1951 St. Louis Browns Roster

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

"In 1951, in a moment of madness, I became owner and operator of a collection of old rags and tags known to baseball historians as the St. Louis Browns." - Bill Veeck
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1951 St. Louis Browns



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Complete Roster  
 

47 Tommy Byrne 6-01 182 Left Left 1919-12-31
23 Cliff Fannin 6-00 170 Right Left 1924-05-13
31 Ned Garver 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1925-12-25
25 Bobby Herrera 6-00 184 Right Right 1926-07-26
18 Bobby Hogue 5-10 195 Right Right 1921-04-05
22 Don Johnson 6-03 200 Right Right 1926-11-12
46 Bill Kennedy 6-02 195 Left Left 1921-03-14
25, 48 Bob Mahoney 6-01 185 Right Right 1928-06-20
28 Duke Markell 6-01½ 209 Right Right 1923-08-17
24, 51 Jim McDonald 5-10½ 185 Right Right 1927-05-17
26 Irv Medlinger 5-11 185 Left Left 1927-06-18
40 Stubby Overmire 5-07 170 Left Right 1919-05-16
22, 49 Satchel Paige 6-03½ 180 Right Right 1906-07-07
21 Duane Pillette 6-03 205 Right Right 1922-07-24
28, 50 Fred Sanford 6-01 200 Right Both 1919-08-09
42 Sid Schacht 5-11 170 Right Right 1918-02-03
39 Lou Sleater 5-10 185 Left Left 1926-09-08
28 Dick Starr 6-03 190 Right Right 1921-03-02
42 Jim Suchecki 5-11 185 Right Right 1926-08-25
26 Bob Turley 6-02 215 Right Right 1930-09-19
20 Al Widmar 6-03 185 Right Right 1925-03-20
10 Matt Batts 5-11 200 Right Right 1921-10-16
11 Clyde Kluttz 6-00 198 Right Right 1917-12-12
9 Sherm Lollar 6-01 185 Right Right 1924-08-23
10 Les Moss 5-11 205 Right Right 1925-05-14
3 Hank Arft 5-10½ 190 Left Left 1922-01-28
7 Johnny Berardino 6-00 180 Right Right 1917-05-01
8 Johnny Bero 6-00 170 Right Left 1922-12-22
1 Billy DeMars 5-10 160 Right Right 1925-08-26
24 Jim Dyck 6-02 205 Right Right 1922-02-03
11 Mike Goliat 6-00 180 Right Right 1921-11-05
6 Bill Jennings 6-02 175 Right Right 1925-09-28
24 Dale Long 6-04 210 Left Left 1926-02-06
18 Joe Lutz 6-00 195 Left Left 1925-02-18
2 Fred Marsh 5-10 180 Right Right 1924-01-05
8 Ben Taylor 6-00 185 Left Left 1924-09-30
4 Bud Thomas 6-00 180 Right Right 1929-03-10
4 Tom Upton 6-00 160 Right Right 1926-12-29
23 Kermit Wahl 5-11 170 Right Right 1922-11-18
5 Bobby Young 6-01 175 Right Left 1925-01-22
17 Ray Coleman 5-11 170 Right Left 1922-06-04
27 Jim Delsing 5-10 175 Right Left 1925-11-13
1 Paul Lehner 5-09 165 Left Left 1920-07-01
14 Don Lenhardt 6-03 190 Right Right 1922-10-04
11 Jack Maguire 5-11 165 Right Right 1925-02-05
46 Cliff Mapes 6-03 205 Right Left 1922-03-13
19 Bob Nieman 5-11 195 Right Right 1927-01-26
17 Earl Rapp 6-02 185 Right Left 1921-05-20
16 Frank Saucier 6-01 180 Right Left 1926-05-28
15 Roy Sievers 6-01 195 Right Right 1926-11-18
12 Ken Wood 6-00 200 Right Right 1924-07-01
1/8 Eddie Gaedel 3-07 65 Left Right 1925-06-08
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The 1951 St. Louis Browns played 154 games during the regular season, won 52 games, lost 102 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 103/107) where 293,790 fans witnessed their 1951 Browns finish the season with a .338 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 St. Louis Browns Opening Day starters list, a 1951 St. Louis Browns salary list, a 1951 St. Louis Browns uniform number breakdown and a 1951 St. Louis Browns primary starters list:

1951 St. Louis Browns
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1951 St. Louis Browns
Most Games by Position

C Sherm Lollar (85)
1B Hank Arft (97)
2B Bobby Young (147)
3B Fred Marsh (117)
SS Bill Jennings (64)
LF Ray Coleman (47)
CF Jim Delsing (118)
RF Ken Wood (69)
  
SP Tommy Byrne
SP Ned Garver
SP Duane Pillette
SP Al Widmar
  
RP Bob Mahoney
RP Lou Sleater
RP Jim Suchecki
CL Satchel Paige


1951 St. Louis Browns
Salaries

Ned Garver $17,500.00
Eddie Gaedel $100.00


1951 St. Louis Browns
Uniform Numbers

#1 Billy DeMars
#1 Paul Lehner
#2 Fred Marsh
#3 Hank Arft
#4 Bud Thomas
#4 Tom Upton
#5 Bobby Young
#6 Bill Jennings
#7 Johnny Berardino
#8 Johnny Bero
#8 Ben Taylor
#9 Sherm Lollar
#10 Matt Batts
#10 Les Moss
#11 Mike Goliat
#11 Clyde Kluttz
#11 Jack Maguire
#12 Ken Wood
#14 Don Lenhardt
#15 Roy Sievers
#16 Frank Saucier
#17 Ray Coleman
#17 Earl Rapp
#18 Bobby Hogue
#18 Joe Lutz
#19 Bob Nieman
#20 Al Widmar
#21 Duane Pillette
#22 Don Johnson
#22 Satchel Paige
#23 Cliff Fannin
#23 Kermit Wahl
#24 Jim Dyck
#24 Dale Long
#24 Jim McDonald
#25 Bobby Herrera
#25 Bob Mahoney
#26 Irv Medlinger
#26 Bob Turley
#27 Jim Delsing
#28 Duke Markell
#28 Fred Sanford
#28 Dick Starr
#31 Ned Garver
#39 Lou Sleater
#40 Stubby Overmire
#42 Sid Schacht
#42 Jim Suchecki
#46 Bill Kennedy
#46 Cliff Mapes
#47 Tommy Byrne
#48 Bob Mahoney
#49 Satchel Paige
#50 Fred Sanford
#51 Jim McDonald

Did you know that a 1951 St. Louis Browns 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)?