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.
1951 Chicago White Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Grace Comiskey | |
General managers | Frank Lane | |
Managers | Paul Richards | |
Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) | |
Radio | WJJD/WCFL (Bob Elson) | |
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In 1951, the White Sox began using a bullpen car.[3]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | — | 56–22 | 42–34 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 5 | 53–24 | 40–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 11 | 50–25 | 37–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 17 | 39–38 | 42–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 25 | 36–41 | 37–40 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 28 | 38–41 | 32–43 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 36 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
St. Louis Browns | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 46 | 24–53 | 28–49 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | — | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 14–8 | 10–12–1 | — | 17–5 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 16–6 | 13–9 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12 | 10–12 | 5–17 | — | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 17–5 | 16–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–15 | 13–9 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 5–17 | 8–14 | — | 9–13 | |||||
Washington | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 13–9 | — |
1951 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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155 | 5378 | 714 | 1453 | 229 | 64 | 86 | 668 | 594 | 525 | .270 | 99 |
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 |
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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
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81 | 73 | 3.50 | 155 | 155 | 14 | 1418.1 | 1353 | 644 | 552 | 109 | 549 | 572 |