1951 Brooklyn Dodgers season



































1951 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations

  • National League (since 1890)

Location

  • Ebbets Field (since 1913)

  • Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)

Other information
Owner(s)
Walter O'Malley (majority owner); James & Dearie Mulvey, Mrs. John L. Smith
General manager(s) Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s) Chuck Dressen
Local television WOR-TV
Local radio
WMGM
Red Barber, Connie Desmond, Vin Scully
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The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers led the National League for much of the season, holding a 13-game lead as late as August. However, a late season swoon and a hot streak by the New York Giants led to a classic three-game playoff series. Bobby Thomson's dramatic ninth-inning home run off Dodger reliever Ralph Branca in the final game won the pennant for the Giants and was immortalized as the Shot Heard 'Round the World.




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Season standings


    • 2.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.3 Opening Day lineup


    • 2.4 Notable transactions


    • 2.5 Roster




  • 3 Player stats


    • 3.1 Batting


      • 3.1.1 Starters by position


      • 3.1.2 Other batters




    • 3.2 Pitching


      • 3.2.1 Starting pitchers


      • 3.2.2 Other pitchers


      • 3.2.3 Relief pitchers




    • 3.3 Shot Heard 'Round the World




  • 4 Awards and honors


    • 4.1 All-Stars




  • 5 Farm system


  • 6 Notes


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Offseason



  • October 10, 1950: Chuck Connors and Dee Fondy were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Hank Edwards and cash.[1]

  • October 13, 1950: Buddy Hicks was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]

  • November 16, 1950: Morrie Martin was drafted from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1950 rule 5 draft.[3]

  • February 6, 1951: Chico Fernández was signed by the Dodgers as an amateur free agent.[4]



Regular season



Season standings






















































































  • v

  • t

  • e


National League
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road

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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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 —




Opening Day lineup
Opening Day lineup
Name Position
Don Thompson
Left fielder
Carl Furillo
Right fielder
Duke Snider
Center fielder
Jackie Robinson
Second baseman
Gil Hodges
First baseman
Roy Campanella
Catcher
Pee Wee Reese
Shortstop
Rocky Bridges
Third baseman
Carl Erskine
Starting pitcher


Notable transactions



  • June 8, 1951: Tommy Brown was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Whitman and cash.[5]

  • June 15, 1951: Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten, Eddie Miksis and Gene Hermanski were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Johnny Schmitz, Rube Walker, Andy Pafko and Wayne Terwilliger.[6]

  • June 18, 1951: Bob Lillis was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.[7]

  • July 24, 1951: Ben Taylor was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns for Johnny Bero, Joe Lutz and cash.[8]

  • August 31, 1951: Ross Grimsley was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago White Sox.[9]



Roster














1951 Brooklyn Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers


  • 43 Dan Bankhead


  • 13 Ralph Branca


  • 17 Carl Erskine


  • 19 Joe Hatten


  • 20 Phil Haugstad


  • 23 Clyde King


  • 41 Clem Labine


  • 16 Earl Mossor


  • 36 Don Newcombe


  • 12 Erv Palica


  • 40 Bud Podbielan


  • 28 Preacher Roe


  • 19 Johnny Schmitz


  • 25 Chris Van Cuyk

Catchers


  • 39 Roy Campanella


  • 10 Bruce Edwards


  • 11 Mickey Livingston


  • 10 Rube Walker


Infielders




  •  9 Rocky Bridges


  •  3 Billy Cox


  • 14 Gil Hodges


  • 34 Eddie Miksis


  •  1 Pee Wee Reese


  • 42 Jackie Robinson


  • 34 Wayne Terwilliger

Outfielders


  • 32 Cal Abrams


  •  5 Tommy Brown


  •  6 Carl Furillo


  • 22 Gene Hermanski


  • 22 Andy Pafko


  • 37 Jim Russell


  •  4 Duke Snider


  • 29 Don Thompson


  • 38 Dick Williams


Other batters




  • 18 Wayne Belardi


  • 24 Hank Edwards

Manager

  •  7 Charlie Dressen

Coaches




  • 27 Cookie Lavagetto


  • 31 Jake Pitler


  • 15 Clyde Sukeforth


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
C Roy Campanella 143 505 164 .325 33 108
1B Gil Hodges 158 582 156 .268 40 103
2B Jackie Robinson 153 548 185 .338 19 88
SS Pee Wee Reese 154 616 176 .286 10 84
3B Billy Cox 142 455 127 .279 9 51
OF Duke Snider 150 606 168 .277 29 101
OF Carl Furillo 158 667 197 .295 16 91
OF Andy Pafko 84 277 69 .249 18 58


