1951 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1951 American League Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan 73 81 y 5th Walter Briggs, Sr. Billy Evans Red Rolfe WWJ(Harry Heilmann, Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) WJBK/WXYZ(Paul Williams, Ty Tyson) The 1951 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 73–81, 25 games behind the New York Yankees. Offseason January 20, 1951: Marv Grissom and George Vico were traded by the Tigers to the Seattle Rainiers for Wayne McLeland.Marv Grissom at Baseball Reference Regular season On August 19, the Tigers played a doubleheader in St. Louis against the Browns. In the second game, after the Tigers had batted in the top of the first inning, the Browns sent midget Eddie Gaedel up to pinch-hit for leadoff batter Frank Saucier. Gaedel, at a height of 3'7", is to date the shortest player to appear in a Major League Baseball game. Umpire Ed Hurley challenged the decision to allow Gaedel to participate in an at-bat. Browns manager Zack Taylor produced a copy of Gaedel's contract.Numbelievable! 92 Michael X. Ferraro John Veneziano Triumph Books Chicago 2007 978-1-57243-990-0 Tigers pitcher Bob Cain walked him.Numbelievable!, p. 93 Jim Delsing pinch ran for Gaedel, but failed to score. The Tigers won the game, 6–2. Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions All-Star Game The 1951 All-Star Game was originally awarded to the Philadelphia Phillies. The City of Detroit was celebrating the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1701 and requested to host the year's All-Star Game. Although the National League was scheduled to host the game in '51, the game was moved to Detroit's Briggs Stadium to coincide with the city's celebration. The Phillies instead hosted the 1952 All-Star Game at Shibe Park.The Midsummer Classic: The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game Vincent David Lyle Spatz David W. Smith 2001 University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-9273-2 111 https://books.google.com/books?id=6IqPLQE4HekC&dq=%22National+League+Park%22+philadelphia&pg=PA111 Roster 1951 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 37 Gene Bearden 15 Hank Borowy 21,23,31 Bob Cain 31 Paul Calvert 34 Ted Gray 20 Ray Herbert 29 Fred Hutchinson 18 Earl Johnson 37 Dick Marlowe 19 Wayne McLeland 16 Hal Newhouser 23 Saul Rogovin 24,42 Marlin Stuart 11 Dizzy Trout 22 Virgil Trucks 25 Hal White Catchers 26 Joe Ginsberg 35 Frank House  1 Aaron Robinson  9 Bob Swift Infielders  8 Neil Berry 46 Al Federoff  7 George Kell 17 Don Kolloway 30 Dick Kryhoski  2 Johnny Lipon  4 Jerry Priddy Outfielders 14 Hoot Evers  3 Johnny Groth 27 Charlie Keller  6 Pat Mullin 12 Steve Souchock 18 Russ Sullivan  5 Vic Wertz Other batters 21 Doc Daugherty Manager 10 Red Rolfe Coaches 28 Dick Bartell 36 Rick Ferrell 33 Ted Lyons 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 Joe Ginsberg 102 304 79 .260 8 37 1B Dick Kryhoski 119 421 121 .287 12 57 2B Jerry Priddy 154 584 152 .260 8 57 SS Johnny Lipon 129 487 129 .265 0 38 3B George Kell 147 598 191 .319 2 59 OF Hoot Evers 116 393 88 .224 11 46 OF Vic Wertz 138 501 143 .285 27 94 OF Johnny Groth 118 428 128 .299 3 49 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 Pat Mullin 110 295 83 .281 12 51 Don Kolloway 78 212 54 .255 1 17 Bud Souchock 91 188 46 .245 11 28 Neil Berry 67 157 36 .229 0 9 Bob Swift 44 104 20 .192 0 5 Aaron Robinson 36 82 17 .207 0 9 Charlie Keller 54 62 16 .258 3 21 Frank House 18 41 9 .220 1 4 Russ Sullivan 7 26 5 .192 1 1 Al Federoff 2 4 0 .000 0 0 Doc Daugherty 1 1 0 .000 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 Ted Gray 34 197.1 7 14 4.06 131 Fred Hutchinson 31 188.1 10 10 3.68 53 Hal Newhouser 15 96.1 6 6 3.92 37 Saul Rogovin 5 24.0 1 1 5.25 5 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 Dizzy Trout 42 191.2 9 14 4.04 89 Virgil Trucks 37 153.2 13 8 4.33 89 Bob Cain 35 149.1 11 10 4.70 58 Marlin Stuart 29 124.0 4 6 3.77 46 Wayne McLeland 6 11.0 0 1 8.18 0 Dick Marlowe 2 1.2 0 1 32.40 1 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 Hal White 38 3 4 4 4.74 23 Gene Bearden 37 3 4 0 4.33 38 Hank Borowy 26 2 2 0 6.95 16 Earl Johnson 6 0 0 1 6.35 2 Ray Herbert 5 4 0 0 1.42 9 Paul Calvert 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens American Association Jack Tighe AA Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Gene Desautels A Williamsport Tigers Eastern League Schoolboy Rowe B Durham Bulls Carolina League Ace Parker B Davenport Tigers Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Marv Olson D Richmond Tigers Ohio–Indiana League Ralph DiLullo D Jamestown Falcons PONY League Tony Lupien D Wausau Lumberjacks Wisconsin State League Bob Benish Notes 2 References Baseball Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1951 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1951 in Detroit