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Bill Veeck, the majority owner and manager of St. Louis Browns, signedSatchel Paige on July 17, 1951, and announced the 45-year-old would start the following night against theWashington Senators.^[1] In his first game back in the major leagues since 1949, Paige pitched six innings of shutout baseball before giving up three runs in the 7th inning. Paige ended the season with a 3–4 record and a 4.79 ERA.

Another of Veeck's promotions included the signing ofEddie Gaedel. Gaedel gained immortality in the second game of adoubleheader on Sunday, August 19. Weighing just 65 pounds (29 kg), and 3 feet 7 inches (1.09 m) tall, he became the shortest player in the history of the major leagues. He stood 3 feet 4 inches (1.02 m) shorter thanJon Rauch, whose height of 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) made him the tallest person to play in a major league game. He had been secretly signed by the Browns and put in uniform (complete with elf slippers & the number "1⁄8 in (3.2 mm) on the back) as a publicity stunt.

Gaedel popped out of a papier-mache cake between games of a doubleheader to celebrate theAmerican League's 50th anniversary, and as aFalstaff Brewery promotion. Falstaff, and the fans, had been promised a "festival of surprises" by Veeck. Before the second game got underway, the press agreed that the "midget-in-a-cake" appearance had not been up to Veeck's usual promotional standard. Falstaff personnel, who had been promised national publicity for their participation, were particularly dissatisfied. Keeping the surprise he had in store for the second game to himself, Veeck just meekly apologized.

Gaedel entered the game between the Browns andDetroit Tigers in the first inning as apinch hitter for leadoff batterFrank Saucier. Immediately,umpire Ed Hurley called for Browns managerZack Taylor. Veeck and Taylor had the foresight to have a copy of Gaedel's contract on hand, as well as a copy of the Browns' active roster, which had room for Gaedel's addition.^[2] Tigers pitcherBob Cain walked him.^[3]Jim Delsing pinch ran for Gaedel,^[3] but did not score.

Ned Garver

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In 1951,Ned Garver fashioned an outstanding season. Pitching for the Browns, Garver compiled a 20–12 record,^[4] which was noteworthy considering the Browns lost 102 games. Garver also posted a 3.73 ERA. Garver's wins accounted for nearly 40 percent of the Browns' 52 total wins. Garver also led the American League in complete games with 24 in 1951, and when he pitched he often batted sixth in the order rather than the customary ninth, compiling a .305batting average with onehome run.

Garver is the only pitcher in American League history to win 20 or more games for a team which lost 100 or more games in the same season, and the only pitcher in Major League history to do since 1920 or with a winning record.

Season standings

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American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	—	56‍–‍22	42‍–‍34
Cleveland Indians	93	61	.604	5	53‍–‍24	40‍–‍37
Boston Red Sox	87	67	.565	11	50‍–‍25	37‍–‍42
Chicago White Sox	81	73	.526	17	39‍–‍38	42‍–‍35
Detroit Tigers	73	81	.474	25	36‍–‍41	37‍–‍40
Philadelphia Athletics	70	84	.455	28	38‍–‍41	32‍–‍43
Washington Senators	62	92	.403	36	32‍–‍44	30‍–‍48
St. Louis Browns	52	102	.338	46	24‍–‍53	28‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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1951 American League record v t e Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHA	SLB	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	8–14	12–10	11–11	15–7	15–7	15–7
Chicago	11–11	—	12–10–1	12–10	8–14	9–13	15–7	14–8
Cleveland	14–8	10–12–1	—	17–5	7–15	16–6	16–6	13–9
Detroit	10–12	10–12	5–17	—	10–12	13–9	12–10	13–9
New York	11–11	14–8	15–7	12–10	—	13–9	17–5	16–6
Philadelphia	7–15	13–9	6–16	9–13	9–13	—	14–8	12–10
St. Louis	7–15	7–15	6–16	10–12	5–17	8–14	—	9–13
Washington	7–15	8–14	9–13	9–13	6–16	10–12	13–9	—

Notable transactions

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June 4, 1951:Don Lenhardt was traded by the Browns to theChicago White Sox forKermit Wahl andPaul Lehner.^[5]
July 14, 1951:Satchel Paige was signed as a free agent by the Browns.^[6]
July 21, 1951:Bob Nieman was purchased by the Browns from theOklahoma City Indians.^[7]
July 31, 1951:Ray Coleman was selected off waivers from the Browns by theChicago White Sox.^[8]
August 19, 1951:Eddie Gaedel was signed as an amateur free agent by the Browns.^[9]

