1951 Boston Red Sox season
The 1951 Boston Red Sox season was the 51st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 87 wins and 67 losses.
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
| General manager(s) | Joe Cronin |
| Manager(s) | Steve O'Neill |
| Local television | WBZ-TV, Ch. 4, and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7 |
| Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob DeLaney, Tom Hussey) |
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Offseason
- November 16, 1950: Joe DeMaestri was drafted from the Red Sox by the Chicago White Sox in the 1950 rule 5 draft.[1]
- Prior to 1951 season: Bob Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | 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 | PHI | STL | 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| 7 | Dom DiMaggio | CF |
| 10 | Billy Goodman | RF |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 5 | Vern Stephens | SS |
| 3 | Walt Dropo | 3B |
| 1 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
| 4 | Lou Boudreau | SS |
| 11 | Buddy Rosar | C |
| 15 | Bill Wight | P |
Roster
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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 | Les Moss | 71 | 202 | 40 | .198 | 3 | 26 |
| 1B | Walt Dropo | 99 | 360 | 86 | .239 | 11 | 57 |
| 2B | Bobby Doerr | 106 | 402 | 116 | .289 | 13 | 73 |
| SS | Johnny Pesky | 131 | 480 | 150 | .313 | 3 | 41 |
| 3B | Vern Stephens | 109 | 377 | 113 | .300 | 17 | 78 |
| OF | Ted Williams | 148 | 531 | 169 | .318 | 30 | 126 |
| OF | Dom DiMaggio | 146 | 639 | 189 | .296 | 12 | 72 |
| OF | Clyde Vollmer | 115 | 386 | 97 | .251 | 22 | 85 |
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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| Billy Goodman | 141 | 546 | 162 | .297 | 0 | 50 |
| Lou Boudreau | 82 | 273 | 73 | .267 | 5 | 47 |
| Buddy Rosar | 58 | 170 | 39 | .229 | 1 | 13 |
| Fred Hatfield | 80 | 163 | 28 | .172 | 2 | 14 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 49 | 80 | 15 | .188 | 3 | 12 |
| Aaron Robinson | 26 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 2 | 7 |
| Tom Wright | 28 | 63 | 14 | .222 | 1 | 9 |
| Mike Guerra | 10 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Batts | 11 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Evans | 12 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Hoderlein | 9 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Zauchin | 5 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 4 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Richter | 5 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob DiPietro | 4 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Olson | 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 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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| Mel Parnell | 36 | 221 | 18 | 11 | 3.26 | 77 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 34 | 170 | 10 | 9 | 4.76 | 75 |
| Leo Kiely | 17 | 113.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.34 | 46 |
| Harley Hisner | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |
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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| Ray Scarborough | 37 | 184 | 12 | 9 | 5.09 | 71 |
| Mickey McDermott | 34 | 172 | 8 | 8 | 3.35 | 127 |
| Willard Nixon | 33 | 125 | 7 | 4 | 4.90 | 70 |
| Bill Wight | 34 | 118.1 | 7 | 7 | 5.10 | 38 |
| Harry Taylor | 31 | 81.1 | 4 | 9 | 5.75 | 22 |
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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| Ellis Kinder | 63 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 2.55 | 84 |
| Walt Masterson | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.34 | 39 |
| Bill Evans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 3 |
| Paul Hinrichs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 1 |
| Ben Flowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, Oneonta, High Point-Thomasville, Marion[3]
Notes
- Joe DeMaestri page at Baseball Reference
- Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1951 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1951 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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