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1951 MLB Season

1951 MLB Season

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world series Champion
AL Rookie
NL Rookie
teams
16
Players
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16,209,855
playoff teams
NY1, NYA
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player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Harry Ables 1951-02-08 67.126 Carcinome of the Lung p 6-3 200 R L 1883-10-04 Terrell,TX MLB 1905-1911 1905-1911
Sam Agnew 1951-07-19 64.097 -- c 5-11 185 R R 1887-04-12 Farmington,MO MLB 1913-1919 1913-1919
Bill Barrett 1951-01-26 50.242 -- of-ss 6-0 175 R R 1900-05-28 Cambridge,MA MLB 1921-1930 1921-1930
Bob Becker 1951-10-11 76.056 -- p 5-7 148 L L 1875-08-15 Syracuse,NY MLB 1897-1898 1897-1898
Dan Bickham 1951-03-03 86.121 -- p 5-10 160 R R 1864-10-31 Dayton,OH MLB 1886-1886 1886-1886
Hi Bithorn 1951-12-30 35.286 Murdered - by Police p 6-1 200 R R 1916-03-18 Santurce,PR MLB 1942-1947 1942-1947
Roy Brashear 1951-04-20 77.106 -- 2b 5-11 205 R R 1874-01-03 Ashtabula,OH MLB 1902-1903 1902-1903
John Brock 1951-10-27 55.009 -- c 5-6 165 R R 1896-10-16 Hamilton,IL MLB 1917-1918 1917-1918
Charlie Buelow 1951-05-04 74.110 -- 3b -- -- R R 1877-01-12 Dubuque,IA MLB 1901-1901 1901-1901
Fred Burchell 1951-11-20 72.128 -- p 5-11 190 R L 1879-07-14 Perth Amboy,NJ MLB 1903-1909 1903-1909
Harry Camnitz 1951-01-06 66.070 -- p 6-1 168 R R 1884-10-26 McKinney,KY MLB 1909-1911 1909-1911
Hugh Casey 1951-07-03 37.262 -- p 6-1 207 R R 1913-10-14 Atlanta,GA MLB 1935-1949 1935-1949
Al Clancy 1951-10-17 63.062 -- 3b 5-10 175 R R 1888-08-14 Santa Fe,NM MLB 1911-1911 1911-1911
Eddie Collins 1951-03-25 63.326 -- 2b 5-9 175 L R 1887-05-02 Millerton,NY MLB 1906-1930 1906-1930
Adam Comorosky 1951-03-02 46.082 -- of 5-10 167 R R 1904-12-09 Swoyersville,PA MLB 1926-1935 1926-1935
Guy Cooper 1951-08-02 58.184 -- p 6-1 185 B R 1893-01-28 Rome,GA MLB 1914-1915 1914-1915
Roscoe Coughlin 1951-03-20 83.003 -- p 5-10 160 -- R 1868-03-15 Walpole,MA MLB 1890-1891 1890-1891
Dee Cousineau 1951-07-14 52.209 -- c 6-0 170 R R 1898-12-16 Watertown,MA MLB 1923-1924 1923-1924
Doc Crandall 1951-08-17 63.312 -- p 5-11 180 R R 1887-10-08 Wadena,IN MLB 1908-1918 1908-1918
Harry Curtis 1951-08-01 68.162 -- c 5-10 170 R R 1883-02-19 Portland,ME MLB 1907-1907 1907-1907
Dan Daub 1951-03-25 83.071 -- p 5-10 160 R R 1868-01-12 Middletown,OH MLB 1892-1897 1892-1897
Tom Delahanty 1951-01-10 78.305 -- if 5-8 175 L R 1872-03-09 Cleveland,OH MLB 1894-1897 1894-1897
Mickey Doolin 1951-11-01 71.176 -- ss 5-10 170 R R 1880-05-07 Ashland,PA MLB 1905-1918 1905-1918
Carl Doyle 1951-09-04 39.035 -- p 6-1 185 R R 1912-07-30 Knoxville,TN MLB 1935-1940 1935-1940
Jim Duggan 1951-12-05 66.185 -- 1b 5-10 165 L L 1885-06-01 Whiteland,IN MLB 1911-1911 1911-1911
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Bill Eagle 1951-04-27 73.275 -- of -- -- -- -- 1877-07-25 Rockville,MD MLB 1898-1898 1898-1898
Ted Easterly 1951-07-06 66.075 -- c-of 5-8 165 L R 1885-04-20 Lincoln,NE MLB 1909-1913 1909-1913
Ox Eckhardt 1951-04-22 49.120 -- of 6-1 185 L R 1901-12-23 Yorktown,TX MLB 1932-1936 1932-1936
Wish Egan 1951-04-13 69.300 -- p 6-3 185 R R 1881-06-16 Evart,MI MLB 1902-1906 1902-1906
Bill Essick 1951-10-12 70.296 -- p 5-10 175 -- R 1880-12-18 Grand Ridge,IL MLB 1906-1907 1906-1907
Ed Fisher 1951-07-24 74.264 -- p 6-2 200 R R 1876-10-31 Wayne,MI MLB 1902-1902 1902-1902
Dale Gear 1951-09-23 79.232 -- p 5-11 165 R R 1872-02-02 Lone Elm,KS MLB 1896-1901 1896-1901
Wally Gerber 1951-06-19 59.304 -- ss 5-10 152 R R 1891-08-18 Columbus,OH MLB 1914-1929 1914-1929
Marty Griffin 1951-11-19 50.077 -- p 6-2 200 R R 1901-09-02 San Francisco,CA MLB 1928-1928 1928-1928
Pug Griffin 1951-10-12 55.169 -- 1b-of 6-0 187 R R 1896-04-24 Lincoln,NE MLB 1917-1920 1917-1920
Whitey Guese 1951-04-08 79.073 -- p 6-0 200 R R 1872-01-24 New Bremen,OH MLB 1901-1901 1901-1901
Emil Haberer 1951-10-19 73.258 -- c 6-1 204 R R 1878-02-02 Cincinnati,OH MLB 1901-1909 1901-1909
Ollie Hanson 1951-08-19 55.211 -- p 5-11 178 R R 1896-01-19 Holbrook,MA MLB 1921-1921 1921-1921
Bill Harper 1951-06-17 62.001 -- p 6-1 180 B R 1889-06-14 Bertand,MO MLB 1911-1911 1911-1911
Harry Heilmann 1951-07-09 56.339 -- of-1b 6-1 195 R R 1894-08-03 San Francisco,CA MLB 1914-1932 1914-1932
Crese Heismann 1951-11-19 71.215 -- p 6-2 174 R L 1880-04-16 Cincinnati,OH MLB 1901-1902 1901-1902
Joe Hovlik 1951-11-03 67.077 -- p 5-11 194 R R 1884-08-16 -- MLB 1909-1911 1909-1911
Joe Hughes 1951-03-13 71.019 -- of 5-10 165 R R 1880-02-21 Pardo,PA MLB 1902-1902 1902-1902
Carl Husta 1951-11-06 49.212 -- ss 5-11 176 R R 1902-04-08 Egg Harbor Township,NJ MLB 1925-1925 1925-1925
Joe Jackson 1951-12-05 62.140 -- of 6-1 200 L R 1889-07-16 Pickens,SC MLB 1908-1920 1908-1920
Jim Keesey 1951-09-05 48.313 -- 1b 6-0 170 R R 1902-10-27 Perryville,MD MLB 1925-1930 1925-1930
Win Kellum 1951-08-10 75.119 -- p 5-10 190 B L 1876-04-11 Waterford,ON MLB 1901-1905 1901-1905
Bob Kinsella 1951-12-30 52.358 -- of 5-9 165 L R 1899-01-05 Springfield,IL MLB 1919-1920 1919-1920
Joe Klugmann 1951-07-18 56.113 -- 2b 5-11 175 R R 1895-03-26 St. Louis,MO MLB 1921-1925 1921-1925
Tom Leahy 1951-06-11 82.007 -- c 5-7 168 R R 1869-06-02 New Haven,CT MLB 1897-1905 1897-1905
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
Ezra Lincoln 1951-05-07 82.169 -- p 5-11 160 L L 1868-11-17 Raynham,MA MLB 1890-1890 1890-1890
Bob Lindemann 1951-12-19 70.195 -- of 6-0 175 B R 1881-06-05 Philadelphia,PA MLB 1901-1901 1901-1901
Ernie Lindemann 1951-12-27 73.199 -- p 5-10 182 R R 1878-06-10 New York,NY MLB 1907-1907 1907-1907
Billy Lush 1951-08-28 77.290 -- of 5-7 165 B R 1873-11-10 Bridgeport,CT MLB 1895-1904 1895-1904
Wally Mayer 1951-11-18 61.132 -- c 5-11 168 R R 1890-07-08 Cincinnati,OH MLB 1911-1919 1911-1919
Pryor McElveen 1951-10-27 69.355 -- 3b 5-10 168 R R 1881-11-05 Atlanta,GA MLB 1909-1911 1909-1911
Paul McSweeney 1951-08-12 84.130 -- 2b -- -- -- -- 1867-04-03 St. Louis,MO MLB 1891-1891 1891-1891
Bobby Messenger 1951-07-10 67.111 -- of 5-10 165 B R 1884-03-19 Bangor,ME MLB 1909-1914 1909-1914
