best start to a season in first 51 games

Joe McGinnity and Dummy Taylor were tied for starting the most games in a season in their first 51 games, with 43 starts in 1901.

	NAME	GS	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Joe McGinnity J. McGinnity	43	1901	BAL	48	26	20	.565	3.56	76	39	1	1	382.0	412	151	219	7	97	21	4			5	1.79	2.29	0.78	0.16		6.5	1.33	.313	5.16	9.71
2	Dummy Taylor D. Taylor	43	1901	NYG	45	17	27	.386	3.18	136	37	4	0	353.1	377	125	193	8	111	17	2			5	3.46	2.83	1.23	0.20		8.1	1.38	.337	4.92	9.60
3	Irv Young I. Young	42	1905	BSN	43	20	21	.488		159	41	7	0	377.1	337		146	6	70	9	1		1,477	6	3.79	1.67	2.27	0.14	10.8	4.7	1.08	.268	3.48	8.04
4	Noodles Hahn N. Hahn	42	1901	CIN	42	22	19	.537	2.71	238	41	2	0	375.1	370	113	159	12	70	8	0			10	5.71	1.68	3.40	0.29		4.5	1.17	.292	3.81	8.87
5	Bill Voiselle B. Voiselle	41	1944	NYG	43	21	16	.568	3.03	161	25	1	0	312.0	276	105	138	31	119	4	1		1,329	7	4.64	3.43	1.35	0.89	12.1	9.0	1.27	.242	3.98	7.96
6	Cy Young C. Young	41	1901	BSA	43	33	10	.767	1.62	160	38	5	0	371.2	324		112	6	39	8	2			1	3.87	0.94	4.10	0.15		2.9	0.98	.280	2.71	7.85
7	George McQuillan G. McQuillan	39	1908	PHN	45	22	15	.595		108	30	7	3	341.2	250		78	1	78	6	6		1,317	5	2.84	2.05	1.38	0.03	8.2	5.9	0.96	.222	2.05	6.59
8	Orval Overall O. Overall	39	1905	CIN	42	18	23	.439		173	32	2	0	318.0	290		146	4	149	13	3		1,313	18	4.90	4.22	1.16	0.11	13.2	11.3	1.38	.294	4.13	8.21
9	Tom Browning T. Browning	38	1985	CIN	38	20	9	.690	3.55	155	6	4	0	261.1	242	103	111	29	73	3	0	8	1,083	2	5.34	2.51	2.12	1.00	14.3	6.7	1.21	.259	3.82	8.33
10	Stoney McGlynn S. McGlynn	38	1907	SLN	44	13	25	.342		107	32	3	0	339.1	323		156	6	110	3	6			11	2.84	2.92	0.97	0.16		7.8	1.28	.267	4.14	8.57
11	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	38	1901	NYG	40	20	17	.541	2.41	221	36	5	0	336.0	288		131	3	97	12	2			17	5.92	2.60	2.28	0.08		7.3	1.15	.287	3.51	7.71
12	Bill Donovan B. Donovan	38	1901	BKN	45	27	14	.659	2.77	232	36	2	1	351.0	324		151	1	152	8	7			10	5.95	3.90	1.53	0.03		11.3	1.36	.337	3.87	8.31
13	Roger Erickson R. Erickson	37	1978	MIN	37	14	13	.519	3.96	121	14	0	0	265.2	268	117	129	19	79	8	0	1	1,120	8	4.10	2.68	1.53	0.64	10.8	7.1	1.31	.279	4.37	9.08
14	Steve Busby S. Busby	37	1973	KCR	37	16	15	.516	4.23	174	7	1	0	238.1	246	112	125	18	105	6	0	7	1,037	9	6.57	3.97	1.66	0.68	16.8	10.1	1.47	.311	4.72	9.29
15	Carl Morton C. Morton	37	1970	MON	43	18	11	.621	3.60	154	10	4	0	284.2	281	114	123	27	125	4	1	17	1,218	2	4.87	3.95	1.23	0.85	12.6	10.3	1.43	.280	3.89	8.88
16	Gary Gentry G. Gentry	37	1969	NYM	37	14	12	.538	3.38	159	6	3	0	242.1	200	91	96	25	87	5	0	5	1,002	9	5.91	3.23	1.83	0.93	15.9	8.7	1.18	.241	3.57	7.43
17	Herman Pillette H. Pillette	37	1922	DET	40	19	12	.613	2.85	71	18	4	1	274.2	270	87	112	6	95	15	3		1,184	6	2.33	3.11	0.75	0.20	6.0	8.0	1.33	.265	3.67	8.85
18	Jesse Haines J. Haines	37	1920	SLN	47	13	20	.394	2.98	120	19	4	2	302.1	303		136	9	80	9	9		1,258	5	3.57	2.38	1.50	0.27	9.5	6.4	1.27	.283	4.05	9.02
19	Larry Cheney L. Cheney	37	1912	CHC	42	26	10	.722	2.85	140	28	4	1	303.1	262	96	122	5	111	7	4		1,267	18	4.15	3.29	1.26	0.15	11.0	8.8	1.23	.256	3.62	7.77
20	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	37	1911	PHN	48	28	13	.683	0.39	230	31	7	3	365.0	285		133	5	129	8	11			4	5.67	3.18	1.78	0.12		8.8	1.13	.256	3.28	7.03
21	Bill Carrick B. Carrick	37	1901	WSH	42	14	22	.389	3.75	69	34	0	0	324.0	367	135	198	12	90	20	5			6	1.92	2.50	0.77	0.33		7.2	1.41	.336	5.50	10.19
22	Chick Fraser C. Fraser	37	1901	PHA	40	22	16	.579	3.81	116	35	2	0	331.0	344		210	6	135	32	3			11	3.15	3.67	0.86	0.16		10.1	1.45	.321	5.71	9.35
23	Jack Harper J. Harper	37	1901	STL	39	23	12	.657	3.62	127	28	1	0	308.2	294	124	158	7	99	16	0			16	3.70	2.89	1.28	0.20		9.4	1.27	.359	4.61	8.57
24	Jack Powell J. Powell	37	1901	STL	45	19	21	.475	3.54	132	33	2	3	338.1	351	133	168	14	49	12	8			8	3.51	1.30	2.69	0.37		4.0	1.18	.332	4.47	9.34
25	Daisuke Matsuzaka D. Matsuzaka	36	2007	BOS	36	17	13	.567	4.45	218	1	0	0	224.1	213	111	111	26	88	14	0	1	963	8	8.75	3.53	2.48	1.04	22.6	9.1	1.34	.303	4.45	8.55

