The 1951 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1951 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1951 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1951 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1951 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1951 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest." - Ted Williams
1951 Boston Red Sox Official Logo
Complete Roster
The 1951 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 67 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 110/108) where 1,312,282 fans witnessed their 1951 Red Sox finish the season with a .565 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1951 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1951 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1951 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1951 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:
1951 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters
No Opening Day Information Available
1951 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position
C | Les Moss (69) |
1B | Walt Dropo (93) |
2B | Bobby Doerr (106) |
3B | Vern Stephens (89) |
SS | Johnny Pesky (106) |
LF | Ted Williams (147) |
CF | Dom DiMaggio (146) |
RF | Clyde Vollmer (97) |
SP | Leo Kiely |
SP | Mickey McDermott |
SP | Mel Parnell |
SP | Ray Scarborough |
SP | Chuck Stobbs |
SP | Bill Wight |
RP | Walt Masterson |
RP | Harry Taylor |
CL | Ellis Kinder |
1951 Boston Red Sox
Salaries
Ted Williams | $90,000.00 |
Dom DiMaggio | $40,000.00 |
Vern Stephens | $40,000.00 |
Bobby Doerr | $27,500.00 |
Lou Boudreau | $20,000.00 |
Walt Dropo | $20,000.00 |
Johnny Pesky | $20,000.00 |
Buddy Rosar | $12,000.00 |
Al Richter | $4,500.00 |
1951 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers
#1 | Bobby Doerr |
#2 | Al Evans |
#2 | Mel Hoderlein |
#3 | Walt Dropo |
#4 | Lou Boudreau |
#5 | Vern Stephens |
#6 | Johnny Pesky |
#7 | Dom DiMaggio |
#8 | Mike Guerra |
#8 | Aaron Robinson |
#8 | Tom Wright |
#9 | Ted Williams |
#10 | Billy Goodman |
#11 | Buddy Rosar |
#12 | Harry Taylor |
#14 | Matt Batts |
#14 | Les Moss |
#15 | Bill Wight |
#16 | Ellis Kinder |
#17 | Mel Parnell |
#18 | Ray Scarborough |
#19 | Mickey McDermott |
#20 | Walt Masterson |
#21 | Willard Nixon |
#21 | Karl Olson |
#22 | Chuck Stobbs |
#23 | Clyde Vollmer |
#24 | Paul Hinrichs |
#24 | Harley Hisner |
#24 | Aaron Robinson |
#25 | Bill Evans |
#25 | Leo Kiely |
#26 | Charlie Maxwell |
#27 | Fred Hatfield |
#27 | Leo Kiely |
#28 | Mel Hoderlein |
#28 | Karl Olson |
#28 | Aaron Robinson |
#28 | Tom Wright |
#34 | Al Richter |
#35 | Harry Taylor |
#35 | Norm Zauchin |
#36 | Ben Flowers |
#38 | Sammy White |
#39 | Bob DiPietro |
Did you know that a 1951 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?