1951 Beaumont Roughnecks Roster
Team Record: 84-77
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Harry Craft (84-77)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Ballpark: Stuart Stadium
Attendance: 109,893, Avg. 1,365
Playoffs - Beaumont Roughnecks 1 game, Fort Worth Cats 0 - One-game playoff for fourth place.
Playoffs - Houston Buffalos 4 games, Beaumont Roughnecks 2
The Beaumont Roughnecks of the Texas League ended the 1951 season with a record of 84 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.
The Roughnecks scored 690 runs and yielded 605 runs. Ford Garrison led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .311 clip. Harry Schaeffer topped Beaumont with 19 wins, while John Mackinson added 15 or more wins also Tom Gorman recorded a 1.94 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1951 Beaumont Roughnecks who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Frank Verdi, Bill Ramsey, Gus Triandos, Tom Gorman, Frank Mancuso, Al Pilarcik, Harry Schaeffer, El Tappe, Ford Garrison, Jerry Snyder, Fenton Mole, Clarence Beers, John Mackinson and Bob Grim.
Harry Craft served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Bagwell | R | R | November 28, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Clarence Beers | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS US |
| Ron Bowen | R | R | November 16, 1925 | 6'2" | 205 | Portland, OR US |
| Dick Briskey | R | R | October 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Yakima, WA US |
| Marty Carlson | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bill Cope | R | October 24, 1923 | 6'1" | 190 | Zanesville, OH US | |
| Larry Davidson | L | R | May 20, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | Appomattox, VA US |
| Arthur Dyck | R | L | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Ford Garrison | R | R | August 29, 1915 | 5'10" | 180 | Greenville, SC US |
| Charles Glock | L | R | December 18, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Tom Gorman | R | R | January 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Bob Grim | R | R | March 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Bill Jankowski | R | R | February 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Dick Larner | R | R | March 30, 1924 | 6'5" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| John Mackinson | R | R | October 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | Orange, NJ US |
| Frank Mancuso | R | R | May 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Houston, TX US |
| Jack Maupin | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Art Mazmanian | R | R | May 1, 1927 | 5'9" | 229 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bruce McKelvey | R | August 26, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | San Pedro, CA US | |
| Richard Mitchell | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Fenton Mole | L | L | June 14, 1925 | 6'1" | 200 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Dick Morgan | R | April 13, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | El Monte, CA US | |
| Bob O'Neal | L | December 8, 1925 | 6'0" | 204 | Cutler, IL US | |
| Emil Patrick | R | R | July 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Al Pilarcik | L | L | July 3, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Whiting, IN US |
| Hugh Radcliffe | R | R | November 27, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Fort Valley, GA US |
| Bill Ramsey | R | R | February 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Osceola, AR US |
| Joe Sabatella | L | September 21, 1923 | 5'11" | 190 | Dunmore, PA US | |
| Harry Schaeffer | L | L | June 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Jim Schneible | R | R | April 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Utica, NY US |
| Walter Snider | L | May 24, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jerry Snyder | R | R | July 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | Jenks, OK US |
| El Tappe | R | R | May 21, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Quincy, IL US |
| Gus Triandos | R | R | July 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Frank Verdi | R | R | June 2, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Jack Widner | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Clarence Wojtowicz | R | September 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Chicopee, MA US | |
| Bill Woop | L | L | September 13, 1923 | 6'1" | 210 | New York, NY 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.
