1951 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1951 Philadelphia Athletics Cap Logo (1951 to 1953).svg American League Shibe Park Philadelphia 70 84 y 6th Earle Mack & Roy Mack Arthur Ehlers Jimmy Dykes WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL WIBG(Ray Walton, By Saam, Claude Haring) The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing sixth in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses. Offseason November 16, 1950: Morrie Martin was drafted by the Athletics from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950 rule 5 draft.Morrie Martin page at Baseball Reference Regular season Ferris Fain won the American League batting championship with a .344 batting average. Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Notable transactions April 30, 1951: Lou Brissie was traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians, and Paul Lehner was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox as part of a 3-team trade. The White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to the Athletics, and the Indians sent Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray to the Athletics. The Indians sent Minnie Miñoso to the White Sox.Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference June 4, 1951: Kermit Wahl was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Hank Majeski.Kermit Wahl page at Baseball Reference Roster 1951 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers 19 Lou Brissie 38 Moe Burtschy 20 Joe Coleman 25 Dick Fowler 17 Bubba Harris 23 Bob Hooper 22 Alex Kellner 37 Johnny Kucab 26,42 Morrie Martin 24 Carl Scheib 30 Bobby Shantz 36 Hank Wyse 21 Sam Zoldak Catchers  9 Joe Astroth 14 Ray Murray 15 Joe Tipton Infielders 16 Tod Davis  8 Ferris Fain 11 Billy Hitchcock  1 Eddie Joost  6 Lou Klein  3 Lou Limmer  5 Hank Majeski  6 Ed Samcoff 12 Pete Suder 18 Kermit Wahl Outfielders  4 Sam Chapman  7 Allie Clark  5 Paul Lehner  7 Barney McCosky  2 Wally Moses 17 Dave Philley 10 Elmer Valo 19 Gus Zernial Manager 35 Jimmy Dykes Coaches 32 Chief Bender 31 Les McCrabb 33 Bing Miller 29 Tom Oliver Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Tipton 72 213 51 .239 3 20 1B Ferris Fain 117 425 146 .344 6 57 2B Pete Suder 123 440 108 .245 1 42 SS Eddie Joost 140 553 160 .289 19 78 3B Hank Majeski 89 323 92 .285 5 42 OF Gus Zernial 139 552 151 .274 33 125 OF Elmer Valo 123 444 134 .302 7 55 OF Dave Philley 125 468 123 .263 7 59 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 Billy Hitchcock 77 222 68 .306 1 36 Lou Limmer 94 213 34 .159 5 30 Joe Astroth 64 187 46 .246 2 19 Allie Clark 56 161 40 .248 4 22 Lou Klein 49 144 33 .229 5 17 Wally Moses 70 136 26 .191 0 9 Ray Murray 40 122 26 .213 0 13 Sam Chapman 18 65 11 .169 0 5 Kermit Wahl 20 59 11 .186 0 6 Paul Lehner 9 28 4 .143 0 1 Barney McCosky 12 27 8 .296 1 1 Tod Davis 11 15 1 .067 0 0 Ed Samcoff 4 11 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 Alex Kellner 33 209.2 11 14 4.46 94 Bobby Shantz 32 205.1 18 10 3.94 77 Sam Zoldak 26 128.0 6 10 3.16 18 Dick Fowler Dick Fowler (baseball) 22 125.0 5 11 5.62 29 Lou Brissie 2 13.1 0 2 6.75 3 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 Bob Hooper 38 189.0 12 10 4.38 64 Carl Scheib 46 143.0 1 12 4.47 49 Morrie Martin 35 138.0 11 4 3.78 35 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1950s pitcher) 28 96.1 1 6 5.98 34 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 Johnny Kucab 30 4 3 3 4.22 23 Hank Wyse 9 1 2 0 7.98 5 Moe Burtschy 7 0 0 0 5.29 4 Bubba Harris Bubba Harris (baseball) 3 0 0 0 9.00 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball A Savannah Indians Sally League George Staller A Lincoln Athletics Western League Frank Skaff B Fayetteville Athletics Carolina League Red Norris B Salisbury Athletics Interstate League Bunny Griffiths C Rome Colonels Canadian–American League Buck Etchison D Tarboro A's Coastal Plain League Joe Rullo D Cordele A's Georgia–Florida League Ducky Detweiler and Jimmie DeShong D Lexington Indians North Carolina State League Harold Harrigan, Gray Hampton and Bob Deese D Corning Athletics PONY League Irv Hall References 2 External links 1951 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1951 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics Oak Category:1950s in Philadelphia