On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 69 39 .639 --
Yankees 68 41 .624 1.5
Red Sox 65 45 .591 5.0
White Sox 60 50 .545 10.0
Tigers 51 56 .477 17.5
Senators 47 62 .431 22.5
Athletics 43 69 .384 28.0
Browns 34 75 .312 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 36 .664 --
Giants 61 51 .545 12.5
Phillies 58 54 .518 15.5
Cardinals 52 53 .495 18.0
Braves 51 56 .477 20.0
Reds 49 59 .454 22.5
Cubs 47 60 .439 24.0
Pirates 45 65 .409 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Joost 7
2 Hank Sauer 5
3 Sam Mele 4
3 Don Mueller 4
3 Gus Zernial 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 2
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Ray Boone 1
2 Jim Delsing 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 5
2 Monte Irvin 3
2 Eddie Joost 3
2 Pete Suder 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Connors 1
1 Billy Cox 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Hal Jeffcoat 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Russ Meyer 999.00
2 Ted Gray 2.00
3 Paul Minner 0.90
4 Johnny Sain 0.83
5 Murry Dickson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harry Brecheen 1
1 Bob Cain 1
1 Al Corwin 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Gray 12
2 Paul Minner 9
3 Mike Garcia 5
3 Bob Hooper 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Kellner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .368
2 Richie Ashburn .350
3 Jackie Robinson .344
4 Minnie Minoso .342
5 Ferris Fain .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 32
2 Ralph Kiner 31
3 Duke Snider 26
4 Stan Musial 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 97
2 Eddie Robinson 91
2 Gus Zernial 91
4 Monte Irvin 86
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 25
2 Richie Ashburn 22
3 Jim Busby 20
3 Jackie Robinson 20
5 Minnie Minoso 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.50
2 Ralph Branca 2.66
3 Eddie Lopat 2.83
4 Mickey McDermott 2.94
5 Preacher Roe 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 18
2 Murry Dickson 16
2 Mike Garcia 16
2 Sal Maglie 16
2 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 119
1 Vic Raschi 119
3 Mickey McDermott 112
4 Warren Spahn 106
4 Early Wynn 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Smith 10
2 Ellis Kinder 9
2 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Lou Brissie 8
4 Ted Wilks 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .472
2 Pete Runnels .453
3 Solly Hemus .405
4 Bobby Brown .400
5 Bobby Adams .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 6
1 Ralph Kiner 6
3 Sid Gordon 5
3 Duke Snider 5
3 Bobby Thomson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 17
1 Bobby Thomson 17
1 Mickey Vernon 17
4 Joe DiMaggio 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 6
2 Chuck Connors 4
2 Sam Jethroe 4
2 Eddie Miksis 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Brazle 0.66
2 Ted Gray 0.86
3 Mel Queen 1.11
4 Joe Ostrowski 1.13
5 Bob Rush 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garcia 4
2 Al Corwin 3
2 Murry Dickson 3
2 Bob Feller 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 23
2 Ted Gray 21
3 Don Newcombe 20
4 Mike Garcia 19
4 Allie Reynolds 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 3
2 Bob Cain 2
2 Mike Garcia 2
2 Ken Heintzelman 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Mitchell .432
2 Bobby Brown .390
3 Stan Musial .370
4 Pete Runnels .368
5 Bobby Avila .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Campanella 13
2 Ralph Kiner 11
2 Clyde Vollmer 11
4 Sid Gordon 9
4 Stan Musial 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Campanella 36
2 Clyde Vollmer 35
3 Monte Irvin 34
4 Mickey Vernon 31
5 Sid Gordon 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 14
2 Richie Ashburn 13
3 Pee Wee Reese 8
3 Jackie Robinson 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.20
2 Mike Garcia 1.59
3 Sandy Consuegra 1.80
4 Eddie Lopat 2.20
5 Al Corwin 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Murry Dickson 6
1 Bob Feller 6
1 Mike Garcia 6
1 Robin Roberts 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey McDermott 36
2 Don Newcombe 35
2 Vic Raschi 35
4 Robin Roberts 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 4
1 Ted Wilks 4
3 Al Brazle 3
3 Bob Chipman 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .353
2 Richie Ashburn .342
3 Gil Coan .333
4 Ferris Fain .324
5 Monte Irvin .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 48
2 Ralph Kiner 47
3 Stan Musial 37
4 Duke Snider 36
5 Gus Zernial 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 125
2 Eddie Robinson 120
3 Monte Irvin 119
3 Duke Snider 119
5 Gil Hodges 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 31
1 Sam Jethroe 31
3 Pee Wee Reese 23
3 Jackie Robinson 23
5 Jim Busby 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garcia 2.52
2 Eddie Lopat 2.82
3 Sal Maglie 2.90
4 Robin Roberts 2.99
5 Preacher Roe 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
1 Sal Maglie 24
1 Don Newcombe 24
4 Vic Raschi 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 166
2 Vic Raschi 165
3 Early Wynn 155
4 Warren Spahn 151
5 Bob Lemon 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 17
2 Jim Konstanty 13
3 Frank Smith 11
4 Lou Brissie 9
5 3 tied 8