1951 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | Wid Matthews |
Manager(s) | Frankie Frisch, Phil Cavarretta |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton, Marty Hogan) WBKB (Joe Wilson) |
Local radio | WIND (Bert Wilson, Bud Campbell) |
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The 1951 Chicago Cubs season was the 80th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 76th in the National League and the 36th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 62–92.
Offseason
- October 10, 1950: Hank Edwards and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Dee Fondy and Chuck Connors.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 98 | 59 | 0.624 | — | 50–28 | 48–31 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 97 | 60 | 0.618 | 1 | 49–29 | 48–31 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 15½ | 44–34 | 37–39 |
Boston Braves | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 20½ | 42–35 | 34–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 23½ | 38–39 | 35–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 28½ | 35–42 | 33–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 32½ | 32–45 | 32–45 |
Chicago Cubs | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 34½ | 32–45 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
1951 National League Records
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | |||||
Brooklyn | 12–10–1 | — | 14–8 | 14–8 | 14–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 18–4 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–10 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — | 5–17 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 14–8 | 11–14 | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 6–16 | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–13 | 12–10 | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | 7–15 | — | 5–17 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–13 | 4–18 | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 17–5 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 15, 1951: Johnny Schmitz, Rube Walker, Andy Pafko, and Wayne Terwilliger were traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Eddie Miksis, Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, and Gene Hermanski.[2]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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1B | Chuck Connors | 66 | 201 | 48 | .239 | 2 | 18 |
SS | Roy Smalley | 79 | 238 | 55 | .231 | 8 | 31 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Phil Cavarretta | 89 | 206 | 64 | .311 | 6 | 28 |
Dee Fondy | 49 | 170 | 46 | .271 | 3 | 20 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Monk Dubiel | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.30 | 19 |
Warren Hacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Topeka, Carthage
References
- ↑ Dee Fondy at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Eddie Miksis at Baseball Reference