On This Day

Wednesday, April 25, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 1 .857 --
Senators 5 1 .833 0.5
Yankees 6 2 .750 0.5
White Sox 5 3 .625 1.5
Red Sox 3 4 .429 3.0
Tigers 2 4 .333 3.5
Browns 2 7 .222 5.0
Athletics 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 4 2 .667 --
Dodgers 5 3 .625 0.0
Phillies 5 3 .625 0.0
Braves 6 4 .600 0.0
Pirates 4 3 .571 0.5
Cubs 4 3 .571 0.5
Reds 2 6 .250 3.0
Giants 2 8 .200 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Busby 4
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
1 Jim Delsing 4
1 Nellie Fox 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Ray Coleman 1
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Jim Delsing 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Carrasquel 4
1 Ken Wood 4
3 Jim Delsing 3
3 Sam Jethroe 3
3 Al Zarilla 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 2
1 Chico Carrasquel 2
3 Frank Baumholtz 1
3 Ferris Fain 1
3 Jackie Jensen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Dobson 0.75
2 Spec Shea 0.56
3 Don Newcombe 0.50
4 Larry Jansen 0.40
5 Alex Kellner 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Bickford 1
1 Ewell Blackwell 1
1 Ned Garver 1
1 Ken Heintzelman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dobson 6
2 Spec Shea 5
3 Vern Bickford 4
3 Alex Kellner 4
3 Dick Littlefield 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fritz Dorish 1
1 Chet Nichols 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Busby .531
2 Jackie Jensen .429
3 Bob Elliott .423
4 Mickey Vernon .417
5 Johnny Wyrostek .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Jethroe 4
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 Irv Noren 10
2 Jackie Robinson 10
4 Ray Coleman 9
4 4 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 5
2 Chico Carrasquel 3
3 Bob Dillinger 2
3 Jackie Jensen 2
5 24 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Werle 0.00
2 Eddie Lopat 0.50
3 Joe Hatten 0.79
4 Harry Brecheen 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 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 14
2 Billy Pierce 12
3 Max Surkont 11
4 Larry Jansen 10
4 2 others 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 Stan Musial .342
2 George Kell .340
3 Jackie Robinson .330
4 Dom DiMaggio .327
5 Phil Rizzuto .323

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 133
3 Del Ennis 125
4 Vic Wertz 122
5 Yogi Berra 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 2.60
2 Bubba Church 2.83
3 Larry Jansen 2.92
4 Early Wynn 2.99
5 Robin Roberts 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 23
1 Vic Raschi 23
3 Vern Bickford 21
4 Larry Jansen 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 197
2 Ewell Blackwell 195
3 Bob Lemon 169
4 Larry Jansen 168
5 Vic Raschi 161

Saves

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