1951 Cleveland Indians

93-61 • .604 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1951 Cleveland Indians went 93-61 (.604) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 696 runs, allowed 594, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Luke Easter (27 HR, 103 RBI) and Bob Feller (22-8, 3.50 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

93 Wins
61 Losses
.604 Win %
2nd Rank
696 R 594 RA
Diff +102

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696 Runs Scored
594 Runs Allowed
+102 Run Diff
1,687K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 2% below the 1951 league average (.262)
OBP .336 2% below the 1951 league average (.341)
SLG .389 2% above the 1951 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.38 18% better than the 1951 league average (4.13)
Runs Scored 696 3% below the 1951 league average (714 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,687,878
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Avg per Game 21,920

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Avila 0.304 2 Larry Doby 0.295 3 Dale Mitchell 0.290 4 Luke Easter 0.270 5 Al Rosen 0.265

Home Runs

1 Luke Easter 27 2 Al Rosen 24 3 Larry Doby 20 4 Ray Boone 12 5 Dale Mitchell 11

RBI

1 Luke Easter 103 2 Al Rosen 102 3 Larry Doby 69 4 Dale Mitchell 62 5 Bobby Avila 58
1951 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Rosen 154 573 82 152 30 1 24 102 85 71 7 0.265
Ray Boone 151 544 65 127 14 1 12 51 48 36 5 0.233
Bobby Avila 141 542 76 165 21 3 10 58 60 31 14 0.304
Dale Mitchell 134 510 83 148 21 7 11 62 53 16 7 0.290
Luke Easter 128 486 65 131 12 5 27 103 37 71 0 0.270
Larry Doby 134 447 84 132 27 5 20 69 101 81 4 0.295
Jim Hegan 133 416 60 99 17 5 6 43 38 72 0 0.238
Harry Simpson 122 332 51 76 7 0 7 24 45 48 6 0.229
Bob Kennedy 108 321 30 79 15 4 7 29 34 33 4 0.246
Sam Chapman 94 246 24 56 9 1 6 36 27 32 3 0.228
Birdie Tebbetts 55 137 8 36 6 0 2 18 8 7 0 0.263
Early Wynn 41 108 8 20 8 1 1 13 7 9 0 0.185
Bob Lemon 56 102 11 21 4 1 3 13 9 22 0 0.206
Snuffy Stirnweiss 50 88 10 19 1 0 1 4 22 25 1 0.216
Mike Garcia 47 85 3 18 4 1 1 9 3 12 0 0.212
Bob Feller 33 81 10 10 1 0 0 3 8 36 0 0.123
Barney McCosky 31 61 8 13 3 0 0 2 8 5 1 0.213
Merl Combs 19 28 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.179
Steve Gromek 27 27 2 8 1 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.296
Lou Brissie 54 23 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.261
Bob Chakales 17 20 1 7 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 0.350
Minnie Miñoso 8 14 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.429
Paul Lehner 12 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.231
Clarence Maddern 11 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Allie Clark 3 10 3 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 0.300
Hal Naragon 3 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Milt Nielsen 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Dick Rozek 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Sam Jones 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Klein 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Murray 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Thurman Tucker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Vander Meer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Fahr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Hansen 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bubba Harris 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Zuverink 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Steve Gromek 2.77 2 Early Wynn 3.02 3 Mike Garcia 3.15 4 Lou Brissie 3.20 5 Bob Feller 3.50

Wins

1 Bob Feller 22 2 Mike Garcia 20 3 Early Wynn 20 4 Bob Lemon 17 5 Steve Gromek 7

Strikeouts

1 Early Wynn 133 2 Bob Lemon 132 3 Mike Garcia 118 4 Bob Feller 111 5 Lou Brissie 50
1951 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Early Wynn 20 13 3.02 37 34 1 274.1 227 92 107 133
Bob Lemon 17 14 3.52 42 34 2 263.1 244 103 124 132
Mike Garcia 20 13 3.15 47 30 6 254.0 239 89 82 118
Bob Feller 22 8 3.50 33 32 0 249.2 239 97 95 111
Lou Brissie 4 3 3.20 54 4 9 112.1 90 40 61 50
Steve Gromek 7 4 2.77 27 8 1 107.1 98 33 29 40
Bob Chakales 3 4 4.74 17 10 0 68.1 80 36 43 32
George Zuverink 0 0 5.33 16 0 0 25.1 24 15 13 14
Dick Rozek 0 0 2.93 7 1 0 15.1 18 5 11 5
Sam Jones 0 1 2.08 2 1 0 8.2 4 2 5 4
Jerry Fahr 0 0 4.76 5 0 0 5.2 11 3 2 0
Bubba Harris 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 5 2 4 1
Johnny Vander Meer 0 1 18.00 1 1 0 3.0 8 6 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Bobby Avila Ray Boone Lou Brissie Bob Chakales Sam Chapman Allie Clark Merl Combs Larry Doby Luke Easter Jerry Fahr Bob Feller Mike Garcia +25 more

37 players

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The 1951 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1951 Cleveland Indians won 93 games and lost 61, ending up 2nd in the AL. With 696 runs scored and 594 given up, the 1951 differential was +102. The team batting average of .256 was 2% below the 1951 league mark of .262. The staff ERA of 3.38 was 18% better than the league average of 4.13. League clubs averaged 714 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 3% fewer.

Cleveland Stadium was home in 1951, drawing a total attendance of 1,687,878. Luke Easter topped the Cleveland Indians with 27 home runs. Bobby Avila collected the most hits, 165. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Feller (22). The strikeout leader was Early Wynn with 133. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1951 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1951 Cleveland Indians finished 93-61 (.604 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Luke Easter led the 1951 Cleveland Indians with 27 home runs.
What was the 1951 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1951 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.38.
Did the 1951 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1951 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1951 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Luke Easter (27 HR, 103 RBI) and Bob Feller (22-8, 3.50 ERA).
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