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1951 Washington Senators season

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1951 Washington Senators
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkGriffith Stadium
CityWashington, D.C.
OwnersClark Griffith (majority owner)
ManagersBucky Harris
TelevisionWTTG
(Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff)
RadioWWDC (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.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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American League
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

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

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  • June 1951: Rubén Gómez was returned by the Washington Senators to the St. Jean Braves.[1]

Roster

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1951 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

Other batters

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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

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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

Other pitchers

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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

Relief pitchers

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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

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
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

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