Kohly Miller 1951-03-28 78.068 -- if 5-9 145 -- -- 1873-01-17 Reading,PA MLB 1892-1897 1892-1897
Danny Moeller 1951-04-14 66.020 -- of 5-11 165 B R 1885-03-23 DeWitt,IA MLB 1907-1916 1907-1916
Roy Moore 1951-04-05 52.160 -- p 6-0 185 B L 1898-10-26 Austin,TX MLB 1920-1923 1920-1923
Joe Murphy 1951-03-28 84.201 -- p 5-11 160 -- -- 1866-09-07 St. Louis,MO MLB 1886-1887 1886-1887
Jim Neher 1951-11-11 62.277 -- p 5-11 185 R R 1889-02-05 Rochester,NY MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
Joe Ohl 1951-12-18 63.341 -- p 6-1 175 L L 1888-01-10 Jobstown,NJ MLB 1909-1909 1909-1909
Frank Olin 1951-05-20 91.130 -- of -- -- L -- 1860-01-09 Woodford,VT MLB 1884-1885 1884-1885
Vance Page 1951-07-14 45.302 -- p 6-0 180 R R 1905-09-15 Elm City,NC MLB 1938-1941 1938-1941
Bill Piercy 1951-08-28 55.116 -- p 6-1 180 R R 1896-05-02 El Monte,CA MLB 1917-1926 1917-1926
Pid Purdy 1951-01-16 46.214 -- of 5-6 150 L R 1904-06-15 Beatrice,NE MLB 1926-1929 1926-1929
Nolen Richardson 1951-09-25 48.250 -- 3b-ss 6-2 170 R R 1903-01-18 Chattanooga,TN MLB 1929-1939 1929-1939
Claude Ritchey 1951-11-08 78.032 -- 2b 5-6 167 B R 1873-10-05 Emlenton,PA MLB 1897-1909 1897-1909
Wally Roettger 1951-09-14 49.017 -- of 6-1 190 R R 1902-08-28 St. Louis,MO MLB 1927-1934 1927-1934
Joe Rogalski 1951-11-20 36.128 -- p 6-2 187 R R 1915-07-15 Ashland,WI MLB 1938-1938 1938-1938
Marty Shay 1951-02-20 54.299 -- 2b 5-7 148 R R 1896-04-25 Boston,MA MLB 1916-1924 1916-1924
Chappie Snodgrass 1951-09-09 81.174 -- of 5-10 165 R R 1870-03-18 Springfield,OH MLB 1901-1901 1901-1901
Bill Sowders 1951-02-02 86.063 -- p 6-0 155 R R 1864-11-29 Louisville,KY MLB 1888-1890 1888-1890
player name death date age death cause pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years
George Stovall 1951-11-05 73.346 -- 1b 6-2 180 R R 1877-11-23 Leeds,MO MLB 1904-1913 1904-1913
Gabby Street 1951-02-06 68.128 -- c 5-11 180 R R 1882-09-30 Huntsville,AL MLB 1904-1931 1904-1931
Harry Thompson 1951-02-14 61.157 -- p 5-8 150 L L 1889-09-09 Nanticoke,PA MLB 1919-1919 1919-1919
Tony Tonneman 1951-08-04 69.327 -- c 5-10 175 R R 1881-09-10 Chicago,IL MLB 1911-1911 1911-1911
Rube Vinson 1951-10-12 72.205 -- of 5-9 168 -- -- 1879-03-20 Dover,DE MLB 1904-1906 1904-1906
Bill Wagner 1951-01-11 57.008 -- c 6-0 187 R R 1894-01-02 Jesup,IA MLB 1914-1918 1914-1918
Huck Wallace 1951-07-06 68.343 -- p 5-6 160 L L 1882-07-27 Richmond,IN MLB 1912-1912 1912-1912
Lave Winham 1951-09-12 69.323 -- p 5-11 200 L L 1881-10-23 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1902-1903 1902-1903
George Winter 1951-05-26 73.028 -- p 5-8 155 R R 1878-04-27 New Providence,PA MLB 1901-1908 1901-1908
Walt Woods 1951-10-30 76.184 -- p 5-9 165 R R 1875-04-28 Rye,NH MLB 1898-1900 1898-1900
Ren Wylie 1951-08-17 89.245 -- of 5-11 155 R R 1861-12-14 Elizabeth,PA MLB 1882-1882 1882-1882
Bill Wynne 1951-08-07 82.131 -- p 5-11 161 R R 1869-03-27 Neuse,NC MLB 1894-1894 1894-1894
Biff Wysong 1951-08-08 46.116 -- p 6-3 195 L L 1905-04-13 Clarksville,OH MLB 1930-1932 1930-1932
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