On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	42	.635	--
Indians	73	42	.635	0.0
Red Sox	69	46	.600	4.0
White Sox	63	52	.548	10.0
Tigers	53	60	.469	19.0
Senators	47	67	.412	25.5
Athletics	45	73	.381	29.5
Browns	36	77	.319	36.0

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 0

Yankees 5, Athletics 1

Browns 20, Tigers 9

Red Sox 10, Senators 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	40	.649	--
Giants	67	51	.568	9.0
Phillies	58	59	.496	17.5
Cardinals	54	57	.486	18.5
Braves	54	59	.478	19.5
Reds	53	61	.465	21.0
Cubs	51	62	.451	22.5
Pirates	47	69	.405	28.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 3

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Cubs 11, Pirates 5

Reds 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Matt Batts	4
1	Dom DiMaggio	4
1	Dale Mitchell	4
4	Hank Arft	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Mitchell	2
1	Pat Mullin	2
3	Hank Arft	1
3	Sid Gordon	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Arft	5
1	Randy Jackson	5
1	Ted Williams	5
4	Matt Batts	4
4	Dale Mitchell	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Granny Hamner	1
1	Gil McDougald	1
1	Eddie Pellagrini	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Lemon	1.00
2	Larry Jansen	0.80
3	Preacher Roe	0.67
4	Ewell Blackwell	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	Bob Kelly	1
1	Bob Lemon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Lemon	7
2	Fritz Dorish	6
3	Robin Roberts	5
4	Harry Brecheen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Dutch Leonard	1
1	Satchel Paige	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.362
2	Richie Ashburn	.341
3	Jackie Robinson	.340
4	Minnie Minoso	.340
5	George Kell	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	34
2	Ralph Kiner	33
3	Stan Musial	28
4	Duke Snider	27
5	4 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	105
2	Gus Zernial	97
3	Eddie Robinson	92
4	Monte Irvin	89
5	Ralph Kiner	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	26
2	Richie Ashburn	22
2	Jim Busby	22
2	Minnie Minoso	22
5	Jackie Robinson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.68
2	Ralph Branca	2.70
3	Mickey McDermott	2.96
4	Eddie Lopat	2.97
5	Warren Spahn	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	19
2	Sal Maglie	17
2	Vic Raschi	17
4	Murry Dickson	16
4	6 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	125
2	Don Newcombe	121
3	Mickey McDermott	116
4	Warren Spahn	111
5	Early Wynn	108

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Bauer	.425
2	Dale Mitchell	.424
3	Eddie Robinson	.419
4	Larry Doby	.410
5	Hank Sauer	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	7
2	Sid Gordon	6
2	Ralph Kiner	6
2	Pat Mullin	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	17
2	Monte Irvin	16
3	Sid Gordon	14
3	Ralph Kiner	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Randy Jackson	5
1	Sam Jethroe	5
3	Richie Ashburn	4
3	George Kell	4
3	Minnie Minoso	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Hatten	0.61
2	Dave Koslo	0.71
3	Al Brazle	0.73
4	Monk Dubiel	1.13
5	Tommy Byrne	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	4
2	Murry Dickson	3
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Bob Feller	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Gray	26
2	Mel Queen	21
3	Ralph Branca	18
3	Warren Spahn	18
5	Bubba Church	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Brazle	2
1	Ellis Kinder	2
1	Jim Konstanty	2
1	Joe Ostrowski	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Mitchell	.418
2	Hank Bauer	.382
3	Ralph Kiner	.355
4	Minnie Minoso	.354
5	Solly Hemus	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	13
2	Sid Gordon	10
2	Ralph Kiner	10
2	Stan Musial	10
2	Clyde Vollmer	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	34
2	Clyde Vollmer	33
3	Sid Gordon	30
4	Monte Irvin	28
5	Gus Zernial	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	13
2	Sam Jethroe	11
3	Minnie Minoso	7
4	Bobby Avila	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Gromek	1.01
2	Mel Queen	1.58
3	Cal McLish	1.90
4	Joe Dobson	1.95
5	Larry Jansen	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	6
2	Murry Dickson	5
2	Carl Erskine	5
2	Mike Garcia	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	38
2	Don Newcombe	37
3	Warren Spahn	35
4	Mike Garcia	31
4	2 others tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Joe Ostrowski	3
2	Satchel Paige	3
4	Al Brazle	2
4	15 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.347
2	Minnie Minoso	.340
3	Richie Ashburn	.335
4	Gil Coan	.334
5	Ferris Fain	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	47
2	Ralph Kiner	46
3	Stan Musial	39
4	Duke Snider	37
5	Gus Zernial	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	129
2	Monte Irvin	122
2	Duke Snider	122
4	Ted Williams	119
5	Eddie Robinson	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	32
2	Richie Ashburn	30
3	Jackie Robinson	23
4	Jim Busby	22
4	2 others tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Garcia	2.71
2	Sal Maglie	2.72
3	Eddie Lopat	2.86
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.90
5	Don Newcombe	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
1	Sal Maglie	24
1	Vic Raschi	24
4	Don Newcombe	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	167
2	Don Newcombe	159
3	Early Wynn	151
4	Warren Spahn	150
5	Bob Lemon	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Jim Konstanty	12
3	Frank Smith	11
4	Lou Brissie	9
5	2 tied	8