2 Larry Jansen 20
2 Don Newcombe 20
4 Murry Dickson 17
5 Chet Nichols 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Scheib 2
1 Ted Wilks 2
3 Ewell Blackwell 1
3 Dick Bokelmann 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Thomson .433
2 Ferris Fain .404
3 Roy Campanella .387
4 Richie Ashburn .367
5 Elmer Valo .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 8
1 Hank Sauer 8
1 Vic Wertz 8
4 Luke Easter 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 29
2 Monte Irvin 27
3 Luke Easter 23
3 Enos Slaughter 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Randy Jackson 6
1 Minnie Minoso 6
3 Chico Carrasquel 4
3 Nellie Fox 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Pierce 1.10
2 Bobby Shantz 1.25
3 Virgil Trucks 1.44
4 Ted Wilks 1.48
5 Saul Rogovin 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
1 Virgil Trucks 6
3 Ned Garver 5
3 Larry Jansen 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Rush 39
2 Ted Gray 37
3 Warren Spahn 33
4 Don Newcombe 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Wilks 5
2 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Bob Kuzava 3
2 Satchel Paige 3
2 Carl Scheib 3