1951 Boston Red Sox

87-67 • .565 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1951 Boston Red Sox went 87-67 (.565) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 804 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (30 HR, 126 RBI) and Mel Parnell (18-11, 3.26 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
804 R 725 RA
Diff +79

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804 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
+79 Run Diff
1,311K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 1% above the 1951 league average (.262)
OBP .357 5% above the 1951 league average (.341)
SLG .391 3% above the 1951 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.14 equal to the 1951 league average (4.13)
Runs Scored 804 13% above the 1951 league average (714 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 1,311,663
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Avg per Game 17,488

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.318 2 Johnny Pesky 0.312 3 Mel Parnell 0.309 4 Vern Stephens 0.300 5 Billy Goodman 0.297

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 30 2 Clyde Vollmer 22 3 Vern Stephens 17 4 Bobby Doerr 13 5 Dom DiMaggio 12

RBI

1 Ted Williams 126 2 Clyde Vollmer 85 3 Vern Stephens 78 4 Bobby Doerr 73 5 Dom DiMaggio 72
1951 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dom DiMaggio 146 639 113 189 34 4 12 72 73 53 4 0.296
Billy Goodman 141 546 92 162 34 4 0 50 79 37 7 0.297
Ted Williams 148 531 109 169 28 4 30 126 144 45 1 0.318
Johnny Pesky 131 480 93 150 20 6 3 41 84 15 2 0.312
Bobby Doerr 106 402 60 116 21 2 13 73 57 33 2 0.289
Clyde Vollmer 115 386 66 97 9 2 22 85 55 66 0 0.251
Vern Stephens 109 377 62 113 21 2 17 78 38 33 1 0.300
Walt Dropo 99 360 37 86 14 0 11 57 38 52 0 0.239
Lou Boudreau 82 273 37 73 18 1 5 47 30 12 1 0.267
Les Moss 71 202 18 40 6 0 3 26 25 34 0 0.198
Buddy Rosar 58 170 11 39 7 0 1 13 19 14 0 0.229
Fred Hatfield 80 163 23 28 4 2 2 14 22 27 1 0.172
Mel Parnell 37 81 12 25 1 1 0 5 7 10 0 0.309
Charlie Maxwell 49 80 8 15 1 0 3 12 9 18 0 0.188
Aaron Robinson 26 74 9 15 1 1 2 7 17 10 0 0.203
Ray Scarborough 37 68 10 13 1 0 0 4 4 16 0 0.191
Mickey McDermott 43 66 8 18 1 1 1 6 3 14 0 0.273
Tom Wright 28 63 8 14 1 1 1 9 11 8 0 0.222
Chuck Stobbs 34 61 7 11 2 0 0 7 5 12 0 0.180
Willard Nixon 34 45 7 13 3 0 1 8 3 9 0 0.289
Bill Wight 34 41 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 16 0 0.073
Leo Kiely 18 35 1 5 0 0 0 4 7 9 0 0.143
Ellis Kinder 63 34 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 16 0 0.118
Mike Guerra 10 32 1 5 0 0 0 2 6 5 1 0.156
Matt Batts 11 29 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.138
Harry Taylor 31 29 4 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.103
Al Evans 12 24 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.125
Mel Hoderlein 9 14 1 5 1 1 0 1 6 2 0 0.357
Norm Zauchin 5 12 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Bob DiPietro 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.091
Walt Masterson 30 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.182
Al Richter 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.091
Sammy White 4 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.182
Karl Olson 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Bill Evans 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harley Hisner 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ben Flowers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Hinrichs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Ellis Kinder 2.55 2 Mel Parnell 3.26 3 Leo Kiely 3.34 4 Walt Masterson 3.34 5 Mickey McDermott 3.35

Wins

1 Mel Parnell 18 2 Ray Scarborough 12 3 Ellis Kinder 11 4 Chuck Stobbs 10 5 Mickey McDermott 8

Strikeouts

1 Mickey McDermott 127 2 Ellis Kinder 84 3 Mel Parnell 77 4 Chuck Stobbs 75 5 Ray Scarborough 71
1951 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Parnell 18 11 3.26 36 29 2 221.0 229 80 77 77
Ray Scarborough 12 9 5.09 37 22 0 184.0 201 104 61 71
Mickey McDermott 8 8 3.35 34 19 3 172.0 141 64 92 127
Chuck Stobbs 10 9 4.76 34 25 0 170.0 180 90 74 75
Ellis Kinder 11 2 2.55 63 2 14 127.0 108 36 46 84
Willard Nixon 7 4 4.90 33 14 1 125.0 136 68 56 70
Bill Wight 7 7 5.10 34 17 0 118.1 128 67 63 38
Leo Kiely 7 7 3.34 17 16 0 113.1 106 42 39 46
Harry Taylor 4 9 5.75 31 8 2 81.1 100 52 42 22
Walt Masterson 3 0 3.34 30 1 2 59.1 53 22 32 39
Bill Evans 0 0 4.11 9 0 0 15.1 15 7 8 3
Harley Hisner 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 6.0 7 3 4 3
Paul Hinrichs 0 0 21.60 4 0 0 3.1 7 8 4 1
Ben Flowers 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 1 2

👥 Roster (38)

Matt Batts Lou Boudreau Dom DiMaggio Bob DiPietro Bobby Doerr Walt Dropo Al Evans Bill Evans Ben Flowers Billy Goodman Mike Guerra Fred Hatfield +26 more

38 players

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The 1951 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1951 Boston Red Sox finished 87-67, a .565 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 804 for and 725 against. The team batting average of .265 was 1% above the 1951 league mark of .262. League clubs averaged 714 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 13% more. Fenway Park II was home in 1951, drawing a total attendance of 1,311,663. Ted Williams led the club in home runs with 30.

The hits leader was Dom DiMaggio with 189. Mel Parnell led the pitchers with 18 wins. Mickey McDermott struck out 127, the most on the club. Ellis Kinder closed out 14 saves. The 1951 roster runs to 38 players. The 1950 season and the 1952 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1951 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1951 Boston Red Sox finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1951 Boston Red Sox with 30 home runs.
What was the 1951 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1951 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.14.
Did the 1951 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1951 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1951 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (30 HR, 126 RBI) and Mel Parnell (18-11, 3.26 ERA).
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