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.
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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Offseason
edit- December 4, 1950: Rubén Gómez was drafted by the Senators from the St. Jean Braves in the 1950 minor league draft.[1]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- June 1951: Rubén Gómez was returned by the Washington Senators to the St. Jean Braves.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | 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 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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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 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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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 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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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 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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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 |
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fulton