1951 Boston Red Sox season
The 1951 Boston Red Sox season was the 51st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League with a record of 87 wins and 67 losses.Offseason
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 71 | 202 | 40 | .198 | 3 | 26 |
| 1B | | 99 | 360 | 86 | .239 | 11 | 57 |
| 2B | | 106 | 402 | 116 | .289 | 13 | 73 |
| SS | | 131 | 480 | 150 | .313 | 3 | 41 |
| 3B | | 109 | 377 | 113 | .300 | 17 | 78 |
| OF | | 148 | 531 | 169 | .318 | 30 | 126 |
| OF | | 146 | 639 | 189 | .296 | 12 | 72 |
| OF | | 115 | 386 | 97 | .251 | 22 | 85 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 141 | 546 | 162 | .297 | 0 | 50 |
| 82 | 273 | 73 | .267 | 5 | 47 |
| 58 | 170 | 39 | .229 | 1 | 13 |
| 80 | 163 | 28 | .172 | 2 | 14 |
| 49 | 80 | 15 | .188 | 3 | 12 |
| 26 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 2 | 7 |
| 28 | 63 | 14 | .222 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 36 | 221 | 18 | 11 | 3.26 | 77 |
| 34 | 170 | 10 | 9 | 4.76 | 75 |
| 17 | 113.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.34 | 46 |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 37 | 184 | 12 | 9 | 5.09 | 71 |
| 34 | 172 | 8 | 8 | 3.35 | 127 |
| 33 | 125 | 7 | 4 | 4.90 | 70 |
| 34 | 118.1 | 7 | 7 | 5.10 | 38 |
| 31 | 81.1 | 4 | 9 | 5.75 | 22 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 63 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 2.55 | 84 |
| 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.34 | 39 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Birmingham, Oneonta, High Point-Thomasville, Marion
