1951 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1951 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 73-81. They scored 685 runs and belted 104 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. The offense was powered by Vic Wertz, who led the team with 27 home runs and 94 RBI. George Kell led the team with 191 hits for a .319 average.
The team allowed 741 runs and had a team ERA of 4.29. Virgil Trucks was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Ted Gray racked up 131 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Neil Berry | SS | 67 | 157 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .275 | .287 | .562 | .229 |
| Al Federoff | 2B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Kell | 3B | 147 | 598 | 92 | 191 | 2 | 59 | 10 | .386 | .400 | .786 | .319 |
| Don Kolloway | 1B | 78 | 212 | 28 | 54 | 1 | 17 | 2 | .307 | .302 | .609 | .255 |
| Dick Kryhoski | 1B | 119 | 421 | 58 | 121 | 12 | 57 | 1 | .335 | .437 | .772 | .287 |
| Johnny Lipon | SS | 129 | 487 | 56 | 129 | 0 | 38 | 7 | .335 | .300 | .635 | .265 |
| Jerry Priddy | 2B | 154 | 584 | 73 | 152 | 8 | 57 | 4 | .338 | .360 | .698 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hoot Evers | OF | 116 | 393 | 47 | 88 | 11 | 46 | 5 | .297 | .356 | .653 | .224 |
| Johnny Groth | OF | 118 | 428 | 41 | 128 | 3 | 49 | 1 | .349 | .393 | .742 | .299 |
| Charlie Keller | OF | 54 | 62 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .370 | .435 | .805 | .258 |
| Pat Mullin | OF | 110 | 295 | 41 | 83 | 12 | 51 | 2 | .367 | .481 | .848 | .281 |
| Bud Souchock | OF | 91 | 188 | 33 | 46 | 11 | 28 | 0 | .314 | .505 | .819 | .245 |
| Russ Sullivan | OF | 7 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .346 | .596 | .192 |
| Vic Wertz | OF | 138 | 501 | 86 | 143 | 27 | 94 | 0 | .383 | .511 | .894 | .285 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 102 | 304 | 44 | 79 | 8 | 37 | 0 | .355 | .385 | .740 | .260 |
| Frank House | C | 18 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .319 | .341 | .660 | .220 |
| Aaron Robinson | C | 36 | 82 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .343 | .280 | .623 | .207 |
| Bob Swift | C | 44 | 104 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .276 | .192 | .468 | .192 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Doc Daugherty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5336 | 685 | 1413 | 104 | 636 | 37 | .333 | .380 | .712 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gene Bearden | 37 | 4 | 106 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 38 | 58 | 4.33 | 1.604 | |||
| Hank Borowy | 26 | 1 | 45.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 6.95 | 1.876 | |||
| Bob Cain | 35 | 22 | 149.3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2 | 58 | 82 | 4.70 | 1.453 | |||
| Paul Calvert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Ted Gray | 34 | 28 | 197.3 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 1 | 131 | 95 | 4.06 | 1.465 | |||
| Ray Herbert | 5 | 0 | 12.7 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.42 | 1.339 | |||
| Fred Hutchinson | 31 | 20 | 188.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 53 | 27 | 3.68 | 1.227 | |||
| Earl Johnson | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.35 | 1.930 | |||
| Dick Marlowe | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32.40 | 4.118 | |||
| Wayne McLeland | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.18 | 2.182 | |||
| Hal Newhouser | 15 | 14 | 96.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 3.92 | 1.215 | |||
| Saul Rogovin | 5 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5.25 | 1.250 | |||
| Marlin Stuart | 29 | 15 | 124 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 46 | 71 | 3.77 | 1.532 | |||
| Dizzy Trout | 42 | 22 | 191.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 5 | 89 | 75 | 4.04 | 1.288 | |||
| Virgil Trucks | 37 | 18 | 153.7 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 1 | 89 | 75 | 4.33 | 1.483 | |||
| Hal White | 38 | 4 | 76 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 23 | 49 | 4.74 | 1.618 | |||
| Team Totals | 349 | 154 | 1384 | 73 | 81 | .474 | 17 | 597 | 602 | 4.29 | 1.436 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jerry Priddy | 154 |
| At Bats | George Kell | 598 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Kell | 674 |
| Batting Average | George Kell | .319 |
| On-Base % | George Kell | .386 |
| Slugging % | Vic Wertz | .511 |
| OPS | Vic Wertz | .894 |
| Runs | George Kell | 92 |
| Hits | George Kell | 191 |
| Total Bases | Vic Wertz | 256 |
| Doubles | George Kell | 36 |
| Triples | Pat Mullin and Jerry Priddy | 6 |
| Home Runs | Vic Wertz | 27 |
| RBI | Vic Wertz | 94 |
| Walks | Vic Wertz | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Priddy | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | George Kell | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Lipon | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jerry Priddy | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jerry Priddy | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Virgil Trucks | 13 |
| Losses | Ted Gray and Dizzy Trout | 14 |
| Saves | Dizzy Trout | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Virgil Trucks | .619 |
| ERA | Fred Hutchinson | 3.68 |
| WHIP | Fred Hutchinson | 1.227 |
| Innings Pitched | Ted Gray | 197.3 |
| Games | Dizzy Trout | 42 |
| Games Started | Ted Gray | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Ted Gray | 131 |
| Complete Games | Ted Gray and Fred Hutchinson | 9 |
| Shutouts | Fred Hutchinson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Ted Gray | 876 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ted Gray | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Fred Hutchinson | 204 |
| Walks Allowed | Ted Gray | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Gray | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Virgil Trucks | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Cain | 11 |
