1951 Minneapolis Millers Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 77-75
Finished 5th in the AA
Manager: Tommy Heath (77-75)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ballpark: Nicollet Park
Attendance: 143,279, Avg. 1,885
1951 Minneapolis Millers Roster

The Minneapolis Millers of the American Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 77 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the AA.

The Millers scored 846 runs, most in the league. Minneapolis gave up 799 runs. Tookie Gilbert paced the squad with 29 home runs and accounted for 100 RBI. Ray Dandridge led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .324 clip. Adrián Zabala topped the team with 14 wins, while Hoyt Wilhelm recorded a 3.94 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Willie Mays, Harvey Gentry, Hoyt Wilhelm, Cy Buker, Dave Barnhill, Barney Martin, Bama Rowell, Davey Williams, Johnny Lucadello, Bobby Hofman, Roy Weatherly, Roger Bowman, Frank Fanovich, Artie Wilson, Adrián Zabala, Ed Wright, Pete Milne, Ray Dandridge, Jake Early, Neill Sheridan, Dixie Howell, Tookie Gilbert, Andy Tomasic, Gail Henley, Hank Thompson, Ike Pearson, Rudy Rufer and Ray Katt were all players from the 1951 Minneapolis Millers who played in the Majors during their careers.

Tommy Heath served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Adrián Zabala1412.5383.97491640177.019898786076204
Hoyt Wilhelm1114.4403.944029121210.02191079282148307
Dixie Howell99.5006.50292181137.0155109996977202
Hugh Oser73.7005.5825104192.010963575628214
Frank Fanovich712.3685.53261441114.011475707686717
Dave Barnhill65.5454.4633720105.09656524759501
Norman Fox66.5005.41301840123.0137877411461601
Roger Bowman53.6253.3212113176.05842284282103
Barney Martin41.8005.7717139.045272562816000
Walter Cox31.7503.082351073.07930254730303
Andy Tomasic35.3754.9121123088.09959485649100
Ed Wright201.0005.708130.04122192174200
Cy Buker000.0023.0
Ike Pearson01.0009.00405.01085020101
Leslie Klesitz03.0007.88708.01297226000
Totals7775.5074.77326143047501280.01372792679106980722352330

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Pete Milne13154246387139269968137544.300.398.454.8512101304
Ray Dandridge1074604235913724186112918.324.371.442.8141872035
Tookie Gilbert145566479921312532910018649.273.384.520.904249801
Rudy Rufer13761855791130188145545685.233.306.300.606167923
Ray Katt11741135456109270115704344.308.388.477.86516914311
Neill Sheridan75329304489317095012551.306.359.451.809137600
John Kropf1164333406785171104328961.250.407.394.801134613
Davey Williams80337293618495124924218.287.378.474.8521391111
Willie Mays35164149387118383051410.477.524.7991.323119710
Bobby Hofman672862414070112104534126.290.396.477.873115813
Gip Dickens5019616726458162602720.269.371.437.80873302
Gail Henley3914012319324251811524.260.350.447.79755220
Dixie Howell589183142840727086.337.396.6391.03453100
Michael Natisin5313511212265052402114.232.358.411.76946111
Adrián Zabala506664724501120112.375.385.500.88532101
Artie Wilson1772591223212130138.390.500.5591.05933000
Jake Early37112921623505230197.250.378.467.84643201
Roy Weatherly32123111132221371810.198.258.315.57435313
Hank Thompson146253181820713588.340.435.7741.20941110
Hoyt Wilhelm40837461830040521.243.291.284.57521304
Edward Sokol2271584123001101011.207.343.259.60115421
Dave Barnhill44565431120280112.204.218.352.57019101
Harvey Gentry102622381003142.364.462.409.8719000
Frank Fanovich264234471006033.206.270.235.5068205
Hugh Oser323431660001003.194.194.194.3876003
Andy Tomasic233632360024039.188.257.375.63212001
Roger Bowman1633312410021010.129.129.161.2905002
Norman Fox3145384320020413.079.167.132.2985003
Ed Wright812122.167.167.167.3332
Walter Cox232520020002007.100.143.100.2432014
Bama Rowell5551.200.200.200.4001
Barney Martin2099110000005.111.111.111.2221000
Ike Pearson4110000.000.000.000.0000
Leslie Klesitz7330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals167156244891812137124237152754910650611.280.367.438.8052143126206300


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Tookie Gilbert1B1411106549136.9928.227
Michael Natisin1B2616819421.9797.192
Davey Williams2B79205285667.9886.203
Bobby Hofman2B67213183860.9805.910
Ray Dandridge3B103852081224.9612.845
Ray KattC11253246169.9735.16120
Jake EarlyC371421111.9944.1357
Edward SokolC19105734.9745.8952
Pete MilneOF1221995121.9441.672
John KropfOF1112241251.9792.126
Neill SheridanOF75107361.9481.467
Gip DickensOF49115361.9522.408
Willie MaysOF3594511.9902.829
Gail HenleyOF34482001.0001.471
Roy WeatherlyOF2847520.9631.857
Adrián ZabalaP49133632.9421.000
Hoyt WilhelmP4094535.9471.350
Dave BarnhillP3331420.895.515
Norman FoxP3042345.871.900
Dixie HowellP29122210.9711.172
Frank FanovichP2641811.957.846
Hugh OserP25421001.0001.000
Walter CoxP23115001.000.696
Andy TomasicP212830.769.476
Barney MartinP1736011.000.529
Roger BowmanP12413001.0001.417
Ed WrightP8.000
Leslie KlesitzP7.000
Ike PearsonP4.000
Cy BukerP2.000
Rudy RuferSS13724940341108.9414.759
Totals150136981472149449.9723.4442900

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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