On This Day

Friday, April 20, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Senators 4 0 1.000 -0.5
Indians 3 0 1.000 --
Yankees 2 2 .500 1.5
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.0
Tigers 0 3 .000 3.0
Browns 0 3 .000 3.0
Red Sox 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 2 0 1.000 --
Cubs 2 1 .667 0.5
Dodgers 2 1 .667 0.5
Braves 3 2 .600 0.5
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.0
Giants 2 3 .400 1.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.5
Reds 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Vernon 5
2 Jerry Coleman 3
2 Jackie Jensen 3
4 Yogi Berra 2
4 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Arft 1
1 Lou Boudreau 1
1 Joe Garagiola 1
1 Jackie Jensen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Vernon 5
2 Roy Campanella 3
2 Sam Mele 3
2 Kermit Wahl 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 2
2 Al Dark 1
2 Dee Fondy 1
2 Jackie Jensen 1
2 Luis Marquez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Surkont 1.20
2 Bob Feller 0.80
3 Ted Gray 0.75
4 Don Newcombe 0.50
5 Tom Morgan 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 Randy Gumpert 1
1 Alex Kellner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Max Surkont 6
3 Duane Pillette 5
4 Ray Herbert 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Robinson .714
2 Gil Hodges .556
3 Mickey Vernon .533
4 Jim Busby .500
5 Luke Easter .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Jethroe 3
2 Walker Cooper 2
2 Jackie Jensen 2
2 Willie Jones 2
2 Al Zarilla 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Monte Irvin 7
1 Al Zarilla 7
3 Jim Busby 6
3 Sam Jethroe 6
3 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 2
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 Al Dark 1
2 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Gumpert 0.00
1 Larry Jansen 0.00
1 Paul Minner 0.00
1 Hal Newhouser 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cliff Chambers 1
1 Sandy Consuegra 1
1 Murry Dickson 1
1 Bob Feller 1
1 22 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Feller 8
2 Eddie Lopat 6
2 Connie Marrero 6
2 Hal Newhouser 6
2 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 2
2 Hal Brown 1
2 Mickey Harris 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .350
2 Stan Musial .346
3 George Kell .341
4 Al Zarilla .329
5 Dom DiMaggio .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 47
2 Al Rosen 36
3 Andy Pafko 35
4 Walt Dropo 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 144
2 Vern Stephens 139
3 Del Ennis 125
4 Yogi Berra 123
5 Vic Wertz 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Jethroe 36
2 Pee Wee Reese 16
2 Duke Snider 16
2 Earl Torgeson 16
5 Dom DiMaggio 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Konstanty 2.57
2 Sal Maglie 2.61
3 Bubba Church 2.76
4 Larry Jansen 2.84
5 Robin Roberts 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Vic Raschi 22
3 Larry Jansen 20
3 Don Newcombe 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 192
2 Warren Spahn 191
3 Bob Lemon 171
4 Larry Jansen 162
5 Vic Raschi 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Konstanty 22
2 Mickey Harris 15
3 Tom Ferrick 11
3 Joe Page 11
5 Bill Werle 10