On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 43 23 .652 --
Yankees 42 23 .646 0.5
Red Sox 39 27 .591 4.0
Indians 35 30 .538 7.5
Tigers 31 31 .500 10.0
Senators 25 39 .391 17.0
Athletics 26 41 .388 17.5
Browns 19 46 .292 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 41 25 .621 --
Giants 39 31 .557 4.0
Cardinals 33 32 .508 7.5
Phillies 33 33 .500 8.0
Reds 32 33 .492 8.5
Braves 30 34 .469 10.0
Cubs 28 33 .459 10.5
Pirates 25 40 .385 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Vernon 4
2 Joe Astroth 3
2 Sam Dente 3
2 Randy Jackson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Joost 2
2 Gene Hermanski 1
2 Lou Klein 1
2 Eddie Robinson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 5
2 Jim Busby 3
2 Eddie Joost 3
2 Eddie Miksis 3
2 Eddie Yost 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Solly Hemus 1
1 Eddie Joost 1
1 Irv Noren 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Raschi 1.20
2 Robin Roberts 1.00
3 Howie Judson 0.60
4 Bob Lemon 0.58
5 Mickey McDermott 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howie Judson 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Morrie Martin 1
1 Vic Raschi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 7
2 Howie Judson 6
2 Vic Raschi 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
5 Mickey McDermott 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Kucab 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .370
2 Minnie Minoso .367
3 Jackie Robinson .358
4 Richie Ashburn .355
5 Ferris Fain .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 24
2 Ralph Kiner 17
2 Wally Westlake 17
2 Gus Zernial 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 70
2 Eddie Robinson 66
3 Vern Stephens 56
4 Wally Westlake 54
5 Al Rosen 53

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
1 Vic Raschi 12
3 Bob Feller 10
3 Eddie Lopat 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 74
2 Mickey McDermott 71
3 Don Newcombe 70
4 Warren Spahn 69
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 .531
2 Johnny Wyrostek .404
3 Gene Woodling .382
4 Phil Masi .381
5 Bobby Avila .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 8
2 Monte Irvin 6
2 Eddie Joost 6
2 Vern Stephens 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 24
2 Ted Williams 19
3 Monte Irvin 17
4 Vern Stephens 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allie Reynolds 0.00
1 Bubba Church 0.00
3 Luis Aloma 0.48
4 Max Lanier 1.29
5 Joe Haynes 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 4
2 Sal Maglie 3
2 Mel Parnell 3
2 Willie Ramsdell 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 20
2 Vic Raschi 19
3 Harry Perkowski 17
4 Mickey McDermott 16
4 Warren Spahn 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey Harris 3
1 Ellis Kinder 3
3 Johnny Kucab 2
3 Frank Smith 2
5 16 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .391
2 Stan Musial .389
3 Minnie Minoso .379
4 Willie Jones .373
5 Bob Dillinger .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Zernial 10
2 Luke Easter 9
2 Gil Hodges 9
2 Monte Irvin 9
2 Vern Stephens 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 33
2 Gus Zernial 32
3 Eddie Robinson 31
3 Vern Stephens 31
5 Luke Easter 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 9
1 Jackie Robinson 9
3 Jim Busby 7
4 Billy Goodman 6
4 2 others tied 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 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 37
2 Vic Raschi 33
3 Mickey McDermott 30
4 Robin Roberts 27
4 Bob Rush 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 4
1 Frank Smith 4
3 Mickey Harris 3
3 Johnny Kucab 3
5 4 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Dom DiMaggio .341
3 Billy Goodman .338
4 Bob Elliott .336
5 Richie Ashburn .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 48
2 Ralph Kiner 46
3 Andy Pafko 42
4 Stan Musial 35
4 Gus Zernial 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vern Stephens 129
2 Eddie Robinson 122
3 Yogi Berra 121
3 Stan Musial 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 2.97
3 Warren Spahn 2.98
4 Eddie Lopat 3.02
5 Robin Roberts 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Maglie 27
2 Vic Raschi 25
3 Don Newcombe 22
3 Mel Parnell 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 179
2 Vic Raschi 166
3 Warren Spahn 165
4 Bob Lemon 161
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