On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	24	9	.727	--
Yankees	26	11	.703	0.0
Red Sox	22	13	.629	3.0
Tigers	17	17	.500	7.5
Indians	16	19	.457	9.0
Senators	15	19	.441	9.5
Browns	11	27	.289	15.5
Athletics	10	26	.278	15.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Yankees 2

White Sox 4, Browns 2

Indians 9, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	22	14	.611	--
Cardinals	20	17	.541	2.5
Cubs	18	16	.529	3.0
Braves	20	18	.526	3.0
Giants	20	20	.500	4.0
Reds	17	20	.459	5.5
Phillies	16	22	.421	7.0
Pirates	15	21	.417	7.0

Games

Braves 4, Giants 1

Dodgers 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gil McDougald	4
2	Bob Feller	3
2	Carl Furillo	3
2	Willard Marshall	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Chambers	1
1	Bobby Doerr	1
1	Luke Easter	1
1	Bob Elliott	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Furillo	3
1	Stan Musial	3
3	Ray Boone	2
3	Bobby Doerr	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Heintzelman	1.00
2	Allie Reynolds	0.75
3	Tom Poholsky	0.67
3	Warren Spahn	0.67
5	Sheldon Jones	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Bob Feller	1
1	Mel Parnell	1
1	Tom Poholsky	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Heintzelman	11
2	Tom Poholsky	8
2	Warren Spahn	8
4	Allie Reynolds	6
5	Al Gettel	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.415
2	Ferris Fain	.386
3	Bob Elliott	.375
4	Pee Wee Reese	.365
5	Nellie Fox	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	15
2	Wally Westlake	13
3	Duke Snider	11
4	Ralph Kiner	10
4	Ted Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Eddie Robinson	35
3	Duke Snider	34
4	Gil Hodges	33
5	2 tied	32

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	Bob Feller	1.64
2	Mickey McDermott	1.65
3	Eddie Lopat	1.78
4	Ken Holcombe	1.91
5	Warren Spahn	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Lopat	8
1	Vic Raschi	8
3	Sal Maglie	7
3	Gerry Staley	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	46
2	Larry Jansen	41
2	Mickey McDermott	41
2	Vic Raschi	41
5	Vern Bickford	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Werle	5
2	Bob Hooper	3
2	Sheldon Jones	3
2	Jim Konstanty	3
2	Frank Smith	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Richie Ashburn	.480
2	Roy Campanella	.477
3	Frank Baumholtz	.474
4	Cal Abrams	.472
5	Nellie Fox	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	6
1	Stan Musial	6
3	Ralph Kiner	5
3	Wally Westlake	5
3	Gus Zernial	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	21
2	Stan Musial	18
3	Eddie Robinson	17
4	Jerry Coleman	16
5	Don Lenhardt	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	5
2	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Joe Collins	2
3	Larry Doby	2
3	5 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Taylor	0.43
2	Allie Reynolds	1.03
3	Vic Raschi	1.38
3	Harry Brecheen	1.38
5	Sal Maglie	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Dobson	3
1	Dutch Leonard	3
1	Eddie Lopat	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	23
2	Vic Raschi	19
3	Allie Reynolds	16
4	Joe Dobson	15
4	3 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
2	Al Brazle	1
2	Fritz Dorish	1
2	George Estock	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.426
2	Cal Abrams	.423
3	Ferris Fain	.407
4	Vern Stephens	.403
5	Roy Campanella	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	10
1	Duke Snider	10
1	Wally Westlake	10
4	Ralph Kiner	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Sauer	31
1	Duke Snider	31
3	Stan Musial	29
3	Ted Williams	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	1.69
2	Bob Feller	1.70
3	Vern Bickford	1.71
4	Harry Taylor	1.91
5	Ken Holcombe	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	7
2	Eddie Lopat	6
2	Vic Raschi	6
4	Murry Dickson	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	33
2	Ted Gray	31
2	Larry Jansen	31
4	Vern Bickford	30
5	Vic Raschi	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hooper	3
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	Frank Smith	3
4	Ralph Branca	2
4	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jackie Robinson	.343
2	Bob Elliott	.338
3	Dom DiMaggio	.333
4	Billy Goodman	.332
5	George Kell	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Gil Hodges	43
3	Duke Snider	38
4	Andy Pafko	37
5	Hank Sauer	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt Dropo	126
1	Duke Snider	126
1	Vern Stephens	126
4	Bobby Doerr	123
5	Gil Hodges	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	37
2	Richie Ashburn	15
2	Phil Rizzuto	15
4	Duke Snider	14
5	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.48
2	Eddie Lopat	2.78
3	Jim Konstanty	2.79
4	Jim Hearn	2.91
5	Larry Jansen	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Raschi	25
2	Sal Maglie	24
3	Vern Bickford	22
4	Larry Jansen	21
4	4 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	198
2	Ewell Blackwell	190
3	Vic Raschi	170
4	Larry Jansen	168
5	Bob Lemon	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	21
2	Mickey Harris	13
3	Tom Ferrick	11
4	Ellis Kinder	10
5	3 tied	9