1951 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 70-84
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 465,469, Avg. 7,704
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (70-84)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1951 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 70-84
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 465,469, Avg. 7,704
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Jimmy Dykes (70-84)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1951 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1951 season with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Athletics plated 736 runs and yielded 745 runs. Gus Zernial walloped 33 home runs for Philadelphia, while Eddie Joost swatted 20 or more, too. Gus Zernial drove in 125 runs. Ferris Fain led all regular hitters with a .344 average. Bobby Shantz topped the team with 18 wins, and Sam Zoldak recorded a 3.16 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jimmy Dykes coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 733
Regular Season Runs Against: 739
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 1951 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 18, 1951 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 20, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
| April 21, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
| April 22, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | ||
| April 22, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-5 | ||
| April 23, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 0-2 | 1-4 | 1-6 | ||
| April 24, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 0-2 | 1-5 | 1-7 | ||
| April 25, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 0-2 | 1-6 | 1-8 | ||
| April 26, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 0-2 | 1-7 | 1-9 | ||
| April 27, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 0-2 | 1-8 | 1-10 | ||
| April 28, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 0-3 | 1-8 | 1-11 | ||
| April 29, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 0-4 | 1-8 | 1-12 | ||
| May 1, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 0-4 | 2-8 | 2-12 | ||
| May 2, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 0-4 | 2-9 | 2-13 | ||
| May 4, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 0-4 | 3-9 | 3-13 | ||
| May 5, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 0-4 | 3-10 | 3-14 | ||
| May 6, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 0-4 | 3-11 | 3-15 | ||
| May 6, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 0-4 | 3-12 | 3-16 | ||
| May 8, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 0-4 | 4-12 | 4-16 | ||
| May 9, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 0-4 | 5-12 | 5-16 | ||
| May 12, 1951 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 0-5 | 5-12 | 5-17 | ||
| May 13, 1951 | New York Yankees 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 1-5 | 5-12 | 6-17 | ||
| May 13, 1951 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 2-5 | 5-12 | 7-17 | ||
| May 15, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 2-6 | 5-12 | 7-18 | ||
| May 16, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 2-7 | 5-12 | 7-19 | ||
| May 17, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 3-7 | 5-12 | 8-19 | ||
| May 18, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 3-8 | 5-12 | 8-20 | ||
| May 20, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 4-8 | 5-12 | 9-20 | ||
| May 20, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 4-9 | 5-12 | 9-21 | ||
| May 22, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 4-10 | 5-12 | 9-22 | ||
| May 24, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 4-11 | 5-12 | 9-23 | ||
| May 25, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 4-11 | 5-13 | 9-24 | ||
| May 26, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 4-11 | 5-14 | 9-25 | ||
| May 27, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 4-11 | 5-15 | 9-26 | ||
| May 27, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 4-11 | 6-15 | 10-26 | ||
| May 30, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 4-11 | 7-15 | 11-26 | ||
| May 30, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 4-11 | 7-16 | 11-27 | ||
| June 2, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 4-11 | 8-16 | 12-27 | ||
| June 3, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 4-11 | 9-16 | 13-27 | ||
| June 3, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 4-11 | 9-17 | 13-28 | ||
| June 4, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 6 | W | 4-11 | 10-17 | 14-28 | ||
| June 5, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 10 | L | 4-11 | 10-18 | 14-29 | ||
| June 6, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 4-11 | 11-18 | 15-29 | ||
| June 7, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 4-11 | 11-19 | 15-30 | ||
| June 8, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 4-11 | 11-20 | 15-31 | ||
| June 10, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 4-11 | 11-21 | 15-32 | ||
| June 10, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 4-11 | 11-22 | 15-33 | ||
| June 12, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 4-12 | 11-22 | 15-34 | ||
| June 14, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 4-13 | 11-22 | 15-35 | ||
| June 15, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | W | 5-13 | 11-22 | 16-35 | ||
| June 15, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 6-13 | 11-22 | 17-35 | ||
| June 16, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 7-13 | 11-22 | 18-35 | ||
| June 17, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 7-14 | 11-22 | 18-36 | ||
| June 17, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 7-15 | 11-22 | 18-37 | ||
| June 19, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 8-15 | 11-22 | 19-37 | ||
| June 20, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 8-16 | 11-22 | 19-38 | ||
| June 20, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 9-16 | 11-22 | 20-38 | ||
| June 21, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 9-17 | 11-22 | 20-39 | ||
| June 22, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 10-17 | 11-22 | 21-39 | ||
| June 23, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 11-17 | 11-22 | 22-39 | ||
| June 24, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 12-17 | 11-22 | 23-39 | ||
| June 24, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 13-17 | 11-22 | 24-39 | ||
| June 26, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 13 | L | 13-17 | 11-23 | 24-40 | ||
| June 27, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 13-17 | 11-24 | 24-41 | ||
| June 29, 1951 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 14-17 | 11-24 | 25-41 | ||
| June 29, 1951 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 15-17 | 11-24 | 26-41 | ||
| July 1, 1951 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 16-17 | 11-24 | 27-41 | ||
| July 1, 1951 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 17-17 | 11-24 | 28-41 | ||
| July 2, 1951 | New York Yankees 14 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 17-18 | 11-24 | 28-42 | ||
| July 4, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 17-19 | 11-24 | 28-43 | ||
| July 4, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 17-20 | 11-24 | 28-44 | ||
| July 5, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 17-21 | 11-24 | 28-45 | ||
| July 6, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 17-21 | 11-25 | 28-46 | ||
| July 7, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 17-21 | 12-25 | 29-46 | ||
