1951 Chicago White Sox season
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| 1951 Chicago White Sox |
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| Owner(s) | Grace Comiskey |
| General Manager(s) | Frank Lane |
| Manager(s) | Paul Richards |
| Local television | WGN-TV Jack Brickhouse, Harry Creighton) |
| Local radio | WJJD/WCFL (Bob Elson) |
The 1951 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 52nd season. They finished with a record 81-73, good enough for 4th place in the American League, 17 games behind of the 1st place New York Yankees.
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[edit] Regular season
- May 1, 1951 - Mickey Mantle hit his first big league Home Run against the White Sox. The pitcher who gave up the home run was Randy Gumpert.
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 93 | 61 | .604 | 5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 73 | .526 | 17 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 25 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | .455 | 28 |
| St. Louis Browns | 62 | 92 | .403 | 36 |
| Washington Senators | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 |
[edit] Roster
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1951 Chicago White Sox roster
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[edit] 1951 Opening Day Lineup
Chico Carrasquel, ss
Floyd Baker, 3b
Al Zarilla, rf
Gus Zernial, lf
Eddie Robinson, 1b
Phil Masi, c
Jim Busby, cf
Nellie Fox, 2b
Billy Pierce, p
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