1951 Allentown Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 91-47
Finished 2nd in the ISL
Manager: Whitey Kurowski (91-47)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Max Hess Stadium
Attendance: 71,822, Avg. 1,041
Playoffs - Sunbury Giants 4 games, Allentown Cardinals 1
The Allentown Cardinals of the Inter-State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 91 wins and 47 losses, finishing second in the ISL.
The Cardinals surrendered 453 runs, least in the league. Allentown plated 657 runs. William Killinger paced the squad with 14 home runs and recorded 85 runs batted in. Ev Joyner topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .316 clip. Dan Lewandowski recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Douglas Clark and Hamilton Graham, too added 15 or more wins, too Ralph Beard recorded a 1.69 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1951 Allentown Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dan Lewandowski, Ralph Beard, Neal Hertweck and Whitey Kurowski.
Whitey Kurowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Beard | R | R | February 11, 1929 | 6'5" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Robert Bills | L | L | March 27, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Hastings, PA US |
| Edward Christoff | R | 6'3" | 210 | |||
| Douglas Clark | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Bob Comiskey | R | 5'9" | 205 | |||
| Al Cummins | R | June 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Barney Elser | R | R | December 2, 1930 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Tony Ferrara | R | R | November 21, 1915 | 6'1" | 198 | |
| Wendell Forbes | L | January 22, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Hamilton Graham | L | L | October 20, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| William Greenamoyer | June 5, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| Robert Gregory | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bob Grossheuch | ||||||
| Neal Hertweck | L | L | November 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ev Joyner | L | R | September 9, 1926 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| William Killinger | R | R | December 1, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | , PA US |
| James Kirk | R | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| George Kremer | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Whitey Kurowski | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA US |
| Leckrone | ||||||
| Dan Lewandowski | R | R | January 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Buffalo, NY US |
| David Manier | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Russell McGovern | L | 5'8" | 150 | |||
| Hal Noll | R | R | February 26, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Joseph Penczak | R | 5'9" | 176 | |||
| Ed Polak | R | R | November 30, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Warren, RI US |
| Frank Porreca | R | March 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Fred Ryan | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Schultz |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
