On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 53 .627 --
Indians 90 56 .616 1.0
Red Sox 86 55 .610 2.5
White Sox 76 68 .528 14.0
Tigers 67 77 .465 23.0
Athletics 64 81 .441 26.5
Senators 56 85 .397 32.5
Browns 44 97 .312 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 51 .638 --
Giants 88 57 .607 4.0
Cardinals 75 68 .524 16.0
Braves 73 70 .510 18.0
Phillies 69 75 .479 22.5
Reds 62 83 .428 30.0
Cubs 59 85 .410 32.5
Pirates 59 86 .407 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Williams 4
2 Hal Jeffcoat 3
2 Phil Rizzuto 3
2 Clyde Vollmer 3
5 6 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Brown 1
1 Gene Hermanski 1
1 Don Lenhardt 1
1 Andy Pafko 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Vollmer 5
2 Don Lenhardt 3
2 Ted Williams 3
4 Fred Hatfield 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Furillo 1
1 Fred Hatfield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Lopat 1.50
2 Bob Lemon 0.64
3 Turk Lown 0.33
4 Ray Scarborough 0.29
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Lopat 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 Ray Scarborough 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 7
2 Eddie Lopat 6
3 Ray Scarborough 4
4 Turk Lown 3
5 Robin Roberts 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .366
2 Richie Ashburn .343
3 Ferris Fain .341
4 Jackie Robinson .333
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 123
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 Al Brazle 2.87
3 Ralph Branca 2.90
4 Eddie Lopat 2.92
5 Robin Roberts 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 22
2 Sal Maglie 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Eddie Lopat 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 155
2 Vic Raschi 151
3 Don Newcombe 143
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 .433
2 Ferris Fain .417
3 Billy Hitchcock .411
4 Bobby Thomson .404
5 Ted Kluszewski .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Sauer 7
2 Vic Wertz 6
3 Yogi Berra 5
3 Andy Pafko 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Hitchcock 17
2 Enos Slaughter 16
3 Monte Irvin 15
3 Ted Kluszewski 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 4
1 Minnie Minoso 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Randy Jackson 3
3 Phil Rizzuto 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ellis Kinder 0.00
2 Bobby Shantz 0.74
3 Billy Pierce 0.78
3 Virgil Trucks 0.78
5 Al Brazle 0.97

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 Ted Gray 27
2 Alex Kellner 21
2 Bob Lemon 21
2 Bob Rush 21
5 Mel Queen 19

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 Bobby Thomson .382
2 Stan Musial .381
3 Johnny Pesky .364
4 Ferris Fain .359
5 Sam Jethroe .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sid Gordon 30
2 Gus Zernial 27
3 Gil Hodges 26
4 Ted Kluszewski 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 9
2 Richie Ashburn 7
2 Gil McDougald 7
2 Minnie Minoso 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clem Labine 0.86
2 Saul Rogovin 0.91
3 Sam Zoldak 1.41
4 Early Wynn 1.47
5 Steve Gromek 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 7
2 Cliff Chambers 6
2 Early Wynn 6
4 Preacher Roe 5
4 Virgil Trucks 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Lemon 45
2 Warren Spahn 44
3 Bob Rush 39
4 Robin Roberts 35
5 2 tied 32

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 Richie Ashburn .337
3 Ferris Fain .336
4 Jackie Robinson .330
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
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Zernial 139
2 Ted Williams 133
3 Monte Irvin 121
4 Gil Hodges 118
4 Eddie Robinson 118

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 Al Brazle 2.78
3 Early Wynn 2.82
4 Eddie Lopat 2.87
5 Robin Roberts 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Feller 24
2 Sal Maglie 23
2 Warren Spahn 23
4 Larry Jansen 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Raschi 163
2 Warren Spahn 162
3 Don Newcombe 155
4 Bob Lemon 148
5 2 tied 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