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Season Almanac

1951 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Ralph Kiner (HR, R)

Home Runs
  1. 1Ralph KinerPIT42
  2. 2Gil HodgesLAD40
  3. 3Gus ZernialCWS33
Hits
  1. 1Richie AshburnPHI221
  2. 2Stan MusialSTL205
  3. 3Carl FurilloLAD197
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Gus ZernialCWS129
  2. 2Ted WilliamsBOS126
  3. 3Monte IrvinSF121
Runs
  1. 1Ralph KinerPIT124
  2. 2Stan MusialSTL124
  3. 3Gil HodgesLAD118
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Sam JethroeATL35
  2. 2Minnie MinosoCWS31
  3. 3Richie AshburnPHI29
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Don NewcombeLAD164
  2. 2Vic RaschiNYY164
  3. 3Warren SpahnATL164
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Larry JansenSF23
  2. 2Sal MaglieSF23
  3. 3Bob FellerCLE22
Saves
  1. 1Ellis KinderBOS14
  2. 2Ted WilksSTL13
  3. 3Frank SmithCIN11

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Ralph KinerBAT20
  2. 2Stan MusialBAT19.5
  3. 3Ted WilliamsBAT18.5
  4. 4Gus ZernialBAT17.2
  5. 5Gil HodgesBAT17
  6. 6Monte IrvinBAT16.7
  7. 7Roy CampanellaBAT16.7
  8. 8Jackie RobinsonBAT16.3
  9. 9Bobby ThomsonBAT16.2
  10. 10Sid GordonBAT15.4
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Mickey MantleCF290.6
  2. 2Bob FriendP149.8
  3. 3Frank ThomasLF137.6
  4. 4Pete Runnels2B111.9
  5. 5Gil McDougald2B95.4
  6. 6Tom MorganP95.1
  7. 7Roy McMillanSS90.1
  8. 8Bob NiemanLF84.8

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Joe DiMaggioCF210.7
  2. 2Bobby Doerr2B166.6
  3. 3Wally MosesRF132.1
  4. 4Sam ChapmanCF109.2
  5. 5Johnny Vander MeerP93.4
  6. 6Danny LitwhilerLF77.4
  7. 7Jim RussellLF73.1
  8. 8Hank BorowyP72.8

Teams · 16

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
New York Yankees98-56223.7Allie ReynoldsPlayoffs
San Francisco Giants98-59269Monte IrvinPlayoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers97-60245.2Gil Hodges
Cleveland Indians93-61203.4Al Rosen
Boston Red Sox87-67237.6Ted Williams
Chicago White Sox81-73198.3Eddie Robinson
St. Louis Cardinals81-73183.2Stan Musial
Atlanta Braves76-78214.5Sid Gordon
Philadelphia Phillies73-81208.5Robin Roberts
Detroit Tigers73-81185.9Vic Wertz
Athletics70-84166.9Eddie Joost
Cincinnati Reds68-86221.2Ken Raffensberger
Pittsburgh Pirates64-90141Ralph Kiner
Chicago Cubs62-92178.6Hank Sauer
Minnesota Twins62-92144.1Eddie Yost
Baltimore Orioles52-102100.8Ned Garver

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.