1951 Philadelphia Athletics

70-84 • .455 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics went 70-84 (.455) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 736 runs, allowed 745, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Gus Zernial (33 HR, 125 RBI) and Bobby Shantz (18-10, 3.94 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

70 Wins
84 Losses
.455 Win %
6th Rank
736 R 745 RA
Diff -9

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736 Runs Scored
745 Runs Allowed
-9 Run Diff
462K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 equal to the 1951 league average (.262)
OBP .349 2% above the 1951 league average (.341)
SLG .385 1% above the 1951 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.47 8% worse than the 1951 league average (4.13)
Runs Scored 736 3% above the 1951 league average (714 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 462,250
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Avg per Game 5,851

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Carl Scheib 0.396 2 Ferris Fain 0.344 3 Billy Hitchcock 0.306 4 Elmer Valo 0.302 5 Eddie Joost 0.289

Home Runs

1 Gus Zernial 33 2 Eddie Joost 19 3 Dave Philley 7 4 Elmer Valo 7 5 Ferris Fain 6

RBI

1 Gus Zernial 125 2 Eddie Joost 78 3 Dave Philley 59 4 Ferris Fain 57 5 Elmer Valo 55
1951 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Joost 140 553 107 160 28 5 19 78 106 70 10 0.289
Gus Zernial 139 552 90 151 30 5 33 125 61 99 2 0.274
Dave Philley 125 468 71 123 18 7 7 59 63 38 9 0.263
Elmer Valo 123 444 75 134 27 8 7 55 75 20 11 0.302
Pete Suder 123 440 46 108 18 1 1 42 30 42 5 0.245
Ferris Fain 117 425 63 146 30 3 6 57 80 20 0 0.344
Hank Majeski 89 323 41 92 19 4 5 42 35 24 1 0.285
Billy Hitchcock 77 222 27 68 10 4 1 36 21 23 2 0.306
Lou Limmer 94 214 25 34 9 1 5 30 28 40 1 0.159
Joe Tipton 72 213 23 51 9 0 3 20 51 25 1 0.239
Joe Astroth 64 187 30 46 10 2 2 19 18 13 0 0.246
Allie Clark 56 161 20 40 10 1 4 22 15 7 2 0.248
Lou Klein 49 144 22 33 7 0 5 17 10 12 0 0.229
Wally Moses 70 136 17 26 6 0 0 9 21 9 2 0.191
Ray Murray 40 122 10 26 6 0 0 13 14 8 0 0.213
Alex Kellner 33 79 5 18 3 0 0 9 1 13 0 0.228
Bob Hooper 38 72 8 15 3 0 1 8 1 19 0 0.208
Bobby Shantz 36 72 11 18 4 0 0 9 6 7 1 0.250
Sam Chapman 18 65 7 11 1 0 0 5 12 12 0 0.169
Kermit Wahl 20 59 4 11 2 0 0 6 9 5 0 0.186
Carl Scheib 48 53 9 21 2 2 2 8 1 5 0 0.396
Morrie Martin 35 50 12 11 0 0 0 4 3 11 0 0.220
Sam Zoldak 26 45 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.156
Dick Fowler 22 42 2 8 3 0 0 2 4 6 0 0.190
Paul Lehner 9 28 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.143
Joe Coleman 28 27 2 7 3 0 0 5 2 12 0 0.259
Barney McCosky 12 27 4 8 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0.296
Johnny Kucab 30 16 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0.000
Tod Davis 11 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.067
Ed Samcoff 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Lou Brissie 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Hank Wyse 9 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Moe Burtschy 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Bubba Harris 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Sam Zoldak 3.16 2 Morrie Martin 3.78 3 Bobby Shantz 3.94 4 Johnny Kucab 4.22 5 Bob Hooper 4.38

Wins

1 Bobby Shantz 18 2 Bob Hooper 12 3 Alex Kellner 11 4 Morrie Martin 11 5 Sam Zoldak 6

Strikeouts

1 Alex Kellner 94 2 Bobby Shantz 77 3 Bob Hooper 64 4 Carl Scheib 49 5 Morrie Martin 35
1951 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Alex Kellner 11 14 4.46 33 29 2 209.2 218 104 93 94
Bobby Shantz 18 10 3.94 32 25 0 205.1 213 90 70 77
Bob Hooper 12 10 4.38 38 23 5 189.0 192 92 61 64
Carl Scheib 1 12 4.47 46 11 10 143.0 132 71 71 49
Morrie Martin 11 4 3.78 35 13 0 138.0 139 58 63 35
Sam Zoldak 6 10 3.16 26 18 0 128.0 127 45 24 18
Dick Fowler 5 11 5.62 22 22 0 125.0 141 78 72 29
Joe Coleman 1 6 5.98 28 9 1 96.1 117 64 59 34
Johnny Kucab 4 3 4.22 30 1 4 74.2 76 35 23 23
Moe Burtschy 0 0 5.29 7 0 0 17.0 18 10 12 4
Hank Wyse 1 2 7.98 9 1 0 14.2 24 13 8 5
Lou Brissie 0 2 6.75 2 2 0 13.1 20 10 8 3
Bubba Harris 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 4 4 5 2

👥 Roster (34)

Joe Astroth Lou Brissie Moe Burtschy Sam Chapman Allie Clark Joe Coleman Tod Davis Ferris Fain Dick Fowler Bubba Harris Billy Hitchcock Bob Hooper +22 more

34 players

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The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics won 70 games and lost 84, ending up 6th in the AL. With 736 runs scored and 745 given up, the 1951 differential was -9. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.13. The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics outscored the average club by 3% (736 against 714). The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 462,250 in attendance, about 5,851 a game.

For power, Gus Zernial led the way with 33 homers. The hits leader was Eddie Joost with 160. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bobby Shantz (18). Alex Kellner struck out 94, the most on the club. Carl Scheib closed out 10 saves. The 1951 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1951 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics finished 70-84 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Gus Zernial led the 1951 Philadelphia Athletics with 33 home runs.
What was the 1951 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.47.
Did the 1951 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1951 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gus Zernial (33 HR, 125 RBI) and Bobby Shantz (18-10, 3.94 ERA).
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