1951 Chicago Cubs

62-92 • .403 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1951 Chicago Cubs went 62-92 (.403) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 614 runs, allowed 750, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hank Sauer (30 HR, 89 RBI) and Bob Rush (11-12, 3.83 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

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
8th Rank
614 R 750 RA
Diff -136

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614 Runs Scored
750 Runs Allowed
-136 Run Diff
893K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 4% below the 1951 league average (.259)
OBP .314 5% below the 1951 league average (.331)
SLG .363 7% below the 1951 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.34 10% worse than the 1951 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 614 12% below the 1951 league average (694 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 893,393
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Avg per Game 11,602

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Phil Cavarretta 0.311 2 Frank Baumholtz 0.284 3 Gene Hermanski 0.281 4 Randy Jackson 0.275 5 Hal Jeffcoat 0.273

Home Runs

1 Hank Sauer 30 2 Randy Jackson 16 3 Andy Pafko 12 4 Roy Smalley 8 5 Phil Cavarretta 6

RBI

1 Hank Sauer 89 2 Randy Jackson 76 3 Frank Baumholtz 50 4 Eddie Miksis 35 5 Andy Pafko 35
1951 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Baumholtz 146 560 62 159 28 10 2 50 49 36 5 0.284
Randy Jackson 145 557 78 153 24 6 16 76 47 44 14 0.275
Hank Sauer 141 525 77 138 19 4 30 89 45 77 2 0.263
Eddie Miksis 102 421 48 112 13 3 4 35 33 36 11 0.266
Hal Jeffcoat 113 278 44 76 20 2 4 27 16 23 8 0.273
Roy Smalley 79 238 24 55 7 4 8 31 25 53 0 0.231
Gene Hermanski 75 231 28 65 12 1 3 20 35 30 3 0.281
Smoky Burgess 94 219 21 55 4 2 2 20 21 12 2 0.251
Phil Cavarretta 89 206 24 64 7 1 6 28 27 28 0 0.311
Chuck Connors 66 201 16 48 5 1 2 18 12 25 4 0.239
Wayne Terwilliger 50 192 26 41 6 0 0 10 29 21 3 0.214
Andy Pafko 49 178 26 47 5 3 12 35 17 10 1 0.264
Dee Fondy 49 170 23 46 7 2 3 20 11 20 5 0.271
Jack Cusick 65 164 16 29 3 2 2 16 17 29 2 0.177
Bob Ramazzotti 73 158 13 39 5 2 1 15 10 23 0 0.247
Bruce Edwards 51 141 19 33 9 2 3 17 16 14 1 0.234
Mickey Owen 58 125 10 23 6 0 0 15 19 13 1 0.184
Rube Walker 37 107 9 25 4 0 2 5 12 13 0 0.234
Bob Borkowski 58 89 9 14 1 0 0 10 3 16 0 0.157
Paul Minner 36 71 8 18 4 0 1 6 5 10 0 0.254
Bob Rush 37 68 5 13 2 0 0 2 1 20 0 0.191
Frank Hiller 24 48 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 9 1 0.125
Cal McLish 31 42 2 5 0 1 0 1 3 20 0 0.119
Turk Lown 31 39 4 8 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.205
Bill Serena 13 39 8 13 3 1 1 4 11 4 0 0.333
Johnny Klippstein 35 37 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 12 0 0.108
Harry Chiti 9 31 1 11 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 0.355
Bob Kelly 35 31 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.161
Carmen Mauro 13 29 3 5 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.172
Bob Schultz 17 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.138
Fred Richards 10 27 1 8 2 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.296
Dutch Leonard 41 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.000
Joe Hatten 23 17 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.235
Monk Dubiel 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Johnny Schmitz 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Warren Hacker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Varga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Monk Dubiel 2.30 2 Dutch Leonard 2.64 3 Paul Minner 3.79 4 Bob Rush 3.83 5 Johnny Klippstein 4.29

Wins

1 Bob Rush 11 2 Dutch Leonard 10 3 Bob Kelly 7 4 Frank Hiller 6 5 Johnny Klippstein 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Rush 129 2 Paul Minner 68 3 Johnny Klippstein 56 4 Frank Hiller 50 5 Bob Kelly 48
1951 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Rush 11 12 3.83 37 29 2 211.1 212 90 68 129
Paul Minner 6 17 3.79 33 28 1 201.2 219 85 64 68
Cal McLish 4 10 4.45 30 17 0 145.2 159 72 52 46
Frank Hiller 6 12 4.84 24 21 1 141.1 147 76 31 50
Turk Lown 4 9 5.46 31 18 0 127.0 125 77 90 39
Bob Kelly 7 4 4.66 35 11 0 123.2 130 64 55 48
Johnny Klippstein 6 6 4.29 35 11 2 123.2 125 59 53 56
Dutch Leonard 10 6 2.64 41 1 3 81.2 69 24 28 30
Bob Schultz 3 6 5.24 17 10 0 77.1 75 45 51 27
Joe Hatten 2 6 5.14 23 6 0 75.1 82 43 37 23
Monk Dubiel 2 2 2.30 22 0 1 54.2 46 14 22 19
Johnny Schmitz 1 2 8.00 8 3 0 18.0 22 16 15 6
Andy Varga 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 6 1
Warren Hacker 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 1.1 3 2 0 2

👥 Roster (37)

Frank Baumholtz Bob Borkowski Smoky Burgess Phil Cavarretta Harry Chiti Chuck Connors Jack Cusick Monk Dubiel Bruce Edwards Dee Fondy Warren Hacker Joe Hatten +25 more

37 players

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The 1951 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1951 Chicago Cubs finished 62-92, a .403 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 614 runs and allowed 750, a run differential of -136. Against a league average of .259, the 1951 Chicago Cubs batted .250. Pitchers allowed 4.34 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.96. League clubs averaged 694 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 12% fewer.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 893,393 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Hank Sauer, who hit 30. Frank Baumholtz collected the most hits, 159. Bob Rush led the pitchers with 11 wins. The 1951 roster runs to 37 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1950 season and the 1952 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1951 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1951 Chicago Cubs finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hank Sauer led the 1951 Chicago Cubs with 30 home runs.
What was the 1951 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1951 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1951 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1951 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1951 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Sauer (30 HR, 89 RBI) and Bob Rush (11-12, 3.83 ERA).
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