On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 6 .700 --
Senators 12 6 .667 1.0
Indians 11 6 .647 1.5
White Sox 10 8 .556 3.0
Red Sox 10 9 .526 3.5
Tigers 8 8 .500 4.0
Browns 5 15 .250 9.0
Athletics 4 16 .200 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 9 .609 --
Cardinals 10 7 .588 1.0
Pirates 10 8 .556 1.5
Dodgers 11 10 .524 2.0
Cubs 9 9 .500 2.5
Phillies 10 11 .476 3.0
Giants 9 14 .391 5.0
Reds 7 12 .368 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Monte Irvin 3
1 George Kell 3
1 Phil Rizzuto 3
1 Vic Wertz 3
1 Gus Zernial 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Bauer 2
2 Ferris Fain 1
2 Joe Ginsberg 1
2 Sid Gordon 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Astroth 3
1 Ed Fitz Gerald 3
1 Vic Wertz 3
4 Hank Bauer 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Kell 1
1 Connie Ryan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 1.50
2 Carl Erskine 1.20
3 Ted Gray 0.50
4 Herm Wehmeier 0.38
5 Mel Queen 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Mel Queen 1
1 Bob Schultz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 7
2 Carl Erskine 6
2 Larry Jansen 6
4 Hal Brown 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .397
2 Bob Elliott .397
3 Jim Busby .380
4 Dick Sisler .377
5 Pee Wee Reese .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 8
2 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Andy Pafko 6
2 Duke Snider 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 19
2 Larry Doby 17
2 Bobby Doerr 17
2 Bob Elliott 17
2 4 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 9
2 Bobby Avila 3
2 Chico Carrasquel 3
2 Dee Fondy 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.25
2 Gerry Staley 0.76
3 Connie Marrero 1.00
4 Bob Feller 1.33
5 Warren Spahn 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 4
1 Ray Herbert 4
1 Eddie Lopat 4
1 Vic Raschi 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 26
1 Warren Spahn 26
3 Mel Queen 25
4 Early Wynn 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Sheldon Jones 2
2 Clyde King 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Kryhoski .441
2 Jackie Robinson .431
3 Minnie Minoso .429
4 Pete Castiglione .419
5 Dick Sisler .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 6
1 Duke Snider 6
3 Hank Sauer 5
4 Joe Adcock 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Doby 14
1 Bobby Doerr 14
1 Bob Elliott 14
4 Al Dark 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 7
2 Bobby Young 3
3 Bobby Avila 2
3 Chico Carrasquel 2
3 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.00
1 Cal McLish 0.00
3 Ken Holcombe 0.50
4 Gerry Staley 0.68
5 Frank Smith 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 3
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Eddie Lopat 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 18
2 Mel Queen 16
2 Herm Wehmeier 16
4 Roger Bowman 13
4 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 3
2 Lou Brissie 2
2 Sheldon Jones 2
2 Clyde King 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .345
2 George Kell .339
3 Jackie Robinson .335
4 Stan Musial .333
5 Bob Elliott .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Andy Pafko 39
3 Gil Hodges 37
4 Hank Sauer 36
5 Al Rosen 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 144
2 Vern Stephens 127
3 Yogi Berra 123
4 Bobby Doerr 121
5 4 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 34
2 Richie Ashburn 14
2 Dom DiMaggio 14
2 Earl Torgeson 14
5 4 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.61
2 Jim Konstanty 2.75
3 Eddie Lopat 2.78
4 Jim Hearn 2.91
5 Larry Jansen 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Vern Bickford 23
2 Vic Raschi 23
4 Preacher Roe 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 195
1 Warren Spahn 195
3 Larry Jansen 177
4 Bob Lemon 166
5 Vic Raschi 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 14
3 Tom Ferrick 12
3 Bill Werle 12
5 3 tied 10