On This Day

Thursday, April 26, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 6 1 .857 --
Indians 6 1 .857 0.0
Yankees 6 3 .667 1.0
White Sox 5 3 .625 1.5
Red Sox 4 4 .500 2.5
Tigers 2 4 .333 3.5
Browns 2 7 .222 5.0
Athletics 1 9 .100 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 4 2 .667 --
Phillies 6 3 .667 -0.5
Braves 7 4 .636 -0.5
Pirates 4 3 .571 0.5
Cubs 4 3 .571 0.5
Dodgers 5 4 .556 0.5
Reds 2 6 .250 3.0
Giants 2 9 .182 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Goodman 4
2 Sam Dente 3
2 Duke Snider 3
2 Ebba St. Claire 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Byrne 1
1 Gil Coan 1
1 Roy Hartsfield 1
1 Sam Jethroe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Byrne 3
1 Bobby Doerr 3
1 Billy Goodman 3
4 Roy Hartsfield 2
4 Phil Rizzuto 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Guerra 1
1 Whitey Lockman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Connie Marrero 3.00
2 Chris Van Cuyk 1.67
3 Tommy Byrne 0.50
4 Joe Coleman 0.46
5 Robin Roberts 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Connie Marrero 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 Johnny Sain 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Marrero 9
2 Joe Coleman 6
3 Chris Van Cuyk 5
4 Ellis Kinder 4
4 Robin Roberts 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Busby .531
2 Mickey Vernon .429
3 Johnny Wyrostek .414
4 Eddie Robinson .409
5 Nellie Fox .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Jethroe 5
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 Willie Jones 3
2 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Zarilla 12
2 Sam Jethroe 10
2 Irv Noren 10
2 Jackie Robinson 10
5 4 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 5
2 Chico Carrasquel 3
3 Bob Dillinger 2
3 Jackie Jensen 2
5 26 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Werle 0.00
2 Eddie Lopat 0.50
3 Joe Hatten 0.79
4 Connie Marrero 1.00
4 4 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 2
1 Bob Feller 2
1 Ned Garver 2
1 Frank Hiller 2
1 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Connie Marrero 15
2 Warren Spahn 14
3 Billy Pierce 12
4 Max Surkont 11
5 5 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 3
2 Hal Brown 1
2 Fritz Dorish 1
2 George Estock 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .358
2 Stan Musial .342
3 George Kell .341
4 Dom DiMaggio .328
5 Jackie Robinson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 45
2 Andy Pafko 37
3 Al Rosen 35
4 Walt Dropo 34
5 Gil Hodges 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 144
2 Vern Stephens 134
3 Del Ennis 125
4 Bobby Doerr 121
4 Vic Wertz 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 36
2 Pee Wee Reese 16
2 Earl Torgeson 16
4 Dom DiMaggio 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sal Maglie 2.57
2 Bubba Church 2.83
3 Larry Jansen 2.89
4 Robin Roberts 2.98
5 Early Wynn 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
2 Vic Raschi 22
3 Vern Bickford 21
3 Robin Roberts 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 197
2 Ewell Blackwell 195
3 Bob Lemon 169
4 Larry Jansen 165
5 Allie Reynolds 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 23
2 Mickey Harris 15
3 Tom Ferrick 11
3 Joe Page 11
3 Bill Werle 11