Major League Baseball team season
| 1951 Cleveland Indians | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Owners | Ellis Ryan | |||
| General managers | Hank Greenberg | |||
| Managers | Al López | |||
| Television | WXEL (Hal Newell) | |||
| Radio | WERE (Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley) | |||
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The 1951 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 93–61, 5 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason
- March 20, 1951: Grant Dunlap was purchased from the Indians by the Shreveport Sports.
Regular season
Season standings
| 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
| 1951 American League record Sources: | |||||||||||||
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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
- April 30, 1951: Minnie Miñoso was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox, and Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray were traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Athletics as part of a three-team trade. The Athletics sent Lou Brissie to the Indians, and sent Paul Lehner to the White Sox. The White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to the Athletics.
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other players
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Manager
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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 | Jim Hegan | 133 | 416 | 99 | .238 | 6 | 43 |
| 1B | Luke Easter | 128 | 486 | 131 | .270 | 27 | 103 |
| 2B | Bobby Ávila | 141 | 542 | 165 | .304 | 10 | 58 |
| SS | Ray Boone | 151 | 544 | 127 | .233 | 12 | 51 |
| 3B | Al Rosen | 154 | 573 | 152 | .265 | 24 | 102 |
| OF | Larry Doby | 134 | 447 | 132 | .295 | 20 | 69 |
| OF | Bob Kennedy | 108 | 321 | 79 | .246 | 7 | 29 |
| OF | Dale Mitchell | 134 | 510 | 148 | .290 | 11 | 62 |
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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| Harry Simpson | 122 | 332 | 76 | .229 | 7 | 24 |
| Sam Chapman | 94 | 246 | 56 | .228 | 6 | 36 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 55 | 137 | 36 | .263 | 2 | 18 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 50 | 88 | 19 | .216 | 1 | 4 |
| Barney McCosky | 31 | 61 | 13 | .213 | 0 | 2 |
| Merl Combs | 19 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnie Miñoso | 8 | 14 | 6 | .429 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Lehner | 12 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| Clarence Maddern | 11 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Allie Clark | 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 1 | 3 |
| Hal Naragon | 3 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Nielsen | 16 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Klein | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Murray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 |
| Thurman Tucker | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hansen | 3 | 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 |
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| Early Wynn | 37 | 274.1 | 20 | 13 | 3.02 | 133 |
| Bob Lemon | 42 | 263.1 | 17 | 14 | 3.52 | 132 |
| Mike Garcia | 47 | 254.0 | 20 | 13 | 3.15 | 118 |
| Bob Feller | 33 | 249.2 | 22 | 8 | 3.50 | 111 |
| Johnny Vander Meer | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 2 |
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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| Steve Gromek | 27 | 107.1 | 7 | 4 | 2.77 | 40 |
| Bob Chakales | 17 | 68.1 | 3 | 4 | 4.74 | 32 |
| Sam Jones | 2 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 4 |
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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| Lou Brissie | 54 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.20 | 50 |
| George Zuverink | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 | 14 |
| Dick Rozek | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 5 |
| Jerry Fahr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 |
| Bubba Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Awards and records
League leaders
- Bob Feller, American League leader, wins
Farm system
See also: Minor League BaseballLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spartanburg
Notes
- Grant Dunlap page at Baseball Reference
- Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
| 1951 MLB season by team | |
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| American League | |
| National League | |