1951 Baton Rouge Red Sticks Roster
Team Record: 72-66
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: George Washburn (72-66)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ballpark: City Park
Attendance: 66,438, Avg. 963
Playoffs - Baton Rouge Red Sticks 4 games, Thibodaux Giants 2
Finals - Hammond Berries 4 games, Baton Rouge Red Sticks 2
The Baton Rouge Red Sticks of the Evangeline League ended the 1951 season with a record of 72 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.
The Red Sticks scored 802 runs and allowed 772 runs. John Radulovich paced batters with significant playing time with a .409 average. Guy Brill topped Baton Rouge with 19 wins, while Bart DiMaggio added 15 or more wins, too Bart DiMaggio recorded a 3.26 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
George Washburn played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Baton Rouge Red Sticks to do so.
George Washburn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ahrend | L | R | July 9, 1927 | 6'0" | 174 | |
| Edward Beach | L | L | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| James Bluse | R | R | May 24, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Guy Brill | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Les Broussard | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Pete Carmona | R | R | October 28, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Bart DiMaggio | R | R | December 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Wilford Douglas | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Jack Escarra | R | R | ||||
| Ted Flora | R | R | October 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Bill Gimler | R | R | April 14, 1930 | 193 | ||
| Joe Grigiski | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Pete Hall | R | R | ||||
| Frank Hebert | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Antoine John | R | R | ||||
| James Jones | R | R | October 7, 1929 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Andrew Laumann | R | R | 5'6" | 152 | ||
| John Radulovich | L | R | June 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 205 | Detroit, MI US |
| Pat Rooney | L | L | November 15, 1922 | 5'10" | 185 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Armando Sanchez | R | April 30, 1933 | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| James Schumaker | R | July 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | Houstonia, MO US | |
| Red Smith | R | R | June 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Michael Testa | ||||||
| Gary Tuggle | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Guillermo Vega | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Alfred Viotto | L | December 27, 1930 | 5'7" | 180 | ||
| George Washburn | L | R | October 6, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | Solon, ME US |
| Glenton Washburn | L | |||||
| Charles Wilcox | 192 | St. Francisville, LA 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.
