On This Day

Friday, May 11, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 6 .714 --
Senators 12 7 .632 2.0
White Sox 11 8 .579 3.0
Indians 11 8 .579 3.0
Tigers 10 8 .556 3.5
Red Sox 10 9 .526 4.0
Athletics 5 16 .238 10.0
Browns 5 17 .227 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 10 .600 --
Dodgers 13 10 .565 1.0
Cardinals 10 9 .526 2.0
Pirates 11 10 .524 2.0
Phillies 11 12 .478 3.0
Cubs 10 11 .476 3.0
Giants 11 14 .440 4.0
Reds 8 13 .381 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 4
2 Chico Carrasquel 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
2 Mickey Owen 3
2 Bob Rush 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 2
2 Eddie Robinson 1
2 Vic Wertz 1
2 Wally Westlake 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 4
2 Eddie Robinson 3
2 Hank Sauer 3
2 Wally Westlake 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Arft 1
1 Chico Carrasquel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dizzy Trout 1.00
2 Joe Dobson 0.50
3 Bob Rush 0.27
4 Duane Pillette 0.20
5 Early Wynn 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 1
1 Bob Rush 1
1 Dizzy Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Trout 7
2 Dick Starr 5
3 Bob Rush 4
4 Joe Dobson 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .398
2 Bob Elliott .391
3 Dick Sisler .376
4 Al Dark .370
5 Jim Busby .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 9
2 Andy Pafko 8
3 Sam Jethroe 6
3 Duke Snider 6
3 Wally Westlake 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 22
2 Al Dark 18
2 Larry Doby 18
2 Monte Irvin 18
2 3 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 9
2 Chico Carrasquel 4
2 Eddie Stanky 4
4 Bobby Avila 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 0.60
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 5
1 Eddie Lopat 5
3 Ewell Blackwell 4
3 Murry Dickson 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jansen 26
1 Warren Spahn 26
3 Mel Queen 25
4 Ewell Blackwell 24
5 3 tied 23

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 Minnie Minoso .462
2 Al Dark .458
3 Dick Kryhoski .450
4 Dick Sisler .431
5 Del Ennis .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 6
2 Andy Pafko 5
2 Hank Sauer 5
2 Duke Snider 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Dark 16
1 Hank Sauer 16
3 Larry Doby 15
4 Andy Pafko 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 4
2 Eddie Stanky 3
2 Bobby Young 3
4 Richie Ashburn 2
4 9 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holcombe 0.50
2 Eddie Lopat 0.67
3 Gerry Staley 0.68
4 Frank Smith 0.69
5 Marv Rotblatt 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 3
1 Ewell Blackwell 3
1 Murry Dickson 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 18
2 Vern Bickford 16
2 Larry Jansen 16
2 Mel Queen 16
2 Herm Wehmeier 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Brissie 2
1 Sheldon Jones 2
1 Clyde King 2
1 Frank Smith 2
1 Bill Werle 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .345
2 Jackie Robinson .339
3 George Kell .339
4 Stan Musial .327
5 Bob Elliott .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 44
2 Andy Pafko 41
3 Gil Hodges 38
4 Hank Sauer 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 142
2 Vern Stephens 126
3 Yogi Berra 123
3 Vic Wertz 123
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 34
2 Richie Ashburn 15
3 Dom DiMaggio 14
3 Duke Snider 14
3 Earl Torgeson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.64
2 Jim Konstanty 2.70
3 Eddie Lopat 2.82
4 Larry Jansen 2.86
5 Jim Hearn 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 24
2 Bob Lemon 23
2 Vic Raschi 23
4 Don Newcombe 21
4 Preacher Roe 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 201
2 Warren Spahn 190
3 Larry Jansen 171
4 Bob Lemon 164
5 Vic Raschi 158

Saves

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