The 1951

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season was a season in American

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. The team finished second in the

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with a record of 93–61, 5 games behind the

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Offseason

* March 20, 1951: Grant Dunlap was purchased from the Indians by the Shreveport Sports.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 30, 1951:

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was traded by the Indians to the

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, and Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray were traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Athletics as part of a three-team trade. The Athletics sent Lou Brissie to the Indians, and sent Paul Lehner to the White Sox. The White Sox sent

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and

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to the Athletics.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and records

League leaders

* Bob Feller, American League leader, wins

Farm system

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Notes

References

1951 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference
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