Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 5, 1951

On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	85	50	.630	--
Yankees	82	49	.626	1.0
Red Sox	78	51	.605	4.0
White Sox	72	61	.541	12.0
Tigers	61	72	.459	23.0
Athletics	56	78	.418	28.5
Senators	53	77	.408	29.5
Browns	40	89	.310	42.0

Games

Indians 5, Tigers 2

Red Sox 4, Yankees 2

Athletics 4, Senators 1

Athletics 9, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	85	47	.644	--
Giants	81	54	.600	5.5
Cardinals	66	64	.508	18.0
Braves	66	66	.500	19.0
Phillies	65	69	.485	21.0
Reds	57	77	.425	29.0
Cubs	56	77	.421	29.5
Pirates	56	78	.418	30.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Phillies 2

Giants 3, Braves 2

Giants 9, Braves 1

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

Reds 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Dark	6
1	Ferris Fain	6
1	Billy Hitchcock	6
4	Don Mueller	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	2
2	Phil Cavarretta	1
2	Walker Cooper	1
2	Luke Easter	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Hitchcock	6
2	Gil Hodges	4
2	Monte Irvin	4
2	Don Mueller	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Monte Irvin	1
1	Sam Jethroe	1
1	Billy Johnson	1
1	Dale Mitchell	1
1	Bobby Thomson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Leo Kiely	0.62
2	Sheldon Jones	0.60
3	Ralph Branca	0.56
4	Warren Spahn	0.54
5	Ken Johnson	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Sheldon Jones	1
1	Bob Kelly	1
1	Leo Kiely	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Queen	7
1	Warren Spahn	7
3	Ken Johnson	6
3	Sheldon Jones	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mickey McDermott	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.368
2	Richie Ashburn	.339
3	Jackie Robinson	.333
4	George Kell	.329
5	Roy Campanella	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	38
2	Gil Hodges	37
3	Roy Campanella	31
3	Stan Musial	31
5	Gus Zernial	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Williams	113
2	Gus Zernial	112
3	Eddie Robinson	104
4	Sid Gordon	99
5	Monte Irvin	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	32
2	Richie Ashburn	26
3	Jim Busby	25
3	Minnie Minoso	25
5	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Branca	2.76
2	Saul Rogovin	2.77
3	Mike Garcia	2.81
4	Mickey McDermott	2.93
5	Warren Spahn	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	21
2	Sal Maglie	19
3	Murry Dickson	18
3	Mike Garcia	18
3	4 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	147
2	Vic Raschi	137
3	Don Newcombe	134
4	Early Wynn	123
5	Sal Maglie	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	15
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	Johnny Pesky	.447
2	Gene Woodling	.412
3	Walker Cooper	.394
4	Bobby Thomson	.389
5	Stan Musial	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mueller	6
2	Roy Campanella	5
2	Luke Easter	5
4	Walker Cooper	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gil Hodges	20
2	Sid Gordon	19
3	Don Mueller	17
4	Roy Campanella	15
4	Sam Mele	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	5
1	Earl Torgeson	5
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Chico Carrasquel	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.00
2	Saul Rogovin	0.62
3	Johnny Sain	0.69
4	Steve Gromek	0.74
5	Max Lanier	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Jim Hearn	3
1	Sheldon Jones	3
1	Max Lanier	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	33
2	Ralph Branca	22
2	Bob Rush	22
4	Bob Lemon	21
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	5
2	Carl Scheib	3
3	Harry Brecheen	2
3	Mike Garcia	2
3	Allie Reynolds	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gene Woodling	.381
2	Eddie Joost	.376
3	Johnny Pesky	.365
4	Larry Doby	.364
5	Stan Musial	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Campanella	11
2	Sid Gordon	9
3	Pat Mullin	8
3	Eddie Robinson	8
3	Hank Sauer	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	36
2	Roy Campanella	29
3	Gus Zernial	28
4	Gil Hodges	25
4	Don Mueller	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	11
2	Minnie Minoso	7
3	Richie Ashburn	6
3	George Kell	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Max Lanier	0.80
2	Steve Gromek	1.25
3	Early Wynn	1.41
4	Saul Rogovin	1.56
5	2 tied	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Early Wynn	6
2	Max Lanier	5
2	Mel Parnell	5
2	Bobby Shantz	5
2	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	47
2	Ralph Branca	40
3	Mel Queen	37
4	Ted Gray	36
5	Robin Roberts	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Carl Scheib	5
3	Al Brazle	3
3	Satchel Paige	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Ferris Fain	.343
3	Jackie Robinson	.331
4	Richie Ashburn	.325
5	Gil Coan	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	46
2	Ralph Kiner	43
3	Stan Musial	37
4	Gus Zernial	36
5	Duke Snider	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	133
2	Ted Williams	127
3	Gil Hodges	120
4	Monte Irvin	119
5	2 tied	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	37
2	Richie Ashburn	28
3	Jim Busby	25
3	Minnie Minoso	25
5	Pee Wee Reese	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Saul Rogovin	2.77
2	Mickey McDermott	2.86
3	Mike Garcia	2.87
4	Robin Roberts	2.92
5	Early Wynn	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Sal Maglie	23
3	Larry Jansen	22
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	165
2	Vic Raschi	158
3	Don Newcombe	157
4	Larry Jansen	145
4	Early Wynn	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	19
2	Frank Smith	11
3	Jim Konstanty	10
4	Lou Brissie	9
5	3 tied	8