1951 St. Louis Cardinals season

1951 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	81–73 (.526)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Saigh
General manager(s)	William Walsingham, Jr.
Manager(s)	Marty Marion
Local television	KSD
Local radio	WIL (Harry Caray)
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The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 70th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 60th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 81–73 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League.

Offseason

• Prior to 1951 season: Larry Jackson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	98	59	0.624	—	50–28	48–31
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	60	0.618	1	49–29	48–31
St. Louis Cardinals	81	73	0.526	15½	44–34	37–39
Boston Braves	76	78	0.494	20½	42–35	34–43
Philadelphia Phillies	73	81	0.474	23½	38–39	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	68	86	0.442	28½	35–42	33–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	64	90	0.416	32½	32–45	32–45
Chicago Cubs	62	92	0.403	34½	32–45	30–47

Record vs. opponents

1951 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12–1	10–12	10–12	8–14	12–10	13–9	13–9
Brooklyn	12–10–1	—	14–8	14–8	14–11	15–7	10–12	18–4
Chicago	12–10	8–14	—	10–12	7–15	7–15	9–13	9–13–1
Cincinnati	12–10	8–14	12–10	—	5–17	11–11	12–10–1	8–14
New York	14–8	11–14	15–7	17–5	—	16–6	14–8	11–11
Philadelphia	10–12	7–15	15–7	11–11	6–16	—	15–7	9–13
Pittsburgh	9–13	12–10	13–9	10–12–1	8–14	7–15	—	5–17
St. Louis	9–13	4–18	13–9–1	14–8	11–11	13–9	17–5	—

Notable transactions

• May 14, 1951: Don Bollweg and $15,000 were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Billy Johnson.^[2]
• June 15, 1951: Joe Garagiola, Dick Cole, Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet, and Ted Wilks were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake.^[3]

Roster

1951 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 25 Dick Bokelmann 24 Cloyd Boyer 27 Al Brazle 31 Harry Brecheen 28 Cliff Chambers 32 Jackie Collum 25,26 Jack Crimian 25 Erv Dusak 22 Bob Habenicht 30 Kurt Krieger 23 Max Lanier 34 Dan Lewandowski 20 Red Munger 29 Tom Poholsky 11 Howie Pollet 21 Joe Presko 14 Gerry Staley 28 Ted Wilks		Catchers 17 Joe Garagiola 18 Del Rice 16 Bill Sarni 30 Bob Scheffing Infielders 36 Vern Benson  5 Steve Bilko 40 Don Bollweg 15 Dick Cole  7 Solly Hemus  1 Billy Johnson  3 Nippy Jones  1 Eddie Kazak 19 Rocky Nelson 38 Don Richmond 19 Stan Rojek  2 Red Schoendienst		Outfielders 34 Larry Ciaffone 32 Chuck Diering 12 Tommy Glaviano 36 Bill Howerton 37 Peanuts Lowrey  6 Stan Musial 39 Hal Rice  9 Enos Slaughter 36 Jay Van Noy 38 Harry Walker 17 Wally Westlake		Manager  4 Marty Marion Coaches 33 Ray Blades  8 Terry Moore 35 Mike Ryba 26 Buzzy Wares

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
3B	Johnson, BillyBilly Johnson	124	442	116	.262	14	64

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
Rice, HalHal Rice	69	236	60	.254	4	38
Diering, ChuckChuck Diering	64	85	22	.259	0	8
Garagiola, JoeJoe Garagiola	27	72	14	.194	2	9
Howerton, BillBill Howerton	24	65	17	.262	1	4
Cole, DickDick Cole	15	36	7	.194	0	3
Bollweg, DonDon Bollweg	6	9	1	.111	0	2

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

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
Boyer, CloydCloyd Boyer	19	63.1	2	5	5.26	40

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
Brazle, AlAl Brazle	56	6	5	7	3.09	66
Bokelmann, DickDick Bokelmann	20	3	3	3	3.78	22

Awards and honors

• Stan Musial, National League leader, triples. It was the fifth time in his career that he would lead the NL in triples.^[4]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	Harry Walker
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Johnny Keane
AA	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Al Hollingsworth
A	Columbus Cardinals	Sally League	Hal Anderson
A	Omaha Cardinals	Western League	George Kissell
B	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Carolina League	Harold Olt
B	Allentown Cardinals	Interstate League	Whitey Kurowski
B	Lynchburg Cardinals	Piedmont League	Skeeter Scalzi
B	Tri-City Braves	Western International League	Charles Peterson
C	Fresno Cardinals	California League	Larry Barton, Sr.
C	Pocatello Cardinals	Pioneer League	Norm Shope and Bob Comiskey
C	St. Joseph Cardinals	Western Association	Gene Corbett
D	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Ben Catchings
D	Goldsboro Cardinals	Coastal Plain League	George Ferrell
D	Albany Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	Sheldon "Chief" Bender
D	Hamilton Cardinals	PONY League	Vedie Himsl

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, Winston-Salem^[5]

References

1. Larry Jackson page at Baseball Reference
2. Billy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
3. Joe Garagiola page at Baseball Reference
4. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1951 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1951 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com