The 1951 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 51st season in the major leagues, and its 52nd season overall. They finished with a record of 81–73, good for fourth place in the American League, 17 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Offseason November 16, 1950: Joe DeMaestri was drafted by the White Sox from the Boston Red Sox in the 1950 rule 5 draft.Joe DeMaestri at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1951 season: Jay Porter was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.J. W. Porter at Baseball-Reference

Regular season In 1951, the White Sox began using a bullpen car.

May 1, 1951: Mickey Mantle hit his first big league home run against the White Sox. The pitcher who gave up the home run was Randy Gumpert.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 30, 1951: Gus Zernial and Dave Philley were traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics as part of a three-team trade. Minnie Miñoso was traded to the White Sox by the Cleveland Indians, and Paul Lehner was traded to the White Sox by the Athletics. The Athletics sent Lou Brissie to the Indians. The Indians sent Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray to the Athletics.Minnie Miñoso at Baseball-Reference June 4, 1951: Hank Majeski was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Kermit Wahl.Kermit Wahl at Baseball-Reference June 4, 1951: Kermit Wahl and Paul Lehner were traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Don Lenhardt. July 31, 1951: Ray Coleman was selected off waivers by the White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.Ray Coleman at Baseball-Reference

Opening Day lineup Chico Carrasquel, SS Floyd Baker, 3B Al Zarilla, RF Gus Zernial, LF Eddie Robinson, 1B Phil Masi, C Jim Busby, CF Nellie Fox, 2B Billy Pierce, P

Roster 1951 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Floyd Baker, 3B, 2B 82 133 24 35 6 1 0 14 25 12 .263 0 Bob Boyd, 1B 12 18 3 3 0 1 0 4 3 3 .167 0 Jim Busby, CF 143 477 59 135 15 2 5 68 40 46 .283 26 Chico Carrasquel, SS 147 538 41 142 22 4 2 58 46 39 .264 14 Ray Coleman, OF 51 181 21 50 8 7 3 21 15 14 .276 2 Joe DeMaestri, SS, 2B 56 74 8 15 0 2 1 3 5 11 .203 0 Bob Dillinger, 3B 89 299 39 90 6 4 0 20 15 17 .301 5 Joe Erautt, C 16 25 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 .160 0 Nellie Fox, 2B 147 604 93 189 32 12 4 55 43 11 .313 9 Gordon Goldsberry, 1B 10 11 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 .091 0 Bert Haas, 1B, RF 23 43 1 7 0 1 1 2 5 4 .163 0 Sam Hairston, C 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .400 0 Paul Lehner, OF 23 72 9 15 3 1 0 3 10 4 .208 0 Don Lenhardt, LF 64 199 23 53 9 1 10 45 24 25 .266 1 Hank Majeski, 3B 12 35 4 9 4 0 0 6 1 0 .257 0 Phil Masi, C 84 225 24 61 11 2 4 28 32 27 .271 1 Minnie Miñoso, 3B, RF, LF 138 516 107 167 32 14 10 74 71 41 .324 31 Rocky Nelson, PH 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 Gus Niarhos, C 66 168 27 43 6 0 1 10 47 9 .256 4 Dave Philley, LF 7 25 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 3 .240 0 Eddie Robinson, 1B 151 564 85 159 23 5 29 117 77 54 .282 2 Bud Sheely, C 34 89 2 16 2 0 0 7 6 7 .180 0 Bud Stewart, LF, RF 95 217 40 60 13 5 6 40 29 9 .276 1 Red Wilson, C 4 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .273 0 Al Zarilla, RF, LF 120 382 56 98 21 2 10 60 60 57 .257 2 Gus Zernial, LF 4 19 2 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 .105 0 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Luis Aloma, P 25 20 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 5 .350 0 Hal Brown, P 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 0 Bob Cain, P 4 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 Joe Dobson, P 28 46 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 20 .065 0 Fritz Dorish, P 32 31 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 .258 0 Ross Grimsley, P 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Randy Gumpert, P 37 45 5 15 1 0 0 9 2 9 .333 0 Ken Holcombe, P 28 44 5 11 1 0 0 3 3 16 .250 0 Howie Judson, P 27 33 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 14 .121 0 Lou Kretlow, P 26 48 1 4 0 0 0 5 2 24 .083 0 Dick Littlefield, P 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 Billy Pierce, P 39 79 10 16 1 0 0 3 9 17 .203 0 Saul Rogovin, P 24 74 7 15 3 0 0 0 5 8 .203 1 Marv Rotblatt, P 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 155 5378 714 1453 229 64 86 668 594 525 .270 99

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Luis Aloma 6 0 1.82 25 1 3 69.1 52 14 14 3 24 25 Hal Brown 0 0 9.35 3 0 1 8.2 15 9 9 3 4 4 Bob Cain 1 2 3.76 4 4 0 26.1 25 14 11 3 13 3 Joe Dobson 7 6 3.62 28 21 3 146.2 136 68 59 17 51 67 Fritz Dorish 5 6 3.54 32 4 0 96.2 101 50 38 6 31 29 Ross Grimsley 0 0 3.86 7 0 0 14.0 12 8 6 1 10 8 Randy Gumpert 9 8 4.32 33 16 2 141.2 156 74 68 20 34 45 Ken Holcombe 11 12 3.78 28 23 0 159.1 142 69 67 9 68 39 Howie Judson 5 6 3.77 27 14 1 121.2 124 67 51 9 55 43 Lou Kretlow 6 9 4.20 26 18 0 137.0 129 77 64 7 74 89 Dick Littlefield 1 1 8.38 4 2 0 9.2 9 12 9 1 17 7 Bob Mahoney 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 6.2 5 4 4 1 5 3 Billy Pierce 15 14 3.03 37 28 2 240.1 237 93 81 14 73 113 Saul Rogovin 11 7 2.48 22 22 0 192.2 166 64 53 11 67 77 Marv Rotblatt 4 2 3.40 26 2 2 47.2 44 21 18 4 23 20 81 73 3.50 155 155 14 1418.1 1353 644 552 109 549 572

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

References 1951 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference