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
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Luke Sewell
Local television	WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt)
Local radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)
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Offseason

• Prior to 1951 season: Bobby Durnbaugh was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	98	59	0.624	—	50–28	48–31
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	60	0.618	1	49–29	48–31
St. Louis Cardinals	81	73	0.526	15½	44–34	37–39
Boston Braves	76	78	0.494	20½	42–35	34–43
Philadelphia Phillies	73	81	0.474	23½	38–39	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	68	86	0.442	28½	35–42	33–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	90	0.416	32½	32–45	32–45
Chicago Cubs	62	92	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	—	10–12–1	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.[2]

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

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
C	Dixie Howell	77	207	52	.251	2	18

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 Litwhiler	12	29	8	.276	2	3
Jim Bolger	2	0	0	----	0	0

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 Blackwell	38	232.2	16	15	3.44	120

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 Peterson	9	1	1	0	6.52	5
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

[3]

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

External links

• 1951 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference