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. November 17, 1950: The Red Sox draft pitcher Paul Hinrichs. November 27, 1950: Former Cleveland Indians manager Lou Boudreau signs as a player for the Red Sox. 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 right fielder Allen Zarilla. 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. February 5, 1951: The Red Sox purchase catcher Al Evans from the Washington Senators off of waivers. Prior to 1951 season: Bob Smith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup 7 Dom DiMaggio CF10 Billy Goodman RF 9 Ted Williams LF 5 Vern Stephens SS 3 Walt Dropo 3B 1 Bobby Doerr 2B 4 Lou Boudreau SS11 Buddy Rosar C15 Bill Wight P
Roster 1951 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (First base) (Third base) (Hitting) (Bullpen)
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
Farm system
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References
External links 1951 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1951 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com