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1951 St. Louis Cardinals season

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Record
  
81–73 (.526)

Local radio
  
WIL (Harry Caray)

Manager
  
Marty Marion

Owner
  
Fred Saigh

League place
  
3rd

Start date
  
1951

General manager
  
William Walsingham, Jr.

Local television
  
KSDK

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The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 70th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 60th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 81–73 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League.

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Offseason

  • Prior to 1951 season: Larry Jackson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 14, 1951: Don Bollweg and $15,000 were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Billy Johnson.
  • June 15, 1951: Joe Garagiola, Dick Cole, Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet, and Ted Wilks were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

  • Stan Musial, National League leader, triples. It was the fifth time in his career that he would lead the NL in triples.

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, Winston-Salem

    References

    1951 St. Louis Cardinals season Wikipedia
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