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	66	.585
Phillies	87	72	.547	6.0
Marlins	78	81	.491	15.0
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.0
Mets	73	86	.459	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	100	59	.629
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	13.0
Pirates	81	78	.509	19.0
Cardinals	77	82	.484	23.0
Reds	74	85	.465	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	97	62	.610
Padres - w	89	70	.560	8.0
Diamondbacks	85	74	.535	12.0
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AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
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Yankees - w	92	68	.575	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	10.0
Orioles	79	81	.494	17.5
Blue Jays	77	82	.484	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - x	83	76	.522
White Sox - x	82	77	.516	1.0
Twins	75	84	.472	8.0
Tigers	74	85	.465	9.0
Royals	68	91	.428	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
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Rangers	79	80	.497
Mariners	74	85	.465	5.0
Athletics	63	96	.396	16.0
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Wed 9/9	STL	@	SFG	6-7
Wed 9/9	TEX	@	SEA	2-3
Wed 9/9	CLE	@	BAL	5-9
Wed 9/9	NYM	@	MIA	15-14
Wed 9/9	HOU	@	PHI	7-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/25	HOU	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Fri 9/25	AZ	@	SDP	9:40 PM
Fri 9/25	LAA	@	SEA	10:10 PM
Fri 9/25	LAD	@	SFG	10:15 PM
Sat 9/26	PIT	@	DET	1:10 PM

Joe McGinnity and Dummy Taylor were tied for starting the most games in a season in their first 51 games, with 43 starts in 1901.

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