1951 Cincinnati Reds

68-86 • .442 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1951 Cincinnati Reds went 68-86 (.442) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 559 runs, allowed 667, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Connie Ryan (16 HR, 53 RBI) and Ewell Blackwell (16-15, 3.44 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

68 Wins
86 Losses
.442 Win %
6th Rank
559 R 667 RA
Diff -108

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559 Runs Scored
667 Runs Allowed
-108 Run Diff
586K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 5% below the 1951 league average (.259)
OBP .303 8% below the 1951 league average (.331)
SLG .350 10% below the 1951 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.70 7% better than the 1951 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 559 19% below the 1951 league average (694 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 586,267
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Avg per Game 7,613

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Barney McCosky 0.320 2 Hank Edwards 0.315 3 Johnny Wyrostek 0.311 4 Ewell Blackwell 0.293 5 Herm Wehmeier 0.288

Home Runs

1 Connie Ryan 16 2 Ted Kluszewski 13 3 Joe Adcock 10 4 Virgil Stallcup 8 5 Johnny Pramesa 6

RBI

1 Ted Kluszewski 77 2 Johnny Wyrostek 61 3 Connie Ryan 53 4 Virgil Stallcup 49 5 Joe Adcock 47
1951 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ted Kluszewski 154 607 74 157 35 2 13 77 35 33 6 0.259
Johnny Wyrostek 142 537 52 167 31 3 2 61 54 54 2 0.311
Connie Ryan 136 473 75 112 17 4 16 53 79 72 11 0.237
Virgil Stallcup 121 428 33 103 17 2 8 49 6 40 2 0.241
Bobby Adams 125 403 57 107 12 5 5 24 43 40 4 0.266
Joe Adcock 113 395 40 96 16 4 10 47 24 29 1 0.243
Lloyd Merriman 114 359 34 87 23 2 5 36 31 34 8 0.242
Grady Hatton 96 331 41 84 9 3 4 37 33 32 4 0.254
Bob Usher 114 303 27 63 12 2 5 25 19 36 4 0.208
Johnny Pramesa 72 227 12 52 5 2 6 22 5 17 0 0.229
Dixie Howell 77 207 22 52 6 1 2 18 15 34 0 0.251
Roy McMillan 85 199 21 42 4 0 1 8 17 26 0 0.211
Hank Edwards 41 127 14 40 9 1 3 20 13 17 0 0.315
Bob Scheffing 47 122 9 31 2 0 2 14 16 9 0 0.254
Ewell Blackwell 39 82 10 24 3 1 1 6 5 12 0 0.293
Ken Raffensberger 42 82 4 10 2 0 0 0 4 31 0 0.122
Howie Fox 40 70 3 8 2 0 1 1 2 11 0 0.114
Herm Wehmeier 46 59 8 17 2 0 0 6 1 8 0 0.288
Willie Ramsdell 31 58 4 9 1 0 0 1 2 15 0 0.155
Barney McCosky 25 50 2 16 2 1 1 11 4 2 0 0.320
Wally Post 15 41 6 9 3 0 1 7 3 4 0 0.220
Sammy Meeks 23 35 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.229
Danny Litwhiler 12 29 3 8 1 0 2 3 2 5 0 0.276
Harry Perkowski 37 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.040
Hobie Landrith 4 13 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.385
Frank Smith 50 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bud Byerly 41 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Eddie Erautt 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Tappe 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Kent Peterson 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Blackburn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Blake 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Bolger 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Harry Perkowski 2.82 2 Frank Smith 3.20 3 Bud Byerly 3.27 4 Ewell Blackwell 3.44 5 Ken Raffensberger 3.44

Wins

1 Ewell Blackwell 16 2 Ken Raffensberger 16 3 Howie Fox 9 4 Willie Ramsdell 9 5 Herm Wehmeier 7

Strikeouts

1 Ewell Blackwell 120 2 Herm Wehmeier 93 3 Willie Ramsdell 88 4 Ken Raffensberger 81 5 Howie Fox 57
1951 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Raffensberger 16 17 3.44 42 33 5 248.2 232 95 38 81
Ewell Blackwell 16 15 3.44 38 32 2 232.2 204 89 97 120
Howie Fox 9 14 3.83 40 30 2 228.0 239 97 69 57
Willie Ramsdell 9 17 4.04 31 31 0 196.0 204 88 70 88
Herm Wehmeier 7 10 3.70 39 22 2 184.2 167 76 89 93
Harry Perkowski 3 6 2.82 35 7 1 102.0 96 32 46 56
Frank Smith 5 5 3.20 50 0 11 76.0 65 27 22 34
Bud Byerly 2 1 3.27 40 0 0 66.0 69 24 25 28
Eddie Erautt 0 0 5.72 30 0 0 39.1 50 25 23 20
Kent Peterson 1 1 6.52 9 0 0 9.2 13 7 8 5
Ed Blake 0 0 11.25 3 0 0 4.0 10 5 1 1
Jim Blackburn 0 0 17.18 2 0 0 3.2 8 7 2 1

👥 Roster (33)

Bobby Adams Joe Adcock Jim Blackburn Ewell Blackwell Ed Blake Jim Bolger Bud Byerly Hank Edwards Eddie Erautt Howie Fox Grady Hatton Dixie Howell +21 more

33 players

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The 1951 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1951 Cincinnati Reds finished 68-86, a .442 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL. Runs came in at 559 scored against 667 allowed (-108). The team batting average of .247 was 5% below the 1951 league mark of .259. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 3.70 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. League clubs averaged 694 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 19% fewer.

Crosley Field was home in 1951, drawing a total attendance of 586,267. For power, Connie Ryan led the way with 16 homers. The RBI leader was Ted Kluszewski, with 77. Johnny Wyrostek collected the most hits, 167. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ewell Blackwell (16). Frank Smith saved 11 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1951 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1951 Cincinnati Reds finished 68-86 (.442 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Connie Ryan led the 1951 Cincinnati Reds with 16 home runs.
What was the 1951 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1951 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1951 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1951 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1951 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Connie Ryan (16 HR, 53 RBI) and Ewell Blackwell (16-15, 3.44 ERA).
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