1951 Brooklyn Dodgers

97-60 • .618 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers went 97-60 (.618) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 855 runs, allowed 672, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Gil Hodges (40 HR, 103 RBI) and Preacher Roe (22-3, 3.04 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

97 Wins
60 Losses
.618 Win %
2nd Rank
855 R 672 RA
Diff +183

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855 Runs Scored
672 Runs Allowed
+183 Run Diff
1,331K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 NL Average

Batting Avg .275 6% above the 1951 league average (.259)
OBP .351 6% above the 1951 league average (.331)
SLG .434 11% above the 1951 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.88 2% better than the 1951 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 855 23% above the 1951 league average (694 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,331,080
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Avg per Game 17,065

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Jackie Robinson 0.338 2 Roy Campanella 0.325 3 Carl Furillo 0.295 4 Pee Wee Reese 0.286 5 Cal Abrams 0.280

Home Runs

1 Gil Hodges 40 2 Roy Campanella 33 3 Duke Snider 29 4 Jackie Robinson 19 5 Andy Pafko 18

RBI

1 Roy Campanella 108 2 Gil Hodges 103 3 Duke Snider 101 4 Carl Furillo 91 5 Jackie Robinson 88
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carl Furillo 158 667 93 197 32 4 16 91 43 33 8 0.295
Pee Wee Reese 154 616 94 176 20 8 10 84 81 57 20 0.286
Duke Snider 150 606 96 168 26 6 29 101 62 97 14 0.277
Gil Hodges 158 582 118 156 25 3 40 103 93 99 9 0.268
Jackie Robinson 153 548 106 185 33 7 19 88 79 27 25 0.338
Roy Campanella 143 505 90 164 33 1 33 108 53 51 1 0.325
Billy Cox 142 455 62 127 25 4 9 51 37 30 5 0.279
Andy Pafko 84 277 42 69 11 0 18 58 35 27 1 0.249
Cal Abrams 67 150 27 42 8 0 3 19 36 26 3 0.280
Rocky Bridges 63 134 13 34 7 0 1 15 10 10 0 0.254
Don Thompson 80 118 25 27 3 0 0 6 12 12 2 0.229
Don Newcombe 40 103 11 23 3 1 0 8 8 9 0 0.223
Preacher Roe 34 89 3 10 0 0 0 7 2 36 0 0.112
Gene Hermanski 31 80 8 20 4 0 1 5 10 12 0 0.250
Rube Walker 36 74 6 18 4 0 2 9 6 14 0 0.243
Ralph Branca 42 63 6 11 1 0 0 4 2 26 0 0.175
Carl Erskine 46 61 6 8 1 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.131
Dick Williams 23 60 5 12 3 1 1 5 4 10 0 0.200
Wayne Terwilliger 37 50 11 14 1 0 0 4 8 7 1 0.280
Bruce Edwards 17 36 6 9 2 0 1 8 1 3 0 0.250
Hank Edwards 35 31 1 7 3 0 0 3 4 9 0 0.226
Clyde King 48 29 4 4 0 1 0 1 2 7 0 0.138
Tommy Brown 11 25 2 4 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.160
Bud Podbielan 27 23 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.304
Clem Labine 14 21 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.143
Johnny Schmitz 16 18 1 4 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 0.222
Joe Hatten 11 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.133
Erv Palica 20 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.154
Jim Russell 16 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0.000
Eddie Miksis 19 10 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Chris Van Cuyk 9 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Mickey Livingston 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.400
Wayne Belardi 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Dan Bankhead 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Phil Haugstad 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Earl Mossor 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Clem Labine 2.20 2 Preacher Roe 3.04 3 Ralph Branca 3.26 4 Don Newcombe 3.28 5 Bud Podbielan 3.50

Wins

1 Preacher Roe 22 2 Don Newcombe 20 3 Carl Erskine 16 4 Clyde King 14 5 Ralph Branca 13

Strikeouts

1 Don Newcombe 164 2 Ralph Branca 118 3 Preacher Roe 113 4 Carl Erskine 95 5 Clem Labine 39
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Newcombe 20 9 3.28 40 36 0 272.0 235 99 91 164
Preacher Roe 22 3 3.04 34 33 0 257.2 247 87 64 113
Ralph Branca 13 12 3.26 42 27 3 204.0 180 74 85 118
Carl Erskine 16 12 4.46 46 19 4 189.2 206 94 78 95
Clyde King 14 7 4.15 48 3 6 121.1 118 56 50 33
Bud Podbielan 2 2 3.50 27 5 0 79.2 67 31 36 26
Clem Labine 5 1 2.20 14 6 0 65.1 52 16 20 39
Johnny Schmitz 1 4 5.34 16 7 0 55.2 55 33 28 20
Erv Palica 2 6 4.75 19 8 0 53.0 55 28 20 15
Joe Hatten 1 0 4.56 11 6 0 49.1 55 25 21 22
Phil Haugstad 0 1 6.46 21 1 0 30.2 28 22 24 22
Chris Van Cuyk 1 2 5.52 9 6 0 29.1 33 18 11 16
Dan Bankhead 0 1 15.43 7 1 0 14.0 27 24 14 9
Earl Mossor 0 0 32.40 3 0 0 1.2 2 6 7 1

👥 Roster (36)

Cal Abrams Dan Bankhead Wayne Belardi Ralph Branca Rocky Bridges Tommy Brown Roy Campanella Billy Cox Bruce Edwards Hank Edwards Carl Erskine Carl Furillo +24 more

36 players

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The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

In 1951 the Brooklyn Dodgers posted a 97-60 mark (.618) and finished 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 855 scored against 672 allowed (+183). The team batting average of .275 was 6% above the 1951 league mark of .259. The Brooklyn Dodgers staff finished with a 3.88 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. Measured against the 694-run league average, the offense was 23% ahead.

The home park, Ebbets Field, recorded 1,331,080 in attendance, about 17,065 a game. The home run leader was Gil Hodges, who hit 40. Roy Campanella led in RBI with 108. The hits leader was Carl Furillo with 197. The pitching staff's wins leader was Preacher Roe (22). The strikeout leader was Don Newcombe with 164.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 97-60 (.618 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Gil Hodges led the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers with 40 home runs.
What was the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gil Hodges (40 HR, 103 RBI) and Preacher Roe (22-3, 3.04 ERA).
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