1951 Chicago White Sox

81-73 • .526 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1951 Chicago White Sox went 81-73 (.526) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 714 runs, allowed 644, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Eddie Robinson (29 HR, 117 RBI) and Billy Pierce (15-14, 3.03 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

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
4th Rank
714 R 644 RA
Diff +70

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714 Runs Scored
644 Runs Allowed
+70 Run Diff
1,328K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 3% above the 1951 league average (.262)
OBP .348 2% above the 1951 league average (.341)
SLG .384 1% above the 1951 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.50 15% better than the 1951 league average (4.13)
Runs Scored 714 equal to the 1951 league average (714 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,328,381
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Avg per Game 17,030

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Minnie Miñoso 0.324 2 Nellie Fox 0.313 3 Bob Dillinger 0.301 4 Jim Busby 0.283 5 Eddie Robinson 0.282

Home Runs

1 Eddie Robinson 29 2 Don Lenhardt 10 3 Minnie Miñoso 10 4 Al Zarilla 10 5 Bud Stewart 6

RBI

1 Eddie Robinson 117 2 Minnie Miñoso 74 3 Jim Busby 68 4 Al Zarilla 60 5 Chico Carrasquel 58
1951 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 147 604 93 189 32 12 4 55 43 11 9 0.313
Eddie Robinson 151 564 85 159 23 5 29 117 77 54 2 0.282
Chico Carrasquel 147 538 41 142 22 4 2 58 46 39 14 0.264
Minnie Miñoso 138 516 109 167 32 14 10 74 71 41 31 0.324
Jim Busby 143 477 59 135 15 2 5 68 40 46 26 0.283
Al Zarilla 120 382 56 98 21 2 10 60 60 57 2 0.257
Bob Dillinger 89 299 39 90 6 4 0 20 15 17 5 0.301
Phil Masi 84 225 24 61 11 2 4 28 32 27 1 0.271
Bud Stewart 95 217 40 60 13 5 6 40 29 9 1 0.276
Don Lenhardt 64 199 23 53 9 1 10 45 24 25 1 0.266
Ray Coleman 51 181 21 50 8 7 3 21 15 14 2 0.276
Gus Niarhos 66 168 27 43 6 0 1 10 47 9 4 0.256
Floyd Baker 82 133 24 35 6 1 0 14 25 12 0 0.263
Bud Sheely 34 89 2 16 2 0 0 7 6 7 0 0.180
Billy Pierce 39 79 10 16 1 0 0 3 9 17 0 0.203
Joe DeMaestri 56 74 8 15 0 2 1 3 5 11 0 0.203
Saul Rogovin 24 74 7 15 3 0 0 0 5 8 1 0.203
Paul Lehner 23 72 9 15 3 1 0 3 10 4 0 0.208
Lou Kretlow 26 48 1 4 0 0 0 5 2 24 0 0.083
Joe Dobson 28 46 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 20 0 0.065
Randy Gumpert 37 45 5 15 1 0 0 9 2 9 0 0.333
Ken Holcombe 28 44 5 11 1 0 0 3 3 16 0 0.250
Bert Haas 23 43 1 7 0 1 1 2 5 4 0 0.163
Hank Majeski 12 35 4 9 4 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.257
Howie Judson 27 33 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.121
Fritz Dorish 32 31 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.258
Joe Erautt 16 25 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.160
Dave Philley 7 25 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.240
Luis Aloma 25 20 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.350
Gus Zernial 4 19 2 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.105
Bob Boyd 12 18 3 3 0 1 0 4 3 3 0 0.167
Gordon Goldsberry 10 11 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.091
Red Wilson 4 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.273
Bob Cain 4 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.333
Marv Rotblatt 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Sam Hairston 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.400
Rocky Nelson 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal Brown 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
Ross Grimsley 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Littlefield 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Bob Mahoney 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Luis Aloma 1.82 2 Saul Rogovin 2.48 3 Billy Pierce 3.03 4 Marv Rotblatt 3.40 5 Fritz Dorish 3.54

Wins

1 Billy Pierce 15 2 Ken Holcombe 11 3 Saul Rogovin 11 4 Randy Gumpert 9 5 Joe Dobson 7

Strikeouts

1 Billy Pierce 113 2 Lou Kretlow 89 3 Saul Rogovin 77 4 Joe Dobson 67 5 Randy Gumpert 45
1951 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Billy Pierce 15 14 3.03 37 28 2 240.1 237 81 73 113
Saul Rogovin 11 7 2.48 22 22 0 192.2 166 53 67 77
Ken Holcombe 11 12 3.78 28 23 0 159.1 142 67 68 39
Joe Dobson 7 6 3.62 28 21 3 146.2 136 59 51 67
Randy Gumpert 9 8 4.32 33 16 2 141.2 156 68 34 45
Lou Kretlow 6 9 4.20 26 18 0 137.0 129 64 74 89
Howie Judson 5 6 3.77 27 14 1 121.2 124 51 55 43
Fritz Dorish 5 6 3.54 32 4 0 96.2 101 38 31 29
Luis Aloma 6 0 1.82 25 1 3 69.1 52 14 24 25
Marv Rotblatt 4 2 3.40 26 2 2 47.2 44 18 23 20
Bob Cain 1 2 3.76 4 4 0 26.1 25 11 13 3
Ross Grimsley 0 0 3.86 7 0 0 14.0 12 6 10 8
Dick Littlefield 1 1 8.38 4 2 0 9.2 9 9 17 7
Hal Brown 0 0 9.35 3 0 1 8.2 15 9 4 4
Bob Mahoney 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 6.2 5 4 5 3

👥 Roster (41)

Luis Aloma Floyd Baker Bob Boyd Hal Brown Jim Busby Bob Cain Chico Carrasquel Ray Coleman Joe DeMaestri Bob Dillinger Joe Dobson Fritz Dorish +29 more

41 players

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The 1951 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1951 the Chicago White Sox posted a 81-73 mark (.526) and finished 4th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 714 runs and allowed 644, a run differential of +70. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .270, 3% better than the league's .262. Pitchers allowed 3.50 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.13. Comiskey Park was home in 1951, drawing a total attendance of 1,328,381.

Eddie Robinson led the club in home runs with 29. Nellie Fox collected the most hits, 189. On the mound, Billy Pierce won 15 games to lead the staff. The 1951 roster runs to 41 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1950 season and the 1952 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1951 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1951 Chicago White Sox finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Eddie Robinson led the 1951 Chicago White Sox with 29 home runs.
What was the 1951 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1951 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.50.
Did the 1951 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1951 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1951 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Robinson (29 HR, 117 RBI) and Billy Pierce (15-14, 3.03 ERA).
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