On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 30 11 .732 --
Yankees 28 16 .636 3.5
Red Sox 26 18 .591 5.5
Indians 24 20 .545 7.5
Tigers 20 22 .476 10.5
Senators 17 25 .405 13.5
Athletics 14 29 .326 17.0
Browns 14 32 .304 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 16 .636 --
Cardinals 24 21 .533 4.5
Giants 25 23 .521 5.0
Cubs 21 20 .512 5.5
Reds 22 23 .489 6.5
Braves 22 24 .478 7.0
Phillies 21 26 .447 8.5
Pirates 17 27 .386 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Kell 4
1 George Metkovich 4
3 Jim Busby 3
3 Ray Coleman 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 3
1 Randy Gumpert 3
1 Sherm Lollar 3
4 Jim Delsing 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Gus Niarhos 1
1 Irv Noren 1
1 Duke Snider 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Rush 0.71
2 Harry Perkowski 0.50
3 Allie Reynolds 0.45
4 Paul LaPalme 0.44
4 Red Munger 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Bearden 1
1 Carl Erskine 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 6
2 Allie Reynolds 5
2 Bob Rush 5
4 Paul LaPalme 4
4 Red Munger 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jackie Robinson .395
2 Stan Musial .377
3 Nellie Fox .364
4 Ferris Fain .361
5 Minnie Minoso .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 18
2 Wally Westlake 14
3 Ralph Kiner 12
3 Stan Musial 12
3 Duke Snider 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 44
1 Ted Williams 44
3 Duke Snider 40
4 Stan Musial 38
5 Gil Hodges 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 11
2 Sam Jethroe 8
2 Minnie Minoso 8
4 Jackie Robinson 7
5 Duke Snider 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.82
2 Randy Gumpert 2.17
3 Sal Maglie 2.32
4 Vern Bickford 2.47
5 Warren Spahn 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 9
2 Ned Garver 8
2 Eddie Lopat 8
2 Vic Raschi 8
5 5 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 Stan Musial .442
2 Dom DiMaggio .434
3 Roy Campanella .434
4 Nellie Fox .426
5 Ted Williams .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 8
2 Gil Hodges 7
3 Luke Easter 5
3 Ralph Kiner 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 23
2 Ted Williams 21
3 Stan Musial 19
4 Eddie Robinson 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Robinson 5
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
2 Duke Snider 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Feller 1.00
2 Sal Maglie 1.25
3 Allie Reynolds 1.30
4 Al Gettel 1.46
5 Paul Minner 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 4
2 Carl Erskine 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 Ned Garver 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 23
2 Don Newcombe 20
3 Joe Presko 19
4 Ken Heintzelman 16
5 5 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 George Estock 1
1 Joe Haynes 1
1 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .413
2 Dom DiMaggio .394
3 Nellie Fox .385
4 Jackie Robinson .381
5 Red Schoendienst .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Robinson 33
1 Ted Williams 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
2 Duke Snider 6
4 Jackie Robinson 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Gumpert 1.61
2 Harry Taylor 1.71
3 Sal Maglie 1.90
4 Vern Bickford 2.05
5 Ralph Branca 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 7
2 Ned Garver 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
4 Bubba Church 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 36
2 Don Newcombe 33
3 Ewell Blackwell 32
4 Vern Bickford 31
5 Vic Raschi 30

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 .340
3 Billy Goodman .338
4 Dom DiMaggio .334
5 Bob Elliott .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 49
2 Gil Hodges 46
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 Gil Hodges 124
4 Walt Dropo 122
4 Del Ennis 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 38
2 Jackie Robinson 18
3 Duke Snider 17
4 Richie Ashburn 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.44
2 Jim Konstanty 2.94
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 166
3 Bob Lemon 166
3 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