1951 Brooklyn by-election, Candidates, Labour Party
The Labour Party selected its president, former cabinet minister Arnold Nordmeyer, who had lost his seat of Oamaru in 1949. He was the sole nominee and therefore elected unopposed. There was initially speculation that the president of the Wellington Central branch Frank Kitts might stand. Kitts was a Wellington City Councillor and Labour's mayoral candidate in 1950, who was only narrowly defeated.


1951 Brooklyn by-election, Candidates, National Party
Jacobsen was chosen after winning a ballot of local party members.


1951 Brooklyn by-election, Outcomes
Nordmeyer was elected with a 2.35% swing. While National had won the 1949 election, both the 1950 local body elections and the by-election result pointed to the fact that National's hold on power was tenuous. National's vote fell causing party officials concern over many urban seats which had been won in 1949 only by low majorities. Deputy Prime Minister Keith Holyoake denied that the government's popularity had been impaired and stated that Labour had not offered any worthy suggestions on how the problems of the day could be handled.


1951 Brown Bears football team
The 1951 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1951 college football season.


1951 Brown Bears football team
In their first season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 2–7 record, and were outscored 222 to 124. J.A. Martland and J.J. Pietro were the team captains.


1951 Brown Bears football team
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.


1951 Brownlow Medal
The 1951 Brownlow Medal was the 24th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Bernie Smith of the Geelong Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-three votes during the 1951 VFL season.


1951 Bucknell Bison football team
The 1951 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1951 college football season.


1951 Bucknell Bison football team
In its fifth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 9–0 record. Robert R. Albert Jr. and George B. Young were the team captains.


1951 Bucknell Bison football team
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)
The first of three 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: V Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) was a Formula Libre Grand Prix motor race that took place on February 18, 1951, at the Costanero Norte street circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (II)
The second of three 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: V Gran Premio Extraordinario de Eva Duarte Perón) was a Formula Libre Grand Prix motor race that took place on February 25, 1951, at the Costanero Norte street circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (III)
The third of three 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón - Sport) was a Sports Car Grand Prix motor race (over 1500cc S+1.5) that took place on March 18, 1951, at the Costanero Norte circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The race was also known as the "Buenos Aires National" and was part of the Argentine Nationals racing series.


1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (III)
Results from the 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix for Sports Cars:


1951 Buffalo Bulls football team
The 1951 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach James B. Wilson, the team compiled a 4–4 record. The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.


1951 Bulgarian Cup
The 1951 Bulgarian Cup was the 11th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). CSKA Sofia won the competition, beating Akademik Sofia 1–0 after extra time in the final at the People's Army Stadium in Sofia.


1951 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 1951 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 11th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between CSKA Sofia and Akademik Sofia on 7 November 1951 at People's Army Stadium in Sofia. CSKA won the final 1–0 after extra time.


1951 Burwood state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Burwood on 2 June 1951 because of the death of Gordon Jackett (Liberal).


1951 CCCF Championship
The 1951 CCCF Championship was played in Panama City, Panama, from 25 February to 4 March. Most member countries did not participate because of a polio epidemic.


1951 CCCF Championship, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 30 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.


1951 Cal Aggies football team
The 1951 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture in the 1951 college football season. The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).


1951 Cal Aggies football team
The Aggies were led by third-year head coach Ted Forbes. They played home games at Aggie Field. The Aggies finished the regular season as champion of the FWC, with a record of five wins and three losses (5–3, 3–1 FWC). As FWC champion, they were invited to a post-season bowl game, the Pear Bowl, played in Medford, Oregon. They were beaten by Pacific (OR) in the game, bringing their final record to five wins and four losses (5–4, 3–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 175–160 for the 1951 season.


1951 Cal Aggies football team, NFL Draft
No Cal Aggies players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.


1951 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 1951 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 1951 college football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).


1951 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The team was led by second-year head coach LeRoy Hughes and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 2–1–1 CCAA).


1951 Cal Poly Mustangs football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.


1951 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team
The 1951 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Voorhis Unit during the 1951 college football season.


1951 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team
Cal Poly San Dimas was led by first-year head coach Don Rees in his only season at the helm. The Broncos finished the season with a record of one win and six losses (1–6). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 21–244 for the season, including being shut out in four of the seven games.


1951 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly San Dimas players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.


1951 Calgary Stampeders season
The 1951 Calgary Stampeders finished in 4th place in the W.I.F.U. with a 4–10 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.


1951 California Golden Bears football team
The 1951 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 1951 college football season. Under head coach Pappy Waldorf, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2 and 5–2 in conference. Because of the two losses and unlike the previous three seasons, the Bears were not invited to play at the Rose Bowl.


1951 Cambodian general election
General elections were held in Cambodia on 9 September 1951. The Democratic Party won 54 of the 78 seats.


1951 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
The 1951 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby was won by the selection of Buenos Aires Province ("Provincia") that beat in the final the selection of Capital


1951 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Final
Provincia : H. Solveyra, E. Caffarone, A. Palma, J. L. Guidi, C. Arana, R. Giles, G. Ehrman, L. Allen, M. Sarandón, R. Ochoa, J. S. Morganti (Cap. ), E. Domínguez, R. Follet, C. Swain, C. Travaglini. Capital: M. A. Miguel Villar, D. Evans, E. Fernández del Casal, R. Bazán, K. Green, I. Comas, P. Felisari, C. Bertolotto, H. Fiorioli, J. O'Farrell, J. Piccardo, C. Morea, M. Lanusse, F. Erazun, R. Pont Lezica.


1951 Campeonato Carioca
The 1951 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 4, 1951 and ended on January 20, 1952. It was organized by FMF (Federação Metropolitana de Futebol, or Metropolitan Football Federation). Eleven teams participated. Fluminense won the title for the 16th time. no teams were relegated.


1951 Campeonato Carioca, System
The tournament would be disputed in a double round-robin format, with the team with the most points winning the title.


1951 Campeonato Paulista
The 1951 Campeonato Paulista da Primeira Divisão, organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 50th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Corinthians won the title for the 13th time. no teams were relegated and the top scorer was Corinthians's Carbone with 30 goals.


1951 Campeonato Paulista, Championship
The championship was disputed in a double-round robin system, with the team with the most points winning the title.


1951 Campeonato Paulista, Championship, Relegation Playoffs
The regulation stipulated that the last-placed team of the championship should dispute a best-of-four points series against the champions of the Second Level. After one win for each side in the first two matches, XV de Jaú and Jabaquara faced off in neutral ground for the third match of the series. After XV de Jaú scored the match's only goal, Jabaquara's players abandoned the pitch claiming that the goal had been irregular. This sparked a lengthy court battle that delayed the start of the championship of the next year, and ended with Jabaquara's relegation being cancelled.


1951 Campeonato Profesional
The 1951 Campeonato Profesional was the fourth season of Colombia's top-flight football league. 18 teams compete against one another and played each weekend. The tournament was notable for being the third year of El Dorado. Millonarios won the league for 2nd time in its history after getting 60 points. Deportes Caldas, the defending champion, was 10th with 34 points.


1951 Campeonato Profesional, Background
The tournament was the third year of El Dorado. The debutants teams were Deportes Quindío and Deportivo Samarios, while Atlético Municipal changed its name to Atlético Nacional.


1951 Campeonato Profesional, Background
Deportivo Samarios was founded by the squad of the Hungária FC when it was disbanded. The first team consisted in 10 Colombians, 8 Hungarians, 2 Yugoslavs, 1 Austrian, 1 Argentine, 1 Italian and 1 Romanian. On August 11, Universidad appointed the poet León de Greiff as executive of the team.


1951 Campeonato Profesional, League system
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference. The team with the most points is the champion of the league.


1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-4 disappearance
The 1951 Canadian Pacific Douglas DC-4 disappearance occurred on 21 July when a Douglas DC-4 four-engined piston airliner registered CF-CPC of Canadian Pacific Air Lines disappeared on a scheduled flight for the United Nations from Vancouver, Canada, to Tokyo, Japan. Neither the aircraft nor the 31 passengers and six crew have been found. The incident marked the first aircraft loss during the Korean Airlift.


1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-4 disappearance, Accident
At 18:35 the DC-4 departed Vancouver International Airport, Canada on a scheduled flight to Tokyo; it was due to stop over at Anchorage Airport in Alaska. The flight was on schedule and reported at the Cape Spencer intersection in British Columbia 90 minutes out from Anchorage; it gave an estimate of 24:00 for Yakutat in Alaska. The weather in the area was heavy rain and icing conditions with a visibility of 500 feet. Nothing further was heard from the aircraft, and at 00:44 an emergency warning was issued when the aircraft was overdue to report. The United States Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force carried out an extensive search but failed to find any trace of the aircraft or its 37 occupants. The search was finally called off on 31 October 1951.


1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-4 disappearance, Aircraft
The aircraft, a Douglas DC-4 four-engined piston airliner had been built in 1944 for the United States Army Air Forces as a Douglas C-54A Skymaster but on delivery in June 1944 it was diverted to the United States Navy with the designation R5D-1. In 1946, it was converted to a civil Douglas DC-4 standard for Pan American Airlines as Clipper Winged Racer. It was sold to Canadian Pacific Airlines in 1950.


1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-4 disappearance, Passengers and crew
All the six crew were Canadian, and the passengers were 28 serving and civilian members of the United States armed forces and three United Nations officials.


1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-4 disappearance, Passengers and crew
According to the July 21, 1951, edition of the New York Times, however, first reports listed three of the passengers as United Nations officials, but United Nations headquarters in New York reported later that no members of its secretariat or other officials were aboard the craft.


1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-4 disappearance, Probable cause
In 1974, the Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom) reported: "As no traces of the aircraft or its occupants has been found to date the cause of the disappearance has not been determined."


1951 Canadian census
The 1951 Canadian Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. The total population count was 14,009,429, representing a 21.8% increase over the 1941 Census population count of 11,506,655. The 1951 Census was the ninth comprehensive decennial census since Canadian Confederation on 1 July 1867. The previous census was the Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 1946 census and the following census was the 1956 census – the first quinquennial, rather than decennial, nationwide census.


1951 Canadian census
This was the first census to include Newfoundland, having joined Confederation only two years prior.


1951 Canadian census, Population by province
Ontario added the largest number of new residents since the 1941 census, while British Columbia saw the highest growth rate among the provinces, becoming the first western province to reach one million inhabitants. Saskatchewan experienced a second consecutive decade of population decline, falling behind both Alberta and British Columbia in size.


1951 Cannes Film Festival
The 4th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 20 April 1951. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial reasons. In 1951, the festival took place in April instead of September to avoid direct competition with the Venice Film Festival.


1951 Cannes Film Festival
As in the previous two festivals, the entire jury was made up of French persons. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to two different films, Miss Julie by Alf Sjöberg and Miracle in Milan by Vittorio De Sica.


1951 Cannes Film Festival
The festival honoured Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais and Jean Cocteau with the Victoire du cinéma français award.


1951 Cannes Film Festival, Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature and short films.


1951 Cannes Film Festival, Short films
The following short films competed for the Grand Prix du court métrage:


1951 Cannes Film Festival, Awards
The following films and people received the 1951 awards:Feature Films


1951 Caribbean Series
The third edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1951. The Series inauguration on February 21 was delayed due to heavy rain and it was held from February 22 through February 26, including two double-headers on February 25, featuring the champion baseball teams of Cuba, Leones del Habana; Panama, Spur Cola Colonites; Puerto Rico, Cangrejeros de Santurce, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Cervecería Caracas Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.


1951 Caribbean Series, Summary
The Puerto Rico team won the Series with a 5-1 record and was managed by George Scales. Their only defeat came from Cuba. The team was led by OF Luis Rodríguez Olmo, who was named Most Valuable Player after hitting .423 (11-for-26) with three home runs and nine RBI. Other contributions came from pitchers Pantalones Santiago (two complete-game wins), Rubén Gómez (two wins, one save), 1B George Crowe (.333, one grand slam, 7 RBI), and SS Stan Breard (.423, seven runs, 4 doubles, 8 RBI). Also in the Puerto Rican roster were Jim Gilliam (2B), Buster Clarkson (3B), Bob Thurman (OF) and Willard Brown (OF).


1951 Caribbean Series, Summary
Managed by Mike González, Cuba finished in second place with a 4-2 mark. 1B Lorenzo Cabrera led the Series hitters with an astronomical .619 batting average (13-for-23), while the pitching staff was led by Adrián Zabala (2-0), Hoyt Wilhelm (1-1) and Bill Ayers (1 win, 1 save). Also included in the roster were Sandy Amorós (OF), Pedro Formental (OF), Bert Haas (3B), Spider Jorgensen (2B), Ed Mierkowicz (OF), Jiquí Moreno (P) and Carlos Pascual (P).


1951 Caribbean Series, Summary
Venezuela was managed by Lázaro Salazar and finished 2-4, with both victories over Panama. The team was led by 1B René González, who hit .316 (6-for-19), including two doubles, two home runs and a Series-leading 11 RBI. Pitcher José Bracho posted a 1-0 record and a 0.71 ERA in 12⅔ IP, helping himself with the bat while hitting .500 (3-for-6) with a double, one run and four RBIs. Other significant players in the roster included Luis García (3B), Vidal López (LF), Jim Pendleton (SS), Chucho Ramos (1B) and Ken Staples (C), as well as pitchers Frank Biscan, Julio Bracho, Alex Carrasquel and Clem Labine.


1951 Caribbean Series, Summary
Panama ended with a 1-5 mark and was managed by catcher León Kellman. The team's only victory came behind a strong pitching effort from starter Connie Johnson over the Cuban team, while 1B Archie Ware paced the offense in average (.348), hits (8) and RBI (4).


1951 Census of India
The 1951 Census of India was the 9th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872. It is also the first census after independence and Partition of India. 1951 census was also the first census to be conducted under 1948 Census of India Act.


1951 Census of India
The population of India was counted as 361,088,090 (1:0.946 male:female) Total population increased by 42,427,510, 13.31% more than the 318,660,580 people counted during the 1941 census. No census was done for Jammu and Kashmir in 1951 and its figures were interpolated from 1941 and 1961 state census. National Register of Citizens for Assam (NRC) was prepared soon after the census. In 1951, at the time of the first population Census, just 18% of Indians were literate while life expectancy was 32 years. Based on 1951 census of displaced persons, 7,226,000 Muslims went to Pakistan (both West and East Pakistan) from India, while 7,249,000 Hindus and Sikhs moved to India from Pakistan (both West and East Pakistan).


1951 Census of India, Language demographics
Separate figures for Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi were not issued, due to the fact the returns were intentionally recorded incorrect in states such as East Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, PEPSU, and Bilaspur.


1951 Census of India, Religious demographics
Hindus comprised 305 million (84.1%), Sikhs were 6.86 million (1.9%) and Muslims were 35.4 million (9.8%) in the 1951 census. 1951 Indian census showed that there were 8.3 million Christians. Hindus comprised about 73 per cent of the population of India before partition and  just after independence, Independent India in (1947) have roughly around 85 per cent Hindus.


1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coach Kenneth "Bill" Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against IIAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 231 to 158.


1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Andy MacDonald with 1,560 passing yards, halfback Dave Clark with 301 rushing yards, and Porter Lewis with 272 receiving yards. Six Central Michigan players (McDonald, Clark, guard Loren Dietrich, halfback Dick Flewelling, tackle Jim Schultz, and guard Tom Weede) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.


1951 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Coach Kelly was hired by Central Michigan in March 1951. A native of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Kelly was a Central Michigan alumnus who had won a school record 13 varsity letters in football, basketball, tennis, and baseball. He had been the athletic director and head football and basketball coach at Saginaw Arthur Hill High School for nine years.


1951 Central Missouri State vs. Southwestern football game
The 1951 Central Missouri State vs. Southwestern football game was a college football game between the Central Missouri State Mules and the Southwestern Moundbuilders played on September 14, 1951. The game was played at Sonner Stadium in Winfield, Kansas. The game is known for a team rejecting a touchdown awarded by the game officials.


1951 Central Missouri State vs. Southwestern football game
Central Missouri's head coach Tate C. Page called it "the finest act of sportsmanship" that he ever saw. In the third quarter, Southwestern halfback Arthur Johnson completed a long run down the sidelines nearest Southwestern's bench. The referee signalled a touchdown and the crowd of 2,000 went wild with enthusiasm.


1951 Central Missouri State vs. Southwestern football game
Southwestern's head coach Harold Hunt ran out on the field  to shout, "Southwestern rejects the touchdown!" He then informed the officials that Johnson had stepped out of bounds, nullifying the touchdown. Not a single one of the referees had been in a position to see him do so, but they agreed to nullify the touchdown and returned the ball to the point where Coach Hunt said Johnson had stepped out. A photo of the run later confirmed Coach Hunt's observation and it was published in the Winfield Daily Courier.


1951 Central Missouri State vs. Southwestern football game
Referee W. P. Astle noted that there had been only three officials at the game instead of the regulation four. He later said, "If the fourth official had been present to cover what was impossible for me to cover ... I would never have discovered the ‘biggest’ man I ever met."


1951 Central Missouri State vs. Southwestern football game
Southwestern's Coach Hunt was nominated for "Football's Man of the Year" by This Week magazine because of this display of sportsmanship.


1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
The 1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the fourth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1950 edition were retained with the addition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Paris–Tours moved from a spring slot to an autumn slot. Louison Bobet won the competition by a single point to 1950 champion Ferdinand Kübler. France won their first nations championship.


1951 Chatham Cup
The 1951 Chatham Cup was the 24th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.


1951 Chatham Cup
The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds.


1951 Chatham Cup
Teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Eastern Suburbs (Auckland), Huntly Thistle, New Plymouth Old Boys, Napier High School Old Boys, Wanganui Old Boys, St. Andrews (Manawatu), Petone, Woodbourne (Marlborough), Riccarton, Northern (Dunedin), and Invercargill Thistle.


1951 Chatham Cup, the 1951 final
Eastern Suburbs' Reg King became the sixth player - and the first since 1945 - to score a hat-trick in a Chatham Cup final. Eastern Suburbs' John Jakens set an unusual record, gaining his third consecutive winners medal, gaining those medals playing for three different teams (he had previously won with Petone in 1949 and Eden in 1950). The first half of the final was even with Northern having the better of the opening minutes and gaining the lead through Trevor McFarlane. Tony Frogley levelled the scores before the break.


1951 Chatham Cup, the 1951 final
The second half was entirely Eastern Suburbs', despite playing much of it with ten men after Frogley left the field injured (this was in the days before substitutes were allowed). Centre-forward King put the Aucklanders ahead, and the lead was soon doubled by Jack Anderson. King scored twice more late on to complete an emphatic win.


1951 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
The 1951 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its 21st year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 6–5 record.


1951 Chicago Bears season
The 1951 season was the Chicago Bears' 32nd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–3 record from 1950 and finished at 7–5 under head coach and owner George Halas, fourth in the NFL's National Conference, but only a game behind winner Los Angeles, the eventual league champion. This season was a drop off from theprevious season's  tiebreaker playoff appearance.


1951 Chicago Bears season
The Bears lost twice to the crosstown Cardinals, who won just three games. The season finale was played in frigid conditions at Wrigley Field and cost the Bears a share of the conference title.


1951 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1951 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1951 Chicago Cardinals season was the 32nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–7, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.


1951 Chicago Cardinals season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1951 Chicago Cubs season
The 1951 Chicago Cubs season was the 80th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 76th in the National League and the 36th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 62–92.


1951 Chicago Cubs season, 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


1951 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1951 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Chicago White Sox season
The 1951 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 51st season in the major leagues, and its 52nd season overall. They finished with a record 81–73, good for fourth place in the American League, 17 games behind the first place New York Yankees.


1951 Chicago White Sox season, Regular season
In 1951, the White Sox began using a bullpen car.


1951 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


1951 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1951 Chicago mayoral election
In the Chicago mayoral election of 1951, Democrat Martin H. Kennelly was reelected, defeating Republican Robert L. Hunter by a double-digit margin.


1951 Chicago mayoral election, Background
The state of Illinois in 1944 had passed legislation which aimed to tighten the state's previously overly-lax voter registration laws. One measure of this was that, after the November elections in presidential election years, county clerks would begin the process canceling the registration of those who had not voted in the previous four years. There were a number of other measures which would result in the cancellation of voter registrations.


1951 Chicago mayoral election, General election
Hunter attacked Kennelly, characterizing him as a "do-nothing mayor". He called for the defeat of not just Kenelly, but of the political machine that had put him forth for mayor. He argued that big-city Democratic machines needed to be defeated in order to save the country.


1951 Chicago mayoral election, General election
The Chicago Tribune and Hunter's candidacy were initially closely linked. Hunter would meet twice or thrice weekly with the newspaper's editor Don Maxwell. He effectively adopted their editorials as his own campaign platform. For instance, he adopted the Tribune's stance against municipal ownership of the water supply. The Tribune, and therefore Hunter, blamed the local Democratic Party for having helped President Harry S. Truman win reelection. They therefore litigated what they regarded to have been Truman's misdeeds as presidents, including extending New Deal policies and entering the nation into the Korean War.


1951 Chicago mayoral election, General election
Local Republicans campaigning for Hunter, including Senator Everett Dirksen, regularly focused their campaign on national and international issues such as the Cold War and the Korean War. They also accused Kennelly of "dodging" national issues. Illinois' Democratic Governor Adlai Stevenson II derided the Republicans' national-politics focused approach to a local election as, "a political absurdity".


1951 Chicago mayoral election, General election
The Tribune weakened its support of Hunter after he attacked Commonwealth Edison's new contract with the city under Kennelly, since the chairman of the board for Commonwealth Edison was also on Tribune Company board of directors.


1951 Chicago mayoral election, General election
The election generated very little interest, contributing to its low turnout.


1951 Chicago mayoral election, General election
Contributing to voter apathy may have been findings by the United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce that shined a negative light on the underworld of Chicago politics. Findings by this committee also harmed Kennelly, as he was perceived by the electorate to have done little to stamp out organized crime in the city. However, Hunter also failed to demonstrate to voters ability on his part to solve the crime issue in the city, and refused to take any strong stance against elements of the Republican party that were allied with gangsters


1951 Chicago mayoral election, General election
Kennelly had, by 1951, seen a loss of support among African American electorate that had strongly supported him four years earlier.


1951 Chicago mayoral election, General election, Results
Kenelly won 34 wards. Hunter defeated Kenelly in sixteen wards, more than double the number of wards that Kennelly had lost four years before.


1951 Chico State Wildcats football team
The 1951 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College during the 1951 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1951. They played home games at Chico High School in Chico, California.


1951 Chico State Wildcats football team
The 1951 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Paul J. Smith. Chico State finished the season winless, with a record of zero wins and seven losses (0–7, 0–4 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 53–214 for the season. This was the last season coach Smith was at the helm. In his two years, the Wildcats compiled a record of 2–13, a .133 winning percentage. This is the worst winning percentage of any coach in Chico State football history.


1951 Chico State Wildcats football team, Team players in the NFL
No Chico State players were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.


1951 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 1951 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1951 college football season. The Bearcats were led by head coach Sid Gillman and compiled a 10–1 record and were named MAC Champions.


1951 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1951 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–86, 28½ games behind the New York Giants.


1951 Cincinnati Reds season, 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


1951 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1951 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Claxton Shield
The 1951 Claxton Shield was the 12th annual Claxton Shield, and was held in Adelaide from 28 July to 4 August. The participants were hosts South Australia, defending champions New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. The series was won by an undefeated New South Wales, their sixth Shield title.


1951 Clemson Tigers football team
The 1951 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1951 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 7–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the Southern Conference, was tied with Holy Cross at No. 19 in the final AP Poll, lost to Miami (FL) in the 1952 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 97. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.


1951 Clemson Tigers football team
Bob Patton was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Billy Hair with 1,004 passing yards and 698 rushing yards and end Glenn Smith with 42 points (7 touchdowns).


1951 Clemson Tigers football team
Billy Hair and Glenn Smith were selected as first-team players on the 1951 All-Southern Conference football team. Four Clemson players were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1951: Hair, Smith, tackle Bob Patton, and guard Dan DiMucci.


1951 Cleveland Browns season
The 1951 Cleveland Browns season was the team's second season with the National Football League. Dub Jones set an NFL record with six touchdowns in one game versus the Chicago Bears.


1951 Cleveland Browns season, Offseason and roster moves
Cleveland won the NFL championship in 1950, its first year in the league after four seasons in the defunct All-America Football Conference. Head coach Paul Brown made a number of roster moves in the offseason, including bringing in fullback Chick Jagade, end Bob Oristaglio and defensive backs Don Shula and Carl Taseff.


1951 Cleveland Browns season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1951 Cleveland Indians season
The 1951 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 93–61, 5 games behind the New York Yankees.


1951 Cleveland Indians season, 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


1951 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1951 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Cleveland mayoral election
The Cleveland mayoral election of 1951 saw the reelection of Thomas A. Burke to a fourth consecutive term.


1951 Colchester Borough Council election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 11 May 1951. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.


1951 Colgate Red Raiders football team
The 1951 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Paul Bixler, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 187 to 184. William Owens was the team captain. The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.


1951 College Baseball All-America Team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.


1951 College Baseball All-America Team
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.


1951 College Football All-America Team
The 1951 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1951. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1951 season are (1) the All-American Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA, (3) the Associated Press (AP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News and (8) the United Press (UP).


1951 College Football All-America Team, Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1951, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.


1951 College World Series
The 1951 College World Series was the fifth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1951 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 13 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the Oklahoma Sooners, coached by Jack Baer. The Most Outstanding Player was Sidney Hatfield of Tennessee. Oklahoma won national championships in football, wrestling, and baseball in the 1950–51 academic year.


1951 College World Series
The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.


1951 Colombian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 16 September 1951 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives. Although the Liberal Party boycotted the elections, some Liberals from the Populares faction did stand. As a result of the boycott, the seats reserved for the minority party were left vacant, whilst the Conservative Party won the remainder.


1951 Colorado A&M Aggies football team
The 1951 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Davis, the Aggies compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the Skyline Conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 242 to 158.


1951 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1951 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1951 college football season. Head coach Dallas Ward led the team to a 5–1 mark in the "Big 7" and 7–3 overall.


1951 Columbia Lions football team
The 1951 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1951 college football season.


1951 Columbia Lions football team
In their 22nd season under head coach Lou Little, the Lions compiled a 5–3 record, and outscored their opponents 149 to 103. Howard Hansen was the team captain.


1951 Columbia Lions football team
Only eight games were played, rather than the usual nine, because two Columbia players were stricken with polio late in the preseason, prompting the team to pull out of its planned season opener at Princeton. When testing showed that no other team members were affected, the Lions went ahead with the remaining eight games of their schedule.


1951 Columbia Lions football team
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.


1951 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
The Columbus mayoral election of 1951 was the 69th mayoral election in Columbus, Ohio. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1951. During the primary nomination on August 14, 1951, the Columbus electorate nominated two Republicans, incumbent mayor Jim Rhodes and former mayor Floyd F. Green, to compete in the general election. Incumbent mayor Rhodes defeated Green.


1951 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
The 1951 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the fifth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the British Commonwealth. It was held in the United Kingdom in January 1951, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.


1951 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
The principal topic of the conference was the Korean War with the summit issuing a declaration, proposed by Australian prime minister Robert Menzies, stating that the Commonwealth prime ministers "would welcome any feasible arrangement for a frank exchange of views with Stalin and Mao Tse-tung." The Commonwealth leaders also called for peace treaty negotiations with Japan to be concluded as soon as possible (see Treaty of San Francisco).


1951 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 1951 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1951 college football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Arthur Valpey, and completed the season with a record of 4–4.


1951 Copa Rio
The 1951 Copa Rio was the first edition of the Copa Rio, the first intercontinental club football tournament with teams from Europe and South America, held in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo from 30 June to 22 July. Participant clubs were divided into two zones of four teams, playing each other once in a single round-robin tournament.


1951 Copa Rio
The tournament featured players such as Vavá, Ademir of Vasco da Gama, Jair da Rosa Pinto of Palmeiras, José Santamaría, Walter Taibo, goalkeeper Anibal Paz, Luis Volpi of Nacional, Branko Stankovic, Rajko Mitic of Red Star Belgrade, Giampiero Boniperti, Danish Karl Aage Præst and John Hansen of Juventus, José Travassos of Sporting Lisbon, and Swedish Lennart Samuelsson and Antoine Bonifaci of Nice. Juventus's coach was legendary Hungarian György Sárosi.


1951 Copa Rio
The final was played in a two-legged format, contested by Brazilian team Palmeiras and Italian side Juventus. Palmeiras won the series 2–1 on points, achieving their first Copa Rio trophy.


1951 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1951 Copa del Generalísimo was the 49th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.


1951 Copa del Generalísimo
The competition began on 29 April 1951 and concluded on 27 May 1951 with the final. FC Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad by 3–0 in the final.


1951 Copa del Generalísimo Final
The Copa del Generalísimo 1951 Final was the 49th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Chamartín in Madrid, on 27 May 1951, being won by CF Barcelona, who beat Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–0.


1951 Copa del Generalísimo Juvenil
The 1951 Copa del Generalísimo Juvenil was the first staging of the tournament. The competition began on 29 April 1951, and ended on 27 May 1951, with the final.


1951 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 1951 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909.


1951 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Shanballymore won the championship following a 2-06 to 1-04 defeat of Midleton in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1943.


1951 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1951 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.


1951 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 21 October 1951, Collins won the championship following a 2-03 to 1-05 defeat of St. Nicholas' in the final at the Cork Athletic Grounds. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1949.


1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 21 January 1951. The championship began on 8 April 1951 and ended on 7 October 1951.


1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 7 October 1951, Sarsfields won the championship following a 5-8 to 3-7 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their first championship title ever.


1951 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1951 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach George K. James, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored its opponents 207 to 139. Vic Pujo was the team captain.


1951 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.


1951 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1951 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 15th annual game, and it featured the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas Longhorns.


1951 Cotton Bowl Classic, Background
Cherry led the Longhorns to a perfect 6-0 SWC record in his final season as the Horns won their first Southwest Conference since the 1945 team. This was their first bowl game since 1949 and first Cotton Bowl Classic since 1946. Tennessee was in their first bowl game since 1947 and first ever Cotton Bowl Classic. They finished 2nd in the Southeastern Conference due to not playing the same amount of conference games as SEC champ Kentucky, who they beat.


1951 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Midway through the first quarter, John Gruble scored on a 5-yard touchdown catch from Herky Payne set up by a Hank Lauricella 75 yard run. Coincidentally, another Lauricella play would set the Longhorns up to score. Early in the second quarter the Vols were pinned in their own 10 on 4th down as Lauricella set up to punt. But his punt was blocked by Jim Lansford and the Longhorns recovered at the 8. On fourth and goal, the Longhorns scored on a Byron Townsend 5 yard touchdown run.


1951 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Four minutes before the half ended, Gib Dawson caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Ben Thompkins to give them the lead at halftime. But the Volunteers drove 82 yards in 16 plays and it culminated with an Andy Kozar touchdown run with ten minutes remaining. But Pat Shires' kick went wide as the Horns still led 14-13. But on the ensuing drive, the Longhorns fumbled the ball and Jimmy Hill recovered to give the Vols a chance at Texas' own 43. Five plays later, Andy Kozar ran into the end zone for the winning touchdown with 3:11 remaining. The Longhorns never seriously threatened after that as the Volunteers won their first Cotton Bowl Classic.


1951 Cotton Bowl Classic, Aftermath
Cherry was suffering from ulcers and insomnia before he retired and it was implied in his article soon after that fan/media criticism despite his 32-10-1 record led to his retirement. But the Horns would play in the Cotton Bowl Classic two years later under his replacement, Ed Price and later went to five Cotton Bowls in the 1960s under a new head coach, Darrell Royal. The Volunteers were recognized by several voting sources (National Championship Foundation, Billingley, CFRA, Massy, Dunkel, DeVold, CFI, Frye, Fleming System, Howell, Maxwell, Sorensen) as the 1950 Champion over Oklahoma, so the school claims the title. The Volunteers' next Cotton Bowl was also against Texas, in 1953, which was Coach Neyland's final game.


1951 County Championship
The 1951 County Championship was the 52nd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 5 May to 4 September 1951. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their second title.


1951 County Championship, Table
Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, LWF = Lost but won on 1st innings, DWF = Won on 1st innings in drawn match, DTF = Tied on 1st innings in drawn match, DLF = Lost on 1st innings in drawn match, ND = No Decision on 1st innings, Pts = Points, (C) = Champions.


1951 Coupe de France Final
The 1951 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 6, 1951, that saw RC Strasbourg defeat US Valenciennes-Anzin 3–0 thanks to goals by René Bihel, Raymond Krug and André Nagy.


1951 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 1951 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 5th edition of the cycle race and was held from 10 June to 17 June 1951. The race started and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Nello Lauredi of the Helyett team.


1951 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1951 Ukrainian Cup was a football knockout competition conducting by the Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR and was known as the Ukrainian Cup.


1951 Cupa României
The 1951 Cupa României is the 14th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1951 Cupa României
The title was won by CCA București against Flacăra Mediaş.


1951 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First pot teams will play away. Each tie is played as a single leg.


1951 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who plays away will qualify.


1951 Cupa României, Format
In case the teams are from same city, there a replay will be played.


1951 Cupa României, Format
In case the teams play in the final, there a replay will be played.


1951 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1951 Cupa României Final
The 1951 Cupa României Final was the 14th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between CCA București and Flacăra Mediaş, and was won by CCA București after a game with 4 goals. It was the third cup title in the history of CCA București.


1951 Cupa României Final
Flacăra Mediaş was the second club representing Divizia B which reached the Romanian Cup final, after CAM Timișoara which accomplished this in 1938.


1951 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and NV Bratislava won the championship. Alois Jaroš was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.


1951 Czechoslovak peace pact referendum
A referendum on a peace pact for the five great powers was held in Czechoslovakia between 26 May and 17 June 1951. The referendum was in the form of a petition which voters could sign as being for or against. Over 99% signed as being for the proposal.


1951 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1951 DDR-Oberliga season was the third season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Four teams participated in the league, and BSG Ostglas Weißwasser won the championship.


1951 Dartmouth Indians football team
The 1951 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Indians compiled a 4–5 record, and were outscored 152 to 121 by their opponents. William Vesprini was the team captain.


1951 Dartmouth Indians football team
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.


1951 Davis Cup
The 1951 Davis Cup was the 40th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. The Europe Zone began using a seeding system, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.


1951 Davis Cup
The United States defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated West Germany in the Europe Zone final. The USA defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 26–28 December.


1951 Davis Cup America Zone
The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.


1951 Davis Cup America Zone
5 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone. The United States defeated Canada in the final, and went on to face Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final.


1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.


1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
21 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. A seeding system was introduced for the first time, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.


1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Sweden defeated West Germany in the final, and went on to face the United States in the Inter-Zonal Final.


1951 Dayton Flyers football team
The 1951 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Joe Gavin, the Flyers compiled a 7–3 record and lost to Houston in the 1952 Salad Bowl.


1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 109. John DeGasperis was the team captain. The team played its home games at Wilmington Park in Wilmington, Delaware


1951 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
David M. Nelson was hired as the program's head football coach in February 1951. He head previously served as the head football coach and athletic director at the University of Maine. Nelson served as the head coach until 1965 and as athletic director until 1984.


1951 Delaware State Hornets football team
The 1951 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State College—now known as Delaware State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in the 1951 college football season. Led by coach Willard S. Jones in his first year, the Hornets compiled a 2–7 record, being shut out four times and outscored 41 to 158.


1951 Delta State Statesmen football team
The 1951 Delta State Statesmen football team was an American football team that represented Delta State Teachers College (now known as the Delta State University) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Gene Chadwick, the team compiled a 1–8 record.


1951 Denver Pioneers football team
The 1951 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against MSC opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 283 to 133.


1951 Detroit Lions season
The 1951 Detroit Lions season was their 22nd in the league. They were 7–4–1, tied for second in the National Conference, a half game behind the Los Angeles Rams. A loss at San Francisco in the regular season finale cost the Lions the conference title, and they failed to qualify for the playoffs for a sixteenth consecutive season. The team improved on their previous season's output of 6–6.


1951 Detroit Lions season
In their 52–35 win over the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving, Detroit became the first team in NFL history to score three touchdowns of 70 yards or more in one quarter (a run and two punt returns in the third period). It was the first of thirteen consecutive appearances for the Packers in Detroit on Thanksgiving, through 1963.


1951 Detroit Lions season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1951 Detroit Tigers season
The 1951 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 73–81, 25 games behind the New York Yankees.


1951 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season
On August 19, the Tigers played a doubleheader in St. Louis against the Browns. In the second game, after the Tigers had batted in the top of the first inning, the Browns sent midget Eddie Gaedel up to pinch-hit for leadoff batter Frank Saucier. Gaedel, at a height of 3'7", is to date the shortest player to appear in a Major League Baseball game. Umpire Ed Hurley challenged the decision to allow Gaedel to participate in an at-bat. Browns manager Zack Taylor produced a contract. Tigers pitcher Bob Cain walked him. Jim Delsing pinch ran for Gaedel, but failed to score. The Tigers won the game, 6–2.


1951 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, All-Star Game
The 1951 All-Star Game was originally awarded to the Philadelphia Phillies. The City of Detroit was celebrating the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1701 and requested to host the year's All-Star Game. Although the National League was scheduled to host the game in '51, the game was moved to Detroit's Briggs Stadium to coincide with the city's celebration. The Phillies instead hosted the 1952 All-Star Game at Shibe Park.


1951 Detroit Tigers season, 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


1951 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1951 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1951 Detroit Titans football team
The 1951 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the MWC, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 263 to 156.


1951 Detroit Titans football team
In February 1951, Dutch Clark, later inducted into both the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame, was hired as the school's athletic director and head football coach. He had served as the team's backfield coach under head coach Chuck Baer in 1951.


1951 Divizia A
The 1951 Divizia A was the thirty-fourth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1951 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Ion Voinescu (22 / 0); Traian Ionescu (5 / 0). Defenders: Vasile Zavoda (22 / 0); Alexandru Apolzan (22 / 0); Ștefan Rodeanu (20 / 0); Aurelian Cernea (3 / 0). Midfielders: Ștefan Balint (22 / 0); Tiberiu Bone (22 / 1). Forwards: Petre Moldoveanu (19 / 9);  Nicolae Roman (14 / 5); Nicolae Drăgan (19 / 9); Francisc Zavoda (21 / 2); Petre Bădeanțu (22 / 9); Ion Alecsandrescu (2 / 1); Anton Fernbach-Ferenczi (12 / 2); Victor Moldovan (9 / 4). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1951 Divizia B
The 1951 Divizia B was the 12th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1951 Divizia B
The format with two series has been maintained, each of them having 12 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from each one of the series relegated to District Championship. Also this was the second season played in the spring-autumn system, a system imposed by the new leadership of the country which were in close ties with the Soviet Union.


1951 Dominican general election
General elections were held in Dominica on 31 October 1951. No political parties contested the elections and all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 75.9%.


1951 Doncaster rail crash
The Doncaster rail crash was a railway accident that took place near to Doncaster, England.


1951 Doncaster rail crash
On 16 March 1951 the 10:04 Doncaster to London King's Cross consisting of 14 coaches (and a horse box at the rear) hauled by a LNER Thompson Class A2/2 No 60501 Cock o' the North locomotive left the station. Shortly afterwards the train was negotiating a tight crossover with a speed limit of 10 mph. The driver claimed he took the crossover at around 15 mph as he had done previously but the 3rd coach derailed.


1951 Doncaster rail crash
The leading end of the coach followed the front of the train and went to the right of a pier supporting Balby Bridge (which carries a road junction over the line), but the rear of the coach, propelled by the weight of the following train went to the left, wrapping the coach around the pier, killing 14 passengers and seriously injuring 12 others.


1951 Doncaster rail crash, Cause
Investigation of the accident concluded that poor maintenance of the crossover was the primary cause with bolts supporting the crossover assembly missing or cracked.


1951 Drake Bulldogs football team
The 1951 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1951 college football season. In its third season under head coach Warren Gaer, the team compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against MVC opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 117. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.


1951 Drake Bulldogs football team
On October 20, 1951, Drake halfback Johnny Bright, an African-American athlete and Heisman Trophy candidate, was assaulted by a white player during a game against Oklahoma A&M. The assault resulted in a broken jaw to Bright. When the Missouri Valley Conference refused to discipline Oklahoma A&M, despite evidence of a concerted and racially-motivated plan to injure Bright, Drake withdrew from the conference in protest. In 2005, Oklahoma State's president issued a letter of apology for the incident which has become known at the Johnny Bright incident.


1951 Drake Bulldogs football team
Bright had led the nation in total offense in both 1949 and 1950. See List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders. At the end of the 1951 season, he was selected by the United Press, based on voting from 260 sports writers and broadcasters, as a second-team player on the 1951 College Football All-America Team. Bright later played 11 seasons in the Canadian Football League and was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.


1951 Drexel Dragons football team
The 1951 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.


1951 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1951 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1951 college football season.


1951 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1951 Dutch Grand Prix was a motor race held on 22 July 1951 at Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands. It was the second Dutch Grand Prix set to Formula One rules. The race was won for the second year in a row by French driver Louis Rosier in a Talbot-Lago.


1951 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1951 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented represented East Carolina College (now known as East Carolina University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled a 4–6 record and as conference champions.


1951 East German referendum
A referendum on militarisation and peace was held in East Germany on 5 June 1951. Voters were asked "Are you against the remilitarisation of Germany and for the conclusion of a peace treaty with Germany in the year 1951?". It was approved by 95.98% of voters.


1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes
The 1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes (Chinese: 1951年縱谷地震系列; pinyin: 1951 nián Zònggǔ dìzhèn xìliè) were a series of earthquakes which struck eastern Taiwan from 22 October 1951 to 5 December 1951, four of which registered at 7 or more on the Moment magnitude scale, the largest of those being magnitude 7.3 and 7.8 quakes on November 24. Altogether the quakes killed 85 people.


1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes, Technical data
The East Rift Valley (Chinese: 花東縱谷; pinyin: Huā-Dōng Zònggǔ) is an area of rugged terrain formed by the interaction of the Philippine Sea and Eurasian tectonic plates in eastern Taiwan. Most of the area is sparsely populated by Taiwanese aborigines, but there are larger populations in the cities of Hualien and Taitung. The deadliest earthquake in the series struck at 05:34 on 22 October 1951, with an epicentre at 23.9°N 121.7°E, a few kilometres southwest of Hualien City, with a magnitude of 7.3, and was felt throughout Taiwan as well as on Penghu and Kinmen (Quemoy). The second quake to cause significant casualties hit at 02:50 on November 25 of the same year, again with a magnitude of 7.3, this time centred under the town of Yuli, Hualien.


1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes, Names
The earthquake series is sometimes known by different names, including the 1951 Hualien earthquakes (Chinese: 1951年花蓮大地震系列; pinyin: 1951 nián Huālián dà dìzhèn xìliè) and the 1951 Hualien-Taitung earthquakes (Chinese: 1951年花蓮–台東地震系列; pinyin: 1951 nián Huālián-Táidōng dìzhèn xìliè) – both of these refer to the same series of quakes in eastern Taiwan from October to December 1951.


1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes, Damage
The total figures for casualties and damage from Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau are as follows:


1951 Edmonton municipal election
The 1951 municipal election was held November 7, 1951 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the separate school board, while four trustees were acclaimed to the public board. The electorate also decided four plebiscite questions.


1951 Edmonton municipal election
There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Edwin Clarke, Duncan Innes (SS), Richmond Francis Hanna, Frederick John Mitchell, and Athelstan Bissett (SS) were all elected to two-year terms in 1950 and were still in office.


1951 Edmonton municipal election
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but three of the positions were already filled:Harry Fowler, Robert Rae, and Charles Cummins had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1950 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Adrian Crowe (SS), Francis Killeen, and James O'Hara were continuing.


1951 Edmonton municipal election, Voter turnout
There were 41,515 ballots cast out of 98,882 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 41.0%.


1951 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Plebiscites, Paving
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a sinking fund debenture debt in the sum of $1,060,000 for the City share of paving of residential and arterial streets?


1951 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Plebiscites, Incinerator Upgrades
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $300,000 for the purpose of modernization and enlarging the capacity of the present city incinerator?


1951 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Plebiscites, Equipment for the City Engineers' Department
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $200,000 to purchase construction and scavenging equipment and traffic light equipment for the City Engineers’ Department?


1951 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Plebiscites, Building Extensions
Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $65,000 for extensions to Engineers’ yard and shop buildings?


1951 Ekstraklasa, Overview
12 teams played in the league and Wisła Kraków finished in the first position and became the league champion. In the 1951 season, the Ekstraklasa was not a competition for the title of the Polish Champion. Before the season Polish Football Association decided that Champion of Poland title will be awarded to the winner of the Polish Cup, which was later Ruch Chorzów.


1951 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup (a Japanese association football competition) in the 1951 season.


1951 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Keio BRB won the championship.


1951 Emperor's Cup Final
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1951 Emperor's Cup Final
1951 Emperor's Cup Final was the 31st final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Miyagino Football Stadium in Miyagi on May 27, 1951. Keio BRB won the championship.


1951 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Keio BRB with Yukio Tsuda and Hirokazu Ninomiya on the team won the championship, by defeating Osaka Club 3–2. Osaka Club was featured a squad consisting of Taro Kagawa, Toshio Iwatani and Taizo Kawamoto.


1951 English Greyhound Derby
The 1951 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 30 June 1951 at White City Stadium. The winner Ballylanigan Tanist received a first prize of £1,500.


1951 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
2½, 2¾, 2, ½, 2¾ (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1950 one length was equal to 0.08 of one second.


1951 English Greyhound Derby, Review
A record 140 entries were received at the initial stage of the 1951 English Greyhound Derby, which left the White City Racing Manager Major Percy Brown with the difficult task of selecting 48. Eight first round heats took place and Quare Customer, the Cesarewitch champion and 1950 English Greyhound Derby runner, quoted at 100-1 won his heat. Three other pre-competition 100-1 shots also sealed heat wins, they were Guineas champion Derryboy Blackbird, Junes Idol and Moon Again. Ante post favourite Black Mire and another market leader, Atomic Line both won their heats.


1951 English Greyhound Derby, Review
Junes Idol won again in round two, in the fastest time so far (28.66), beating a field including Black Mire. Three Wembley greyhounds, Greenwood Tanist and Ballylanigan Tanist trained by Leslie Reynolds and Atomic Line trained by Jack Harvey dominated the remaining three heats.


1951 English Greyhound Derby, Review
In the first semi-final Atomic Line held off the challenge of the Ballylanigan Tanist, with Rushton Smutty (1950 Trafalgar Cup and Puppy Derby champion) taking the third qualifying place. The second semi-final went to 5-4 on shot Black Mire, in a fast 28.62, with Mad Miller and Rapid Choice taking the final berths for the final.


1951 English Greyhound Derby, Review
On the final night a crowd of 62,000 witnessed Atomic Line breaking from the starting traps first but Rushton Smutty forced his way inside going to the first bend. Ballylanigan Tanist's early pace put him into the lead on the outside of the pair and then he stretched that lead on the back straight. By the third bend only Black Mire looked a danger to Ballylanigan Tanist after he overtook Rushton Smutty on the back straight to move into second place. However Ballylanigan Tanist remained two and a half lengths clear at the finish line, in a time of 28.62 seconds, a new record for the final. The winning owner was Norman Dupont and it was a third Derby title for trainer Leslie Reynolds.


1951 English cricket season
1951 was the 52nd season of County Championship cricket in England. It produced a surprise title for Warwickshire, their first for forty years and only the second in their history. It was noteworthy for the period in being the first achieved under a professional captain, Tom Dollery, one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1952. His award particularly noted his captaincy. It was a comfortable victory as Warwickshire won 16 matches while second-placed Yorkshire won four less and lost twice convincingly to Warwickshire.


1951 English cricket season
South Africa toured England to compete in a test series in which England won 3–1.


1951 Estonian SSR Football Championship
The 1951 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Baltic Fleet Tallinn.


1951 Estonian Supreme Soviet election
Elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR were held on 25 February 1951. The Bloc of Communists and Non-Party Candidates was the only party able to contest the elections, and won all 115 seats. Elected members included Joseph Stalin (Tallinn constituency no. 3), Vyacheslav Molotov (Tallinn constituency no. 18), Georgi Malenkov (Tallinn constituency no. 12) and Panteleimon Ponomarenko (Tallinn constituency no. 4).


