1951 Chicago White Sox season

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1951 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Comiskey Park (Since 1910) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1900)
1951 Information
Owner(s)	Grace Comiskey
General Manager(s)	Frank Lane
Manager(s)	Paul Richards
Local television	WGN-TV Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton)
Local radio	WJJD/WCFL (Bob Elson)

The 1951 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 52nd season. They finished with a record 81-73, good enough for 4th place in the American League, 17 games behind of the 1st place New York Yankees.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 1951 Opening Day Lineup 3 External links

[edit] Regular season

• May 1, 1951 - Mickey Mantle hit his first big league Home Run against the White Sox. The pitcher who gave up the home run was Randy Gumpert.

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	98	56	.636	--
Cleveland Indians	93	61	.604	5
Boston Red Sox	87	67	.565	11
Chicago White Sox	81	73	.526	17
Detroit Tigers	73	81	.474	25
Philadelphia Athletics	70	84	.455	28
St. Louis Browns	62	92	.403	36
Washington Senators	52	102	.338	46

[edit] Roster

1951 Chicago White Sox roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders Outfielders		Manager

[edit] 1951 Opening Day Lineup

Chico Carrasquel, ss

Floyd Baker, 3b

Al Zarilla, rf

Gus Zernial, lf

Eddie Robinson, 1b

Phil Masi, c

Jim Busby, cf

Nellie Fox, 2b

Billy Pierce, p

[edit] External links

• 1951 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 1951 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1951 All-Star Game • 1951 World Series

v • d • e Chicago White Sox Based in Chicago, Illinois The Franchise History • Seasons • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters Ballparks South Side Park • Comiskey Park • U.S. Cellular Field Culture Black Sox Scandal • Disco Demolition Night • White Flag Trade • Soxman • Andy the Clown "Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox" • "Sweet Home Chicago" • Curse of the Black Sox • Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye • Nancy Faust • Southpaw Rivalries White Sox-Cubs rivalry • Twins-White Sox rivalry Important Figures Charles Comiskey • Shoeless Joe Jackson • Ed Walsh • Ray Schalk • Eddie Collins • Red Faber • Ted Lyons • Billy Pierce • Minnie Miñoso • Luke Appling • Luis Aparicio • Nellie Fox • Harry Caray • Carlton Fisk • Harold Baines • Ozzie Guillén • Robin Ventura • Frank Thomas • Paul Konerko • Mark Buehrle Retired Numbers 2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 42 • 72 Key Personnel Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Ozzie Guillén World Series Championships (3) 1906 • 1917 • 2005 American League Championships (6) 1900 • 1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005 American League Division Championships (4) Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005 Seasons (108) 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 Minor League Affiliates Charlotte Knights (AAA) • Birmingham Barons (AA) • Winston-Salem Warthogs (A) • Kannapolis Intimidators (A) • Bristol White Sox (Rookie) • Great Falls Voyagers (Rookie) Other Assets Comcast SportsNet Chicago