On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 9 .719 --
White Sox 19 9 .679 2.0
Red Sox 17 13 .567 5.0
Tigers 16 13 .552 5.5
Senators 15 15 .500 7.0
Indians 15 15 .500 7.0
Athletics 9 23 .281 14.0
Browns 8 25 .242 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 13 .606 --
Cardinals 18 15 .545 2.0
Cubs 17 15 .531 2.5
Braves 18 17 .514 3.0
Giants 17 19 .472 4.5
Phillies 16 18 .471 4.5
Reds 15 19 .441 5.5
Pirates 14 19 .424 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Avila 4
2 Ray Boone 3
2 Jim Hegan 3
2 Peanuts Lowrey 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Coleman 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Larry Doby 1
1 Peanuts Lowrey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Coleman 4
1 Larry Doby 4
3 Bobby Avila 3
3 Jim Hegan 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Collins 2
2 Larry Doby 1
2 Nellie Fox 1
2 Al Rosen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Feller 1.00
1 Joe Presko 1.00
3 Bob Cain 0.86
4 Sid Hudson 0.38
5 Randy Gumpert 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Joe Ostrowski 1
1 Joe Presko 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Cain 6
1 Joe Presko 6
3 Sid Hudson 5
3 Bob Ross 5
5 Randy Gumpert 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .415
2 Pee Wee Reese .384
3 Ferris Fain .383
4 Bob Elliott .364
5 Jim Busby .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 14
2 Wally Westlake 13
3 Hank Sauer 9
3 Duke Snider 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 32
2 Gil Hodges 31
3 Hank Sauer 30
4 Eddie Robinson 29
4 Al Rosen 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 10
2 Sam Jethroe 7
3 Minnie Minoso 6
4 Chico Carrasquel 5
4 Dee Fondy 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 1.29
2 Mickey McDermott 1.35
3 Bob Feller 1.93
4 Vern Bickford 2.35
5 Warren Spahn 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 7
1 Vic Raschi 7
3 Vern Bickford 6
3 Sal Maglie 6
3 Gerry Staley 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 38
1 Warren Spahn 38
3 Larry Jansen 37
4 Mickey McDermott 36
4 Mel Queen 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Jim Konstanty 3
2 Frank Smith 3
4 Ralph Branca 2
4 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Abrams .594
2 Richie Ashburn .500
3 Ferris Fain .457
4 Pee Wee Reese .434
5 Jackie Robinson .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Westlake 8
2 Gus Zernial 7
3 Gil Hodges 6
4 Bob Elliott 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 20
2 Gil Hodges 16
2 Hank Sauer 16
4 Ferris Fain 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 5
2 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Al Rosen 3
3 Duke Snider 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Taylor 0.00
2 Johnny Klippstein 1.06
3 Mickey McDermott 1.57
4 Allie Reynolds 1.64
5 Vic Raschi 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Dobson 3
1 Dutch Leonard 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Willie Ramsdell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 22
2 Vic Raschi 19
3 Ted Gray 15
3 Don Newcombe 15
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 2
1 Dave Koslo 2
1 Ken Raffensberger 2
4 Al Brazle 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .438
2 Pee Wee Reese .396
3 Ferris Fain .385
4 Stan Musial .374
5 Al Dark .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 12
2 Wally Westlake 11
3 Hank Sauer 9
3 Duke Snider 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 30
2 Gil Hodges 29
2 Hank Sauer 29
4 Al Rosen 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 8
2 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Minnie Minoso 6
4 Chico Carrasquel 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Lopat 1.33
2 Mickey McDermott 1.50
3 Vern Bickford 1.71
4 Bob Feller 2.13
5 Sal Maglie 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 6
1 Sal Maglie 6
3 Vern Bickford 5
3 Ewell Blackwell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 32
2 Vern Bickford 30
2 Vic Raschi 30
4 Larry Jansen 29
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 3
1 Frank Smith 3
1 Bill Werle 3
4 Ralph Branca 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .346
2 George Kell .340
3 Billy Goodman .337
4 Stan Musial .330
5 Bob Elliott .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Gil Hodges 42
3 Hank Sauer 39
4 Andy Pafko 37
4 Duke Snider 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 134
2 Duke Snider 126
3 Gil Hodges 123
4 Yogi Berra 122
5 Vern Stephens 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 38
2 Richie Ashburn 15
2 Phil Rizzuto 15
2 Duke Snider 15
5 4 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.55
2 Eddie Lopat 2.59
3 Jim Konstanty 2.75
4 Jim Hearn 2.91
5 Warren Spahn 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Raschi 24
2 Vern Bickford 23
2 Sal Maglie 23
4 Bob Lemon 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 196
2 Ewell Blackwell 193
3 Larry Jansen 170
4 Vic Raschi 167
5 Bob Lemon 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 22
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Tom Ferrick 11
4 Ellis Kinder 10
5 4 tied 9