Roster

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1951 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers 47Tommy Byrne 23Cliff Fannin 31Ned Garver 25Bobby Herrera 18Bobby Hogue 22Don Johnson 46Bill Kennedy 25,48Bob Mahoney 28Duke Markell 24,51Jim McDonald 26Irv Medlinger 40Stubby Overmire 22,49Satchel Paige 21Duane Pillette 28,50Fred Sanford 42Sid Schacht 39Lou Sleater 28Dick Starr 42Jim Suchecki 26Bob Turley 20Al Widmar		Catchers 10Matt Batts 11Clyde Kluttz 9Sherm Lollar 10Les Moss Infielders 3Hank Arft 7Johnny Berardino 8Johnny Bero 1Billy DeMars 11Mike Goliat 6Bill Jennings 24Dale Long 18Joe Lutz 2Fred Marsh 8Ben Taylor 4Bud Thomas 4Tom Upton 23Kermit Wahl 5Bobby Young		Outfielders 17Ray Coleman 27Jim Delsing 1Paul Lehner 14Don Lenhardt 11Jack Maguire 46Cliff Mapes 19Bob Nieman 17Earl Rapp 16Frank Saucier 15Roy Sievers 12Ken Wood Other batters 1/8Eddie Gaedel		Manager 38Zack Taylor Coaches --Fred Hofmann 44Ed Redys 33Jack Tobin 34Ralph Winegarner

1951 St. Louis Browns

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

1/8Eddie Gaedel

Manager

38Zack Taylor

Coaches

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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	Sherm Lollar	98	310	78	.252	8	44
1B	Hank Arft	112	345	90	.261	7	42
2B	Bobby Young	147	611	159	.260	1	31
SS	Bill Jennings	64	195	35	.179	0	13
3B	Fred Marsh	130	445	108	.243	4	43
OF	Ken Wood	109	333	79	.237	15	44
OF	Jim Delsing	131	449	112	.249	8	45
OF	Ray Coleman	91	341	96	.282	5	55

Other batters

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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
Matt Batts	79	248	75	.302	5	31
Cliff Mapes	56	201	55	.274	7	30
Johnny Bero	61	160	34	.213	5	17
Tom Upton	52	131	26	.198	0	12
Jack Maguire	41	127	31	.244	1	14
Johnny Berardino	39	119	27	.227	0	13
Dale Long	34	105	25	.238	2	11
Don Lenhardt	31	103	27	.262	5	18
Earl Rapp	26	98	32	.327	2	14
Ben Taylor	33	93	24	.258	3	6
Roy Sievers	31	89	20	.225	1	11
Paul Lehner	21	67	9	.134	1	2
Les Moss	16	47	8	.170	1	7
Bob Nieman	12	43	16	.372	2	8
Joe Lutz	14	36	6	.167	0	2
Kermit Wahl	8	27	9	.333	0	3
Bud Thomas	14	20	7	.350	1	1
Jim Dyck	4	15	1	.067	0	0
Frank Saucier	18	14	1	.071	0	1
Mike Goliat	5	11	2	.182	0	1
Clyde Kluttz	4	4	2	.500	0	1
Billy DeMars	1	4	1	.250	0	0
Eddie Gaedel	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

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= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ned Garver	33	246.0	20	12	3.73	84
Duane Pillette	35	191.0	6	14*	4.99	65
Tommy Byrne	19	122.2	4	10	3.82	57
Jim McDonald	16	84.0	4	7	4.07	28
Stubby Overmire	8	53.1	1	6	3.54	13
Fred Sanford	9	27.1	2	4	10.21	7
Bob Turley	1	7.1	0	1	7.36	5

Tied with five other pitchers

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Al Widmar	26	107.2	4	9	6.52	28
Jim Suchecki	29	89.2	0	6	5.42	47
Lou Sleater	20	81.0	1	9	5.11	33
Dick Starr	15	62.0	2	5	7.40	26
Bill Kennedy	19	56.0	1	5	5.79	29
Duke Markell	5	21.1	1	1	6.33	10
Don Johnson	6	15.0	0	1	12.60	8

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Satchel Paige	23	3	4	5	4.79	48
Bob Mahoney	30	2	5	0	4.44	30
Bobby Hogue	18	1	1	1	5.16	11
Cliff Fannin	7	0	2	0	6.46	11
Irv Medlinger	6	0	0	0	8.38	5
Sid Schacht	6	0	0	1	21.00	4
Bobby Herrera	3	0	0	0	27.00	1

Farm system

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Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Joe Becker
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Jo-Jo White
A	Dayton Indians	Central League	Jim Crandall
B	Wichita Falls Spudders	Big State League	Bruce Ogrodowski andCecil McClung
B	Anderson Rebels	Tri-State League	Len Schulte andHillis Layne
C	Pine Bluff Judges	Cotton States League	Bob Richards
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Joe King,Jim Post andBruce Ogrodowski
D	Redding Browns	Far West League	Ray Perry
D	Pittsburg Browns	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Bill Enos
D	Ada Herefords	Sooner State League	Stan Gallo
D	Appleton Papermakers	Wisconsin State League	Joe Skurski andPaul Erickson

References

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^"Paige signs with Browns".New York Times Database. July 18, 1951.ProQuest 112187358.
^Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007).Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 92.ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
^^a ^bFerraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007).Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 93.ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
^Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 105, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010,ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
^Kermit Wahl atBaseball-Reference
^Satchel Paige atBaseball-Reference
^Bob Nieman atBaseball-Reference
^Ray Coleman atBaseball-Reference
^Eddie Gaedel atBaseball-Reference

External links

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1951 St. Louis Browns team atBaseball-Reference
1951 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com

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