1951 Detroit Tigers

73-81 • .474 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1951 Detroit Tigers went 73-81 (.474) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 685 runs, allowed 741, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Vic Wertz (27 HR, 94 RBI) and Virgil Trucks (13-8, 4.33 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.

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📊 Season Record

73 Wins
81 Losses
.474 Win %
5th Rank
685 R 741 RA
Diff -56

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685 Runs Scored
741 Runs Allowed
-56 Run Diff
1,127K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 1% above the 1951 league average (.262)
OBP .337 1% below the 1951 league average (.341)
SLG .379 equal to the 1951 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.29 4% worse than the 1951 league average (4.13)
Runs Scored 685 4% below the 1951 league average (714 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,127,226
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Avg per Game 14,639

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 George Kell 0.319 2 Johnny Groth 0.299 3 Dick Kryhoski 0.287 4 Vic Wertz 0.285 5 Pat Mullin 0.281

Home Runs

1 Vic Wertz 27 2 Dick Kryhoski 12 3 Pat Mullin 12 4 Hoot Evers 11 5 Bud Souchock 11

RBI

1 Vic Wertz 94 2 George Kell 59 3 Dick Kryhoski 57 4 Jerry Priddy 57 5 Pat Mullin 51
1951 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Kell 147 598 92 191 36 3 2 59 61 18 10 0.319
Jerry Priddy 154 584 73 152 22 6 8 57 69 73 4 0.260
Vic Wertz 138 501 86 143 24 4 27 94 78 61 0 0.285
Johnny Lipon 129 487 56 129 15 1 0 38 49 27 7 0.265
Johnny Groth 118 428 41 128 29 1 3 49 31 32 1 0.299
Dick Kryhoski 119 421 58 121 19 4 12 57 28 29 1 0.287
Hoot Evers 116 393 47 88 15 2 11 46 40 47 5 0.224
Joe Ginsberg 102 304 44 79 10 2 8 37 43 21 0 0.260
Pat Mullin 110 295 41 83 11 6 12 51 40 38 2 0.281
Don Kolloway 78 212 28 54 7 0 1 17 15 12 2 0.255
Bud Souchock 91 188 33 46 10 3 11 28 18 27 0 0.245
Neil Berry 67 157 17 36 5 2 0 9 10 15 4 0.229
Bob Swift 44 104 8 20 0 0 0 5 12 10 0 0.192
Fred Hutchinson 47 85 7 16 2 0 0 7 7 4 0 0.188
Aaron Robinson 36 82 3 17 6 0 0 9 17 9 0 0.207
Ted Gray 35 63 3 9 1 0 0 3 6 27 0 0.143
Charlie Keller 54 62 6 16 2 0 3 21 11 12 0 0.258
Virgil Trucks 37 55 5 13 3 0 0 14 0 12 0 0.236
Bob Cain 35 53 9 13 3 0 0 9 6 9 0 0.245
Dizzy Trout 42 52 6 14 1 0 1 7 11 13 0 0.269
Marlin Stuart 29 43 4 10 2 1 1 3 0 8 0 0.233
Frank House 18 41 3 9 2 0 1 4 6 2 1 0.220
Gene Bearden 37 32 7 6 2 0 2 6 0 4 0 0.188
Hal Newhouser 17 29 4 9 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 0.310
Russ Sullivan 7 26 2 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0.192
Hal White 38 16 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Hank Borowy 26 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Saul Rogovin 5 7 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.286
Al Federoff 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Herbert 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Harold Daugherty 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wayne McLeland 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Calvert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Earl Johnson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Marlowe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Fred Hutchinson 3.68 2 Marlin Stuart 3.77 3 Hal Newhouser 3.92 4 Dizzy Trout 4.04 5 Ted Gray 4.06

Wins

1 Virgil Trucks 13 2 Bob Cain 11 3 Fred Hutchinson 10 4 Dizzy Trout 9 5 Ted Gray 7

Strikeouts

1 Ted Gray 131 2 Dizzy Trout 89 3 Virgil Trucks 89 4 Bob Cain 58 5 Fred Hutchinson 53
1951 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ted Gray 7 14 4.06 34 28 1 197.1 194 89 95 131
Dizzy Trout 9 14 4.04 42 22 5 191.2 172 86 75 89
Fred Hutchinson 10 10 3.68 31 20 2 188.1 204 77 27 53
Virgil Trucks 13 8 4.33 37 18 1 153.2 153 74 75 89
Bob Cain 11 10 4.70 35 22 2 149.1 135 78 82 58
Marlin Stuart 4 6 3.77 29 15 1 124.0 119 52 71 46
Gene Bearden 3 4 4.33 37 4 0 106.0 112 51 58 38
Hal Newhouser 6 6 3.92 15 14 0 96.1 98 42 19 37
Hal White 3 4 4.74 38 4 4 76.0 74 40 49 23
Hank Borowy 2 2 6.95 26 1 0 45.1 58 35 27 16
Saul Rogovin 1 1 5.25 5 4 0 24.0 23 14 7 5
Ray Herbert 4 0 1.42 5 0 0 12.2 8 2 9 9
Wayne McLeland 0 1 8.18 6 1 0 11.0 20 10 4 0
Earl Johnson 0 0 6.35 6 0 1 5.2 9 4 2 2
Dick Marlowe 0 1 32.40 2 1 0 1.2 5 6 2 1
Paul Calvert 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (35)

Gene Bearden Neil Berry Hank Borowy Bob Cain Paul Calvert Harold Daugherty Hoot Evers Al Federoff Joe Ginsberg Ted Gray Johnny Groth Ray Herbert +23 more

35 players

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The 1951 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1951 Detroit Tigers reads 73 wins and 81 losses, good for 5th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 685 runs and allowed 741, a run differential of -56. Against a league average of .262, the 1951 Detroit Tigers batted .264. Pitchers allowed 4.29 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.13. Measured against the 714-run league average, the offense was 4% behind.

Briggs Stadium was home in 1951, drawing a total attendance of 1,127,226. Vic Wertz topped the Detroit Tigers with 27 home runs. The hits leader was George Kell with 191. The pitching staff's wins leader was Virgil Trucks (13). Ted Gray struck out 131, the most on the club. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1951 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1951 Detroit Tigers finished 73-81 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Vic Wertz led the 1951 Detroit Tigers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1951 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1951 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.29.
Did the 1951 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1951 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1951 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vic Wertz (27 HR, 94 RBI) and Virgil Trucks (13-8, 4.33 ERA).
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