1951 Washington Senators season
The 1951 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 92, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
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| Owners | Clark Griffith (majority owner) |
| Managers | Bucky Harris |
| Local television | WTTG (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) |
| Local radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) |
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Offseason
- December 4, 1950: Rubén Gómez was drafted by the Senators from the St. Jean Braves in the 1950 minor league draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 1951: Rubén Gómez was returned by the Washington Senators to the St. Jean Braves.[1]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Mike Guerra | 72 | 214 | 43 | .201 | 1 | 20 |
| 1B | Mickey Vernon | 141 | 546 | 160 | .293 | 9 | 87 |
| 2B | Cass Michaels | 138 | 485 | 125 | .258 | 4 | 45 |
| SS | Pete Runnels | 78 | 273 | 76 | .278 | 0 | 25 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 154 | 568 | 161 | .283 | 12 | 65 |
| OF | Sam Mele | 143 | 558 | 153 | .274 | 5 | 94 |
| OF | Irv Noren | 129 | 509 | 142 | .279 | 8 | 86 |
| OF | Gil Coan | 135 | 538 | 163 | .303 | 9 | 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 |
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| Sam Dente | 88 | 273 | 65 | .238 | 0 | 29 |
| Mike McCormick | 81 | 243 | 70 | .288 | 1 | 23 |
| Gene Verble | 68 | 177 | 36 | .203 | 0 | 15 |
| Mickey Grasso | 52 | 175 | 36 | .206 | 1 | 14 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 53 | 159 | 49 | .308 | 1 | 22 |
| Sherry Robertson | 62 | 111 | 21 | .189 | 1 | 10 |
| Frank Campos | 8 | 26 | 11 | .423 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Porter | 13 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Sacka | 7 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Taylor | 6 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Miranda | 7 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Okrie | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Hawes | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Connie Marrero | 25 | 187.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.90 | 66 |
| Don Johnson | 21 | 143.2 | 7 | 11 | 3.95 | 52 |
| Sid Hudson | 23 | 138.2 | 5 | 12 | 5.13 | 43 |
| Bob Porterfield | 19 | 133.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.24 | 53 |
| Dick Starr | 11 | 61.1 | 1 | 7 | 5.58 | 17 |
| Bob Kuzava | 8 | 52.1 | 3 | 3 | 5.50 | 22 |
| Fred Sanford | 7 | 37.0 | 2 | 3 | 6.57 | 12 |
| Gene Bearden | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 1 |
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 |
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| Sandy Consuegra | 40 | 146.0 | 7 | 8 | 4.01 | 31 |
| Julio Moreno | 31 | 132.2 | 5 | 11 | 4.88 | 37 |
| Al Sima | 18 | 77.0 | 3 | 7 | 4.79 | 26 |
| Hank Wyse | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 3 |
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 |
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| Mickey Harris | 41 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3.81 | 47 |
| Joe Haynes | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.56 | 18 |
| Tom Ferrick | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.38 | 17 |
| Bob Ross | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.54 | 23 |
| Alton Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.26 | 7 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fulton
References
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