The 1951 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 93–61, 5 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason March 20, 1951: Grant Dunlap was purchased from the Indians by the Shreveport Sports.Grant Dunlap page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 30, 1951: Minnie Miñoso was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox, and Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray were traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Athletics as part of a three-team trade. The Athletics sent Lou Brissie to the Indians, and sent Paul Lehner to the White Sox. The White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to the Athletics.Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1951 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other players Manager
Coaches
(Pitching)
(Bullpen)
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 133 416 99 .238 6 43 1B 128 486 131 .270 27 103 2B 141 542 165 .304 10 58 SS 151 544 127 .233 12 51 3B 154 573 152 .265 24 102 OF 134 447 132 .295 20 69 OF 108 321 79 .246 7 29 OF 134 510 148 .290 11 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 122 332 76 .229 7 24 94 246 56 .228 6 36 55 137 36 .263 2 18 50 88 19 .216 1 4 31 61 13 .213 0 2 19 28 5 .179 0 2 8 14 6 .429 0 2 12 13 3 .231 0 1 11 12 2 .167 0 0 3 10 3 .300 1 3 3 8 2 .250 0 0 16 6 0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0 1 1 1 1.000 0 1 1 1 0 .000 0 0 3 0 0 ---- 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 37 274.1 20 13 3.02 133 42 263.1 17 14 3.52 132 47 254.0 20 13 3.15 118 33 249.2 22 8 3.50 111 1 3.0 0 1 18.00 2
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 27 107.1 7 4 2.77 40 17 68.1 3 4 4.74 32 2 8.2 0 1 2.08 4
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 54 4 3 9 3.20 50 16 0 0 0 5.33 14 7 0 0 0 2.93 5 5 0 0 0 4.76 0 2 0 0 0 4.50 1
Awards and records
League leaders Bob Feller, American League leader, winsGreat Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SpartanburgJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References 1951 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference