On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	9	.735	--
White Sox	21	9	.700	2.0
Red Sox	19	13	.594	5.0
Tigers	16	15	.516	7.5
Senators	15	17	.469	9.0
Indians	15	17	.469	9.0
Browns	10	25	.286	15.5
Athletics	9	25	.265	16.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Senators 1

White Sox 6, Indians 0

Browns 3, Tigers 2

Yankees 8, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	21	14	.600	--
Cubs	18	16	.529	2.5
Cardinals	18	17	.514	3.0
Braves	19	18	.514	3.0
Giants	19	19	.500	3.5
Reds	17	19	.472	4.5
Phillies	16	20	.444	5.5
Pirates	15	20	.429	6.0

Games

Braves 12, Dodgers 10

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Reds 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roy Campanella	4
1	Dave Philley	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	2
2	Matt Batts	1
2	Bobby Brown	1
2	Smoky Burgess	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Roy Campanella	3
2	Dom DiMaggio	3
4	Cal Abrams	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Dave Philley	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	0.57
2	Willard Nixon	0.56
3	Johnny Klippstein	0.44
4	Bill Kennedy	0.36
5	Johnny Sain	0.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Fox	1
1	Ken Holcombe	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Bill Kennedy	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Willard Nixon	5
1	Johnny Sain	5
3	Ralph Branca	4
3	Larry Jansen	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Estock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.412
2	Ferris Fain	.382
3	Bob Elliott	.373
4	Pee Wee Reese	.361
5	Richie Ashburn	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	14
2	Wally Westlake	13
3	Duke Snider	11
4	Ralph Kiner	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	34
2	Gil Hodges	32
2	Eddie Robinson	32
2	Hank Sauer	32
5	2 tied	31

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	Mickey McDermott	1.35
2	Eddie Lopat	1.78
3	Ken Holcombe	1.91
4	Bob Feller	1.93
5	Warren Spahn	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Lopat	8
1	Vic Raschi	8
3	Vern Bickford	6
3	Murry Dickson	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Jansen	41
1	Vic Raschi	41
3	Warren Spahn	38
4	Vern Bickford	37
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Werle	5
2	Sheldon Jones	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Frank Smith	3
5	9 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cal Abrams	.545
2	Richie Ashburn	.518
3	Roy Campanella	.511
4	Jim Hegan	.471
5	Ferris Fain	.449

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Westlake	7
1	Gus Zernial	7
3	Gil Hodges	5
3	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Duke Snider	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duke Snider	19
2	Ted Williams	18
3	Jerry Coleman	16
3	Gil Hodges	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	5
2	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Al Rosen	3
4	Joe Collins	2
4	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Taylor	0.00
2	Harry Brecheen	1.38
3	Allie Reynolds	1.54
4	Mickey McDermott	1.57
5	2 tied	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	4
2	Dutch Leonard	3
2	Eddie Lopat	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	22
1	Vic Raschi	22
3	Ted Gray	15
3	Larry Jansen	15
3	Willard Nixon	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	Ken Raffensberger	2
3	Al Brazle	1
3	Fritz Dorish	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cal Abrams	.456
2	Jackie Robinson	.427
3	Ferris Fain	.387
4	Roy Campanella	.386
5	Pee Wee Reese	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	11
2	Duke Snider	10
2	Wally Westlake	10
4	Ralph Kiner	9
4	Hank Sauer	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	31
1	Duke Snider	31
3	Gil Hodges	28
3	Al Rosen	28
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	6
1	Minnie Minoso	6
3	Jim Busby	5
4	Dee Fondy	4
4	Nellie Fox	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey McDermott	1.62
2	Johnny Klippstein	1.69
3	Vern Bickford	1.71
4	Ken Holcombe	1.91
5	Bob Feller	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Lopat	6
1	Sal Maglie	6
1	Vic Raschi	6
4	Murry Dickson	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	33
2	Larry Jansen	31
3	Vern Bickford	30
4	Mickey McDermott	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	Frank Smith	3
3	Ralph Branca	2
3	Lou Brissie	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.346
2	George Kell	.340
3	Billy Goodman	.336
4	Bob Elliott	.335
5	Dom DiMaggio	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	48
2	Gil Hodges	42
3	Hank Sauer	38
3	Duke Snider	38
5	Andy Pafko	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	127
2	Duke Snider	126
3	Gil Hodges	122
3	Vern Stephens	122
5	Vic Wertz	120

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	2.69
3	Jim Konstanty	2.75
4	Early Wynn	2.85
5	Larry Jansen	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	25
2	Vern Bickford	23
2	Sal Maglie	23
4	Eddie Lopat	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	190
1	Warren Spahn	190
3	Larry Jansen	174
4	Vic Raschi	170
5	Bob Lemon	161

Saves

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