1951 Big Stone Gap Rebels Roster
Mountain States League (MSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 49-75
Finished 7th in the MSL
Manager: Ham Schulte (0-0), Lew Flick (0-0)
Location: Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Ballpark: Bullitt Park
Attendance: 13,737, Avg. 222
1951 Big Stone Gap Rebels StatisticsTeam Record: 49-75
Finished 7th in the MSL
Manager: Ham Schulte (0-0), Lew Flick (0-0)
Location: Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Ballpark: Bullitt Park
Attendance: 13,737, Avg. 222
The Big Stone Gap Rebels of the Mountain States League ended the 1951 season with a record of 49 wins and 75 losses, finishing seventh in the MSL.
The Rebels scored 762 runs and conceded 938 runs. Earl Motsinger paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .380 average. Jack Bennett topped Big Stone Gap with 12 wins and a team-best 5.06 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Lew Flick and Ham Schulte both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ham Schulte and Lew Flick served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond Anderson | R | R | February 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| John Andrus | ||||||
| Jack Bennett | R | R | February 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 160 | Cambridge, MD US |
| Bernard Bolha | ||||||
| Richard Callison | R | R | June 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Pete Choukalas | March 2, 1931 | |||||
| Al Corum | September 14, 1931 | |||||
| Richard D'Amura | R | R | ||||
| Joseph Ference | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Jack Ferguson | May 1, 1929 | Teaneck, NJ US | ||||
| Lew Flick | L | L | February 18, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | Bristol, TN US |
| James Gingerella | R | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| George Gomez | June 12, 1932 | |||||
| Robert Hathaway | R | R | April 21, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Powell King | ||||||
| Alex Kurpes | October 17, 1931 | |||||
| Richard Lough | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Kelly Lunn | L | 5'9" | 165 | Marshall County, TN US | ||
| Andrew Mascia | R | 6'4" | 185 | |||
| James McElligott | December 24, 1932 | Brooklyn, NY US | ||||
| James Mertlik | L | L | July 31, 1932 | 5'11" | 184 | |
| Earl Motsinger | L | September 9, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Stanley Nowalski | ||||||
| Joe Olkowski | March 14, 1932 | Wilmington, DE US | ||||
| Gordon Robinson | ||||||
| Alfred Schindler | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Bob Scholten | R | April 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | Rhineland, MO US | |
| Ham Schulte | R | R | September 1, 1912 | 5'8" | 158 | St. Louis, MO US |
| George Sifft | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| John Stoner | ||||||
| John Sulfaro |
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.