1951 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1951 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy, from 14 to 19 May. The ninth edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 132 fighters from 20 countries participating.


1951 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1951 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Zürich, Switzerland from February 2 to 4. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating.


1951 European Rowing Championships
The 1951 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Mâcon regatta course on the Saône in Mâcon, France. Men competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+). The regatta is notable as the first test event for international women's rowing organised by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), with four countries competing in four boat classes (W1x, W2x, W4+, W8+) over the shorter race distance of 1,000 m (men competed over 2,000 m). The purpose of the test event was to see whether women's rowing should formally become part of the FISA-organised European Rowing Championships.


1951 European Rowing Championships, Women's test event
The French rowing association (Fédération Française de Sociétés d’Aviron) organised the test event. Four countries sent teams; France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Denmark. The four boat classes competed in were the single scull (W1x), double scull (W2x), coxed four (W4+), and eight (W8+). There were three boats nominated for the double scull, but all countries had boats compete in the other boat classes. Great Britain came third in all four races.


1951 European Rowing Championships, Women's test event
The women would have their second test event in Amsterdam in 1952. There were no European Rowing Championships that year as the Olympic Games were held in Helsinki, and whenever the Olympic Games were held in Europe the European Rowing Championships would be skipped. The same four countries competed in Amsterdam in the same four boat classes.


1951 FA Charity Shield
The 1951 FA Charity Shield was the 29th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match took place on 24 September 1951 and was played between 1950–51 Football League champions Tottenham Hotspur and FA Cup winners Newcastle United. It ended in a 2–1 victory for Tottenham Hotspur.


1951 FA Cup Final
The 1951 FA Cup Final was contested by Newcastle United and Blackpool at Wembley on 28 April 1951. Newcastle won 2–0, with both goals scored by Jackie Milburn.


1951 FA Cup Final
Bill Slater, who played at inside left for losers Blackpool, was the last surviving player to have appeared in the final. He died in December 2018 at the age of 91. The last surviving Newcastle United player from the final was Charlie Crowe, who died in February 2010 at the age of 85.


1951 FA Cup Final, Broadcasting
Radio listeners around the nation could tune in to hear the match on the BBC light programme with commentary from Raymond Glendenning. However, only the second half of the match was televised by the BBC with commentary from Jimmy Jewell, his last cup final before his death the following year, and Kenneth Wolstenholme. The Television footage has since been lost.


1951 FC Dinamo București season
The 1951 season was Dinamo București's third season in Divizia A. For the first time, Dinamo fought for the championship, ending the season 2nd place, with 32 points, the same number as the champions CCA București. The difference was only one goal between the two teams. Constantin Popescu ranked third in the top scorer with 11 goals scored.


1951 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Standard team: Iosif Fuleiter – Florian Ambru, Caius Novac – Constantin Marinescu, Gheorghe Băcuț, Valeriu Călinoiu (Viliam Florescu) – Iosif Szökő, Carol Bartha, Ion Suru, Nicolae Dumitru, Constantin Popescu (Alexandru Ene).


1951 FC Dinamo București season, Squad, Transfers
Dinamo changes the squad a lot, especially because the second team, Dinamo Oraşul Stalin promoted. Seven players from Bucharest were transferred to Braşov. Titus Ozon, Nicolae Voinescu & Marin Apostol moved to Dinamo 2. Instead, Dinamo brought Ion Suru (Locomotiva București), Iosif Szökő (Progresul ICO Oradea), Valeriu Călinoiu (Flacăra București), Alexandru Ene (Metalul București) and Iosif Fuleiter (Ştiinţa Cluj).


1951 FC Steaua București season
The 1951 season was FC Steaua București's 4th season since its founding in 1947.


1951 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18
The FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 1951 Final Tournament was held in France.


1951 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18, Supplementary Round
In this round the losing teams from the first round participated.


1951 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 1 and 2 July 1951.


1951 Finnish parliamentary election, Background
Urho Kekkonen of the Agrarian League had served as Prime Minister since March 1950, after losing the February 1950 presidential election to President Juho Kusti Paasikivi.


1951 Finnish parliamentary election, Background
Kekkonen had governed first with the Swedish People's Party and National Progressive Party, but in January 1951 the Social Democratic Party had joined his government. The rationing of goods was ending gradually and the war reparation payments to the Soviet Union were to be completed by 1952. Prime Minister Kekkonen sought to reduce inflation by persuading the employers' organizations and labour unions to refrain from wage increases for the time being. In May 1951, these organizations agreed not to raise wages or prices for five months. During this "castle peace" or civic peace, the Social Democrats took most leadership positions in the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions.


1951 Finnish parliamentary election, Background
The communist Finnish People's Democratic League benefited from the fact that the Social Democrats had agreed to govern with the Agrarians, and had thus "betrayed" (according to some Communists' campaign rhetoric) their fellow left-wingers. The economy's and inflation rate's stabilization possibly hurt the low-income workers (a likely constituency of the Communists) more than the white-collar workers or the businessmen, and this could partly explain the Communists' gain of five deputies. The People's Party of Finland had been formed as the Progressives' successor, and this fresh start can have contributed to its five-seat gain. After the elections, Kekkonen continued to serve as Prime Minister, forming his third government in September 1951. He introduced a new economic stabilization programme, which tied the prices and wages to an automatic full compensation.


1951 Five Nations Championship
The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 7 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after drawing to Wales at Cardiff Arms Park despite winning the title.


1951 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
The 1951 Florida A&M Rattlers football team was an American football team that represented Florida A&M University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jake Gaither, the Rattlers compiled a 7–1–1 record. The team's sole loss was to Morris Brown. In the Orange Blossom Classic, the Rattlers defeated North Carolina College. The team played its home games at Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.


1951 Florida Gators football team
The 1951 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1951 college football season. The season was Bob Woodruff's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included two intersectional victories over the Wyoming Cowboys (13–0) and the Loyola Lions (40–7), and two Southeastern Conference (SEC) victories over the Vanderbilt Commodores (33–13) during Florida's homecoming and the Alabama Crimson Tide (30–21) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For the second year in a row, Woodruff's 1951 Florida Gators finished 5–5 overall and 2–4 in the SEC, placing ninth among twelve conference teams.


1951 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1951 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1951 college football season. 1951 was the beginning of the longstanding rivalry with Miami. The Hurricanes won the first meeting by a score of 35–13.


1951 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
The 1951 Football Championship of UkrSSR were part of the 1951 Soviet republican football competitions in the Soviet Ukraine.


1951 Fordham Rams football team
The 1951 Fordham Rams football team represented Fordham University during the 1951 college football season.


1951 Fordham Rams football team
In their sixth year under head coach Ed Danowski, the Rams compiled a 5–4 record. Chris Campbell was the team captain. The Rams were outscored 232 to 183.


1951 Fordham Rams football team
Fordham played two games at Triborough Stadium on Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York City, and the rest of its schedule on the road.


