On This Day

Tuesday, June 19, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 39 18 .684 --
Yankees 35 21 .625 3.5
Red Sox 34 23 .596 5.0
Indians 30 27 .526 9.0
Tigers 26 27 .491 11.0
Senators 21 33 .389 16.5
Athletics 19 37 .339 19.5
Browns 19 37 .339 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 37 19 .661 --
Giants 35 27 .565 5.0
Cardinals 29 29 .500 9.0
Reds 27 29 .482 10.0
Braves 28 31 .475 10.5
Phillies 27 30 .474 10.5
Cubs 25 29 .463 11.0
Pirates 21 35 .375 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gil Coan 4
1 Mickey Mantle 4
1 Phil Masi 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
1 Gene Woodling 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Jones 2
1 Mickey Mantle 2
3 Yogi Berra 1
3 Luke Easter 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Jones 6
2 Mickey Mantle 5
3 Bud Stewart 4
3 Ted Williams 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Goodman 1
1 Roy Hartsfield 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Pee Wee Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jansen 1.00
1 Bob Rush 1.00
1 Chuck Stobbs 1.00
4 Don Newcombe 0.60
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Larry Jansen 1
1 Johnny Kucab 1
1 Russ Meyer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 6
1 Chuck Stobbs 6
3 Dave Cole 4
3 Larry Jansen 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 1
1 Howie Judson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .375
2 Jackie Robinson .372
3 Minnie Minoso .370
4 Ferris Fain .356
5 Richie Ashburn .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 21
2 Wally Westlake 17
3 Ralph Kiner 16
4 Stan Musial 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 59
2 Eddie Robinson 57
3 Wally Westlake 50
4 Duke Snider 46
4 Vern Stephens 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 16
2 Minnie Minoso 13
3 Sam Jethroe 10
3 Jackie Robinson 10
5 Richie Ashburn 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 1.56
2 Randy Gumpert 2.02
3 Sal Maglie 2.35
4 Warren Spahn 2.44
5 Bob Feller 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 11
2 Bob Feller 10
2 Vic Raschi 10
4 Ned Garver 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 66
2 Mickey McDermott 64
3 Don Newcombe 63
4 Larry Jansen 61
5 Warren Spahn 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 6
2 Jim Konstanty 5
2 Frank Smith 5
4 Ralph Branca 3
4 5 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Jones .395
2 Willie Mays .390
3 Minnie Minoso .386
4 Carl Furillo .385
5 Bob Dillinger .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Westrum 6
2 Al Dark 4
2 Gil Hodges 4
2 Monte Irvin 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Busby 16
2 Wes Westrum 15
2 Wally Westlake 15
2 Ted Williams 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 5
1 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
4 Bob Dillinger 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chet Nichols 0.50
2 Ralph Branca 1.38
3 Eddie Lopat 1.50
4 Don Johnson 1.67
5 Luis Aloma 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Gumpert 4
1 Larry Jansen 4
3 Bob Cain 3
3 Bob Feller 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Kretlow 21
1 Bob Rush 21
3 Vic Raschi 17
4 Al Gettel 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 2
2 Ewell Blackwell 1
2 Cloyd Boyer 1
2 Ralph Branca 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Ashburn .400
2 Stan Musial .395
3 Bob Dillinger .393
4 Roy Campanella .381
5 Ted Williams .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 10
1 Stan Musial 10
1 Wes Westrum 10
4 Ralph Kiner 9
5 Luke Easter 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 39
2 Eddie Robinson 35
3 Vern Stephens 33
4 Stan Musial 28
5 Wally Westlake 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 10
2 Jackie Robinson 8
3 Jim Busby 6
4 Sam Jethroe 5
4 Earl Torgeson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Gumpert 1.61
2 Sal Maglie 1.68
3 Ralph Branca 1.69
4 Don Johnson 1.78
5 Allie Reynolds 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Randy Gumpert 6
1 Larry Jansen 6
1 Sal Maglie 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 37
2 Don Newcombe 34
2 Vic Raschi 34
4 Larry Jansen 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Branca 2
1 Mickey Harris 2
1 Ellis Kinder 2
1 Jim Konstanty 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .351
2 Billy Goodman .337
3 Jackie Robinson .336
4 Bob Elliott .336
5 Dom DiMaggio .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 49
1 Ralph Kiner 49
3 Andy Pafko 40
4 Stan Musial 36
5 Duke Snider 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 125
1 Vern Stephens 125
3 Yogi Berra 121
3 Stan Musial 121
5 Eddie Robinson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 31
2 Jackie Robinson 21
3 Richie Ashburn 18
4 Duke Snider 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.47
2 Eddie Lopat 2.84
3 Warren Spahn 2.95
4 Bob Feller 2.99
5 Robin Roberts 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 26
2 Vic Raschi 23
3 Vern Bickford 22
3 Larry Jansen 22
3 Bob Lemon 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 191
2 Warren Spahn 178
3 Vic Raschi 166
4 Bob Lemon 164
5 Larry Jansen 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 21
2 Mickey Harris 13
3 Ellis Kinder 12
4 Lou Brissie 10
5 3 tied 9