On This Day

Thursday, June 21, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	40	19	.678	--
Yankees	36	22	.621	3.5
Red Sox	34	25	.576	6.0
Indians	32	27	.542	8.0
Tigers	28	28	.500	10.5
Senators	23	33	.411	15.5
Athletics	20	39	.339	20.0
Browns	19	39	.328	20.5

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 4

White Sox 5, Yankees 2

Tigers 9, Athletics 3

Senators 9, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	38	20	.655	--
Giants	35	29	.547	6.0
Cardinals	31	29	.517	8.0
Phillies	29	30	.492	9.5
Braves	29	31	.483	10.0
Reds	28	30	.483	10.0
Cubs	25	30	.455	11.5
Pirates	21	37	.362	17.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Reds 4

Phillies 10, Pirates 5

Cardinals 2, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Chapman	4
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Nellie Fox	3
2	Clyde Kluttz	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	2
2	Tommy Brown	1
2	Willie Jones	1
2	Roy McMillan	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Brown	4
1	Sam Chapman	4
3	Cal Abrams	2
3	Gus Bell	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cal Abrams	1
1	Bobby Adams	1
1	Ray Boone	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sheldon Jones	0.83
2	Howie Fox	0.38
3	Mickey McDermott	0.33
3	Gerry Staley	0.33
3	Jim Suchecki	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Mike Garcia	1
1	Don Johnson	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sheldon Jones	5
2	Spec Shea	4
3	Howie Fox	3
3	Mike Garcia	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Erskine	1
1	Bob Lemon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.371
2	Jackie Robinson	.370
3	Minnie Minoso	.365
4	Ferris Fain	.353
5	Nellie Fox	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	60
2	Eddie Robinson	58
3	Wally Westlake	50
4	Vern Stephens	47
5	3 tied	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	Warren Spahn	2.26
4	Sal Maglie	2.35
5	Bob Feller	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	11
2	Bob Feller	10
2	Eddie Lopat	10
2	Vic Raschi	10
2	Preacher Roe	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	67
2	Vic Raschi	66
3	Warren Spahn	65
4	Don Newcombe	63
5	Larry Jansen	61

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	Clyde Vollmer	.424
2	Sam Chapman	.390
3	Minnie Minoso	.386
4	Johnny Wyrostek	.383
5	Willie Mays	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Westrum	6
2	Al Dark	4
2	Monte Irvin	4
2	Willie Jones	4
2	Eddie Joost	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	15
2	Eddie Robinson	14
2	Wes Westrum	14
4	Jim Busby	13
4	Wally Westlake	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	5
1	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
4	Bobby Adams	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bubba Church	0.50
1	Chet Nichols	0.50
3	Warren Spahn	1.04
4	Eddie Lopat	1.33
5	Fred Hutchinson	1.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	17
1	Vic Raschi	17
3	Al Gettel	16
3	Ted Gray	16
3	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Harris	2
2	Cloyd Boyer	1
2	Ralph Branca	1
2	Lou Brissie	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.396
2	Willie Jones	.393
3	Bob Dillinger	.391
4	Ted Williams	.376
5	Bobby Avila	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Vern Stephens	34
3	Eddie Robinson	31
4	Stan Musial	27
5	Wally Westlake	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	8
1	Jackie Robinson	8
3	Jim Busby	6
4	Earl Torgeson	5
5	7 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chet Nichols	1.61
2	Randy Gumpert	1.61
3	Sal Maglie	1.68
4	Ralph Branca	1.69
5	Don Johnson	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
1	Randy Gumpert	6
1	Larry Jansen	6
1	Sal Maglie	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey McDermott	40
2	Don Newcombe	34
3	Warren Spahn	31
4	Vic Raschi	28
5	Early Wynn	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ralph Branca	2
1	Mickey Harris	2
1	Ellis Kinder	2
1	Jim Konstanty	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.349
2	Billy Goodman	.340
3	Bob Elliott	.335
4	Jackie Robinson	.333
5	Dom DiMaggio	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	49
2	Gil Hodges	48
3	Andy Pafko	40
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Duke Snider	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	124
2	Yogi Berra	121
2	Gil Hodges	121
2	Stan Musial	121
5	Eddie Robinson	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	30
2	Jackie Robinson	19
3	Richie Ashburn	18
4	Jim Busby	16
4	2 others tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.50
2	Eddie Lopat	2.81
3	Warren Spahn	2.95
4	Bob Feller	2.99
5	Robin Roberts	3.05

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	177
3	Vic Raschi	166
4	Larry Jansen	163
4	Bob Lemon	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