1951 Major League Baseball season

The 1951 Major League Baseball season opened on April 16 and finished on October 12, 1951. Teams from both leagues played a 154-game regular season schedule. At the end of the regular season, the National League pennant was still undecided resulting in a three game playoff between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. After splitting the first two games, the stage was set for a decisive third game, won in dramatic fashion on a walk-off homerun from the bat of Giant Bobby Thomson, one of the most famous moments in the history of baseball, commemorated as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "The Miracle at Coogan's Bluff". The Giants lost the World Series to defending champion New York Yankees, who were in the midst of a 5-year World Series winning streak.

1951 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 16 – October 12, 1951
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Yogi Berra (NYY)
NL: Roy Campanella (BKN)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upCleveland Indians
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upBrooklyn Dodgers
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Giants
Finals MVPPhil Rizzuto (NYY)

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGFerris Fain PHA.344Stan Musial SLC.355
HRGus Zernial CHW/PHA33Ralph Kiner PIT42
RBIGus Zernial CHW/PHA129Monte Irvin NYG121
WinsBob Feller CLE22Larry Jansen NYG
Sal Maglie NYG
23
ERASaul Rogovin CHW2.78Chet Nichols BSB2.88
SOVic Raschi NYY164Don Newcombe BRO
Warren Spahn BSB
164
SVEllis Kinder BSR14Ted Wilks SLC/PIT13
SBMinnie Miñoso CLE/CHW31Sam Jethroe BSB35

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

  World Series
       
  AL New York Yankees 4
  NL New York Giants 2

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Steve O'Neill
Chicago White Sox Paul Richards
Cleveland Indians Al López
Detroit Tigers Red Rolfe
New York Yankees Casey Stengel
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Zack Taylor
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Billy Southworth and Tommy Holmes
Brooklyn Dodgers Chuck Dressen
Chicago Cubs Frankie Frisch and Phil Cavarretta
Cincinnati Reds Luke Sewell
New York Giants Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies Eddie Sawyer
Pittsburgh Pirates Billy Meyer
St. Louis Cardinals Marty Marion

Home Field Attendance

Team Name Wins Home attendance Per Game
New York Yankees[1] 98 0.0% 1,950,107 -6.3% 25,001
Cleveland Indians[2] 93 1.1% 1,704,984 -1.3% 22,143
Chicago White Sox[3] 81 35.0% 1,328,234 70.0% 17,029
Boston Red Sox[4] 87 -7.4% 1,312,282 -2.4% 17,497
Brooklyn Dodgers[5] 97 9.0% 1,282,628 8.2% 16,444
Detroit Tigers[6] 73 -23.2% 1,132,641 -42.0% 14,710
New York Giants[7] 98 14.0% 1,059,539 5.0% 13,584
St. Louis Cardinals[8] 81 3.8% 1,013,429 -7.3% 12,828
Pittsburgh Pirates[9] 64 12.3% 980,590 -15.9% 12,572
Philadelphia Phillies[10] 73 -19.8% 937,658 -23.0% 12,177
Chicago Cubs[11] 62 -3.1% 894,415 -23.3% 11,616
Washington Senators[12] 62 -7.5% 695,167 -0.6% 9,147
Cincinnati Reds[13] 68 3.0% 588,268 9.2% 7,640
Boston Braves[14] 76 -8.4% 487,475 -48.4% 6,250
Philadelphia Athletics[15] 70 34.6% 465,469 50.2% 5,892
St. Louis Browns[16] 52 -10.3% 293,790 18.9% 3,815

Events

See also

References

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