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, games behind the New York Giants.
Offseason Prior to 1951 season: Bobby Durnbaugh was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Bobby Durnbaugh page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 1951: Bob Nieman was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Oklahoma City Indians.Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1951 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
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 77 207 52 .251 2 18 1B Ted Kluszewski 154 607 157 .259 13 77 2B Connie Ryan 136 473 112 .237 16 53 SS Virgil Stallcup 121 428 103 .241 8 49 3B Grady Hatton 96 331 84 .254 4 37 OF Joe Adcock 113 395 96 .243 10 47 OF Johnny Wyrostek 142 537 167 .311 2 61 OF Lloyd Merriman 114 359 87 .242 5 36
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 Bobby Adams 125 403 107 .266 5 24 Bob Usher 114 303 63 .208 5 25 Johnny Pramesa 72 227 52 .229 6 22 Roy McMillan 85 199 42 .211 1 8 Hank Edwards 41 127 40 .315 3 20 Bob Scheffing 47 122 31 .254 2 14 Barney McCosky 25 50 16 .320 1 11 Wally Post 15 41 9 .220 1 7 Sammy Meeks 23 35 8 .229 0 2 12 29 8 .276 2 3 Hobie Landrith 4 13 5 .385 0 0 Ted Tappe 4 3 1 .333 0 0 2 0 0 ---- 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 Ken Raffensberger 42 248.2 16 17 3.44 81 38 232.2 16 15 3.44 120 Howie Fox 40 228.0 9 14 3.83 57 Willie Ramsdell 31 196.0 9 17 4.04 88
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 Herm Wehmeier 39 184.2 7 10 3.70 93 Harry Perkowski 35 102.0 3 6 2.82 56
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 Frank Smith 50 5 5 11 3.20 34 Bud Byerly 40 2 1 0 3.27 28 Eddie Erautt 30 0 0 0 5.72 20 9 1 1 0 6.52 5 Ed Blake 3 0 0 0 11.25 1 2 0 0 0 17.18 1
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1951 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference