1951 Cincinnati Reds Roster (40-man)

1950 Season 1952 Season

Record: 68-86-1, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Luke Sewell (68-86-1)

General Manager: Warren Giles (Resigned 9/27/1951)

Ballpark: Crosley Field

Attendance: 588,268 (7th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 65-89, 559 Runs, 667 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bobby Adams	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 14, 1921	6	125	92	125	96	0	0	0	42	60	0	0	0	1	1	30	1	0.7	$9,000
Joe Adcock	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	210	Oct 30, 1927	2	113	104	113	107	0	0	0	0	0	0	107	0	0	107	7	0	-0.5	$8,250
Jim Blackburn	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	175	Jun 19, 1924	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$5,000
Ewell Blackwell	28	us US	R	R	6' 6"	195	Oct 23, 1922	7	39	32	39	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.7	$13,500	All-Star
Ed Blake	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 23, 1925	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$4,800
Jim Bolger	19	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 23, 1932	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		$6,000
Bud Byerly	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Oct 26, 1919	5	41	0	41	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.8	$5,500
Hank Edwards	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Jan 29, 1919	9	41	33	41	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	9	34	8	0	0.7
Eddie Erautt	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Sep 26, 1924	5	30	0	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$7,500
Howie Fox	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Mar 1, 1921	7	40	30	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.7	$11,500
Grady Hatton	28	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Oct 7, 1922	6	96	84	96	88	0	0	0	0	87	0	2	0	0	2	8	2	0.7	$12,500
Dixie Howell	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 24, 1920	4	77	57	77	73	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.8	$8,000
Ted Kluszewski	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	225	Sep 10, 1924	5	154	153	154	154	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$15,000
Hobie Landrith	21	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	Mar 16, 1930	2	4	4	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$1,500
Danny Litwhiler	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	198	Aug 31, 1916	11	12	6	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	6	0	0.1
Barney McCosky	34	us US	L	R	6' 1"	184	Apr 11, 1917	9	25	10	25	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	11	14	0	0.3
Roy McMillan	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 17, 1929	1st	85	53	85	66	0	0	0	1	12	54	0	0	0	0	12	14	-0.3	$5,000
Sammy Meeks	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Apr 23, 1923	4	23	4	23	5	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	18	0	-0.4
Lloyd Merriman	26	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Aug 2, 1924	3	114	89	114	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	77	0	102	16	3	1.1	$7,000
Harry Perkowski	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	196	Sep 6, 1922	4	37	7	37	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2.0	$5,000
Kent Peterson	25	us US	R	L	5' 10"	170	Dec 21, 1925	6	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$6,000
Wally Post	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jul 9, 1929	2	15	9	15	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9	2	4	-0.1	$5,000
Johnny Pramesa	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Aug 28, 1925	3	72	61	72	63	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	-1.1	$6,750
Ken Raffensberger	33	us US	R	L	6' 2"	185	Aug 8, 1917	12	42	33	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.7	$13,000
Willie Ramsdell	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Apr 4, 1916	4	31	31	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$10,000
Connie Ryan	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Feb 27, 1920	9	136	125	136	126	0	0	2	121	3	0	0	0	1	1	11	0	2.1	$12,500
Bob Scheffing	37	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Aug 11, 1913	8	47	33	47	41	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.1
Frank Smith	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Apr 4, 1928	2	50	0	50	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$5,600
Virgil Stallcup	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jan 3, 1922	5	121	111	121	117	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.1	$10,000
Ted Tappe	20	us US	L	R	6' 3"	185	Feb 2, 1931	2	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		$6,000
Bob Usher	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 1, 1925	4	114	74	114	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	82	2	98	18	9	-1.7	$6,500
Herm Wehmeier	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Feb 18, 1927	6	46	22	46	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3.7	$10,000
Johnny Wyrostek	31	us US	L	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 12, 1919	8	142	138	142	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	139	139	4	0	1.5	$12,000	All-Star
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Luke Sewell	50	us US	Jan 5, 1901	Manager	Apr 16	Sep 30
Danny Litwhiler	34	us US	Aug 31, 1916		Apr 16	Sep 30
Phil Page	45	us US	Aug 23, 1905		Apr 16	Sep 30
Tony Cuccinello	43	us US	Nov 8, 1907	Coach	Apr 16	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date