1951 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 70th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 65th in the National League. The Pirates finished seventh in the league standings with a record of 64–90.

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson, Branch Rickey (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)Branch Rickey
Manager(s)Billy Meyer
Local televisionnone
Local radioWWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince
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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 12–10–114–814–814–1115–710–1218–4
Chicago 12–108–1410–127–157–159–139–13–1
Cincinnati 12–108–1412–105–1711–1112–10–18–14
New York 14–811–1415–717–516–614–811–11
Philadelphia 10–127–1515–711–116–1615–79–13
Pittsburgh 9–1312–1013–910–12–18–147–155–17
St. Louis 9–134–1813–9–114–811–1113–917–5

Game log

1951 Game Log: 64–90 (Home: 32–45; Away: 32–45)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
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
OFCatfish Metkovich120423124.293340
OFBill Howerton8021960.2741137

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
Joe Garagiola7221254.255935
Wally Westlake5118151.2821645
Frank Thomas3914839.264216
Dick Cole4210625.236111
Dick Smith12468.17404

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
Murry Dickson45288.220164.02112
Howie Pollet21128.26105.0447
Cliff Chambers1059.2365.5819
Don Carlsen743234.1920

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
Mel Queen39168.1794.44123
Bob Friend34149.26104.2741
Con Dempsey37029.003

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
Ted Wilks4835122.8343
Bill Koski130106.676
Joe Muir90202.765

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Don Gutteridge
AAA Hollywood Stars Pacific Coast League Fred Haney
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Rip Sewell
A Charleston Rebels Sally League Frank Oceak
B Waco Pirates Big State League Walt Tauscher
B Burlington Bees Carolina League Frank Barrett and Mike Kash
C Modesto Reds California League Tony Freitas
C Butler Tigers Middle Atlantic League Norm Gerdeman, William Allen and Frank Barrett
C Hutchinson Elks Western Association Wes Griffin
D Eugene Larks Far West League Duster Mails, George Matile and Cliff Dapper
D Brunswick Pirates Georgia–Florida League Mickey O'Neil
D Bartlesville Pirates Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Tedd Gullic
D Mayfield Clothiers KITTY League Jerry Gardner
D Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League George Detore

References

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball-Reference
  3. Joe Garagiola page at Baseball-Reference
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