1951 St. Louis Cardinals

81-73 • .526 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals went 81-73 (.526) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 683 runs, allowed 671, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (32 HR, 108 RBI) and Gerry Staley (19-13, 3.81 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

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
3rd Rank
683 R 671 RA
Diff +12

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⚡ Quick Stats

683 Runs Scored
671 Runs Allowed
+12 Run Diff
1,013K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 2% above the 1951 league average (.259)
OBP .338 2% above the 1951 league average (.331)
SLG .382 2% below the 1951 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.95 equal to the 1951 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 683 2% below the 1951 league average (694 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,013,456
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Avg per Game 12,828

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.355 2 Peanuts Lowrey 0.303 3 Red Schoendienst 0.289 4 Enos Slaughter 0.281 5 Solly Hemus 0.281

Home Runs

1 Stan Musial 32 2 Billy Johnson 14 3 Del Rice 9 4 Red Schoendienst 6 5 Wally Westlake 6

RBI

1 Stan Musial 108 2 Billy Johnson 64 3 Enos Slaughter 64 4 Red Schoendienst 54 5 Del Rice 47
1951 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stan Musial 152 578 124 205 30 12 32 108 98 40 4 0.355
Red Schoendienst 135 553 88 160 32 7 6 54 35 23 0 0.289
Billy Johnson 124 442 52 116 23 1 14 64 46 49 5 0.262
Solly Hemus 120 420 68 118 18 9 2 32 75 31 7 0.281
Enos Slaughter 123 409 48 115 17 8 4 64 67 25 7 0.281
Del Rice 122 374 34 94 13 1 9 47 34 26 0 0.251
Peanuts Lowrey 114 370 52 112 19 5 5 40 35 12 0 0.303
Nippy Jones 80 300 20 79 12 0 3 41 9 13 1 0.263
Wally Westlake 73 267 36 68 8 5 6 39 24 42 1 0.255
Hal Rice 69 236 20 60 12 1 4 38 24 22 0 0.254
Stan Rojek 51 186 21 51 7 3 0 14 10 10 0 0.274
Tommy Glaviano 54 104 20 19 4 0 1 4 26 18 3 0.183
Bill Sarni 36 86 7 15 1 0 0 2 9 13 1 0.174
Chuck Diering 64 85 9 22 5 1 0 8 6 15 0 0.259
Gerry Staley 42 81 3 13 1 0 0 5 3 14 0 0.160
Steve Bilko 21 72 5 16 4 0 2 12 9 10 0 0.222
Joe Garagiola 27 72 9 14 3 2 2 9 9 7 0 0.194
Tom Poholsky 38 67 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 14 1 0.209
Bill Howerton 24 65 10 17 4 1 1 4 10 12 0 0.262
Harry Brecheen 24 55 4 12 2 0 1 3 1 11 0 0.218
Max Lanier 31 53 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.151
Cliff Chambers 21 49 3 8 1 0 0 4 4 13 0 0.163
Vern Benson 13 46 8 12 3 1 1 7 6 8 0 0.261
Al Brazle 56 46 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.109
Joe Presko 15 37 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.162
Dick Cole 15 36 4 7 1 0 0 3 6 5 0 0.194
Don Richmond 12 34 3 3 1 0 1 4 3 3 0 0.088
Eddie Kazak 11 33 2 6 2 0 0 4 5 5 0 0.182
Red Munger 23 29 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.172
Harry Walker 8 26 6 8 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.308
Cloyd Boyer 19 20 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.200
Rocky Nelson 9 18 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.222
Bob Scheffing 12 18 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0.111
Dick Bokelmann 20 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Don Bollweg 6 9 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.111
Jackie Collum 3 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.429
Jay Van Noy 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Larry Ciaffone 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Jack Crimian 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Erv Dusak 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.500
Bob Habenicht 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Howie Pollet 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.000
Ted Wilks 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kurt Krieger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Lewandowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Al Brazle 3.09 2 Harry Brecheen 3.25 3 Max Lanier 3.26 4 Joe Presko 3.45 5 Dick Bokelmann 3.78

Wins

1 Gerry Staley 19 2 Cliff Chambers 11 3 Max Lanier 11 4 Harry Brecheen 8 5 Tom Poholsky 7

Strikeouts

1 Tom Poholsky 70 2 Gerry Staley 67 3 Al Brazle 66 4 Max Lanier 59 5 Harry Brecheen 57
1951 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gerry Staley 19 13 3.81 42 30 3 227.0 244 96 74 67
Tom Poholsky 7 13 4.43 38 26 1 195.0 204 96 68 70
Max Lanier 11 9 3.26 31 23 1 160.0 149 58 50 59
Al Brazle 6 5 3.09 56 8 7 154.1 139 53 60 66
Harry Brecheen 8 4 3.25 24 16 2 138.2 134 50 54 57
Cliff Chambers 11 6 3.83 21 16 0 129.1 120 55 56 45
Red Munger 4 6 5.32 23 11 0 94.2 106 56 46 44
Joe Presko 7 4 3.45 15 12 2 88.2 86 34 20 38
Cloyd Boyer 2 5 5.26 19 8 1 63.1 68 37 46 40
Dick Bokelmann 3 3 3.78 20 1 3 52.1 49 22 31 22
Ted Wilks 0 0 3.00 17 0 1 18.0 19 6 5 5
Jackie Collum 2 1 1.59 3 2 0 17.0 11 3 10 5
Jack Crimian 1 0 9.00 11 0 1 17.0 24 17 8 5
Howie Pollet 0 3 4.38 6 2 1 12.1 10 6 8 10
Erv Dusak 0 0 7.20 5 0 0 10.0 14 8 7 8
Bob Habenicht 0 0 7.20 3 0 0 5.0 5 4 9 1
Kurt Krieger 0 0 15.75 2 0 0 4.0 6 7 5 3
Dan Lewandowski 0 1 9.00 2 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 1

👥 Roster (45)

Vern Benson Steve Bilko Dick Bokelmann Don Bollweg Cloyd Boyer Al Brazle Harry Brecheen Cliff Chambers Larry Ciaffone Dick Cole Jackie Collum Jack Crimian +33 more

45 players

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The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals finished 81-73, a .526 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 683 for and 671 against. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .264, 2% better than the league's .259. The 683 runs scored compare with a league average of 694 per club, 2% fewer. Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 1,013,456 for the year.

Stan Musial led the club in home runs with 32. Gerry Staley was the top winner, with 19 victories. Tom Poholsky struck out 70, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 45 players. The 1950 season and the 1952 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1951 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1951 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Stan Musial led the 1951 St. Louis Cardinals with 32 home runs.
What was the 1951 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.95.
Did the 1951 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1951 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Musial (32 HR, 108 RBI) and Gerry Staley (19-13, 3.81 ERA).
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