1951 Cincinnati Reds season

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

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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 v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	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

1951 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

30 Jim Bolger
26 Ted Tappe

Manager

50 Luke Sewell

Coaches

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

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

References

Bobby Durnbaugh page at Baseball-Reference
Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1951 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

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American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1951 All-Star Game 1951 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Established in 1882
Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Tinker Field; Estadio Sixto Escobar; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bob Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Nick Krall
General Manager: Brad Meador
Manager: Freddie Benavides (interim)

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minor league affiliates

Louisville Bats (Triple-A)
Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A)
Dayton Dragons (High-A)
Daytona Tortugas (Single-A)
ACL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)

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