1951 Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings Roster
Team Record: 64-80
Finished 8th in the SIL
Manager: Syd Cohen (64-80)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Bisbee, Arizona; Douglas, Arizona
Ballpark: Warren Park
Attendance: 57,786, Avg. 803
The Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings of the Southwest International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 64 wins and 80 losses, finishing eighth in the SIL.
The Kings scored 894 runs and allowed 960 runs, most in the circuit. Vernon Highfield paced all regular batters by connecting at a .308 clip. Manuel Morales earned 24 wins on the mound for Bisbee-Douglas and a team-best 3.3 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Syd Cohen played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings to do so.
Syd Cohen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Abbott | L | R | May 20, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jaques Austin | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Carlton Bloom | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Thomas Cannon | ||||||
| Jimmy Cantu | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Nick Castas | L | L | 5'10" | 157 | ||
| Syd Cohen | S | L | May 7, 1906 | 5'11" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Lacey Curry | R | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | Wichita Falls, TX US |
| Cecil Dotson | L | January 6, 1928 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| John Dotson | ||||||
| Vernon Highfield | L | R | September 7, 1931 | 5'7" | 172 | , OK US |
| Herman Humble | ||||||
| Van Huppert | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John Kemp | R | R | December 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Charles Lamberti | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Glenn McMinn | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 165 | Chillicothe, TX US |
| George Moeller | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Manuel Morales | L | R | 5'10" | 185 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX | |
| Charles Neal | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Richard Palamidessi | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Fern Paredes | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Don Paulsen | R | R | April 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Graceville, MN US |
| Wilbert Pender | R | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Clifford Prelow | ||||||
| Edward Rutherford | R | R | October 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 167 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ed Serrano | L | R | December 8, 1931 | 5'11" | 155 | San Diego, CA US |
| Samuel Simmons | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Bob Stotts | R | June 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Kansas City, MO US | |
| Louis Uribe | R | November 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Robert Verbica |
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.
