1951 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1951 American League Comiskey Park Chicago Grace Comiskey Frank Lane Paul Richards WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) WJJD/WCFL(Bob Elson) 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.Paul Lukas http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=bullpencars/071018 Lukas: Long live the bullpen car - ESPN Page 2 Espn.com October 19, 2007 February 24, 2018 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 CWS 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 59 Luis Aloma 27 Hal Brown 56 Bob Cain 29 Joe Dobson 12 Harry Dorish 27 Ross Grimsley 18 Randy Gumpert 34 Ken Holcombe 48 Howie Judson 23 Lou Kretlow 39 Dick Littlefield 16 Bob Mahoney 19 Billy Pierce 35 Saul Rogovin 49 Marv Rotblatt Catchers 45 Joe Erautt 27 Sammy Hairston 38 Phil Masi 24 Gus Niarhos 45 Bud Sheely 16 Red Wilson Infielders  8 Floyd Baker  5 Bob Boyd 17 Chico Carrasquel 14 Joe DeMaestri 25 Bob Dillinger 26 Nellie Fox 25 Gordon Goldsberry  5 Bert Haas  5 Hank Majeski 46 Eddie Robinson Outfielders  3 Jim Busby 39 Ray Coleman 15 Paul Lehner  6 Don Lenhardt  9 Minnie Miñoso  9 Dave Philley  7 Bud Stewart  2 Al Zarilla  6 Gus Zernial Other batters 49 Rocky Nelson Manager 22 Paul Richards Coaches 33 Jimmy Adair 44 Ray Berres 28 Doc Cramer 40 Luman Harris 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 Team totals 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 Team totals 81 73 3.50 155 155 14 1418.1 1353 644 552 109 549 572 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Joe Gordon AA Memphis Chicks Southern Association Luke Appling A Colorado Springs Sky Sox Western League Skeeter Webb and Otto Denning B Waterloo White Hawks Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Otto Denning, Ed Taylor and Skeeter Webb C Hot Springs Bathers Cotton States League Rex Carr C Superior Blues Northern League Buster Mills D Madisonville Miners KITTY League Burl Storie D Wisconsin Rapids White Sox Wisconsin State League Ira Hutchinson Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1951 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago White Sox seasons Chicago White Sox season Chicago White Category:1951 in Chicago