1951 Cincinnati Reds season

1951 Cincinnati Reds
League	National League
Ballpark	Crosley Field
City	Cincinnati
Owners	Powel Crosley Jr.
General managers	Warren Giles
Managers	Luke Sewell
Television	WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt)
Radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)
Seasons

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, 28+1⁄2 games behind the New York Giants.

Offseason

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

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	98	59	.624	—	50‍–‍28	48‍–‍31
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	60	.618	1	49‍–‍29	48‍–‍31
St. Louis Cardinals	81	73	.526	15½	44‍–‍34	37‍–‍39
Boston Braves	76	78	.494	20½	42‍–‍35	34‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies	73	81	.474	23½	38‍–‍39	35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds	68	86	.442	28½	35‍–‍42	33‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	90	.416	32½	32‍–‍45	32‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs	62	92	.403	34½	32‍–‍45	30‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

1951 National League record Sources:
Team	BSN	BRO	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.

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
1B	Ted Kluszewski	154	607	157	.259	13	77
2B	Connie Ryan	136	473	112	.237	16	53
SS	Virgil Stallcup	121	428	103	.241	8	49
3B	Grady Hatton	96	331	84	.254	4	37
OF	Joe Adcock	113	395	96	.243	10	47
OF	Johnny Wyrostek	142	537	167	.311	2	61
OF	Lloyd Merriman	114	359	87	.242	5	36

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
Bobby Adams	125	403	107	.266	5	24
Bob Usher	114	303	63	.208	5	25
Johnny Pramesa	72	227	52	.229	6	22
Roy McMillan	85	199	42	.211	1	8
Hank Edwards	41	127	40	.315	3	20
Bob Scheffing	47	122	31	.254	2	14
Barney McCosky	25	50	16	.320	1	11
Wally Post	15	41	9	.220	1	7
Sammy Meeks	23	35	8	.229	0	2
Danny Litwhiler	12	29	8	.276	2	3
Hobie Landrith	4	13	5	.385	0	0
Ted Tappe	4	3	1	.333	0	0
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
Ken Raffensberger	42	248.2	16	17	3.44	81
Ewell Blackwell	38	232.2	16	15	3.44	120
Howie Fox	40	228.0	9	14	3.83	57
Willie Ramsdell	31	196.0	9	17	4.04	88

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
Herm Wehmeier	39	184.2	7	10	3.70	93
Harry Perkowski	35	102.0	3	6	2.82	56

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
Frank Smith	50	5	5	11	3.20	34
Bud Byerly	40	2	1	0	3.27	28
Eddie Erautt	30	0	0	0	5.72	20
Kent Peterson	9	1	1	0	6.52	5
Ed Blake	3	0	0	0	11.25	1
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

External links

• 1951 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference