1951 Washington Senators season

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1951  Washington Senators
Washington Senators Primary Logo (1948 to 1952).svg
League American League
Ballpark Griffith Stadium
City Washington, D.C.
Record62–92 (.403)
League place7th
Owners Clark Griffith (majority owner)
Managers Bucky Harris
Television WTTG
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
Radio WWDC (FM)
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
  1950 Seasons 1952  

The 1951 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 92, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9856.63656224234
Cleveland Indians 9361.604553244037
Boston Red Sox 8767.5651150253742
Chicago White Sox 8173.5261739384235
Detroit Tigers 7381.4742536413740
Philadelphia Athletics 7084.4552838413243
Washington Senators 6292.4033632443048
St. Louis Browns 52102.3384624532849

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCWSCLEDETNYYPHASLBWSH
Boston 11–118–1412–1011–1115–715–715–7
Chicago 11–1112–10–112–108–149–1315–714–8
Cleveland 14–810–12–117–57–1516–616–613–9
Detroit 10–1210–125–1710–1213–912–1013–9
New York 11–1114–815–712–1013–917–516–6
Philadelphia 7–1513–96–169–139–1314–812–10
St. Louis 7–157–156–1610–125–178–149–13
Washington 7–158–149–139–136–1610–1213–9

Notable transactions

Roster

1951 Washington Senators
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Mike Guerra 7221443.201120
1B Mickey Vernon 141546160.293987
2B Cass Michaels 138485125.258445
SS Pete Runnels 7827376.278025
3B Eddie Yost 154568161.2831265
OF Sam Mele 143558153.274594
OF Irv Noren 129509142.279886
OF Gil Coan 135538163.303962

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Sam Dente 8827365.238029
Mike McCormick 8124370.288123
Gene Verble 6817736.203015
Mickey Grasso 5217536.206114
Clyde Kluttz 5315949.308122
Sherry Robertson 6211121.189110
Frank Campos 82611.42303
Dan Porter 13194.21100
Frank Sacka 7164.25003
Fred Taylor 6122.16700
Willy Miranda 794.44400
Len Okrie 581.12500
Roy Hawes 361.16700

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Connie Marrero 25187.01193.9066
Don Johnson 21143.27113.9552
Sid Hudson 23138.25125.1343
Bob Porterfield 19133.1983.2453
Dick Starr 1161.1175.5817
Bob Kuzava 852.1335.5022
Fred Sanford 737.0236.5712
Gene Bearden 12.20016.881

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Sandy Consuegra 40146.0784.0131
Julio Moreno 31132.25114.8837
Al Sima 1877.0374.7926
Hank Wyse 39.1009.643

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Mickey Harris 416843.8147
Joe Haynes 261424.5618
Tom Ferrick 222022.3817
Bob Ross 110106.5423
Alton Brown 70009.267

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Jack Onslow
B Havana Cubanos Florida International League Adolfo Luque
B Charlotte Hornets Tri-State League Cal Ermer
C Erie Sailors Middle Atlantic League Pete Appleton
D Roanoke Rapids Jays Coastal Plain League Morrie Aderholt
D Orlando Senators Florida State League Ed Levy
D Fulton Railroaders KITTY League Sam Lamitina

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fulton

References

  1. 1 2 Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference