1951 Washington Senators

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1951 Washington Senators went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 672 runs, allowed 764, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Eddie Yost (12 HR, 65 RBI) and Connie Marrero (11-9, 3.90 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

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
672 R 764 RA
Diff -92

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672 Runs Scored
764 Runs Allowed
-92 Run Diff
673K Attendance

📈 vs. 1951 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 equal to the 1951 league average (.262)
OBP .335 2% below the 1951 league average (.341)
SLG .355 7% below the 1951 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.49 9% worse than the 1951 league average (4.13)
Runs Scored 672 6% below the 1951 league average (714 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 673,169
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Avg per Game 8,857

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1951

Batting Avg

1 Clyde Kluttz 0.308 2 Gil Coan 0.303 3 Mickey Vernon 0.293 4 Mike McCormick 0.288 5 Eddie Yost 0.283

Home Runs

1 Eddie Yost 12 2 Gil Coan 9 3 Mickey Vernon 9 4 Irv Noren 8 5 Sam Mele 5

RBI

1 Sam Mele 94 2 Mickey Vernon 87 3 Irv Noren 86 4 Eddie Yost 65 5 Gil Coan 62
1951 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Yost 154 568 109 161 36 4 12 65 126 55 6 0.283
Sam Mele 143 558 58 153 36 7 5 94 32 31 2 0.274
Mickey Vernon 141 546 69 160 30 7 9 87 53 45 7 0.293
Gil Coan 135 538 85 163 25 7 9 62 39 62 8 0.303
Irv Noren 129 509 82 142 33 5 8 86 51 35 10 0.279
Cass Michaels 138 485 59 125 20 4 4 45 61 41 1 0.258
Sam Dente 88 273 21 65 8 1 0 29 25 10 3 0.238
Pete Runnels 78 273 31 76 12 2 0 25 31 24 0 0.278
Mike McCormick 81 243 31 70 9 3 1 23 29 20 1 0.288
Mike Guerra 72 214 20 43 2 1 1 20 16 18 4 0.201
Gene Verble 68 177 16 36 3 2 0 15 18 10 1 0.203
Mickey Grasso 52 175 16 36 3 0 1 14 14 17 0 0.206
Clyde Kluttz 53 159 15 49 9 0 1 22 20 8 0 0.308
Sherry Robertson 62 111 14 21 2 1 1 10 9 22 2 0.189
Connie Marrero 25 61 7 10 0 0 0 2 7 15 0 0.164
Don Johnson 21 47 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 11 0 0.085
Bob Porterfield 19 46 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 12 0 0.130
Sid Hudson 24 44 6 12 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 0.273
Sandy Consuegra 40 43 2 10 1 0 0 3 1 8 0 0.233
Julio Moreno 31 40 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.175
Frank Campos 8 26 4 11 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 0.423
Joe Haynes 26 21 3 7 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0.333
Dan Porter 13 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.211
Bob Kuzava 8 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.176
Al Sima 18 17 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 12 0 0.176
Dick Starr 11 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.176
Mickey Harris 41 16 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.188
Frank Sacka 7 16 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.250
Fred Sanford 7 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.071
Fred Taylor 6 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Willy Miranda 7 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.444
Bob Ross 11 9 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.111
Len Okrie 5 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.125
Tom Ferrick 22 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.286
Roy Hawes 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Hank Wyse 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alton Brown 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Bearden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1951

ERA

1 Tom Ferrick 2.38 2 Bob Porterfield 3.24 3 Mickey Harris 3.81 4 Connie Marrero 3.90 5 Don Johnson 3.95

Wins

1 Connie Marrero 11 2 Bob Porterfield 9 3 Sandy Consuegra 7 4 Don Johnson 7 5 Mickey Harris 6

Strikeouts

1 Connie Marrero 66 2 Bob Porterfield 53 3 Don Johnson 52 4 Mickey Harris 47 5 Sid Hudson 43
1951 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Connie Marrero 11 9 3.90 25 25 0 187.0 198 81 71 66
Sandy Consuegra 7 8 4.01 40 12 3 146.0 140 65 63 31
Don Johnson 7 11 3.95 21 20 0 143.2 138 63 58 52
Sid Hudson 5 12 5.13 23 19 0 138.2 168 79 52 43
Bob Porterfield 9 8 3.24 19 19 0 133.1 109 48 54 53
Julio Moreno 5 11 4.88 31 18 2 132.2 132 72 80 37
Mickey Harris 6 8 3.81 41 0 4 87.1 87 37 43 47
Al Sima 3 7 4.79 18 8 0 77.0 79 41 41 26
Joe Haynes 1 4 4.56 26 3 2 73.0 85 37 37 18
Dick Starr 1 7 5.58 11 11 0 61.1 76 38 24 17
Bob Kuzava 3 3 5.50 8 8 0 52.1 57 32 28 22
Tom Ferrick 2 0 2.38 22 0 2 41.2 36 11 7 17
Fred Sanford 2 3 6.57 7 7 0 37.0 51 27 27 12
Bob Ross 0 1 6.54 11 1 0 31.2 36 23 21 23
Alton Brown 0 0 9.26 7 0 0 11.2 14 12 12 7
Hank Wyse 0 0 9.64 3 2 0 9.1 17 10 10 3
Gene Bearden 0 0 16.88 1 1 0 2.2 6 5 2 1

👥 Roster (38)

Gene Bearden Alton Brown Frank Campos Gil Coan Sandy Consuegra Sam Dente Tom Ferrick Mickey Grasso Mike Guerra Mickey Harris Roy Hawes Joe Haynes +26 more

38 players

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The 1951 Washington Senators in brief

A 62-92 record (.403) put the 1951 Washington Senators 7th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 672 runs and allowed 764, a run differential of -92. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 4.49 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.13. The 672 runs scored compare with a league average of 714 per club, 6% fewer. Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 673,169 fans came through the gates.

For power, Eddie Yost led the way with 12 homers. Sam Mele drove in a team-high 94 runs. The hits leader was Gil Coan with 163. Connie Marrero was the top winner, with 11 victories. In all, the roster shows 38 players. The 1950 season and the 1952 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1951 Washington Senators

What was the 1951 Washington Senators record?
The 1951 Washington Senators finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1951 Washington Senators in home runs?
Eddie Yost led the 1951 Washington Senators with 12 home runs.
What was the 1951 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1951 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.49.
Did the 1951 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1951 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1951 Washington Senators play?
The 1951 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1951 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Yost (12 HR, 65 RBI) and Connie Marrero (11-9, 3.90 ERA).
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