Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 16, 1951

On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1951

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	53	.624	--
Indians	90	55	.621	0.0
Red Sox	85	55	.607	2.5
White Sox	76	67	.531	13.0
Tigers	67	77	.465	22.5
Athletics	64	81	.441	26.0
Senators	56	85	.397	32.0
Browns	44	97	.312	44.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 4

Yankees 5, Indians 1

Athletics 7, Browns 1

Athletics 7, Browns 5

Tigers 3, Senators 1

Tigers 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	90	50	.643	--
Giants	88	57	.607	4.5
Cardinals	75	67	.528	16.0
Braves	73	70	.510	18.5
Phillies	68	75	.476	23.5
Reds	62	83	.428	30.5
Pirates	59	86	.407	33.5
Cubs	58	85	.406	33.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 1

Braves 6, Reds 5

Reds 4, Braves 0

Giants 7, Pirates 1

Giants 6, Pirates 4

Cardinals 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Dark	6
2	Richie Ashburn	4
2	Hoot Evers	4
2	Ferris Fain	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Thomson	2
2	Al Dark	1
2	Gil Hodges	1
2	Eddie Joost	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Dark	3
1	Alex Kellner	3
1	Ted Kluszewski	3
1	Jack Merson	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Collins	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Sam Dente	1
1	Hoot Evers	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jansen	1.17
2	Allie Reynolds	0.80
3	Ken Holcombe	0.44
4	Bob Kelly	0.43
4	2 others tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Cain	1
1	Ted Gray	1
1	Bob Hooper	1
1	Larry Jansen	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Allie Reynolds	8
2	Larry Jansen	7
3	Sal Maglie	5
4	Andy Hansen	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Scheib	1
1	Dizzy Trout	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.367
2	Richie Ashburn	.346
3	Ferris Fain	.341
4	Jackie Robinson	.336
5	Roy Campanella	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	40
2	Gil Hodges	38
3	Stan Musial	32
3	Gus Zernial	32
5	Roy Campanella	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	124
2	Ted Williams	120
3	Eddie Robinson	110
4	Monte Irvin	109
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	35
2	Richie Ashburn	29
2	Minnie Minoso	29
4	Jim Busby	25
5	Jackie Robinson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Saul Rogovin	2.72
2	Ralph Branca	2.90
3	Warren Spahn	2.96
4	Early Wynn	3.00
5	Preacher Roe	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	22
2	Sal Maglie	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
4	Preacher Roe	20
5	6 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	155
2	Vic Raschi	151
3	Don Newcombe	142
4	Larry Jansen	131
4	Sal Maglie	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	16
2	Ted Wilks	11
3	Carl Scheib	10
3	Frank Smith	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Campanella	.455
2	Bobby Thomson	.429
3	Ferris Fain	.417
4	Del Ennis	.412
5	Billy Hitchcock	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Sauer	6
1	Vic Wertz	6
3	Yogi Berra	5
3	Bobby Thomson	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Hitchcock	17
1	Ted Kluszewski	17
1	Enos Slaughter	17
4	Monte Irvin	16
4	Stan Musial	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Richie Ashburn	3
3	Randy Jackson	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	0.00
2	Virgil Trucks	0.56
3	Al Brazle	0.67
4	Bobby Shantz	0.74
5	Billy Pierce	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Bokelmann	3
1	Cliff Chambers	3
1	Leo Kiely	3
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Rush	30
2	Ted Gray	27
3	Alex Kellner	21
4	Mel Queen	19
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	3
1	Ted Wilks	3
3	Bob Kuzava	2
3	Satchel Paige	2
3	Carl Scheib	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.381
1	Bobby Thomson	.381
3	Johnny Pesky	.370
4	Ferris Fain	.359
5	Gene Woodling	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Yogi Berra	9
2	Ralph Kiner	8
2	Hank Sauer	8
4	Don Mueller	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sid Gordon	32
2	Gil Hodges	27
2	Don Mueller	27
2	Gus Zernial	27
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	10
2	Minnie Minoso	8
3	Richie Ashburn	7
3	Gil McDougald	7
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ellis Kinder	0.32
2	Saul Rogovin	0.91
3	Clem Labine	0.96
4	Sam Zoldak	1.41
5	Early Wynn	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Cliff Chambers	6
2	Early Wynn	6
4	Max Lanier	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	44
2	Bob Rush	39
3	Bob Lemon	38
4	Ted Gray	37
5	Mel Queen	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	7
2	Carl Scheib	5
3	Satchel Paige	4
4	Dizzy Trout	3
4	Ted Wilks	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.358
2	Ferris Fain	.337
3	Richie Ashburn	.337
4	Jackie Robinson	.333
5	Roy Campanella	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gil Hodges	44
1	Ralph Kiner	44
3	Gus Zernial	38
4	Stan Musial	35
4	Bobby Thomson	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Zernial	139
2	Ted Williams	130
3	Monte Irvin	121
4	Eddie Robinson	120
5	Gil Hodges	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Jethroe	37
2	Richie Ashburn	30
3	Minnie Minoso	29
4	Jim Busby	25
5	Pee Wee Reese	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Saul Rogovin	2.72
2	Early Wynn	2.82
3	Al Brazle	2.83
4	Eddie Lopat	2.98
5	Billy Pierce	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	25
2	Sal Maglie	23
2	Warren Spahn	23
4	Larry Jansen	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Raschi	163
2	Warren Spahn	162
3	Don Newcombe	154
4	Larry Jansen	145
4	Early Wynn	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	18
2	Frank Smith	11
2	Ted Wilks	11
4	Jim Konstanty	10
4	Carl Scheib	10