1951 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 94-57
Finished 1st in the AA
Manager: Charlie Grimm (94-57)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Borchert Field
Attendance: 245,066, Avg. 3,246
1951 Milwaukee Brewers Roster

Playoffs - Milwaukee Brewers 4 games, Kansas City Blues 1
Finals - Milwaukee Brewers 4 games, St. Paul Saints 2

The Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 94 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the AA.

The Brewers conceded 597 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Milwaukee plated 808 runs. Jim Basso paced the team with 25 home runs, while Al Unser and George Crowe walloped 15 or more also. George Crowe drove in 119 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .339 clip. Ernie Johnson and Murray Wall led the squad with 15 wins each, and Ernie Johnson recorded a 2.62 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1951 Milwaukee Brewers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Eddie Mathews, Billy Reed, Luis Olmo, Buzz Clarkson, Dick Donovan, Emil Kush, Ernie Johnson, Don Liddle, Billy Klaus, Al Unser, Paul Burris, Bob Chipman, Bert Thiel, Bob Hall, Ted Sepkowski, George Crowe, Normie Roy, Bob Thorpe, Junior Wooten, Sid Schacht, Gene Mauch, Lennie Pearson, Charlie Gorin, Murray Wall, Dick Hoover, Mark Christman, Virgil Jester, Art Fowler, Johnny Logan and Howie Moss.

Charlie Grimm 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
Ernie Johnson154.7892.623223143196.0168625763133412
Murray Wall155.7504.303230133203.020710897104107114
Bert Thiel149.6093.71361983153.015567633462112
Virgil Jester136.6843.2147100115.010747413849032
Charlie Gorin129.5714.38322383152.0140787410893404
Dick Donovan75.5833.282116101129.012455475588417
Dick Hoover54.5563.142772083.09132292636000
Sid Schacht41.8004.091473077.08135352448001
Art Fowler47.3645.3117132178.010148462751102
Emil Kush21.6676.4716032.042242321610101
Bob Hall24.3334.29993063.08332303637101
Bob Chipman101.0000.00107.0100065000
Don Liddle01.0009.00406.01066044000
Normie Roy01.00012.00103.0744110001
Totals9457.6233.832891480631401297.0131759855235420723177270

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
George Crowe1506515571051894172411928561.339.429.567.997316736
Billy Klaus151696621105177311435536457.285.355.395.749245638
Bob Thorpe139626578108173298107793475.299.340.429.76924811212
Jim Basso151653605861602882511423781.264.312.461.7732791756
Billy Reed1295304696014630415545229.311.385.399.783187645
Al Unser12245439357115141176214448.293.375.463.8381821089
Buzz Clarkson97335283529712454964329.343.440.466.906132863
Luis Olmo82330312388712285201732.279.318.407.725127610
Bob Montag8623219535509193413434.256.370.451.82188212
Johnny Logan5722218925478142522628.249.343.365.70869516
Gene Mauch3714110930332011622610.303.445.349.79438124
Paul Burris4815012919333011202112.256.360.302.66239600
Charlie Gorin336762719201140413.306.348.387.73624001
Ernie Johnson32786771940012039.284.314.343.65823108
Mark Christman2782737173017078.233.309.315.62423111
Howie Moss197058131510381109.259.368.431.79925302
Dick Donovan22494381130290513.256.347.465.81220010
Robert Jaderlund37634981121070106.224.356.306.66215004
Bert Thiel3654523110003008.212.212.212.42311302
Murray Wall4084681211101301123.162.278.221.49915005
Junior Wooten3947434102115042.233.298.395.69317000
Bob Hall923237.304.304.304.6097
Dick Hoover282724471000032.292.370.333.7048200
Sid Schacht143128160000009.214.214.214.4296003
Virgil Jester4733310410000113.129.156.161.3185101
Bob Chipman13331.0001.0001.0002.0003
Eddie Mathews12119230015023.333.455.6671.1216000
Ted Sepkowski711112.182.182.182.3642
Art Fowler173024221002024.083.154.125.2793104
Lennie Pearson5991.111.111.111.2221
Emil Kush1644000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Normie Roy1110000.000.000.000.0000
Don Liddle4110000.000.000.000.0000
Jack Weisenburger8330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals170358015126798146624052118745330545618.286.359.422.781216497389200


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
George Crowe1B150122611910140.9938.967
Billy Reed2B1273193658100.9885.386
Mark Christman2B23465519.9904.391
Gene Mauch2B102022051.0004.200
Billy Klaus3B1511193361844.9623.013
Al UnserC11559447139.9805.57417
Paul BurrisC462212345.9845.3043
Jim BassoOF1513679120.9692.490
Bob ThorpeOF1382661531.9892.036
Luis OlmoOF82125940.9711.634
Bob MontagOF5293110.9891.808
Robert JaderlundOF2732120.9431.222
Junior WootenOF25191011.000.800
Howie MossOF17200001.0001.176
Virgil JesterP4791631.893.532
Bert ThielP3662713.971.917
Murray WallP32192943.9231.500
Ernie JohnsonP32155018.9852.031
Charlie GorinP321527021.0001.312
Dick HooverP27422011.000.963
Dick DonovanP21152211.9741.762
Art FowlerP17313001.000.941
Emil KushP1603001.000.188
Sid SchachtP1427001.000.643
Bob HallP9.000
Don LiddleP4.000
Normie RoyP1.000
Bob ChipmanP1.000
Buzz ClarksonSS731281971132.9674.452
Johnny LoganSS57113145140.9964.526
Gene MauchSS275365717.9444.370
Totals156038491626105422.9813.5102000

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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