1951 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1951 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 73-81. They scored 648 runs and belted 108 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Jones, who led the team with 22 home runs and 81 RBI. Richie Ashburn led the team with 221 hits for a .344 average.
The team allowed 644 runs and had a team ERA of 3.81. Robin Roberts led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 127 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 21 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .143 | .343 | .143 |
| Putsy Caballero | 2B | 84 | 161 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .243 | .248 | .491 | .186 |
| Mike Goliat | 2B | 41 | 138 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .277 | .341 | .618 | .225 |
| Granny Hamner | SS | 150 | 589 | 61 | 150 | 9 | 72 | 10 | .290 | .363 | .653 | .255 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 148 | 564 | 79 | 161 | 22 | 81 | 6 | .358 | .470 | .828 | .285 |
| Eddie Pellagrini | 2B | 86 | 197 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 30 | 5 | .326 | .381 | .707 | .234 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 1B | 145 | 610 | 65 | 157 | 1 | 46 | 0 | .317 | .320 | .637 | .257 |
| Dick Young | 2B | 15 | 68 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .268 | .309 | .577 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Richie Ashburn | OF | 154 | 643 | 92 | 221 | 4 | 63 | 29 | .393 | .426 | .819 | .344 |
| Tommy Brown | OF | 78 | 196 | 24 | 43 | 10 | 32 | 1 | .278 | .393 | .671 | .219 |
| Mel Clark | OF | 10 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .323 | .452 | .775 | .323 |
| Del Ennis | OF | 144 | 532 | 76 | 142 | 15 | 73 | 4 | .352 | .408 | .760 | .267 |
| Jackie Mayo | OF | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Bill Nicholson | OF | 85 | 170 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 30 | 0 | .342 | .459 | .801 | .241 |
| Ed Sanicki | OF | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | .500 |
| Dick Sisler | OF | 125 | 428 | 46 | 123 | 8 | 52 | 1 | .351 | .414 | .765 | .287 |
| Dick Whitman | OF | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .236 | .118 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Stan Lopata | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Andy Seminick | C | 101 | 291 | 42 | 66 | 11 | 37 | 1 | .370 | .375 | .745 | .227 |
| Ken Silvestri | C | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .222 | .639 | .222 |
| Del Wilber | C | 84 | 245 | 30 | 68 | 8 | 34 | 0 | .324 | .429 | .753 | .278 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Stan Hollmig | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5332 | 648 | 1384 | 108 | 609 | 63 | .320 | .375 | .696 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Brittin | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9.00 | 2.750 | |||
| Milo Candini | 15 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 | 1.700 | |||
| Bubba Church | 38 | 33 | 247 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 1 | 104 | 90 | 3.53 | 1.360 | |||
| Leo Cristante | 10 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4.91 | 1.682 | |||
| Karl Drews | 5 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6.26 | 1.565 | |||
| Andy Hansen | 24 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2.54 | 1.051 | |||
| Ken Heintzelman | 35 | 12 | 118.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 2 | 55 | 53 | 4.18 | 1.454 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 20 | 18 | 106.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 4.57 | 1.609 | |||
| Niles Jordan | 5 | 5 | 36.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3.19 | 1.172 | |||
| Jim Konstanty | 58 | 1 | 115.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 4.05 | 1.366 | |||
| Russ Meyer | 28 | 24 | 168 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 65 | 55 | 3.48 | 1.351 | |||
| Bob Miller | 17 | 3 | 34.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 6.82 | 1.895 | |||
| Lou Possehl | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 44 | 39 | 315 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 2 | 127 | 64 | 3.03 | 1.105 | |||
| Jocko Thompson | 29 | 14 | 119.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 60 | 59 | 3.85 | 1.350 | |||
| Team Totals | 333 | 154 | 1384.6 | 73 | 81 | .474 | 15 | 570 | 496 | 3.81 | 1.350 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Richie Ashburn | 154 |
| At Bats | Richie Ashburn | 643 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Richie Ashburn | 712 |
| Batting Average | Richie Ashburn | .344 |
| On-Base % | Richie Ashburn | .393 |
| Slugging % | Willie Jones | .470 |
| OPS | Willie Jones | .828 |
| Runs | Richie Ashburn | 92 |
| Hits | Richie Ashburn | 221 |
| Total Bases | Richie Ashburn | 274 |
| Doubles | Richie Ashburn | 31 |
| Triples | Granny Hamner | 7 |
| Home Runs | Willie Jones | 22 |
| RBI | Willie Jones | 81 |
| Walks | Del Ennis | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Andy Seminick | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | Richie Ashburn | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | Richie Ashburn | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Willie Jones | 19 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Granny Hamner | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Robin Roberts | 21 |
| Losses | Robin Roberts | 15 |
| Saves | Jim Konstanty | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Robin Roberts | .583 |
| ERA | Robin Roberts | 3.03 |
| WHIP | Robin Roberts | 1.105 |
| Innings Pitched | Robin Roberts | 315 |
| Games | Jim Konstanty | 58 |
| Games Started | Robin Roberts | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Robin Roberts | 127 |
| Complete Games | Robin Roberts | 22 |
| Shutouts | Robin Roberts | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Robin Roberts | 1274 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Robin Roberts | 284 |
| Walks Allowed | Bubba Church | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Robin Roberts | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Russ Meyer | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Karl Drews and Ken Heintzelman | 4 |
