On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 47 .630 --
Indians 80 49 .620 1.0
Red Sox 75 51 .595 4.5
White Sox 70 58 .547 10.5
Tigers 59 69 .461 21.5
Senators 53 72 .424 26.0
Athletics 53 77 .408 28.5
Browns 39 86 .312 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 45 .646 --
Giants 76 53 .589 7.0
Braves 65 61 .516 16.5
Cardinals 61 63 .492 19.5
Phillies 63 66 .488 20.0
Pirates 55 74 .426 28.0
Reds 54 74 .422 28.5
Cubs 53 73 .421 28.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Arft 3
1 Marlin Stuart 3
3 Matt Batts 2
3 Ray Coleman 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Arft 1
1 Bob Lemon 1
1 Fred Marsh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Arft 4
2 Bob Lemon 2
3 Bobby Avila 1
3 Fred Marsh 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Avila 1
1 Jim Busby 1
1 Nellie Fox 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Saul Rogovin 0.71
2 Bob Lemon 0.50
3 Marlin Stuart 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim McDonald 1
1 Saul Rogovin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 7
2 Saul Rogovin 5
3 Marlin Stuart 3
4 Satchel Paige 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Satchel Paige 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .359
2 Jackie Robinson .342
3 Richie Ashburn .339
4 George Kell .335
5 Johnny Wyrostek .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 37
2 Gil Hodges 36
3 Stan Musial 29
3 Gus Zernial 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 112
1 Gus Zernial 112
3 Eddie Robinson 100
4 Ralph Kiner 95
5 Sid Gordon 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 31
2 Richie Ashburn 26
3 Jim Busby 25
3 Minnie Minoso 25
5 Jackie Robinson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Branca 2.60
2 Saul Rogovin 2.88
3 Mike Garcia 2.90
4 Warren Spahn 2.95
5 Mickey McDermott 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 20
2 Murry Dickson 18
2 Preacher Roe 18
4 Mike Garcia 17
4 7 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 135
2 Warren Spahn 131
3 Don Newcombe 130
4 Larry Jansen 118
5 2 tied 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 13
2 Frank Smith 10
3 Jim Konstanty 9
4 Lou Brissie 8
4 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Woodling .442
2 Mickey Vernon .397
3 Johnny Pesky .396
4 Eddie Yost .386
5 Billy Goodman .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 5
1 Pat Mullin 5
1 Earl Torgeson 5
4 Yogi Berra 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 21
2 Gil Hodges 17
3 Earl Torgeson 16
4 Gus Zernial 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 6
2 Granny Hamner 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Gil McDougald 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Johnson 0.55
2 Ellis Kinder 0.64
3 Chet Nichols 0.69
4 Early Wynn 0.72
5 Saul Rogovin 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 3
1 Bob Lemon 3
1 Morrie Martin 3
1 Preacher Roe 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Robin Roberts 20
2 Warren Spahn 20
4 Ewell Blackwell 18
4 Max Surkont 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 4
2 Carl Scheib 3
3 Harry Brecheen 2
3 Satchel Paige 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Pesky .360
2 Eddie Joost .352
3 Dale Mitchell .348
4 Monte Irvin .340
5 Larry Doby .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 11
2 Roy Campanella 10
3 Sid Gordon 8
3 Pat Mullin 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 34
2 Gus Zernial 30
3 Roy Campanella 27
4 Gene Woodling 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 10
1 Sam Jethroe 10
3 Gil McDougald 8
3 Minnie Minoso 8
5 Randy Jackson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Gromek 1.25
2 Ellis Kinder 1.38
3 Max Lanier 1.71
4 Johnny Sain 1.86
5 Early Wynn 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ewell Blackwell 5
2 Al Corwin 5
2 Murry Dickson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 40
2 Robin Roberts 38
3 Ralph Branca 36
4 Bob Lemon 35
4 Max Surkont 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 7
2 Carl Scheib 5
3 Dizzy Trout 4
4 Al Brazle 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .348
2 Jackie Robinson .337
3 Ferris Fain .336
4 George Kell .331
5 Gil Coan .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 49
2 Ralph Kiner 44
3 Stan Musial 37
3 Gus Zernial 37
5 Duke Snider 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 134
2 Gil Hodges 126
2 Ted Williams 126
4 Duke Snider 119
5 3 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 37
2 Richie Ashburn 30
3 Jim Busby 25
3 Minnie Minoso 25
5 Jackie Robinson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey McDermott 2.81
2 Robin Roberts 2.87
3 Saul Rogovin 2.88
4 Mike Garcia 2.89
5 Sal Maglie 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Larry Jansen 22
2 Sal Maglie 22
2 Warren Spahn 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 161
2 Warren Spahn 157
3 Don Newcombe 155
4 Bob Lemon 150
5 Early Wynn 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 18
2 Frank Smith 11
3 Jim Konstanty 10
4 Lou Brissie 9
5 3 tied 8