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, 28½ games behind the New York Giants.

1951 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)Warren Giles
Manager(s)Luke Sewell
Local televisionWCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt)
Local radioWCPO
(Waite Hoyt)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9859 0.624 — 50–28 48–31
Brooklyn Dodgers 9760 0.618 1 49–29 48–31
St. Louis Cardinals 8173 0.526 15½ 44–34 37–39
Boston Braves 7678 0.494 20½ 42–35 34–43
Philadelphia Phillies 7381 0.474 23½ 38–39 35–42
Cincinnati Reds 6886 0.442 28½ 35–42 33–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 6490 0.416 32½ 32–45 32–45
Chicago Cubs 6292 0.403 34½ 32–45 30–47

Record vs. opponents
1951 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —10–12–110–1210–128–1412–1013–913–9
Brooklyn 12–10–1—14–814–814–1115–710–1218–4
Chicago 12–108–14—10–127–157–159–139–13–1
Cincinnati 12–108–1412–10—5–1711–1112–10–18–14
New York 14–811–1415–717–5—16–614–811–11
Philadelphia 10–127–1515–711–116–16—15–79–13
Pittsburgh 9–1312–1013–910–12–18–147–15—5–17
St. Louis 9–134–1813–9–114–811–1113–917–5—

Notable transactions

Roster
1951 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CDixie Howell7720752.251218

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
Danny Litwhiler12298.27623
Jim Bolger200----00

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
Ewell Blackwell38232.216153.44120

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

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
Kent Peterson91106.525
Jim Blackburn200017.181

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

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


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