1951 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1951 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 68-86. They scored 559 runs and belted 88 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. Connie Ryan provided the power for the team with 16 homers. Ted Kluszewski knocked in 77 runs. Johnny Wyrostek led the team with 167 hits for a .311 average.
The team allowed 667 runs and had a team ERA of 3.70. Ewell Blackwell and Ken Raffensberger were tied for the team lead in wins with 16. Ewell Blackwell racked up 120 strkeouts to lead the team. Frank Smith led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 3B | 125 | 403 | 57 | 107 | 5 | 24 | 4 | .338 | .357 | .695 | .266 |
| Grady Hatton | 3B | 96 | 331 | 41 | 84 | 4 | 37 | 4 | .321 | .335 | .656 | .254 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 154 | 607 | 74 | 157 | 13 | 77 | 6 | .301 | .387 | .688 | .259 |
| Roy McMillan | SS | 85 | 199 | 21 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .273 | .246 | .519 | .211 |
| Sammy Meeks | 3B | 23 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .229 | .229 | .458 | .229 |
| Connie Ryan | 2B | 136 | 473 | 75 | 112 | 16 | 53 | 11 | .350 | .391 | .741 | .237 |
| Virgil Stallcup | SS | 121 | 428 | 33 | 103 | 8 | 49 | 2 | .251 | .346 | .597 | .241 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Adcock | OF | 113 | 395 | 40 | 96 | 10 | 47 | 1 | .288 | .380 | .668 | .243 |
| Hank Edwards | OF | 41 | 127 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .379 | .472 | .851 | .315 |
| Danny Litwhiler | OF | 12 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .323 | .517 | .840 | .276 |
| Barney McCosky | OF | 25 | 50 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .370 | .460 | .830 | .320 |
| Lloyd Merriman | OF | 114 | 359 | 34 | 87 | 5 | 36 | 8 | .303 | .359 | .662 | .242 |
| Wally Post | OF | 15 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .273 | .366 | .639 | .220 |
| Bob Usher | OF | 114 | 303 | 27 | 63 | 5 | 25 | 4 | .257 | .310 | .567 | .208 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 142 | 537 | 52 | 167 | 2 | 61 | 2 | .376 | .391 | .767 | .311 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dixie Howell | C | 77 | 207 | 22 | 52 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .302 | .319 | .621 | .251 |
| Hobie Landrith | C | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .462 | .891 | .385 |
| Johnny Pramesa | C | 72 | 227 | 12 | 52 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .246 | .348 | .594 | .229 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 47 | 122 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .345 | .320 | .665 | .254 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Bolger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ted Tappe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5285 | 559 | 1309 | 88 | 528 | 44 | .300 | .351 | .651 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Blackburn | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17.18 | 2.703 | |||
| Ewell Blackwell | 38 | 32 | 232.7 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 2 | 120 | 97 | 3.44 | 1.294 | |||
| Ed Blake | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.25 | 2.750 | |||
| Bud Byerly | 40 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 3.27 | 1.424 | |||
| Eddie Erautt | 30 | 0 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 5.72 | 1.858 | |||
| Howie Fox | 40 | 30 | 228 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 2 | 57 | 69 | 3.83 | 1.351 | |||
| Harry Perkowski | 35 | 7 | 102 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 56 | 46 | 2.82 | 1.392 | |||
| Kent Peterson | 9 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6.52 | 2.165 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 42 | 33 | 248.7 | 16 | 17 | .485 | 5 | 81 | 38 | 3.44 | 1.086 | |||
| Willie Ramsdell | 31 | 31 | 196 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 88 | 70 | 4.04 | 1.398 | |||
| Frank Smith | 50 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 11 | 34 | 22 | 3.20 | 1.145 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 39 | 22 | 184.7 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 2 | 93 | 89 | 3.70 | 1.386 | |||
| Team Totals | 359 | 155 | 1390.8 | 68 | 86 | .442 | 23 | 584 | 490 | 3.70 | 1.328 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ted Kluszewski | 154 |
| At Bats | Ted Kluszewski | 607 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ted Kluszewski | 644 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Wyrostek | .311 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Wyrostek | .376 |
| Slugging % | Connie Ryan and Johnny Wyrostek | .391 |
| OPS | Johnny Wyrostek | .767 |
| Runs | Connie Ryan | 75 |
| Hits | Johnny Wyrostek | 167 |
| Total Bases | Ted Kluszewski | 235 |
| Doubles | Ted Kluszewski | 35 |
| Triples | Bobby Adams | 5 |
| Home Runs | Connie Ryan | 16 |
| RBI | Ted Kluszewski | 77 |
| Walks | Connie Ryan | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Connie Ryan | 72 |
| Stolen Bases | Connie Ryan | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Adams | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Usher | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Adcock | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ewell Blackwell and Ken Raffensberger | 16 |
| Losses | Ken Raffensberger and Willie Ramsdell | 17 |
| Saves | Frank Smith | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Ewell Blackwell | .516 |
| ERA | Ewell Blackwell and Ken Raffensberger | 3.44 |
| WHIP | Ken Raffensberger | 1.086 |
| Innings Pitched | Ken Raffensberger | 248.7 |
| Games | Frank Smith | 50 |
| Games Started | Ken Raffensberger | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Ewell Blackwell | 120 |
| Complete Games | Ken Raffensberger | 14 |
| Shutouts | Ken Raffensberger | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Ken Raffensberger | 1008 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Howie Fox | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Howie Fox | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | Ewell Blackwell | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ken Raffensberger | 30 |
| Wild Pitches | Willie Ramsdell | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ewell Blackwell | 9 |
