1951 Boston Red Sox season explained

Boston Red Sox
Season:	1951
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Fenway Park
City:	Boston, Massachusetts
Record:	87–67 (.565)
League Place:	3rd (11 GB)
Owners:	Tom Yawkey
President:	Tom Yawkey
General Managers:	Joe Cronin
Managers:	Steve O'Neill
Television:	WBZ-TV, Ch. 4, and WNAC-TV, Ch. 7
Radio:	WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bob DeLaney, Tom Hussey)
Espntn:	bos
Brtn:	BOS

The 1951 Boston Red Sox season was the 51st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 87 wins and 67 losses, 11 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1951 World Series.

Offseason

November 16, 1950: Joe DeMaestri was drafted from the Red Sox by the Chicago White Sox in the 1950 rule 5 draft.^[1]
November 17, 1950: The Red Sox draft pitcher Paul Hinrichs.^[2]
November 27, 1950: Former Cleveland Indians manager Lou Boudreau signs as a player for the Red Sox.^[3]
December 11, 1950: A five-player trade between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox sends pitchers Bill Wight and Ray Scarborough to the Red Sox in exchange for pitchers Joe Dobson and Dick Littlefield, as well as rightfielder Allen Zarilla.^[4]
December 13, 1950: The Cleveland Indians purchase catcher Birdie Tebbetts from the Red Sox for an undisclosed amount; The Boston Red Sox purchase catcher Mike Guerra from the Philadelphia Athletics.^[5]
February 5, 1951: The Red Sox purchase catcher Al Evans from the Washington Senators off of waivers.^[6]
Prior to 1951 season: Bob Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.^[7]

1951 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers	Catchers Infielders	Outfielders	ManagerCoaches (First base) (Third base) (Hitting) (Bullpen)

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	71	202	40	.198	3	26
1B	99	360	86	.239	11	57
2B	106	402	116	.289	13	73
SS	131	480	150	.313	3	41
3B	109	377	113	.300	17	78
OF	148	531	169	.318	30	126
OF	146	639	189	.296	12	72
OF	115	386	97	.251	22	85

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
141	546	162	.297	0	50
82	273	73	.267	5	47
58	170	39	.229	1	13
80	163	28	.172	2	14
49	80	15	.188	3	12
26	74	15	.203	2	7
28	63	14	.222	1	9
10	32	5	.156	0	2
11	29	4	.138	0	2
12	24	3	.125	0	2
9	14	5	.357	0	1
5	12	2	.167	0	0
4	11	2	.182	0	0
5	11	1	.091	0	0
4	11	1	.091	0	0
5	10	1	.100	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
36	221.0	18	11	3.26	77
34	170.0	10	9	4.76	75
17	113.1	7	7	3.34	46
1	6.0	0	1	4.50	3

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
37	184.0	12	9	5.09	71
34	172.0	8	8	3.35	127
33	125.0	7	4	4.90	70
34	118.1	7	7	5.10	38
31	81.1	4	9	5.75	22

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
63	11	2	16	2.55	84
30	3	0	2	3.34	39
9	0	0	0	4.11	3
4	0	0	0	21.60	1
1	0	0	0	0.00	2

Web site: Joe DeMaestri . Baseball Reference.
News: November 17, 1950 . Ten Veterans Back For "2nd Chance," Metkovich First Pick By Rickey, Red Sox Grab Henrichs, Bonus Hurler . 4 . . June 2, 2023.
News: November 28, 1950 . Red Sox Sign Lou Boudreau To Player Pact . 12 . . June 2, 2023.
News: December 11, 1950 . Red Sox Trade Set Off The Chatter ─ Now Seek Catcher . 10 . . June 2, 2023.
News: December 13, 1950 . Red Sox Sell Tebbetts To Tribe . 46 . . June 2, 2023.
News: February 5, 1951 . Boston purchases catcher Al Evans . 15 . . June 2, 2023.
Web site: Bob Smith . Baseball Reference.
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007