1951 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 81-73. They scored 683 runs and belted 95 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Stan Musial, who led the team with 32 home runs, 108 RBI, and 205 hits.
The team allowed 671 runs and had a team ERA of 3.95. Gerry Staley led the team with 19 wins. Tom Poholsky led the team with 70 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Vern Benson | 3B | 13 | 46 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .346 | .435 | .781 | .261 |
| Steve Bilko | 1B | 21 | 72 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .309 | .361 | .670 | .222 |
| Don Bollweg | 1B | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 | .222 | .333 | .111 |
| Dick Cole | 2B | 15 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .310 | .222 | .532 | .194 |
| Solly Hemus | SS | 120 | 420 | 68 | 118 | 2 | 32 | 7 | .395 | .381 | .776 | .281 |
| Billy Johnson | 3B | 124 | 442 | 52 | 116 | 14 | 64 | 5 | .340 | .414 | .754 | .262 |
| Nippy Jones | 1B | 80 | 300 | 20 | 79 | 3 | 41 | 1 | .287 | .333 | .620 | .263 |
| Eddie Kazak | 3B | 11 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .289 | .242 | .531 | .182 |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .278 | .541 | .222 |
| Don Richmond | 3B | 12 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .162 | .206 | .368 | .088 |
| Stan Rojek | SS | 51 | 186 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .318 | .344 | .662 | .274 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 135 | 553 | 88 | 160 | 6 | 54 | 0 | .335 | .405 | .740 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Ciaffone | OF | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Chuck Diering | OF | 64 | 85 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .308 | .341 | .649 | .259 |
| Tommy Glaviano | OF | 54 | 104 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .356 | .250 | .606 | .183 |
| Bill Howerton | OF | 24 | 65 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .360 | .400 | .760 | .262 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | OF | 114 | 370 | 52 | 112 | 5 | 40 | 0 | .366 | .422 | .788 | .303 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 152 | 578 | 124 | 205 | 32 | 108 | 4 | .449 | .614 | 1.063 | .355 |
| Hal Rice | OF | 69 | 236 | 20 | 60 | 4 | 38 | 0 | .323 | .364 | .687 | .254 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 123 | 409 | 48 | 115 | 4 | 64 | 7 | .386 | .391 | .777 | .281 |
| Jay Van Noy | OF | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 8 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .357 | .346 | .703 | .308 |
| Wally Westlake | OF | 73 | 267 | 36 | 68 | 6 | 39 | 1 | .325 | .390 | .715 | .255 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Garagiola | C | 27 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .284 | .375 | .659 | .194 |
| Del Rice | C | 122 | 374 | 34 | 94 | 9 | 47 | 0 | .319 | .364 | .683 | .251 |
| Bill Sarni | C | 36 | 86 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .253 | .186 | .439 | .174 |
| Bob Scheffing | C | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .238 | .111 | .349 | .111 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5317 | 683 | 1404 | 95 | 629 | 30 | .334 | .382 | .716 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dick Bokelmann | 20 | 1 | 52.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 3.78 | 1.530 | |||
| Cloyd Boyer | 19 | 8 | 63.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 40 | 46 | 5.26 | 1.801 | |||
| Al Brazle | 56 | 8 | 154.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 7 | 66 | 60 | 3.09 | 1.290 | |||
| Harry Brecheen | 24 | 16 | 138.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | 57 | 54 | 3.25 | 1.355 | |||
| Cliff Chambers | 21 | 16 | 129.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 45 | 56 | 3.83 | 1.361 | |||
| Jackie Collum | 3 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1.59 | 1.235 | |||
| Jack Crimian | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9.00 | 1.882 | |||
| Erv Dusak | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7.20 | 2.100 | |||
| Bob Habenicht | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7.20 | 2.800 | |||
| Kurt Krieger | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15.75 | 2.750 | |||
| Max Lanier | 31 | 23 | 160 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 59 | 50 | 3.26 | 1.244 | |||
| Dan Lewandowski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Red Munger | 23 | 11 | 94.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 44 | 46 | 5.32 | 1.605 | |||
| Tom Poholsky | 38 | 26 | 195 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 1 | 70 | 68 | 4.43 | 1.395 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 6 | 2 | 12.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4.38 | 1.463 | |||
| Joe Presko | 15 | 12 | 88.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 3.45 | 1.195 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 42 | 30 | 227 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 3 | 67 | 74 | 3.81 | 1.401 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Team Totals | 338 | 155 | 1387.6 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 23 | 546 | 558 | 3.95 | 1.405 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stan Musial | 152 |
| At Bats | Stan Musial | 578 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Musial | 678 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .355 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .449 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .614 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | 1.063 |
| Runs | Stan Musial | 124 |
| Hits | Stan Musial | 205 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 355 |
| Doubles | Red Schoendienst | 32 |
| Triples | Stan Musial | 12 |
| Home Runs | Stan Musial | 32 |
| RBI | Stan Musial | 108 |
| Walks | Stan Musial | 98 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Johnson | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Solly Hemus and Enos Slaughter | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | Solly Hemus | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Peanuts Lowrey | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Nippy Jones and Red Schoendienst | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gerry Staley | 19 |
| Losses | Tom Poholsky and Gerry Staley | 13 |
| Saves | Al Brazle | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Cliff Chambers | .647 |
| ERA | Al Brazle | 3.09 |
| WHIP | Max Lanier | 1.244 |
| Innings Pitched | Gerry Staley | 227 |
| Games | Al Brazle | 56 |
| Games Started | Gerry Staley | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Poholsky | 70 |
| Complete Games | Tom Poholsky and Gerry Staley | 10 |
| Shutouts | Gerry Staley | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Gerry Staley | 975 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tom Poholsky and Gerry Staley | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Gerry Staley | 244 |
| Walks Allowed | Gerry Staley | 74 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Poholsky | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Cloyd Boyer | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Gerry Staley | 8 |