1951 Formula One season
The 1951 Formula One season was the fifth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1951 World Championship of Drivers, which commenced on 27 May 1951 and ended on 28 October after eight races. The season also included 14 races that were open to Formula One cars but did not count towards the championship standings.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary
Ferrari's newer, naturally aspirated 4.5 litre cars offered a real challenge to the Alfas, which were nearing the end of their development potential. The Ferraris were able to capitalize on the inefficiency of the Alfa's very thirsty engines, particularly at Silverstone. Although Alfas won four races, with Fangio taking the championship, Ferrari's three victories spelled the end for the Alfas. BRM made their only championship appearance with the V16 at Silverstone, and the old, slow Talbots were increasingly outclassed.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary
Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). One point was given for fastest lap. Only the best four of eight scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Pre-season non-championship races
Although the official championship season would start in late May in Switzerland, there were a handful of non-championship events to be run. The first was the first ever Syracuse Grand Prix near the ancient city of Syracuse on the southern island of Sicily. This race was won by Italian Luigi Villoresi driving the new 4 1/2 litre Ferrari 375 on the 3.4 mile public road circuit. Villoresi would triumph again two weeks later at Pau in southwest France over homeland hero Louis Rosier and Nino Farina, driving a Maserati for this race. On the same day, Thai driver Birabongse Bhanudej would triumph at the Richmond Trophy race at Goodwood in southern England in his Maserati.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Pre-season non-championship races
Three weeks after the Goodwood and Pau races it was the San Remo Grand Prix in western Italy not far from Monaco, and Alberto Ascari made his first appearance of the season and promptly won in a Ferrari 375 on this twisty and demanding 2.1 mile street circuit, ahead of his countryman Dorino Serafini and Swiss Rudi Fischer, both in Ferraris. A week later was the Bordeaux Grand Prix in western France and it was won by Rosier in a Talbot, ahead of Fischer and Briton Peter Whitehead in a Ferrari. Other than Farina, this race did not feature any Italians in it because they were competing in the Mille Miglia.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Pre-season non-championship races
A week later was the BRDC International Trophy race at Silverstone, with the Alfa Romeos making their first appearance in 1951. Of the first two heats, Fangio won the first while Farina won the second; while Reg Parnell won the final all-important event, which was stopped because of torrential rain and flooding. Two weeks after this was the Paris Grand Prix in the Bois de Boulogne Park in the French capital city, which was won by Farina in a Maserati.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 1: Switzerland
A week after the BRDC International Trophy race the Formula One Championship season started in Switzerland at the very dangerous and tree-lined Bremgarten public road circuit near Bern around the time the Monaco Grand Prix would have been held, but that historic race was not held this year. Alfa Romeo, the dominant team in 1950 with its supercharged 159 Alfetta, took the first five places on the grid, with the exception of 3rd, which was taken by Luigi Villoresi in a Ferrari. Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio was on pole position, with his Italian teammate Giuseppe "Nino" Farina alongside him.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 1: Switzerland
The race started while it was raining, and with its overhanging trees lining the road, this circuit was even more dangerous in the wet. But Fangio made no mistake and won the race from Piero Taruffi in a Ferrari and Farina, whose decision to run the race without changing tires proved to be the wrong decision.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 2: Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500 in the United States was run three days after the Swiss Grand Prix on a Wednesday, and was the only non-European championship round and the only round not run to FIA Grand Prix regulations. Lee Wallard won this demanding race in his Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 3: Belgium
Farina had won again at Ulster Trophy held at the very dangerous and fast Dundrod circuit in Northern Ireland in an Alfa, and the next championship Grand Prix was in Belgium at the fastest circuit of the year: the spectacular and rural 8.7 mi (14.1 km) Spa-Francorchamps circuit.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 3: Belgium
With Fangio and Farina once again 1–2 with the Ferraris of Villoresi and Alberto Ascari taking 3rd and 4th, the Alfas and Ferraris dueled around this circuit, with only 13 entries – small grids in all kinds of motorsports in Europe were commonplace at Spa, because of the fear most drivers had of the circuit. Farina, already on a high after winning at Dundrod won by three minutes over Ascari and Villoresi, with Fangio finishing four laps down in 9th after one of his Alfa's wheels jammed on its hub.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 4: France
The French Grand Prix, given the honorary designation of the European Grand Prix this year was held at the very fast 4.8 mile Reims-Gueux circuit (a circuit only 2 mph slower than Spa) deep in northern French champagne country played the host for an exciting race. Fangio, on pole again, was beaten off the line by 3rd placed qualifier Ascari, with 2nd placed qualifier Farina making a terrible start and dropping to 11th.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 4: France
On this triangular public road circuit, made up entirely of long straights, slight kinks and slow, angular corners saw Ascari retire his car with a broken gearbox and Fangio nursing a sick car. Farina pushed very hard and eventually took the lead. Argentine José Froilán González was 2nd in a Ferrari, and 53-year old pre-war great Luigi Fagioli in an Alfa was 3rd in a one-off appearance for this year. Gonzalez was chasing Farina very hard; but Farina's car developed magneto problems and had to fall back, which put Gonzalez in the lead, with Fagioli in 2nd.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 4: France
However, during both the leader's pitstops, as was commonplace in Grand Prix racing up until 1957, when it was banned – Gonzalez handed his car over to Ascari, and Fagioli exchanged his healthy car with Fangio's mechanically unhealthy car, so Ascari and Fangio were back in 1st and 2nd where they had been before. But Fangio took advantage of Ascari's brake problems on his Ferrari (the Reims-Gueux circuit was very hard on engines and brakes) to win a race that holds the record for farthest racing distance ever completed for a Grand Prix, 373 mi (610 km). Fagioli, finishing 22 laps down and furious over having to swap cars with Fangio, quit Grand Prix racing on the spot, and the veteran Italian would die after crashing a Lancia during a sportscar race at Monaco in 1952.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 5: Britain
The British Grand Prix at the Silverstone airfield circuit in England played host to round 5 of the World Championship, and this race was to make history. The Alfa Romeos, with their powerful 420 hp supercharged 1.5L engines were fast, but had horrendous fuel consumption: 1.5 miles per gallon (thanks to the rather simple pre-World War II engine design) meaning that Fangio and Farina had to stop twice to refuel, José Froilán González in the more fuel efficient 4.5L naturally aspirated V12 Ferrari went on to win, with Fangio second. This was the first time Enzo Ferrari had won a Grand Prix with a car of his own company's construction, and this team went on to be the most successful team in Formula One history.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 6: Germany
A week after the British Grand Prix the non-championship Dutch Grand Prix at the fast beachside Zandvoort circuit near Amsterdam was won by Louis Rosier in a Talbot, ahead of veteran Phillippe Etancelin and up-and-comer Stirling Moss in an HWM.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 6: Germany
West Germany had been banned from international sports competition until 1951, so the German Grand Prix was able to be a Grand Prix championship round for the first time since 1939. The venue was the same as it had been in 1939 – that venue was the dauntingly challenging, dangerous and twisty 14.2 mile (22.8 km) Nürburgring Nordschleife. Ascari took pole position in front of his teammate Gonzalez, and Alfa drivers Fangio and Farina. At the start, Farina took the lead, but the Alfas started to develop overheating problems, and Farina soon retired. In addition to engine problems, the gearbox in Fangio's Alfa lost 1st and 2nd of four gears, and after trading the lead with Fangio during pitstops, Ascari took the lead and won his first championship Formula One Grand Prix.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 7: Italy
A week after the German Grand Prix was the Albi Grand Prix on a very fast and dangerous public road circuit just outside of the southwestern French village of Albi. This race was won by Maurice Trintignant in a Simca. Ten days after this race, the Coppa Acerbo at the 15.8 mile and dauntingly dangerous Pescara public road circuit in eastern Italy, which was won by José Froilán González in a Ferrari. Two weeks after this Fangio won the Bari Grand Prix in the small southeastern Italian coastal city.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 7: Italy
Italy was the next championship race, and the Monza Autodrome near Milan played host to the seventh round of the Formula One Grand Prix championship. Fangio in an Alfa took pole position again, but he retired his car, which had engine problems; Farina, who had taken Felice Bonetto's Alfa had a leaking fuel tank and had to come in twice for fuel, which dropped him down the order far enough for him only to get as far as third. Fellow local hero and Milan native Ascari won again in his Ferrari – which kept his championship hopes alive catch the leader Fangio to win it in the last championship Grand Prix in Spain.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 8: Spain
The last non-championship race of the year, the Goodwood Trophy was won by Farina in an Alfa three weeks after the Italian Grand Prix.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 8: Spain
The first ever Formula One Spanish Grand Prix, held at the Pedralbes street circuit in Barcelona took place four weeks after the Goodwood Trophy race. The Ferrari and Alfa Romeo teams each ran four cars with Ferrari fielding Ascari, Gigi Villoresi, Froilan Gonzalez and Piero Taruffi and Alfa Romeo running Fangio, Giuseppe Farina, Felice Bonetto and Baron Emanuel de Graffenried. Ascari was fastest in practice and shared the front row of the 4–3–4 grid with Fangio, Gonzalez and Farina. Behind them were Villoresi, de Graffenried and Taruffi.


1951 Formula One season, World Championship season summary, Race 8: Spain
Ascari led from the start with Gonzalez chasing but by the end of the first lap Gonzalez had dropped to fifth behind Farina, Fangio and Bonetto. Fangio quickly passed Farina and took the lead from Ascari on the fourth lap. As Fangio sailed away to victory, Ferrari's challenge fell apart along with its tires – the team having opted to use smaller wheels than normal. By the time the team had sorted out the problem, Ascari was two laps behind. Fangio duly won the race and his first of five championships with Gonzalez finishing second and Farina third.