1951 Philadelphia Athletics season
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1951 Philadelphia Athletics season
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| Owner(s) | Earle Mack & Roy Mack | |
| General manager(s) | Art Ehlers | |
| Manager(s) | Jimmy Dykes | |
| Local television | WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL | |
| Local radio | WIBG (Ray Walton, By Saam, Claude Haring) |
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The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing sixth in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses.
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Offseason
- November 16, 1950: Morrie Martin was drafted by the Athletics from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
Ferris Fain won the American League batting championship with a .344 batting average.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 25 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | .455 | 28 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36 |
| St. Louis Browns | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 |
Notable transactions
- April 30, 1951: Lou Brissie was traded by the Athletics to the Cleveland Indians, and Paul Lehner was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox as part of a 3-team trade. The White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to the Athletics, and the Indians sent Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray to the Athletics. The Indians sent Minnie Miñoso to the White Sox.[2]
- June 4, 1951: Kermit Wahl was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Hank Majeski.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 | Ferris Fain | 117 | 425 | 146 | .344 | 6 | 57 |
| OF | Gus Zernial | 139 | 552 | 151 | .274 | 33 | 125 |
| OF | Dave Philley | 125 | 468 | 123 | .263 | 7 | 59 |
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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| Lou Limmer | 94 | 213 | 34 | .159 | 5 | 30 |
| Kermit Wahl | 20 | 59 | 11 | .186 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Lehner | 9 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Tod Davis | 11 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 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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| Dick Fowler | 22 | 125 | 5 | 11 | 5.62 | 29 |
| Lou Brissie | 2 | 13.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 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 |
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| Bob Hooper | 38 | 189 | 12 | 10 | 4.38 | 64 |
| Morrie Martin | 35 | 138 | 11 | 4 | 3.78 | 35 |
| Joe Coleman | 28 | 96.1 | 1 | 6 | 5.98 | 34 |
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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| Moe Burtschy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 4 |
| Bubba Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Savannah Indians | Sally League | George Staller |
| A | Lincoln Athletics | Western League | Frank Skaff |
| B | Fayetteville Athletics | Carolina League | Red Norris |
| B | Salisbury Athletics | Interstate League | Bunny Griffiths |
| C | Rome Colonels | Canadian-American League | Buck Etchison |
| D | Tarboro A's | Coastal Plain League | Joe Rullo |
| D | Cordele A's | Georgia-Florida League | Ducky Detweiler and Jimmie DeShong |
| D | Lexington Indians | North Carolina State League | Harold Harrigan, Gray Hampton and Bob Deese |
| D | Corning Athletics | PONY League | Irv Hall |
References
External links
- 1951 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1951 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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