1951 Bartlesville Pirates Roster
Team Record: 77-45
Finished 2nd in the KOML
Manager: Ted Gullic (77-45)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 34,296, Avg. 562
Playoffs - Miami Eagles 3 games, Bartlesville Pirates 1
The Bartlesville Pirates of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1951 season with a record of 77 wins and 45 losses, finishing second in the KOML.
The Pirates scored 700 runs and yielded 636 runs. Brandy Davis led hitters with significant playing time with a .342 average. Ron Kline and Donald Cochran topped Bartlesville with 18 wins each, while Ron Kline earned a 2.33 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1951 Bartlesville Pirates who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ted Gullic, Brandy Davis and Ron Kline.
Ted Gullic served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Anderson | September 8, 1933 | Stanton, IA US | ||||
| Kyle Bowers | R | R | December 28, 1931 | |||
| Lee Branch | R | R | February 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 205 | Everett, WA US |
| Donald Bryant | ||||||
| Joe Buckstead | R | August 15, 1933 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Oscar Buelna | ||||||
| Don Bussan | June 13, 1933 | |||||
| Hugh Casteix | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Donald Cochran | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Curtiss | R | R | August 20, 1932 | 5'11" | 173 | Lake Geneva, WI US |
| Brandy Davis | R | R | September 10, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Newark, DE US |
| Segal Drummond | R | December 5, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Sipsey, AL US | |
| Nick Ferrante | R | R | November 3, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Ernesto García | R | R | November 7, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Nogales, Sonora MX |
| Don Gebbs | August 8, 1932 | |||||
| Nico Genesta | R | L | February 2, 1933 | 5'9" | 176 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Edward Gigliotti | ||||||
| Ted Gullic | R | R | January 2, 1907 | 6'2" | 175 | Koshkonong, MO US |
| Sug Haines | R | December 3, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | Columbus, OH US | |
| Otto Hatcher | May 28, 1931 | Los Angeles, CA US | ||||
| Paul Hensley | R | R | July 29, 1931 | 6'3" | 183 | |
| Merlin Jorgensen | L | L | January 12, 1933 | 5'9" | 173 | Hurley, SD US |
| Leo Kedzierski | R | June 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 173 | ||
| Richard Kinslow | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Ron Kline | R | R | March 9, 1932 | 6'3" | 205 | Callery, PA US |
| Manny LaCosta | R | R | November 5, 1932 | 6'1" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| E. C. Leslie | R | R | February 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Francis Mackall | ||||||
| Jose Martinez | ||||||
| Richard McKinley | ||||||
| Don Paulsen | R | R | April 14, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Graceville, MN US |
| William Phillips | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Calvin Pool | R | R | November 24, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
| Jack Quinn | August 6, 1932 | |||||
| Al Solenberger | L | March 6, 1925 | 5'6" | 150 | Springfield, OH US | |
| Dick Sutter | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Taylor | L | L | September 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Waco, TX US |
| Louis Tond | R | R | 5'10" | 174 | ||
| Clifford Walling | L | R | January 17, 1932 | 6'4" | 204 | |
| Harold White | L | May 22, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | Kansas City, KS US |
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.
