On This Day

Tuesday, May 29, 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 18 .486 8.0
Indians 17 19 .472 8.5
Senators 15 19 .441 9.5
Browns 11 27 .289 15.5
Athletics 10 26 .278 15.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Doby 2
2 Luke Easter 1
2 Bob Kennedy 1
2 Al Rosen 1
2 2 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Wertz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Rosen 2
2 Vic Wertz 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Lemon 7.00
2 Bob Cain 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 7
2 Bob Cain 1

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 3 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 Dom DiMaggio .435

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 Don Lenhardt 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Taylor 0.55
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 Sal Maglie 3
1 Mickey McDermott 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 23
2 Vic Raschi 19
3 Bob Lemon 16
3 Allie Reynolds 16
5 4 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 Cal Abrams .423
2 Jackie Robinson .422
3 Ferris Fain .414
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 Stan Musial 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 31
2 Al Rosen 30
3 Hank Sauer 29
3 Ted Williams 29
5 Stan Musial 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 Gerry Staley 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
3 Ralph Branca 2
3 Lou Brissie 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .341
2 Bob Elliott .335
3 Billy Goodman .333
4 Dom DiMaggio .329
5 George Kell .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 49
2 Gil Hodges 43
3 Duke Snider 38
4 Andy Pafko 37
5 Hank Sauer 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Snider 126
1 Vern Stephens 126
3 Walt Dropo 125
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 2.88
4 Jim Hearn 2.91
5 Larry Jansen 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 195
2 Ewell Blackwell 190
3 Bob Lemon 170
4 Larry Jansen 168
5 Vic Raschi 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 12
3 Tom Ferrick 11
4 Ellis Kinder 10
5 3 tied 9