The 1951 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 92, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason December 4, 1950: Rubén Gómez was drafted by the Senators from the St. Jean Braves in the 1950 minor league draft.Rubén Gómez page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 1951: Rubén Gómez was returned by the Washington Senators to the St. Jean Braves.
Roster 1951 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader 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 C Mike Guerra 72 214 43 .201 1 20 1B 141 546 160 .293 9 87 2B Cass Michaels 138 485 125 .258 4 45 SS Pete Runnels 78 273 76 .278 0 25 3B Eddie Yost 154 568 161 .283 12 65 OF Sam Mele 143 558 153 .274 5 94 OF Irv Noren 129 509 142 .279 8 86 OF Gil Coan 135 538 163 .303 9 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 Sam Dente 88 273 65 .238 0 29 81 243 70 .288 1 23 Gene Verble 68 177 36 .203 0 15 Mickey Grasso 52 175 36 .206 1 14 Clyde Kluttz 53 159 49 .308 1 22 Sherry Robertson 62 111 21 .189 1 10 Frank Campos 8 26 11 .423 0 3 Dan Porter 13 19 4 .211 0 0 Frank Sacka 7 16 4 .250 0 3 6 12 2 .167 0 0 Willy Miranda 7 9 4 .444 0 0 Len Okrie 5 8 1 .125 0 0 Roy Hawes 3 6 1 .167 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 Connie Marrero 25 187.0 11 9 3.90 66 21 143.2 7 11 3.95 52 Sid Hudson 23 138.2 5 12 5.13 43 Bob Porterfield 19 133.1 9 8 3.24 53 Dick Starr 11 61.1 1 7 5.58 17 Bob Kuzava 8 52.1 3 3 5.50 22 Fred Sanford 7 37.0 2 3 6.57 12 1 2.2 0 0 16.88 1
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 Sandy Consuegra 40 146.0 7 8 4.01 31 Julio Moreno 31 132.2 5 11 4.88 37 Al Sima 18 77.0 3 7 4.79 26 Hank Wyse 3 9.1 0 0 9.64 3
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 Mickey Harris 41 6 8 4 3.81 47 Joe Haynes 26 1 4 2 4.56 18 Tom Ferrick 22 2 0 2 2.38 17 Bob Ross 11 0 1 0 6.54 23 7 0 0 0 9.26 7
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fulton
References
External links 1951 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1951 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com