On This Day

Sunday, April 22, 1951

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 5 1 .833 --
White Sox 4 1 .800 0.5
Senators 4 1 .800 0.5
Yankees 3 2 .600 1.5
Red Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
Tigers 1 4 .200 3.5
Athletics 1 5 .167 4.0
Browns 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 1 .800 --
Pirates 3 1 .750 0.5
Cubs 3 1 .750 0.5
Braves 4 3 .571 1.0
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.0
Cardinals 1 2 .333 2.0
Giants 2 5 .286 3.0
Reds 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gus Bell 5
2 Dom DiMaggio 4
2 Ferris Fain 4
2 Billy Goodman 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Pafko 2
2 Gus Bell 1
2 Steve Bilko 1
2 Dom DiMaggio 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Pafko 5
2 Larry Doby 3
2 Willie Jones 3
2 Vern Stephens 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dillinger 1
1 Granny Hamner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cloyd Boyer 1.00
2 Mike Garcia 0.75
3 Billy Pierce 0.67
4 Sal Maglie 0.55
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bubba Church 1
1 Mike Garcia 1
1 Walt Masterson 1
1 Don Newcombe 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Garcia 9
2 Sal Maglie 6
2 Billy Pierce 6
2 Bob Schultz 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ellis Kinder 1
1 Mel Parnell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Busby .524
2 Mickey Vernon .474
3 Gus Bell .471
4 Sid Gordon .423
5 Johnny Wyrostek .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Jethroe 3
1 Willie Jones 3
1 Andy Pafko 3
4 Walker Cooper 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Zarilla 9
2 Walker Cooper 8
2 Andy Pafko 8
2 Jackie Robinson 8
5 6 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Busby 2
2 Bobby Avila 1
2 Johnny Berardino 1
2 Chico Carrasquel 1
2 20 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Gumpert 0.00
1 Paul Minner 0.00
1 Vic Raschi 0.00
1 Max Surkont 0.00
1 Bill Werle 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Newcombe 2
1 Billy Pierce 2
1 Early Wynn 2
4 Vern Bickford 1
4 35 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 12
2 Bob Lemon 10
3 Mike Garcia 9
3 Sal Maglie 9
5 4 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Werle 2
2 Hal Brown 1
2 George Estock 1
2 Mickey Harris 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Goodman .356
2 George Kell .342
3 Stan Musial .342
4 Dom DiMaggio .327
5 Al Zarilla .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Kiner 46
2 Andy Pafko 37
3 Al Rosen 35
4 Walt Dropo 34
5 Del Ennis 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Dropo 144
2 Vern Stephens 138
3 Del Ennis 128
4 Yogi Berra 122
5 2 tied 120

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 Sal Maglie 2.60
2 Jim Konstanty 2.65
3 Bubba Church 2.83
4 Larry Jansen 2.92
5 Early Wynn 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lemon 24
2 Vic Raschi 22
3 Don Newcombe 21
4 Vern Bickford 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ewell Blackwell 195
2 Warren Spahn 191
3 Bob Lemon 177
4 Larry Jansen 166
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 2 tied 10