# 1951 South Atlantic League season

The 1951 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 18 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The Montgomery Rebels won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Jacksonville Tars in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Greenville Spinners disband.
* The Montgomery Rebels join the league from the Southeastern League.
* The Augusta Tigers ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators.
* The Charleston Rebels ended their affiliation with the Chicago White Sox and began a new affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* The Macon Peaches ended their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs.

## Teams

1951 South Atlantic League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Augusta Tigers | Augusta, Georgia | None | Municipal Stadium |
| Charleston Rebels | Charleston, South Carolina | Pittsburgh Pirates | College Park |
| Columbia Reds | Columbia, South Carolina | Cincinnati Reds | Capital City Stadium |
| Columbus Cardinals | Columbus, Georgia | St. Louis Cardinals | Golden Park |
| Jacksonville Tars | Jacksonville, Florida | New York Giants | Durkee Field |
| Macon Peaches | Macon, Georgia | None | Luther Williams Field |
| Montgomery Rebels | Montgomery, Alabama | None | Municipal Field |
| Savannah Indians | Savannah, Georgia | Philadelphia Athletics | Grayson Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Montgomery Rebels finish the season with the best record for the first time in franchise history.

### Standings

South Atlantic League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Montgomery Rebels | 85 | 55 | .607 | – |
| Jacksonville Tars | 79 | 58 | .577 | 4.5 |
| Macon Peaches | 75 | 63 | .543 | 9 |
| Charleston Rebels | 75 | 65 | .536 | 10 |
| Columbus Cardinals | 68 | 71 | .489 | 16.5 |
| Savannah Indians | 64 | 74 | .464 | 20 |
| Augusta Tigers | 62 | 76 | .449 | 22 |
| Columbia Reds | 46 | 92 | .333 | 38 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Lou Kahn, Columbus Cardinals | .351 |
| H | Rance Pless, Jacksonville Tars | 185 |
| R | William McDowell, Montgomery Rebels | 121 |
| 2B | Rance Pless, Jacksonville Tars | 37 |
| 3B | James Dickey, Columbus Cardinals | 13 |
| HR | Dick Greco, Montgomery Rebels | 33 |
| RBI | Billy Johnson, Montgomery Rebels | 107 |
| SB | Dick Smith, Charleston Rebels | 28 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Vince DiLorenzo, Jacksonville Tars | 22 |
| ERA | Sid West, Macon Peaches | 2.31 |
| CG | Harry Byrd, Savannah Indians | 23 |
| SHO | Pete Bryant, Columbus Cardinals Charles Fowler, Jacksonville Tars Al LaMacchia, Montgomery Rebels Sid West, Macon Peaches | 6 |
| IP | Pete Bryant, Columbus Cardinals | 254.0 |
| SO | Harry Byrd, Savannah Indians | 180 |

## Playoffs

* The Montgomery Rebels won their first South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Jacksonville Tars in four games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Montgomery | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Charleston | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Charleston | 2 | 1 | Montgomery | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Jacksonville | 0 |
| 2 | Jacksonville | 3 | 2 | Jacksonville | 0 |
| 3 | Macon | 2 | | | |