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
Cal Abrams 67 150 42 .280 3 19
Rocky Bridges 63 134 34 .254 1 15
Don Thompson 80 118 27 .229 0 6
Gene Hermanski 31 80 20 .250 1 5
Rube Walker 36 74 18 .243 2 9
Dick Williams 23 60 12 .200 1 5
Wayne Terwilliger 37 50 14 .280 0 4
Bruce Edwards 17 36 9 .250 1 8
Hank Edwards 35 31 7 .226 0 3
Tommy Brown 11 25 4 .160 0 1
Jim Russell 16 13 0 .000 0 0
Eddie Miksis 19 10 2 .200 0 0
Mickey Livingston 2 5 2 .400 0 2
Wayne Belardi 3 3 1 .333 0 0


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
Don Newcombe 40 272 20 9 3.28 164
Preacher Roe 34 257.2 22 3 3.04 113
Ralph Branca 42 204 13 12 3.26 118


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
Carl Erskine 46 189.2 16 12 4.46 95
Clem Labine 14 65.1 5 1 2.20 39
Johnny Schmitz 16 55.2 1 4 5.34 20
Joe Hatten 11 49.1 1 0 4.56 22
Chris Van Cuyk 9 29.1 1 2 5.52 16


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
Clyde King 48 14 7 6 4.15 33
Bud Podbielan 27 2 2 0 3.50 26
Erv Palica 19 2 6 0 4.75 15
Phil Haugstad 21 0 1 0 6.46 22
Dan Bankhead 7 0 1 0 15.43 9
Earl Mossor 3 0 0 0 32.40 1


Shot Heard 'Round the World


Main article: Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)

One of the more famous episodes in major league baseball history, and possibly one of the greatest moments in sports history, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the name given to Bobby Thomson's walk-off home run that clinched the National League pennant for the New York Giants over their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers. This game was the third of a three-game playoff series resulting from one of baseball's most memorable pennant races. The Giants had been thirteen and a half games behind the league-leading Dodgers in August, but under Durocher's guidance and with the aid of a sixteen-game winning streak, caught the Dodgers to tie for the lead on the last day of the season.



Awards and honors




  • National League Most Valuable Player
    • Roy Campanella



  • TSN Pitcher of the Year Award
    • Preacher Roe




All-Stars




  • 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game


    • Roy Campanella starter


    • Gil Hodges starter


    • Jackie Robinson starter


    • Don Newcombe reserve


    • Pee Wee Reese reserve


    • Preacher Roe reserve


    • Duke Snider reserve




  • TSN Major League All-Star Team

    • Preacher Roe

    • Roy Campanella

    • Jackie Robinson





Farm system



























































































































Level
 Team
 League
 Manager

AAA
Montreal Royals
International League
Walter Alston

AAA
St. Paul Saints
American Association
Clay Hopper

AA
Ft. Worth Cats
Texas League
Bobby Bragan

AA
Mobile Bears
Southern Association
Paul Chervinko

A
Elmira Pioneers
Eastern League
George Fallon

A
Pueblo Dodgers
Western League
Jim Bivin

B
Asheville Tourists
Tri-State League
Ray Hathaway

B
Lancaster Red Roses
Interstate League
Ed Head

B
Miami Sun Sox
Florida International League
Pepper Martin

B
Newport News Dodgers
Piedmont League
Clay Bryant

C
Billings Mustangs
Pioneer League
Larry Shepard

C
Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings
Southwest International League
Syd Cohen

C
Greenwood Dodgers
Cotton States League
Lou Rochelli

C
Santa Barbara Dodgers
California League
Bill Hart

D
Hazard Bombers
Mountain States League
Max Macon

D
Hornell Dodgers
Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League
 Doc Alexson

D
Ponca City Dodgers
Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League
George Scherger

D
Sheboygan Indians
Wisconsin State League
Joe Hauser

D
Valdosta Dodgers
Georgia–Florida League
Stan Wasiak

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal, Santa Barbara



Notes





  1. ^ Dee Fondy at Baseball-Reference


  2. ^ Buddy Hicks at Baseball-Reference


  3. ^ Morrie Martin at Baseball-Reference


  4. ^ Chico Fernández at Baseball-Reference


  5. ^ Tommy Brown at Baseball-Reference


  6. ^ Eddie Miksis at Baseball-Reference


  7. ^ Bob Lillis at Baseball-Reference


  8. ^ Ben Taylor at Baseball-Reference


  9. ^ Ross Grimsley at Baseball-Reference




References



  • Baseball-Reference season page

  • Baseball Almanac season page



External links



  • 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform

  • Brooklyn Dodgers reference site

  • Acme Dodgers page

  • Retrosheet










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