1951 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 73-81
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 1,127,226, Avg. 16,577
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Red Rolfe (73-81)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1951 Detroit Tigers Roster
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1951 season with a record of 73 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Tigers scored 685 runs and allowed 741 runs. Vic Wertz paced Detroit with 27 home runs and recorded 94 runs batted in. George Kell led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .319. Virgil Trucks topped the squad with 13 wins, while Fred Hutchinson registered a 3.68 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Red Rolfe coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 685
Regular Season Runs Against: 741
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 17, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
April 18, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
April 20, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | ||
April 21, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
April 22, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | ||
April 23, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | ||
April 28, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
April 29, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-5 | ||
May 1, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-6 | ||
May 2, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4-6 | ||
May 3, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 3-5 | 1-2 | 4-7 | ||
May 4, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 4-5 | 1-2 | 5-7 | ||
May 5, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 5-5 | 1-2 | 6-7 | ||
May 6, 1951 | New York Yankees 11 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 5-6 | 1-2 | 6-8 | ||
May 7, 1951 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 6-6 | 1-2 | 7-8 | ||
May 8, 1951 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 7-6 | 1-2 | 8-8 | ||
May 9, 1951 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 8-6 | 1-2 | 9-8 | ||
May 11, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 8-6 | 2-2 | 10-8 | ||
May 12, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 8-6 | 3-2 | 11-8 | ||
May 13, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 8-6 | 4-2 | 12-8 | ||
May 13, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 10 at St. Louis Browns 13 | L | 8-6 | 4-3 | 12-9 | ||
May 15, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 12 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 8-6 | 5-3 | 13-9 | ||
May 16, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 8-6 | 6-3 | 14-9 | ||
May 17, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 11 | L | 8-6 | 6-4 | 14-10 | ||
May 18, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 8-6 | 7-4 | 15-10 | ||
May 20, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 8-6 | 8-4 | 16-10 | ||
May 21, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 8-6 | 8-5 | 16-11 | ||
May 22, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 8-6 | 8-6 | 16-12 | ||
May 24, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 11 | L | 8-6 | 8-7 | 16-13 | ||
May 25, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 8-7 | 8-7 | 16-14 | ||
May 26, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 8-8 | 8-7 | 16-15 | ||
May 27, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 9-8 | 8-7 | 17-15 | ||
May 27, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 9-9 | 8-7 | 17-16 | ||
May 28, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 9-10 | 8-7 | 17-17 | ||
May 29, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 9-11 | 8-7 | 17-18 | ||
May 30, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 9-11 | 8-8 | 17-19 | ||
May 30, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 9-11 | 8-9 | 17-20 | ||
June 2, 1951 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 9-12 | 8-9 | 17-21 | ||
June 3, 1951 | Washington Senators 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 9-13 | 8-9 | 17-22 | ||
June 3, 1951 | Washington Senators 2 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 10-13 | 8-9 | 18-22 | ||
June 4, 1951 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 11-13 | 8-9 | 19-22 | ||
June 5, 1951 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 12-13 | 8-9 | 20-22 | ||
June 6, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 13-13 | 8-9 | 21-22 | ||
June 7, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 13-14 | 8-9 | 21-23 | ||
June 8, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 14-14 | 8-9 | 22-23 | ||
June 10, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 15-14 | 8-9 | 23-23 | ||
June 10, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 16-14 | 8-9 | 24-23 | ||
June 12, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 16-14 | 9-9 | 25-23 | ||
June 13, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 16-14 | 9-10 | 25-24 | ||
June 15, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 16-14 | 9-11 | 25-25 | ||
June 16, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 16-14 | 10-11 | 26-25 | ||
June 17, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 16-14 | 10-12 | 26-26 | ||
June 19, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 16-14 | 10-13 | 26-27 | ||
June 20, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 16-14 | 10-14 | 26-28 | ||
June 20, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 16-14 | 11-14 | 27-28 | ||
June 21, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 16-14 | 12-14 | 28-28 | ||
June 22, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 16-14 | 13-14 | 29-28 | ||
June 23, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 16-14 | 13-15 | 29-29 | ||
June 24, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 16-14 | 14-15 | 30-29 | ||
June 26, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 16-14 | 14-16 | 30-30 | ||
June 27, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 16-14 | 15-16 | 31-30 | ||
June 29, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 16-14 | 15-17 | 31-31 | ||
June 30, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 16-14 | 15-18 | 31-32 | ||
July 1, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 16-14 | 15-19 | 31-33 | ||
July 1, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 16-14 | 15-20 | 31-34 | ||
July 4, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 17-14 | 15-20 | 32-34 | ||
July 4, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 17-15 | 15-20 | 32-35 | ||
July 5, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 18-15 | 15-20 | 33-35 | ||
July 6, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 18-16 | 15-20 | 33-36 | ||
July 7, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 13 | W | 19-16 | 15-20 | 34-36 | ||
July 8, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 19-17 | 15-20 | 34-37 | ||
July 8, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 19-18 | 15-20 | 34-38 | ||
July 12, 1951 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 20-18 | 15-20 | 35-38 | ||
July 13, 1951 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 20-19 | 15-20 | 35-39 | ||
July 14, 1951 | Washington Senators 8 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 20-20 | 15-20 | 35-40 | ||
July 15, 1951 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 21-20 | 15-20 | 36-40 | ||
July 15, 1951 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 21-21 | 15-20 | 36-41 | ||
