On This Day

Tuesday, June 26, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	42	22	.656	--
Yankees	39	23	.629	2.0
Red Sox	38	26	.594	4.0
Indians	33	30	.524	8.5
Tigers	30	30	.500	10.0
Senators	25	35	.417	15.0
Athletics	24	40	.375	18.0
Browns	19	44	.302	22.5

Games

Red Sox 13, Athletics 5

White Sox 11, Tigers 3

Indians 6, Browns 4

Senators 7, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	40	23	.635	--
Giants	38	30	.559	4.5
Cardinals	32	31	.508	8.0
Reds	31	32	.492	9.0
Phillies	31	33	.484	9.5
Braves	30	33	.476	10.0
Cubs	27	32	.458	11.0
Pirates	24	39	.381	16.0

Games

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Giants 4, Dodgers 0

Phillies 7, Braves 0

Cubs 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Wertz	4
1	Eddie Yost	4
3	Jim Busby	3
3	Tommy Glaviano	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vern Stephens	2
2	Tommy Brown	1
2	Bobby Doerr	1
2	Luke Easter	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Joost	4
1	Ted Williams	4
3	Jim Busby	3
3	Chico Carrasquel	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Boone	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bubba Church	1.00
2	Sal Maglie	0.80
3	Preacher Roe	0.67
4	Harry Perkowski	0.62
5	Connie Marrero	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Aloma	1
1	Bubba Church	1
1	Steve Gromek	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Perkowski	8
2	Bubba Church	7
3	Preacher Roe	6
4	Connie Marrero	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Rush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Jackie Robinson	.364
3	Minnie Minoso	.362
4	Ferris Fain	.353
5	Richie Ashburn	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	24
2	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Wally Westlake	17
4	Stan Musial	15
4	3 others tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	68
2	Eddie Robinson	65
3	Vern Stephens	56
4	Al Rosen	52
5	Wally Westlake	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Busby	17
2	Minnie Minoso	15
3	Jackie Robinson	11
4	Sam Jethroe	10
5	Richie Ashburn	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	1.96
2	Sal Maglie	2.37
3	Warren Spahn	2.46
4	Joe Presko	2.70
5	Vern Bickford	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	12
2	Vic Raschi	11
3	Bob Feller	10
3	Eddie Lopat	10
3	Preacher Roe	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	68
1	Vic Raschi	68
1	Warren Spahn	68
4	Mickey McDermott	67
5	Larry Jansen	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Smith	7
2	Bill Werle	6
3	Jim Konstanty	5
4	Mickey Harris	4
4	Ellis Kinder	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.500
2	Willie Mays	.390
3	Sam Chapman	.388
4	Eddie Yost	.386
5	Johnny Wyrostek	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	6
1	Vern Stephens	6
1	Gus Zernial	6
4	Monte Irvin	5
4	Eddie Joost	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	18
2	Vern Stephens	17
2	Gus Zernial	17
4	Monte Irvin	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Billy Goodman	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Ray Boone	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allie Reynolds	0.00
1	Bubba Church	0.00
3	Luis Aloma	1.33
4	Max Lanier	1.38
5	Al Brazle	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jansen	3
1	Clyde King	3
1	Sal Maglie	3
1	Don Newcombe	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	18
1	Harry Perkowski	18
3	Warren Spahn	15
4	Larry Jansen	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Harris	3
2	Ellis Kinder	2
2	Frank Smith	2
4	Cloyd Boyer	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.400
2	Ted Williams	.386
3	Minnie Minoso	.383
4	Willie Jones	.381
5	Bob Dillinger	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	10
1	Vern Stephens	10
3	Luke Easter	9
3	Stan Musial	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	37
2	Vern Stephens	35
3	Eddie Robinson	33
4	Gus Zernial	29
5	Luke Easter	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	9
1	Jackie Robinson	9
3	Jim Busby	7
4	Billy Goodman	6
4	Earl Torgeson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Aloma	1.05
2	Al Brazle	1.35
3	Bubba Church	1.36
4	Saul Rogovin	1.54
5	Don Johnson	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	6
2	Bubba Church	5
2	Bob Feller	5
2	Randy Gumpert	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	35
2	Mickey McDermott	31
3	Warren Spahn	30
4	Vic Raschi	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Smith	4
2	Mickey Harris	3
2	Ellis Kinder	3
4	Jim Konstanty	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.353
2	Dom DiMaggio	.341
3	Billy Goodman	.336
4	Bob Elliott	.335
5	Yogi Berra	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	48
2	Ralph Kiner	46
3	Andy Pafko	42
4	Stan Musial	36
5	Gus Zernial	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	130
2	Stan Musial	122
3	Yogi Berra	121
3	Eddie Robinson	121
5	Gil Hodges	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	27
2	Richie Ashburn	19
2	Jackie Robinson	19
4	Jim Busby	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sal Maglie	2.37
2	Bubba Church	2.94
3	Warren Spahn	3.02
4	Eddie Lopat	3.02
5	Robin Roberts	3.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	27
2	Vic Raschi	24
3	Mel Parnell	22
4	Vern Bickford	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	181
2	Warren Spahn	171
3	Larry Jansen	162
4	Bob Lemon	161
5	Vic Raschi	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	20
2	Mickey Harris	13
2	Ellis Kinder	13
4	Ralph Branca	9
4	2 others tied	9