1951 Cincinnati Reds Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 68-86
Finished 6th in the NL
Attendance: 588,268, Avg. 9,306
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Manager: Luke Sewell (68-86)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1951 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
1951 Cincinnati Reds Results

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1951 season with a record of 68 wins and 86 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.

The Reds tallied 559 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 667 runs. Connie Ryan paced Cincinnati with 16 home runs Ted Kluszewski accounted for 77 RBI. Johnny Wyrostek topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .311. Ewell Blackwell and Ken Raffensberger led the team with 16 wins each, while Ken Raffensberger and Ewell Blackwell earned a 3.44 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Luke Sewell coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bobby Adams3BRRDecember 14, 19215'10"160Tuolumne, CA USA
Joe AdcockLFRROctober 30, 19276'4"210Coushatta, LA USA
Jim BlackburnPRRJune 19, 19246'4"175Warsaw, KY USA
Ewell BlackwellPRROctober 23, 19226'6"195Fresno, CA USA
Ed BlakePRRDecember 23, 19255'11"175East St. Louis, IL USA
Jim BolgerPRRFebruary 23, 19326'2"180Cincinnati, OH USA
Bud ByerlyPRROctober 26, 19196'2"185Webster Groves, MO USA
Hank EdwardsLFLLJanuary 29, 19196'0"190Elmwood Place, OH USA
Eddie ErauttPRRSeptember 26, 19245'11"185Portland, OR USA
Howie FoxPRRMarch 1, 19216'3"210Coburg, OR USA
Grady Hatton3BLROctober 7, 19225'8"170Beaumont, TX USA
Dixie HowellCRRApril 24, 19205'11"190Louisville, KY USA
Ted Kluszewski1BLLSeptember 10, 19246'2"225Argo, IL USA
Hobie LandrithCLRMarch 16, 19305'10"170Decatur, IL USA
Danny LitwhilerRFRRAugust 31, 19165'10"198Ringtown, PA USA
Barney McCoskyLFLRApril 11, 19176'1"184Coal Run, PA USA
Roy McMillanSSRRJuly 17, 19295'11"170Bonham, TX USA
Sammy Meeks3BRRApril 23, 19235'9"160Anderson, SC USA
Lloyd MerrimanCFLLAugust 2, 19246'0"190Clovis, CA USA
Harry PerkowskiPLLSeptember 6, 19226'2"196Dante, VA USA
Kent PetersonPRLDecember 21, 19255'10"170Goshen, UT USA
Wally PostCFRRJuly 9, 19296'1"190St. Wendelin, OH USA
Johnny PramesaCRRAugust 28, 19256'2"210Barton, OH USA
Ken RaffensbergerPRLAugust 8, 19176'2"185York, PA USA
Willie RamsdellPRRApril 4, 19165'11"165Williamsburg, KS USA
Connie Ryan2BRRFebruary 27, 19205'11"175New Orleans, LA USA
Bob ScheffingCRRAugust 11, 19136'2"180Overland, MO USA
Frank SmithPRRApril 4, 19286'3"195Pierrepont Manor, NY USA
Virgil StallcupSSRRJanuary 3, 19226'3"185Ravensford, NC USA
Ted TappePLRFebruary 2, 19316'3"185Seattle, WA USA
Bob UsherCFRRMarch 1, 19256'1"180San Diego, CA USA
Herm WehmeierPRRFebruary 18, 19276'2"185Cincinnati, OH USA
Johnny WyrostekRFLRJuly 12, 19196'2"180Fairmont City, IL USA



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