1951 Washington Senators season
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Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith (majority owner) | |
Managers | Bucky Harris | |
Television | WTTG (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
Radio | WWDC (FM) (Arch McDonald, Bob Wolff) | |
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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.
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
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 56–22 | 42–34 |
Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 5 | 53–24 | 40–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 | 50–25 | 37–42 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17 | 39–38 | 42–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 25 | 36–41 | 37–40 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | .455 | 28 | 38–41 | 32–43 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
St. Louis Browns | 52 | 102 | .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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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1B | Mickey Vernon | 141 | 546 | 160 | .293 | 9 | 87 |
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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Mike McCormick | 81 | 243 | 70 | .288 | 1 | 23 |
Fred Taylor | 6 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 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 |
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Don Johnson | 21 | 143.2 | 7 | 11 | 3.95 | 52 |
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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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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Alton Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.26 | 7 |
Farm system
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