1951 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1951 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1951 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1951 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1951 Philadelphia Athletics



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Roster
Schedule
19 Lou Brissie 6-04 215 Left Left 1924-06-05
38 Moe Burtschy 6-03 208 Right Right 1922-04-18
20 Joe Coleman 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1922-07-30
25 Dick Fowler 6-04½ 215 Right Right 1921-03-30
17 Bubba Harris 6-04 204 Right Right 1926-02-15
23 Bob Hooper 5-11 195 Right Right 1922-05-30
22 Alex Kellner 6-00 200 Left Right 1924-08-26
37 Johnny Kucab 6-02 185 Right Right 1919-12-17
26, 42 Morrie Martin 6-00 180 Left Left 1922-09-03
24 Carl Scheib 6-01 192 Right Right 1927-01-01
30 Bobby Shantz 5-06 142 Left Right 1925-09-26
36 Hank Wyse 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1918-03-01
21 Sam Zoldak 5-11½ 185 Left Left 1918-12-08
9 Joe Astroth 5-09 187 Right Right 1922-09-01
14 Ray Murray 6-03 204 Right Right 1917-10-12
15 Joe Tipton 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-02-18
16 Tod Davis 6-02 190 Right Right 1924-07-24
8 Ferris Fain 5-11 186 Left Left 1921-03-29
11 Billy Hitchcock 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1916-07-31
1 Eddie Joost 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-06-05
6 Lou Klein 5-11 170 Right Right 1918-10-22
3 Lou Limmer 6-02 190 Left Left 1925-03-10
5 Hank Majeski 5-09 180 Right Right 1916-12-13
6 Ed Samcoff 5-10 165 Right Right 1924-09-01
12 Pete Suder 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-04-16
18 Kermit Wahl 5-11 170 Right Right 1922-11-18
4 Sam Chapman 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-04-11
7 Allie Clark 5-11 185 Right Right 1923-06-16
5 Paul Lehner 5-09 165 Left Left 1920-07-01
7 Barney McCosky 6-01 184 Right Left 1917-04-11
2 Wally Moses 5-10 160 Left Left 1910-10-08
17 Dave Philley 6-00 188 Right Both 1920-05-16
10 Elmer Valo 5-11 190 Right Left 1921-03-05
19 Gus Zernial 6-02½ 210 Right Right 1923-06-27
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The 1951 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 84 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 102/104) where 465,469 fans witnessed their 1951 Athletics finish the season with a .455 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1951 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1951 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1951 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1951 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1951 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Joe Tipton (72)
1B Ferris Fain (108)
2B Pete Suder (103)
3B Hank Majeski (88)
SS Eddie Joost (140)
LF Gus Zernial (138)
CF Dave Philley (116)
RF Elmer Valo (95)
  
SP Dick Fowler
SP Bob Hooper
SP Alex Kellner
SP Bobby Shantz
SP Sam Zoldak
  
RP Joe Coleman
RP Johnny Kucab
CL Carl Scheib


1951 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1951 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Joost
#2 Wally Moses
#3 Lou Limmer
#4 Sam Chapman
#5 Paul Lehner
#5 Hank Majeski
#6 Lou Klein
#6 Ed Samcoff
#7 Allie Clark
#7 Barney McCosky
#8 Ferris Fain
#9 Joe Astroth
#10 Elmer Valo
#11 Billy Hitchcock
#12 Pete Suder
#14 Ray Murray
#15 Joe Tipton
#16 Tod Davis
#17 Bubba Harris
#17 Dave Philley
#18 Kermit Wahl
#19 Lou Brissie
#19 Gus Zernial
#20 Joe Coleman
#21 Sam Zoldak
#22 Alex Kellner
#23 Bob Hooper
#24 Carl Scheib
#25 Dick Fowler
#26 Morrie Martin
#30 Bobby Shantz
#36 Hank Wyse
#37 Johnny Kucab
#38 Moe Burtschy
#42 Morrie Martin

Did you know that a 1951 Philadelphia Athletics 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)?
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