July 16, 1951 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 21-22 | 15-20 | 36-42 | ||
July 17, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 22-22 | 15-20 | 37-42 | ||
July 18, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 16 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 22-23 | 15-20 | 37-43 | ||
July 19, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 22-24 | 15-20 | 37-44 | ||
July 19, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 23-24 | 15-20 | 38-44 | ||
July 20, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 24-24 | 15-20 | 39-44 | ||
July 21, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 24-25 | 15-20 | 39-45 | ||
July 22, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 24-26 | 15-20 | 39-46 | ||
July 24, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 24-26 | 16-20 | 40-46 | ||
July 25, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 24-26 | 16-21 | 40-47 | ||
July 26, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 24-26 | 17-21 | 41-47 | ||
July 27, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | L | 24-26 | 17-22 | 41-48 | ||
July 28, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 24-26 | 18-22 | 42-48 | ||
July 29, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 24-26 | 18-23 | 42-49 | ||
July 29, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 24-26 | 19-23 | 43-49 | ||
July 30, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 24-26 | 19-24 | 43-50 | ||
August 1, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 9 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 24-26 | 20-24 | 44-50 | ||
August 1, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 24-26 | 20-25 | 44-51 | ||
August 2, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 24-26 | 21-25 | 45-51 | ||
August 3, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 24-26 | 21-26 | 45-52 | ||
August 4, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 24-26 | 22-26 | 46-52 | ||
August 5, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 24-26 | 23-26 | 47-52 | ||
August 5, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 24-26 | 24-26 | 48-52 | ||
August 6, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 24-27 | 24-26 | 48-53 | ||
August 7, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 24-28 | 24-26 | 48-54 | ||
August 8, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 25-28 | 24-26 | 49-54 | ||
August 9, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 25-29 | 24-26 | 49-55 | ||
August 10, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 25-30 | 24-26 | 49-56 | ||
August 11, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 26-30 | 24-26 | 50-56 | ||
August 12, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 27-30 | 24-26 | 51-56 | ||
August 13, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 27-30 | 24-27 | 51-57 | ||
August 14, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 27-30 | 24-28 | 51-58 | ||
August 15, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 27-30 | 24-29 | 51-59 | ||
August 16, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 27-30 | 25-29 | 52-59 | ||
August 17, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 27-30 | 26-29 | 53-59 | ||
August 18, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 9 at St. Louis Browns 20 | L | 27-30 | 26-30 | 53-60 | ||
August 19, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 27-30 | 27-30 | 54-60 | ||
August 19, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 27-30 | 28-30 | 55-60 | ||
August 20, 1951 | New York Yankees 12 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 27-31 | 28-30 | 55-61 | ||
August 20, 1951 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 28-31 | 28-30 | 56-61 | ||
August 21, 1951 | New York Yankees 11 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 28-32 | 28-30 | 56-62 | ||
August 22, 1951 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 29-32 | 28-30 | 57-62 | ||
August 23, 1951 | Washington Senators 10 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 29-33 | 28-30 | 57-63 | ||
August 24, 1951 | Washington Senators 10 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 29-34 | 28-30 | 57-64 | ||
August 25, 1951 | Washington Senators 11 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 29-35 | 28-30 | 57-65 | ||
August 26, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 30-35 | 28-30 | 58-65 | ||
August 27, 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 30-36 | 28-30 | 58-66 | ||
August 28, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 31-36 | 28-30 | 59-66 | ||
August 29, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 31-37 | 28-30 | 59-67 | ||
August 30, 1951 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 31-38 | 28-30 | 59-68 | ||
August 31, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 31-39 | 28-30 | 59-69 | ||
September 1, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 31-40 | 28-30 | 59-70 | ||
September 2, 1951 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 32-40 | 28-30 | 60-70 | ||
September 3, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 32-41 | 28-30 | 60-71 | ||
September 3, 1951 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 33-41 | 28-30 | 61-71 | ||
September 5, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 33-41 | 28-31 | 61-72 | ||
September 7, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 33-41 | 29-31 | 62-72 | ||
September 7, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 33-41 | 30-31 | 63-72 | ||
September 8, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 33-41 | 30-32 | 63-73 | ||
September 9, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 33-41 | 30-33 | 63-74 | ||
September 11, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 33-41 | 30-34 | 63-75 | ||
September 12, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 33-41 | 30-35 | 63-76 | ||
September 13, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 9 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 33-41 | 31-35 | 64-76 | ||
September 14, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 33-41 | 31-36 | 64-77 | ||
September 15, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 33-41 | 32-36 | 65-77 | ||
September 16, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 33-41 | 33-36 | 66-77 | ||
September 16, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 33-41 | 34-36 | 67-77 | ||
September 18, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 33-41 | 35-36 | 68-77 | ||
September 19, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 33-41 | 35-37 | 68-78 | ||
September 21, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 34-41 | 35-37 | 69-78 | ||
September 22, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 35-41 | 35-37 | 70-78 | ||
September 23, 1951 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 36-41 | 35-37 | 71-78 | ||
September 25, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 36-41 | 36-37 | 72-78 | ||
September 26, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 1 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 36-41 | 36-38 | 72-79 | ||
September 27, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 4 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 36-41 | 36-39 | 72-80 | ||
September 29, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 36-41 | 36-40 | 72-81 | ||
September 30, 1951 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 36-41 | 37-40 | 73-81 |