On This Day

Monday, June 4, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 29 11 .725 --
Yankees 27 16 .628 3.5
Red Sox 26 17 .605 4.5
Indians 24 19 .558 6.5
Tigers 19 22 .463 10.5
Senators 17 24 .415 12.5
Athletics 14 28 .333 16.0
Browns 13 32 .289 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 16 .628 --
Cardinals 24 20 .545 3.5
Giants 24 23 .511 5.0
Cubs 20 20 .500 5.5
Reds 22 22 .500 5.5
Braves 22 23 .489 6.0
Phillies 21 25 .457 7.5
Pirates 16 27 .372 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Goodman 7
2 Gus Bell 4
2 Walker Cooper 4
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Billy Johnson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Walker Cooper 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Limmer 4
2 Gus Bell 3
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Grady Hatton 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Addis 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herm Wehmeier 0.45
2 Joe Presko 0.44
3 Mike Garcia 0.43
4 Larry Jansen 0.38
5 Bill Wight 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Byerly 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Hal Newhouser 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 6
2 Tommy Byrne 5
2 Herm Wehmeier 5
4 Joe Presko 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .403
2 Stan Musial .380
3 Ferris Fain .364
4 Minnie Minoso .363
5 Nellie Fox .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 17
2 Wally Westlake 14
3 Ralph Kiner 12
3 Stan Musial 12
3 Duke Snider 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 44
2 Eddie Robinson 43
3 Duke Snider 40
4 Stan Musial 38
5 3 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 11
2 Sam Jethroe 8
2 Minnie Minoso 8
4 Jackie Robinson 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.82
2 Sal Maglie 2.35
3 Vern Bickford 2.47
4 Warren Spahn 2.65
5 Mickey McDermott 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 8
1 Sal Maglie 8
1 Vic Raschi 8
4 Vern Bickford 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 50
2 Don Newcombe 49
2 Vic Raschi 49
2 Warren Spahn 49
5 Larry Jansen 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 5
2 Jim Konstanty 4
2 Frank Smith 4
4 Bob Hooper 3
4 Sheldon Jones 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .433
2 Stan Musial .431
3 Roy Campanella .429
4 Vern Stephens .413
5 Dom DiMaggio .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 8
2 Gil Hodges 6
3 Luke Easter 5
3 Ralph Kiner 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 24
2 Vern Stephens 23
3 Stan Musial 19
4 Eddie Robinson 18
5 Lou Boudreau 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Gil Hodges 3
4 Cal Abrams 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.00
1 Sal Maglie 1.00
3 Al Gettel 1.35
4 Randy Gumpert 1.42
5 Allie Reynolds 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 3
1 Sal Maglie 3
1 Don Newcombe 3
1 Mel Parnell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 23
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Joe Presko 19
4 Willard Nixon 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 George Estock 1
1 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .417
2 Vern Stephens .394
3 Jackie Robinson .394
4 Dom DiMaggio .381
5 Richie Ashburn .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 11
1 Stan Musial 11
3 Wally Westlake 10
4 Ralph Kiner 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 34
2 Eddie Robinson 33
3 Stan Musial 32
4 Duke Snider 31
5 Vern Stephens 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 8
2 Sam Jethroe 6
3 Jim Busby 5
3 Jackie Robinson 5
3 Duke Snider 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Taylor 1.59
2 Sal Maglie 1.88
3 Vern Bickford 2.05
4 Ralph Branca 2.08
5 Stubby Overmire 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 6
2 Billy Pierce 5
2 Vic Raschi 5
2 Gerry Staley 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 36
2 Don Newcombe 33
2 Vic Raschi 33
4 Ewell Blackwell 32
5 Vern Bickford 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 2
1 Bob Hooper 2
1 Jim Konstanty 2
1 Dave Koslo 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .343
2 Jackie Robinson .341
3 Billy Goodman .341
4 Bob Elliott .335
5 Dom DiMaggio .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 49
2 Gil Hodges 45
3 Andy Pafko 38
4 Hank Sauer 35
4 Duke Snider 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 131
2 Duke Snider 127
3 Walt Dropo 125
4 Del Ennis 124
4 Gil Hodges 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 38
2 Jackie Robinson 18
3 Duke Snider 16
4 Richie Ashburn 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.45
2 Early Wynn 2.91
3 Bob Feller 2.96
4 Warren Spahn 3.01
5 Larry Jansen 3.04

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 Ewell Blackwell 198
2 Warren Spahn 194
3 Larry Jansen 168
3 Bob Lemon 168
5 Vic Raschi 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 20
2 Tom Ferrick 11
2 Mickey Harris 11
2 Ellis Kinder 11
5 2 tied 9