1951 Cincinnati Reds season



































1951 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations

  • National League (since 1890)

Location

  • Crosley Field (since 1934)

  • Cincinnati (since 1882)

Other information
Owner(s) Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s) Warren Giles
Manager(s) Luke Sewell
Local television
WCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt)
Local radio
WCPO
(Waite Hoyt)
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The 1951 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–86, 28½ games behind the New York Giants.




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Season standings


    • 2.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.3 Notable transactions


    • 2.4 Roster




  • 3 Player stats


    • 3.1 Batting


      • 3.1.1 Starters by position


      • 3.1.2 Other batters




    • 3.2 Pitching


      • 3.2.1 Starting pitchers


      • 3.2.2 Other pitchers


      • 3.2.3 Relief pitchers






  • 4 Farm system


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Offseason


  • Prior to 1951 season: Bobby Durnbaugh was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[1]


Regular season



Season standings






















































































  • v

  • t

  • e


National League
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road

New York Giants
 98 59
 0.624
 —
 50–28
 48–31

Brooklyn Dodgers
 97 60
 0.618
 1
 49–29
 48–31

St. Louis Cardinals
 81 73
 0.526
 15½
 44–34
 37–39

Boston Braves
 76 78
 0.494
 20½
 42–35
 34–43

Philadelphia Phillies
 73 81
 0.474
 23½
 38–39
 35–42

Cincinnati Reds
 68 86
 0.442
 28½
 35–42
 33–44

Pittsburgh Pirates
 64 90
 0.416
 32½
 32–45
 32–45

Chicago Cubs
 62 92
 0.403
 34½
 32–45
 30–47




Record vs. opponents








































































































1951 National League Records

  • v

  • t

  • e




Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
 BOS
 BR
 CHC
 CIN
 NYG
 PHI
 PIT
 STL

Boston
 — 10–12–1 10–12 10–12 8–14 12–10 13–9 13–9

Brooklyn
 12–10–1 — 14–8 14–8 14–11 15–7 10–12 18–4

Chicago
 12–10 8–14 — 10–12 7–15 7–15 9–13 9–13–1

Cincinnati
 12–10 8–14 12–10 — 5–17 11–11 12–10–1 8–14

New York
 14–8 11–14 15–7 17–5 — 16–6 14–8 11–11

Philadelphia
 10–12 7–15 15–7 11–11 6–16 — 15–7 9–13

Pittsburgh
 9–13 12–10 13–9 10–12–1 8–14 7–15 — 5–17

St. Louis
 9–13 4–18 13–9–1 14–8 11–11 13–9 17–5 —




Notable transactions


  • June 1951: Bob Nieman was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Oklahoma City Indians.[2]


Roster














1951 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers


  • 33 Jim Blackburn


  • 47 Ewell Blackwell


  • 45 Ed Blake


  • 38 Bud Byerly


  • 34 Eddie Erautt


  • 43 Howie Fox


  • 35 Harry Perkowski


  • 30 Kent Peterson


  • 36 Ken Raffensberger


  • 40 Willie Ramsdell


  • 32 Frank Smith


  • 31 Herm Wehmeier

Catchers


  •  5 Dixie Howell


  •  8 Hobie Landrith


  •  9 Johnny Pramesa


  •  7 Bob Scheffing


Infielders




  • 12 Bobby Adams


  • 15 Grady Hatton


  • 18 Ted Kluszewski


  • 11 Roy McMillan


  • 14 Sammy Meeks


  • 16 Connie Ryan


  • 10 Virgil Stallcup

Outfielders


  • 21 Joe Adcock


  • 25 Hank Edwards


  • 52 Danny Litwhiler


  • 26 Barney McCosky


  • 20 Lloyd Merriman


  • 25 Wally Post


  • 24 Bob Usher


  • 22 Johnny Wyrostek


Other batters




  • 30 Jim Bolger


  • 26 Ted Tappe

Manager

  • 50 Luke Sewell

Coaches




  • 51 Tony Cuccinello


  • 52 Danny Litwhiler


  • 53 Phil Page


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
C Dixie Howell 77 207 52 .251 2 18


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
Danny Litwhiler 12 29 8 .276 2 3
Jim Bolger 2 0 0 ---- 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
Ewell Blackwell 38 232.2 16 15 3.44 120


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


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
Kent Peterson 9 1 1 0 6.52 5
Jim Blackburn 2 0 0 0 17.18 1


Farm system


See also: Minor League Baseball






































Level
 Team
 League
 Manager

AA
Tulsa Oilers
Texas League
Al Vincent

A
Charleston Senators
Central League
Ernie White

A
Columbia Reds
Sally League
Buddy Hancken

C
Ogden Reds
Pioneer League
Cecil Scheffel

D
Welch Miners
Appalachian League
Mike Blazo

[3]



References





  1. ^ Bobby Durnbaugh page at Baseball-Reference


  2. ^ Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference


  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007




External links


  • 1951 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference











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