1951 Philadelphia Phillies

73-81 • .474 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1951 Philadelphia Phillies went 73-81 (.474) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 648 runs, allowed 644, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Willie Jones (22 HR, 81 RBI) and Robin Roberts (21-15, 3.03 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

73 Wins
81 Losses
.474 Win %
5th Rank
648 R 644 RA
Diff +4

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648 Runs Scored
644 Runs Allowed
+4 Run Diff
944K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 equal to the 1951 league average (.259)
OBP .326 2% below the 1951 league average (.331)
SLG .375 4% below the 1951 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.81 4% better than the 1951 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 648 7% below the 1951 league average (694 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 944,204
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Avg per Game 12,262

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Richie Ashburn 0.344 2 Dick Sisler 0.287 3 Willie Jones 0.285 4 Del Wilber 0.278 5 Del Ennis 0.267

Home Runs

1 Willie Jones 22 2 Del Ennis 15 3 Andy Seminick 11 4 Tommy Brown 10 5 Granny Hamner 9

RBI

1 Willie Jones 81 2 Del Ennis 73 3 Granny Hamner 72 4 Richie Ashburn 63 5 Dick Sisler 52
1951 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Richie Ashburn 154 643 92 221 31 5 4 63 50 37 29 0.344
Eddie Waitkus 145 610 65 157 27 4 1 46 53 22 0 0.257
Granny Hamner 150 589 61 150 23 7 9 72 29 32 10 0.255
Willie Jones 148 564 79 161 28 5 22 81 60 47 6 0.285
Del Ennis 144 532 76 142 20 5 15 73 68 42 4 0.267
Dick Sisler 125 428 46 123 20 5 8 52 40 39 1 0.287
Andy Seminick 101 291 42 66 8 1 11 37 63 67 1 0.227
Del Wilber 84 245 30 68 7 3 8 34 17 26 0 0.278
Eddie Pellagrini 86 197 31 46 4 5 5 30 23 25 5 0.234
Tommy Brown 78 196 24 43 2 1 10 32 15 21 1 0.219
Bill Nicholson 85 170 23 41 9 2 8 30 25 24 0 0.241
Putsy Caballero 84 161 15 30 3 2 1 11 12 7 1 0.186
Mike Goliat 41 138 14 31 2 1 4 15 9 18 0 0.225
Robin Roberts 44 87 8 15 2 0 0 4 20 27 2 0.172
Bubba Church 39 86 8 22 3 0 1 7 1 16 0 0.256
Dick Young 15 68 7 16 5 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.235
Russ Meyer 28 48 4 5 0 0 0 4 3 8 0 0.104
Jimmy Bloodworth 21 42 2 6 0 0 0 1 3 9 1 0.143
Jocko Thompson 30 39 2 4 1 1 0 3 1 9 0 0.103
Ken Johnson 36 35 7 5 0 0 0 3 1 11 1 0.143
Mel Clark 10 31 2 10 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.323
Ken Heintzelman 35 28 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.107
Jim Konstanty 58 19 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.158
Dick Whitman 19 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.118
Niles Jordan 5 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.077
Ken Silvestri 4 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.222
Karl Drews 5 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.250
Jackie Mayo 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Bob Miller 17 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.429
Leo Cristante 10 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Stan Lopata 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Sanicki 13 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.500
Milo Candini 15 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
Andy Hansen 24 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Stan Hollmig 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Possehl 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Brittin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Andy Hansen 2.54 2 Robin Roberts 3.03 3 Niles Jordan 3.19 4 Russ Meyer 3.48 5 Bubba Church 3.53

Wins

1 Robin Roberts 21 2 Bubba Church 15 3 Russ Meyer 8 4 Ken Heintzelman 6 5 Ken Johnson 5

Strikeouts

1 Robin Roberts 127 2 Bubba Church 104 3 Russ Meyer 65 4 Jocko Thompson 60 5 Ken Johnson 58
1951 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Robin Roberts 21 15 3.03 44 39 2 315.0 284 106 64 127
Bubba Church 15 11 3.53 38 33 1 247.0 246 97 90 104
Russ Meyer 8 9 3.48 28 24 0 168.0 172 65 55 65
Jocko Thompson 4 8 3.85 29 14 1 119.1 102 51 59 60
Ken Heintzelman 6 12 4.18 35 12 2 118.1 119 55 53 55
Jim Konstanty 4 11 4.05 58 1 9 115.2 127 52 31 27
Ken Johnson 5 8 4.57 20 18 0 106.1 103 54 68 58
Andy Hansen 3 1 2.54 24 0 0 39.0 34 11 7 11
Niles Jordan 2 3 3.19 5 5 0 36.2 35 13 8 11
Bob Miller 2 1 6.82 17 3 0 34.1 47 26 18 10
Milo Candini 1 0 6.00 15 0 0 30.0 33 20 18 14
Karl Drews 1 0 6.26 5 3 0 23.0 29 16 7 13
Leo Cristante 1 1 4.91 10 1 0 22.0 28 12 9 6
Lou Possehl 0 1 6.00 2 1 0 6.0 9 4 3 6
Jack Brittin 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 5 4 6 3

👥 Roster (37)

Richie Ashburn Jimmy Bloodworth Jack Brittin Tommy Brown Putsy Caballero Milo Candini Bubba Church Mel Clark Leo Cristante Karl Drews Del Ennis Mike Goliat +25 more

37 players

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The 1951 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1951 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 73-81 mark (.474) and finished 5th in the NL. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 648 runs and allowed 644, a run differential of +4. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 3.81 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. The 1951 Philadelphia Phillies scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (648 against 694). Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 944,204 for the year.

For power, Willie Jones led the way with 22 homers. The hits leader was Richie Ashburn with 221. Robin Roberts led the pitchers with 21 wins. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1950 season and the 1952 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1951 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1951 Philadelphia Phillies finished 73-81 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Willie Jones led the 1951 Philadelphia Phillies with 22 home runs.
What was the 1951 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1951 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1951 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1951 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1951 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Jones (22 HR, 81 RBI) and Robin Roberts (21-15, 3.03 ERA).
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