1951 St. Louis Browns

52-102 • .338 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1951 St. Louis Browns went 52-102 (.338) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 611 runs, allowed 882, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Wood (15 HR, 44 RBI) and Ned Garver (20-12, 3.73 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

52 Wins
102 Losses
.338 Win %
8th Rank
611 R 882 RA
Diff -271

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611 Runs Scored
882 Runs Allowed
-271 Run Diff
314K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 6% below the 1951 league average (.262)
OBP .317 7% below the 1951 league average (.341)
SLG .356 6% below the 1951 league average (.381)
Team ERA 5.18 26% worse than the 1951 league average (4.13)
Runs Scored 611 14% below the 1951 league average (714 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 314,181
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Avg per Game 4,080

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Earl Rapp 0.327 2 Ned Garver 0.305 3 Matt Batts 0.302 4 Ray Coleman 0.282 5 Tommy Byrne 0.281

Home Runs

1 Ken Wood 15 2 Jim Delsing 8 3 Sherm Lollar 8 4 Hank Arft 7 5 Cliff Mapes 7

RBI

1 Ray Coleman 55 2 Jim Delsing 45 3 Sherm Lollar 44 4 Ken Wood 44 5 Fred Marsh 43
1951 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Young 147 611 75 159 13 9 1 31 44 51 8 0.260
Jim Delsing 131 449 59 112 20 2 8 45 56 39 2 0.249
Fred Marsh 130 445 44 108 21 4 4 43 36 56 4 0.243
Hank Arft 112 345 44 90 16 5 7 42 41 34 4 0.261
Ray Coleman 91 341 41 96 16 5 5 55 24 32 3 0.282
Ken Wood 109 333 40 79 19 0 15 44 27 49 1 0.237
Sherm Lollar 98 310 44 78 21 0 8 44 43 26 1 0.252
Matt Batts 79 248 26 75 17 1 5 31 21 21 2 0.302
Cliff Mapes 56 201 32 55 7 2 7 30 26 33 0 0.274
Bill Jennings 64 195 20 35 10 2 0 13 26 42 1 0.179
Johnny Bero 61 160 24 34 5 0 5 17 26 30 1 0.212
Tom Upton 52 131 9 26 4 3 0 12 12 22 1 0.198
Jack Maguire 41 127 15 31 2 1 1 14 12 21 1 0.244
Johnny Berardino 39 119 13 27 7 1 0 13 17 18 1 0.227
Dale Long 34 105 11 25 5 1 2 11 10 22 0 0.238
Don Lenhardt 31 103 9 27 3 0 5 18 6 13 1 0.262
Earl Rapp 26 98 14 32 5 3 2 14 11 11 1 0.327
Ned Garver 49 95 8 29 6 1 1 9 9 9 0 0.305
Ben Taylor 33 93 14 24 2 1 3 6 9 22 1 0.258
Roy Sievers 31 89 10 20 2 1 1 11 9 21 0 0.225
Paul Lehner 21 67 2 9 5 0 1 2 6 5 0 0.134
Duane Pillette 41 59 3 8 0 0 0 1 6 12 0 0.136
Tommy Byrne 34 57 7 16 3 0 1 12 4 8 0 0.281
Les Moss 16 47 5 8 2 0 1 7 6 8 0 0.170
Bob Nieman 12 43 6 16 3 1 2 8 3 5 0 0.372
Joe Lutz 14 36 7 6 0 1 0 2 6 9 0 0.167
Lou Sleater 25 31 2 7 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 0.226
Al Widmar 26 30 2 5 1 0 0 3 3 11 0 0.167
Jim McDonald 17 29 1 6 1 1 0 3 1 7 0 0.207
Kermit Wahl 8 27 2 9 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 0.333
Jim Suchecki 29 20 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.100
Bud Thomas 14 20 3 7 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0.350
Bob Mahoney 30 18 3 4 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.222
Dick Starr 15 18 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.222
Bill Kennedy 19 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.125
Satchel Paige 23 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Jim Dyck 4 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.067
Stubby Overmire 8 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.071
Frank Saucier 18 14 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.071
Mike Goliat 5 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.182
Fred Sanford 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.286
Duke Markell 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Billy DeMars 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Cliff Fannin 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Clyde Kluttz 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Bobby Hogue 18 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.667
Don Johnson 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Bob Turley 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eddie Gaedel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bobby Herrera 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Irv Medlinger 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Schacht 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Stubby Overmire 3.54 2 Ned Garver 3.73 3 Tommy Byrne 3.82 4 Jim McDonald 4.07 5 Bob Mahoney 4.44