| July 8, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 17-21 | 12-26 | 29-47 | ||
| July 8, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 17-21 | 12-27 | 29-48 | ||
| July 12, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at St. Louis Browns 7 | W | 17-21 | 13-27 | 30-48 | ||
| July 12, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 13 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 17-21 | 14-27 | 31-48 | ||
| July 13, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 17-21 | 14-28 | 31-49 | ||
| July 14, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at St. Louis Browns 6 | W | 17-21 | 15-28 | 32-49 | ||
| July 15, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 17-21 | 16-28 | 33-49 | ||
| July 15, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 17-21 | 17-28 | 34-49 | ||
| July 16, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 9 | L | 17-21 | 17-29 | 34-50 | ||
| July 17, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 17-21 | 17-30 | 34-51 | ||
| July 18, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 16 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 17-21 | 18-30 | 35-51 | ||
| July 19, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 17-21 | 18-31 | 35-52 | ||
| July 19, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 17-21 | 19-31 | 36-52 | ||
| July 20, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 17-21 | 19-32 | 36-53 | ||
| July 21, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 17-21 | 19-33 | 36-54 | ||
| July 22, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 17-21 | 19-34 | 36-55 | ||
| July 22, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 17-21 | 19-35 | 36-56 | ||
| July 25, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 17-22 | 19-35 | 36-57 | ||
| July 26, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 17-23 | 19-35 | 36-58 | ||
| July 27, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 18-23 | 19-35 | 37-58 | ||
| July 28, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 18-24 | 19-35 | 37-59 | ||
| July 29, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 18-25 | 19-35 | 37-60 | ||
| July 29, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 19-25 | 19-35 | 38-60 | ||
| July 31, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 20-25 | 19-35 | 39-60 | ||
| August 1, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 20-26 | 19-35 | 39-61 | ||
| August 2, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 20-27 | 19-35 | 39-62 | ||
| August 3, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 20-28 | 19-35 | 39-63 | ||
| August 4, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 20-29 | 19-35 | 39-64 | ||
| August 5, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 20-30 | 19-35 | 39-65 | ||
| August 7, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 20-30 | 20-35 | 40-65 | ||
| August 9, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 20-30 | 20-36 | 40-66 | ||
| August 9, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 20-30 | 21-36 | 41-66 | ||
| August 10, 1951 | New York Yankees 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 20-31 | 21-36 | 41-67 | ||
| August 11, 1951 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 20-32 | 21-36 | 41-68 | ||
| August 12, 1951 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 21-32 | 21-36 | 42-68 | ||
| August 12, 1951 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 22-32 | 21-36 | 43-68 | ||
| August 13, 1951 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 16 | W | 23-32 | 21-36 | 44-68 | ||
| August 14, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 23-33 | 21-36 | 44-69 | ||
| August 15, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 23-34 | 21-36 | 44-70 | ||
| August 16, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 24-34 | 21-36 | 45-70 | ||
| August 17, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 24-34 | 21-37 | 45-71 | ||
| August 18, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 24-34 | 21-38 | 45-72 | ||
| August 19, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 15 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 24-34 | 22-38 | 46-72 | ||
| August 21, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 13 | L | 24-34 | 22-39 | 46-73 | ||
| August 22, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 24-34 | 23-39 | 47-73 | ||
| August 22, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 24-34 | 24-39 | 48-73 | ||
| August 23, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 24-34 | 25-39 | 49-73 | ||
| August 24, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 24-34 | 25-40 | 49-74 | ||
| August 25, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 24-34 | 26-40 | 50-74 | ||
| August 26, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 24-34 | 26-41 | 50-75 | ||
| August 27, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 24-34 | 27-41 | 51-75 | ||
| August 28, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 24-34 | 27-42 | 51-76 | ||
| August 29, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 24-34 | 28-42 | 52-76 | ||
| August 30, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 24-34 | 29-42 | 53-76 | ||
| September 3, 1951 | New York Yankees 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 24-35 | 29-42 | 53-77 | ||
| September 3, 1951 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 25-35 | 29-42 | 54-77 | ||
| September 5, 1951 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 26-35 | 29-42 | 55-77 | ||
| September 5, 1951 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 27-35 | 29-42 | 56-77 | ||
| September 7, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 27-36 | 29-42 | 56-78 | ||
| September 7, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 28-36 | 29-42 | 57-78 | ||
| September 8, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 28-37 | 29-42 | 57-79 | ||
| September 9, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 29-37 | 29-42 | 58-79 | ||
| September 9, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 30-37 | 29-42 | 59-79 | ||
| September 11, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 31-37 | 29-42 | 60-79 | ||
| September 11, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 31-38 | 29-42 | 60-80 | ||
| September 14, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 32-38 | 29-42 | 61-80 | ||
| September 15, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 33-38 | 29-42 | 62-80 | ||
| September 16, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 34-38 | 29-42 | 63-80 | ||
| September 16, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 35-38 | 29-42 | 64-80 | ||
| September 18, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 35-39 | 29-42 | 64-81 | ||
| September 19, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 36-39 | 29-42 | 65-81 | ||
| September 22, 1951 | Washington Senators 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 36-40 | 29-42 | 65-82 | ||
| September 23, 1951 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 37-40 | 29-42 | 66-82 | ||
| September 23, 1951 | Washington Senators 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | W | 38-40 | 29-42 | 67-82 | ||
| September 26, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 38-40 | 30-42 | 68-82 | ||
| September 29, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 38-40 | 31-42 | 69-82 | ||
| September 30, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 38-40 | 31-43 | 69-83 | ||
| September 30, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 38-40 | 32-43 | 70-83 |
