| 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 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 56–22 | 42–34 |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 5 | 53–24 | 40–37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 | 50–25 | 37–42 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17 | 39–38 | 42–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 25 | 36–41 | 37–40 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | .455 | 28 | 38–41 | 32–43 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
| St. Louis Browns | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 | 24–53 | 28–49 |
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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 | — | |||||
| 1951 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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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 | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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