| 1951 Chicago Cubs | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 62–92 (.403) |
| League place | 8th |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General managers | Wid Matthews |
| Managers | Frankie Frisch,Phil Cavarretta |
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Marty Hogan) WBKB (Joe Wilson) |
| Radio | WIND (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) |
The1951 Chicago Cubs season was the 80th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 76th in theNational League and the 36th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 62–92.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 98 | 59 | .624 | — | 50–28 | 48–31 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 60 | .618 | 1 | 49–29 | 48–31 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | .526 | 15½ | 44–34 | 37–39 |
| Boston Braves | 76 | 78 | .494 | 20½ | 42–35 | 34–43 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 81 | .474 | 23½ | 38–39 | 35–42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 86 | .442 | 28½ | 35–42 | 33–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 90 | .416 | 32½ | 32–45 | 32–45 |
| Chicago Cubs | 62 | 92 | .403 | 34½ | 32–45 | 30–47 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1951 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Smoky Burgess | 94 | 219 | 55 | .251 | 2 | 20 |
| 1B | Chuck Connors | 66 | 201 | 48 | .239 | 2 | 18 |
| 2B | Eddie Miksis | 102 | 421 | 112 | .266 | 4 | 35 |
| SS | Roy Smalley Jr. | 79 | 238 | 55 | .231 | 8 | 31 |
| 3B | Randy Jackson | 145 | 557 | 153 | .275 | 16 | 76 |
| OF | Hal Jeffcoat | 113 | 278 | 76 | .273 | 4 | 27 |
| OF | Frank Baumholtz | 146 | 560 | 159 | .284 | 2 | 50 |
| OF | Hank Sauer | 141 | 525 | 138 | .263 | 30 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Hermanski | 75 | 231 | 65 | .281 | 3 | 20 |
| Phil Cavarretta | 89 | 206 | 64 | .311 | 6 | 28 |
| Wayne Terwilliger | 50 | 192 | 41 | .214 | 0 | 10 |
| Andy Pafko | 49 | 178 | 47 | .264 | 12 | 35 |
| Dee Fondy | 49 | 170 | 46 | .271 | 3 | 20 |
| Jack Cusick | 65 | 164 | 29 | .177 | 2 | 16 |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 73 | 158 | 39 | .247 | 1 | 15 |
| Bruce Edwards | 51 | 141 | 33 | .234 | 3 | 17 |
| Mickey Owen | 58 | 125 | 23 | .184 | 0 | 15 |
| Rube Walker | 37 | 107 | 25 | .234 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Borkowski | 58 | 89 | 14 | .157 | 0 | 10 |
| Bill Serena | 13 | 39 | 13 | .333 | 1 | 4 |
| Harry Chiti | 9 | 31 | 11 | .355 | 0 | 5 |
| Carmen Mauro | 13 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Richards | 10 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 0 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 37 | 211.1 | 11 | 12 | 3.83 | 129 |
| Paul Minner | 33 | 201.2 | 6 | 17 | 3.79 | 68 |
| Frank Hiller | 24 | 141.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.84 | 50 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McLish | 30 | 145.2 | 4 | 10 | 4.45 | 46 |
| Turk Lown | 31 | 127.0 | 4 | 9 | 5.46 | 39 |
| Bob Kelly | 35 | 123.2 | 7 | 4 | 4.66 | 48 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 35 | 123.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.29 | 56 |
| Bob Schultz | 17 | 77.1 | 3 | 6 | 5.24 | 27 |
| Joe Hatten | 23 | 75.1 | 2 | 6 | 5.14 | 23 |
| Johnny Schmitz | 8 | 18.0 | 1 | 2 | 8.00 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Leonard | 41 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2.64 | 30 |
| Monk Dubiel | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.30 | 19 |
| Andy Varga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Warren Hacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
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