1951 Boston Red Sox season

1951 Boston Red Sox
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Owners	Tom Yawkey
Managers	Steve O'Neill
Television	WBZ-TV, Ch. 4, and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7
Radio	WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob DeLaney, Tom Hussey)
Seasons

The 1951 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing third in the American League with a record of 87 wins and 67 losses.

Offseason

• November 16, 1950: Joe DeMaestri was drafted from the Red Sox by the Chicago White Sox in the 1950 rule 5 draft.
• Prior to 1951 season: Bob Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1951 American League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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	—

Opening Day lineup

7	Dom DiMaggio	CF
10	Billy Goodman	RF
9	Ted Williams	LF
5	Vern Stephens	SS
3	Walt Dropo	3B
1	Bobby Doerr	2B
4	Lou Boudreau	SS
11	Buddy Rosar	C
15	Bill Wight	P

Roster

1951 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 25 Bill Evans 36 Ben Flowers 24 Paul Hinrichs 25 Harley Hisner 25 Leo Kiely 16 Ellis Kinder 20 Walt Masterson 19 Mickey McDermott 21 Willard Nixon 17 Mel Parnell 18 Ray Scarborough 22 Chuck Stobbs 12 Harry Taylor 15 Bill Wight		Catchers 14 Matt Batts  2 Al Evans  8 Mike Guerra 14 Les Moss  8 Aaron Robinson 11 Buddy Rosar 38 Sammy White Infielders  4 Lou Boudreau  1 Bobby Doerr  3 Walt Dropo 10 Billy Goodman 27 Fred Hatfield  2 Mel Hoderlein  6 Johnny Pesky 34 Al Richter  5 Vern Stephens 35 Norm Zauchin		Outfielders  7 Dom DiMaggio 39 Bob DiPietro 26 Charlie Maxwell 21 Karl Olson 23 Clyde Vollmer  9 Ted Williams 28 Tom Wright		Manager 30 Steve O'Neill Coaches 32 Earle Combs 33 Eddie Mayo 31 Paul Schreiber 29 George Susce

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
OF	Dom DiMaggio	146	639	189	.296	12	72

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 Goodman	141	546	162	.297	0	50

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

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
Harry Taylor	31	81.1	4	9	5.75	22

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
Bill Evans	9	0	0	0	4.11	3

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Colonels	American Association	Pinky Higgins
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Red Marion
A	Scranton Red Sox	Eastern League	Jack Burns
B	Roanoke Red Sox	Piedmont League	Wally Millies
C	San Jose Red Sox	California League	Marv Owen
C	Oneonta Red Sox	Canadian–American League	Owen Scheetz
D	High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms	North Carolina State League	Jim Gruzdis
D	Marion Red Sox	Ohio–Indiana League	Elmer Yoter

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, Oneonta, High Point-Thomasville, Marion

References

• 1951 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1951 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com