Lead Story - 8/16/2026

1951 National League Champions - Brooklyn Dodgers

Congratulations to MJGIII (me, sorry guys) and the Brooklyn Dodgers for capturing the 1951 season crown with a 1114-43 record.
Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates was our MVP (back to back to back)...... .315 BA, .414 OBP, .614 SLG, 1.028 OPS, 111 R, 174 H, 33 2B, 12 3B, 36 HR, 135 RBI
Preacher Roe of the Brooklyn Dodgers was our Cy Young Award winner...... 38 G, 23-9, 3.37 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 283 IP, 129 K, 13 CG, 3 SHO, 22 QS

League Chat Box

Greengrass outburst not enough to carry Reds

Jim Greengrass blasted 3 homers, but it wasn't enough to lift the Reds over the Dodgers. Brooklyn won by a score of 6-4. | Box

Thomson shines, Giants still lose to St. Louis

Bobby Thomson collected 4 hits last night, but it wasn't enough for the Giants. The Cardinals won the contest, 1-0. | Box

Big game for Snider lifts Dodgers to victory

Duke Snider drove in 4 runs, carrying Brooklyn to a 16-6 victory over the Giants. George Shuba had a big game as well, knocking in 3 runs for Brooklyn while recording 3 hits. Roy Campanella had a big game as well, knocking in 3 runs for Brooklyn while recording 3 hits. | Box

Cardinals find a way to survive Rush

Hits were hard to come by against Bob Rush last night, but the Cardinals pushed across enough to defeat the Cubs, 4-0. Rush allowed just 2 hits over 9 innings in the loss. | Box

Edwards in the zone for victorious Reds

Hank Edwards's hot bat helped the Reds to a 12-3 win over the Pirates. Edwards collected 4 hits in the game. | Box