1951 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887)
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath
General manager(s) Branch Rickey
Manager(s) Billy Meyer
Local television none
Local radio WWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince
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The 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 70th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 65th in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–90.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
New York Giants 98 59 -- .624
Brooklyn Dodgers 97 60 1 .618
St. Louis Cardinals 81 73 15.5 .526
Boston Braves 76 78 20.5 .494
Philadelphia Phillies 73 81 23.5 .474
Cincinnati Reds 68 86 28.5 .442
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 90 32.5 .416
Chicago Cubs 62 92 34.5 .403

Notable transactions

Roster

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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 Metkovich, CatfishCatfish Metkovich 120 423 124 .293 3 40
OF Howerton, BillBill Howerton 80 219 60 .274 11 37

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
Garagiola, JoeJoe Garagiola 72 212 54 .255 9 35
Westlake, WallyWally Westlake 51 181 51 .282 16 45
Thomas, FrankFrank Thomas 39 148 39 .264 2 16
Cole, DickDick Cole 42 106 25 .236 1 11
Smith, DickDick Smith 12 46 8 .174 0 4

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
Dickson, MurryMurry Dickson 45 288.2 20 16 4.02 112
Pollet, HowieHowie Pollet 21 128.2 6 10 5.04 47
Chambers, CliffCliff Chambers 10 59.2 3 6 5.58 19
Carlsen, DonDon Carlsen 7 43 2 3 4.19 20

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
Queen, MelMel Queen 39 168.1 7 9 4.44 123
Friend, BobBob Friend 34 149.2 6 10 4.27 41
Dempsey, ConCon Dempsey 3 7 0 2 9.00 3

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
Wilks, TedTed Wilks 48 3 5 12 2.83 43
Koski, BillBill Koski 13 0 1 0 6.67 6
Muir, JoeJoe Muir 9 0 2 0 2.76 5

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Don Gutteridge
AAA Hollywood Stars Pacific Coast League Fred Haney
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Rip Sewell
A Charleston Rebels Sally League Frank Oceak
B Waco Pirates Big State League Walt Tauscher
B Burlington Bees Carolina League Frank Barrett and Mike Kash
C Modesto Reds California League Tony Freitas
C Butler Tigers Middle Atlantic League Norm Gerdeman, William Allen and Frank Barrett
C Hutchinson Elks Western Association Wes Griffin
D Eugene Larks Far West League Duster Mails, George Matile and Cliff Dapper
D Brunswick Pirates Georgia-Florida League Mickey O'Neil
D Bartlesville Pirates Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League Tedd Gullic
D Mayfield Clothiers KITTY League Jerry Gardner
D Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League George Detore

References

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