The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 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 Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers salary list, a 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
43 | Dan Bankhead | 6-01 | 184 | Right | Right | 1920-05-03 |
13 | Ralph Branca | 6-03 | 220 | Right | Right | 1926-01-06 |
17 | Carl Erskine | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1926-12-13 |
19 | Joe Hatten | 6-00 | 176 | Left | Right | 1916-11-07 |
20 | Phil Haugstad | 6-02 | 165 | Right | Right | 1924-02-23 |
23 | Clyde King | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Both | 1924-05-23 |
41 | Clem Labine | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1926-08-06 |
16 | Earl Mossor | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1925-07-21 |
36 | Don Newcombe | 6-04 | 225 | Right | Left | 1926-06-14 |
12 | Erv Palica | 6-01½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1928-02-09 |
40 | Bud Podbielan | 6-01½ | 170 | Right | Right | 1924-03-06 |
28 | Preacher Roe | 6-02 | 170 | Left | Right | 1916-02-26 |
19 | Johnny Schmitz | 6-00 | 170 | Left | Right | 1920-11-27 |
25 | Chris Van Cuyk | 6-06 | 215 | Left | Left | 1927-01-03 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Roy Campanella | 5-08 | 200 | Right | Right | 1921-11-19 |
10 | Bruce Edwards | 5-07 | 194 | Right | Right | 1923-07-15 |
11 | Mickey Livingston | 6-01½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1914-11-15 |
10 | Rube Walker | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Left | 1926-05-16 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9 | Rocky Bridges | 5-08 | 175 | Right | Right | 1927-08-07 |
3 | Billy Cox | 5-10 | 150 | Right | Right | 1919-08-29 |
14 | Gil Hodges | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1924-04-04 |
34 | Eddie Miksis | 6-00½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1926-09-11 |
1 | Pee Wee Reese | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1918-07-23 |
42 | Jackie Robinson | 5-11 | 204 | Right | Right | 1919-01-31 |
34 | Wayne Terwilliger | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1925-06-27 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
32 | Cal Abrams | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1924-03-02 |
5 | Tommy Brown | 6-01 | 170 | Right | Right | 1927-12-06 |
6 | Carl Furillo | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1922-03-08 |
22 | Gene Hermanski | 5-11½ | 185 | Right | Left | 1920-05-11 |
22 | Andy Pafko | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1921-02-25 |
37 | Jim Russell | 6-01 | 181 | Right | Both | 1918-10-01 |
4 | Duke Snider | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1926-09-19 |
29 | Don Thompson | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1923-12-28 |
38 | Dick Williams | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1929-05-07 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
18 | Wayne Belardi | 6-01 | 185 | Left | Left | 1930-09-05 |
24 | Hank Edwards | 6-00 | 190 | Left | Left | 1919-01-29 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers played 157 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 60 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Ebbets Field (Park Factors: 102/99) where 1,282,628 fans witnessed their 1951 Dodgers finish the season with a .618 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 Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers salary list, a 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 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)?