On This Day

Thursday, June 28, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	42	23	.646	--
Yankees	41	23	.641	0.5
Red Sox	39	26	.600	3.0
Indians	34	30	.531	7.5
Tigers	31	30	.508	9.0
Senators	25	37	.403	15.5
Athletics	24	41	.369	18.0
Browns	19	45	.297	22.5

Games

Yankees 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	41	24	.631	--
Giants	39	31	.557	4.5
Cardinals	33	32	.508	8.0
Reds	32	33	.492	9.0
Phillies	32	33	.492	9.0
Braves	30	34	.469	10.5
Cubs	28	33	.459	11.0
Pirates	25	40	.385	16.0

Games

Pirates 7, Reds 5

Giants 5, Dodgers 4

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Cubs 8, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Castiglione	4
1	Clyde McCullough	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Randy Jackson	3
3	Eddie Waitkus	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Monte Irvin	2
2	Grady Hatton	1
2	Randy Jackson	1
2	Willard Marshall	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Monte Irvin	4
2	Cliff Mapes	3
3	Pete Castiglione	2
3	Erv Dusak	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Cusick	1
1	Frank Hiller	1
1	Irv Noren	1
1	Hank Sauer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Hiller	3.50
2	Ralph Branca	0.50
3	Ken Raffensberger	0.44
4	Bill Werle	0.40
5	Dave Koslo	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Hiller	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Jim Konstanty	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Bill Werle	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Hiller	7
2	Ralph Branca	6
3	Ken Raffensberger	4
3	Bill Werle	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Ostrowski	1
1	Ted Wilks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Minnie Minoso	.361
3	Jackie Robinson	.360
4	Richie Ashburn	.357
5	Ferris Fain	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	24
2	Ralph Kiner	17
2	Wally Westlake	17
4	Andy Pafko	16
4	Gus Zernial	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	69
2	Eddie Robinson	65
3	Vern Stephens	56
4	Al Rosen	53
5	Wally Westlake	52

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	2.34
2	Sal Maglie	2.37
3	Warren Spahn	2.41
4	Allie Reynolds	2.80
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	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	70
2	Warren Spahn	69
3	Vic Raschi	68
4	Mickey McDermott	67
5	Larry Jansen	65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.532
2	Don Mueller	.435
3	Bobby Avila	.396
4	Sam Chapman	.388
5	Gene Woodling	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Zernial	7
2	Monte Irvin	6
2	Vern Stephens	6
4	Gil Hodges	5
4	Willie Mays	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	19
2	Willie Mays	18
2	Ted Williams	18
4	Monte Irvin	17
5	Vern Stephens	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
2	Billy Goodman	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Ray Boone	3
3	3 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	2 tied	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	4
2	Larry Jansen	3
2	Sal Maglie	3
2	Mel Parnell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	20
2	Harry Perkowski	18
3	Warren Spahn	16
4	Larry Jansen	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey Harris	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
3	Frank Smith	2
4	Cloyd Boyer	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Williams	.389
2	Stan Musial	.385
3	Willie Jones	.378
4	Minnie Minoso	.370
5	Bob Dillinger	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Easter	9
1	Gil Hodges	9
1	Monte Irvin	9
1	Vern Stephens	9
1	Gus Zernial	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	32
2	Vern Stephens	31
3	Eddie Robinson	30
4	Luke Easter	29
5	Gus Zernial	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	Allie Reynolds	1.20
3	Al Brazle	1.30
4	Bubba Church	1.36
5	Fred Hutchinson	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Newcombe	6
2	Bubba Church	5
2	Randy Gumpert	5
2	Larry Jansen	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Newcombe	37
2	Vic Raschi	27
3	Mickey McDermott	26
3	Ken Raffensberger	26
3	Bob Rush	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.351
2	Dom DiMaggio	.344
3	Billy Goodman	.339
4	Bob Elliott	.334
5	Richie Ashburn	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	48
2	Ralph Kiner	46
3	Andy Pafko	43
4	Stan Musial	35
5	Gus Zernial	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vern Stephens	130
2	Stan Musial	123
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	2.98
4	Eddie Lopat	3.02
5	Robin Roberts	3.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sal Maglie	27
2	Vic Raschi	24
3	Don Newcombe	22
3	Mel Parnell	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ewell Blackwell	179
2	Warren Spahn	165
3	Bob Lemon	161
4	Vic Raschi	160
5	Larry Jansen	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Konstanty	19
2	Ellis Kinder	14
3	Mickey Harris	13
4	Ralph Branca	9
4	2 others tied	9