Wins

1 Ned Garver 20 2 Duane Pillette 6 3 Tommy Byrne 4 4 Jim McDonald 4 5 Al Widmar 4

Strikeouts

1 Ned Garver 84 2 Duane Pillette 65 3 Tommy Byrne 57 4 Satchel Paige 48 5 Jim Suchecki 47
1951 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ned Garver 20 12 3.73 33 30 0 246.0 237 102 96 84
Duane Pillette 6 14 4.99 35 24 0 191.0 205 106 115 65
Tommy Byrne 4 10 3.82 19 17 0 122.2 104 52 114 57
Al Widmar 4 9 6.52 26 16 0 107.2 157 78 52 28
Jim Suchecki 0 6 5.42 29 6 0 89.2 113 54 42 47
Jim McDonald 4 7 4.07 16 11 1 84.0 84 38 46 28
Bob Mahoney 2 5 4.44 30 4 0 81.0 86 40 41 30
Lou Sleater 1 9 5.11 20 8 1 81.0 88 46 53 33
Satchel Paige 3 4 4.79 23 3 5 62.0 67 33 29 48
Dick Starr 2 5 7.40 15 9 0 62.0 66 51 42 26
Bill Kennedy 1 5 5.79 19 5 0 56.0 76 36 37 29
Stubby Overmire 1 6 3.54 8 7 0 53.1 61 21 21 13
Bobby Hogue 1 1 5.16 18 0 1 29.2 31 17 23 11
Fred Sanford 2 4 10.21 9 7 0 27.1 37 31 23 7
Duke Markell 1 1 6.33 5 2 0 21.1 25 15 20 10
Cliff Fannin 0 2 6.46 7 1 0 15.1 20 11 5 11
Don Johnson 0 1 12.60 6 3 0 15.0 27 21 18 8
Irv Medlinger 0 0 8.38 6 0 0 9.2 10 9 12 5
Bob Turley 0 1 7.36 1 1 0 7.1 11 6 3 5
Sid Schacht 0 0 21.00 6 0 1 6.0 14 14 5 4
Bobby Herrera 0 0 27.00 3 0 0 2.1 6 7 4 1

👥 Roster (52)

Hank Arft Matt Batts Johnny Berardino Johnny Bero Tommy Byrne Ray Coleman Billy DeMars Jim Delsing Jim Dyck Cliff Fannin Eddie Gaedel Ned Garver +40 more

52 players

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The 1951 St. Louis Browns in brief

In 1951 the St. Louis Browns posted a 52-102 mark (.338) and finished 8th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 611 runs and allowed 882, a run differential of -271. The team batting average of .246 was 6% below the 1951 league mark of .262. Pitchers allowed 5.18 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.13. The 1951 St. Louis Browns scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (611 against 714).

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 314,181 fans came through the gates. Ken Wood topped the St. Louis Browns with 15 home runs. The RBI leader was Ray Coleman, with 55. The hits leader was Bobby Young with 159. Ned Garver led the pitchers with 20 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1951 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1951 St. Louis Browns finished 52-102 (.338 win pct).
Who led the 1951 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Ken Wood led the 1951 St. Louis Browns with 15 home runs.
What was the 1951 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1951 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 5.18.
Did the 1951 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1951 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1951 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1951 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Wood (15 HR, 44 RBI) and Ned Garver (20-12, 3.73 ERA).
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