1951 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1951 American League Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Ellis Ryan Hank Greenberg Al López WXEL (Hal Newell) WERE(Jack Graney, Jimmy Dudley) 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 CLE 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 12 Lou Brissie 29 Bob Chakales 28 Jerry Fahr 19 Bob Feller 25 Mike Garcia 27 Steve Gromek 18 Bubba Harris 36 Sam Jones 21 Bob Lemon 26 Dick Rozek 22 Johnny Vander Meer 24 Early Wynn 17 George Zuverink Catchers  4 Jim Hegan 12 Ray Murray 23 Hal Naragon 15 Birdie Tebbetts Infielders  1 Bobby Ávila  8 Ray Boone 11 Merl Combs  9 Luke Easter  6 Minnie Miñoso  7 Al Rosen  5 Snuffy Stirnweiss Outfielders 31 Sam Chapman 31 Allie Clark 14 Larry Doby 33 Bob Kennedy 38 Paul Lehner 20 Clarence Maddern 32 Barney McCosky  3 Dale Mitchell 35 Harry Simpson Other players  2 Doug Hansen  2 Lou Klein 32 Milt Nielsen 38 Thurman Tucker Manager 10 Al López Coaches 42 Jake Flowers 43 Mel Harder(Pitching) 40 Bill Lobe 44 Red Ruffing (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 Jim Hegan 133 416 99 .238 6 43 1B Luke Easter Luke Easter (baseball) 128 486 131 .270 27 103 2B Bobby Ávila 141 542 165 .304 10 58 SS Ray Boone 151 544 127 .233 12 51 3B Al Rosen 154 573 152 .265 24 102 OF Larry Doby 134 447 132 .295 20 69 OF Bob Kennedy 108 321 79 .246 7 29 OF Dale Mitchell Dale Mitchell (baseball) 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 Harry Simpson 122 332 76 .229 7 24 Sam Chapman 94 246 56 .228 6 36 Birdie Tebbetts 55 137 36 .263 2 18 Snuffy Stirnweiss 50 88 19 .216 1 4 Barney McCosky 31 61 13 .213 0 2 Merl Combs 19 28 5 .179 0 2 Minnie Miñoso 8 14 6 .429 0 2 Paul Lehner 12 13 3 .231 0 1 Clarence Maddern 11 12 2 .167 0 0 Allie Clark 3 10 3 .300 1 3 Hal Naragon 3 8 2 .250 0 0 Milt Nielsen 16 6 0 .000 0 0 Lou Klein 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Ray Murray 1 1 1 1.000 0 1 Thurman Tucker 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Doug Hansen baseball 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 Early Wynn 37 274.1 20 13 3.02 133 Bob Lemon 42 263.1 17 14 3.52 132 Mike Garcia Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923) 47 254.0 20 13 3.15 118 Bob Feller 33 249.2 22 8 3.50 111 Johnny Vander Meer 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 Steve Gromek 27 107.1 7 4 2.77 40 Bob Chakales 17 68.1 3 4 4.74 32 Sam Jones Sam Jones (baseball) 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 Lou Brissie 54 4 3 9 3.20 50 George Zuverink 16 0 0 0 5.33 14 Dick Rozek 7 0 0 0 2.93 5 Jerry Fahr 5 0 0 0 4.76 0 Bubba Harris Bubba Harris (baseball) 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, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA San Diego Padres Pacific Coast League Del Baker AA Dallas Eagles Texas League L. D. Meyer A Wilkes-Barre Barons Eastern League Bill Norman A Wichita Indians Western League Joe Schultz B Cedar Rapids Indians Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Kerby Farrell B Harrisburg Senators Interstate League Les Bell and Hal Cox B Spartanburg Peaches Tri-State League Harry Griswold C Bakersfield Indians California League Wimpy Quinn C Fort Smith Indians Western Association Paul O'Dea D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Mike Tresh D Batavia Clippers PONY League Ed Kobesky and Joe Vosmik D Green Bay Blue Jays Wisconsin State League Phil Seghi LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SpartanburgJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1951 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians