1951 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1951 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1951 in baseball.

The 1951 Major League Baseball season.

Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Ferris Fain PHA	.344	Stan Musial STL	.355
HR	Gus Zernial CHW/PHA	33	Ralph Kiner PIT	42
RBI	Gus Zernial CHW/PHA	129	Monte Irvin NYG	121
Wins	Bob Feller CLE	22	Larry Jansen NYG Sal Maglie NYG	23
ERA	Saul Rogovin CHW	2.78	Chet Nichols BSN	2.88
SO	Vic Raschi NYY	164	Don Newcombe BRO Warren Spahn BSN	164
SV	Ellis Kinder BOS	14	Ted Wilks STL/PIT	13
SB	Minnie Miñoso CLE/CHW	31	Sam Jethroe BSN	35

May 1 – Umpire Frank Dascoli banishes all 11 players on the Chicago Cubs bench during the fourth inning of the game against the New York Giants, after the Cubs players allegedly call Dascoli "Rabbit Ears". Bill Serena and Smoky Burgess are later allowed to return to the game to pinch hit for the Cubs.^[1]
September 13 – The St. Louis Cardinals become the first team in Major League history to play two different teams on the same day. Due to a rained out game, the Cardinals are forced to play the New York Giants in an afternoon game prior to their scheduled night game against the Boston Braves.^[2]
September 14 – Bob Nieman of the St. Louis Browns becomes the first player to hit two home runs in their first two at bats.^[3]

↑ "Charlton's Baseball Chronology". www.baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
↑ "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
↑ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.

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 National League tie-breaker series 1951 World Series

Pre-modern era

Modern era