1951 Washington Senators season
1951 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith (majority owner) | |
Managers | Bucky Harris | |
Television | WTTG (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
Radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
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The 1951
Offseason
- December 4, 1950: St. Jean Braves in the 1950 minor league draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 56–22 | 42–34 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 5 | 53–24 | 40–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 11 | 50–25 | 37–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 17 | 39–38 | 42–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 25 | 36–41 | 37–40 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 28 | 38–41 | 32–43 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 36 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
St. Louis Browns | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 46 | 24–53 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | — | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 10–12–1 | — | 17–5 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 16–6 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 16–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–15 | 13–9 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 5–17 | 8–14 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 1951: Rubén Gómez was returned by the Washington Senators to the St. Jean Braves.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mike Guerra | 72 | 214 | 43 | .201 | 1 | 20 |
1B | Mickey Vernon | 141 | 546 | 160 | .293 | 9 | 87 |
2B | Cass Michaels | 138 | 485 | 125 | .258 | 4 | 45 |
SS | Pete Runnels | 78 | 273 | 76 | .278 | 0 | 25 |
3B | Eddie Yost | 154 | 568 | 161 | .283 | 12 | 65 |
OF | Sam Mele | 143 | 558 | 153 | .274 | 5 | 94 |
OF | Irv Noren | 129 | 509 | 142 | .279 | 8 | 86 |
OF | Gil Coan | 135 | 538 | 163 | .303 | 9 | 62 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Sam Dente | 88 | 273 | 65 | .238 | 0 | 29 |
Mike McCormick | 81 | 243 | 70 | .288 | 1 | 23 |
Gene Verble | 68 | 177 | 36 | .203 | 0 | 15 |
Mickey Grasso | 52 | 175 | 36 | .206 | 1 | 14 |
Clyde Kluttz | 53 | 159 | 49 | .308 | 1 | 22 |
Sherry Robertson | 62 | 111 | 21 | .189 | 1 | 10 |
Frank Campos | 8 | 26 | 11 | .423 | 0 | 3 |
Dan Porter | 13 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Sacka | 7 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
Fred Taylor | 6 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Willy Miranda | 7 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 0 |
Len Okrie | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Hawes | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Connie Marrero | 25 | 187.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.90 | 66 |
Don Johnson | 21 | 143.2 | 7 | 11 | 3.95 | 52 |
Sid Hudson | 23 | 138.2 | 5 | 12 | 5.13 | 43 |
Bob Porterfield | 19 | 133.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.24 | 53 |
Dick Starr | 11 | 61.1 | 1 | 7 | 5.58 | 17 |
Bob Kuzava | 8 | 52.1 | 3 | 3 | 5.50 | 22 |
Fred Sanford | 7 | 37.0 | 2 | 3 | 6.57 | 12 |
Gene Bearden | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Sandy Consuegra | 40 | 146.0 | 7 | 8 | 4.01 | 31 |
Julio Moreno | 31 | 132.2 | 5 | 11 | 4.88 | 37 |
Al Sima | 18 | 77.0 | 3 | 7 | 4.79 | 26 |
Hank Wyse | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mickey Harris | 41 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3.81 | 47 |
Joe Haynes | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.56 | 18 |
Tom Ferrick | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.38 | 17 |
Bob Ross | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.54 | 23 |
Alton Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.26 | 7 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Jack Onslow |
B
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Havana Cubanos
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Florida International League | Adolfo Luque
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B
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Charlotte Hornets | Tri-State League | Cal Ermer |
C
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Erie Sailors | Middle Atlantic League | Pete Appleton |
D
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Roanoke Rapids Jays | Coastal Plain League | Morrie Aderholt |
D
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Orlando Senators
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Florida State League | Ed Levy |
D
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Fulton Railroaders
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KITTY League
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Sam Lamitina |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fulton