1951 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1951
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Crosley Field
City:	Cincinnati
Owners:	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General Managers:	Warren Giles
Managers:	Luke Sewell
Television:	WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt)
Radio:	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)

The 1951 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–86, games behind the New York Giants.

Offseason

• Prior to 1951 season: Bobby Durnbaugh was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[1]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 1951: Bob Nieman was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Oklahoma City Indians.^[2]

Roster

1951 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		77	207	52	.251	2	18
1B		154	607	157	.259	13	77
2B		136	473	112	.237	16	53
SS		121	428	103	.241	8	49
3B		96	331	84	.254	4	37
OF		113	395	96	.243	10	47
OF		142	537	167	.311	2	61
OF		114	359	87	.242	5	36

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
	125	403	107	.266	5	24
	114	303	63	.208	5	25
	72	227	52	.229	6	22
	85	199	42	.211	1	8
	41	127	40	.315	3	20
	47	122	31	.254	2	14
	25	50	16	.320	1	11
	15	41	9	.220	1	7
	23	35	8	.229	0	2
	12	29	8	.276	2	3
	4	13	5	.385	0	0
	4	3	1	.333	0	0
	2	0	0	----	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
	42	248.2	16	17	3.44	81
	38	232.2	16	15	3.44	120
	40	228.0	9	14	3.83	57
	31	196.0	9	17	4.04	88

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
	39	184.2	7	10	3.70	93
	35	102.0	3	6	2.82	56

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
	50	5	5	11	3.20	34
	40	2	1	0	3.27	28
	30	0	0	0	5.72	20
	9	1	1	0	6.52	5
	3	0	0	0	11.25	1
	2	0	0	0	17.18	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

^[3]

External links

• 1951 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/durnbbo01.shtml Bobby Durnbaugh page at Baseball-Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/niemabo01.shtml Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007