1951 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1951 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Warren Giles Luke Sewell WCPO-TV(Waite Hoyt) WCPO(Waite Hoyt) The 1951 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–86, 28 1 2 games behind the New York Giants. Offseason Prior to 1951 season: Bobby Durnbaugh was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Bobby Durnbaugh page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions June 1951: Bob Nieman was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Oklahoma City Indians.Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1951 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 33 Jim Blackburn 47 Ewell Blackwell 45 Ed Blake 38 Bud Byerly 34 Eddie Erautt 43 Howie Fox 35 Harry Perkowski 30 Kent Peterson 36 Ken Raffensberger 40 Willie Ramsdell 32 Frank Smith 31 Herm Wehmeier Catchers  5 Dixie Howell  8 Hobie Landrith  9 Johnny Pramesa  7 Bob Scheffing Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 15 Grady Hatton 18 Ted Kluszewski 11 Roy McMillan 14 Sammy Meeks 16 Connie Ryan 10 Virgil Stallcup Outfielders 21 Joe Adcock 25 Hank Edwards 52 Danny Litwhiler 26 Barney McCosky 20 Lloyd Merriman 25 Wally Post 24 Bob Usher 22 Johnny Wyrostek Other batters 30 Jim Bolger 26 Ted Tappe Manager 50 Luke Sewell Coaches 51 Tony Cuccinello 52 Danny Litwhiler 53 Phil Page 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 Dixie Howell Dixie Howell (catcher) 77 207 52 .251 2 18 1B Ted Kluszewski 154 607 157 .259 13 77 2B Connie Ryan 136 473 112 .237 16 53 SS Virgil Stallcup 121 428 103 .241 8 49 3B Grady Hatton 96 331 84 .254 4 37 OF Joe Adcock 113 395 96 .243 10 47 OF Johnny Wyrostek 142 537 167 .311 2 61 OF Lloyd Merriman 114 359 87 .242 5 36 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 Bobby Adams 125 403 107 .266 5 24 Bob Usher 114 303 63 .208 5 25 Johnny Pramesa 72 227 52 .229 6 22 Roy McMillan 85 199 42 .211 1 8 Hank Edwards 41 127 40 .315 3 20 Bob Scheffing 47 122 31 .254 2 14 Barney McCosky 25 50 16 .320 1 11 Wally Post 15 41 9 .220 1 7 Sammy Meeks 23 35 8 .229 0 2 Danny Litwhiler 12 29 8 .276 2 3 Hobie Landrith 4 13 5 .385 0 0 Ted Tappe 4 3 1 .333 0 0 Jim Bolger Jim Bolger (baseball) 2 0 0 ---- 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 Ken Raffensberger 42 248.2 16 17 3.44 81 Ewell Blackwell 38 232.2 16 15 3.44 120 Howie Fox 40 228.0 9 14 3.83 57 Willie Ramsdell 31 196.0 9 17 4.04 88 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 Herm Wehmeier 39 184.2 7 10 3.70 93 Harry Perkowski 35 102.0 3 6 2.82 56 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 Frank Smith 50 5 5 11 3.20 34 Bud Byerly 40 2 1 0 3.27 28 Eddie Erautt 30 0 0 0 5.72 20 Kent Peterson baseball 9 1 1 0 6.52 5 Ed Blake 3 0 0 0 11.25 1 Jim Blackburn Jim Blackburn (baseball) 2 0 0 0 17.18 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Al Vincent A Charleston Senators Central League Ernie White A Columbia Reds Sally League Buddy Hancken C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Cecil Scheffel D Welch Miners Appalachian League Mike BlazoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1951 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds