1951 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1951 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| 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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Offseason
- November 16, 1950: Catfish Metkovich was drafted by the Pirates from the Oakland Oaks in the 1950 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| 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 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 15, 1951: Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Garagiola, Dick Cole, Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet, and Ted Wilks.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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| OF | Catfish Metkovich | 120 | 423 | 124 | .293 | 3 | 40 |
| OF | Bill 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 |
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| Joe Garagiola | 72 | 212 | 54 | .255 | 9 | 35 |
| Wally Westlake | 51 | 181 | 51 | .282 | 16 | 45 |
| Frank Thomas | 39 | 148 | 39 | .264 | 2 | 16 |
| Dick Cole | 42 | 106 | 25 | .236 | 1 | 11 |
| Dick 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 |
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| Murry Dickson | 45 | 288.2 | 20 | 16 | 4.02 | 112 |
| Howie Pollet | 21 | 128.2 | 6 | 10 | 5.04 | 47 |
| Cliff Chambers | 10 | 59.2 | 3 | 6 | 5.58 | 19 |
| Don 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 |
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| Mel Queen | 39 | 168.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.44 | 123 |
| Bob Friend | 34 | 149.2 | 6 | 10 | 4.27 | 41 |
| Con 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 |
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| Ted Wilks | 48 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2.83 | 43 |
| Bill Koski | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.67 | 6 |
| Joe Muir | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.76 | 5 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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
External links
- 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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