1951 Carthage Cubs Roster
Team Record: 60-65
Finished 4th in the KOML
Manager: Don Anderson (0-0), Al Reitz (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Carthage, Missouri
Ballpark: Municipal Park
Attendance: 20,022, Avg. 320
Playoffs - Carthage Cubs 3 games, Ponca City Dodgers 2
Finals - Carthage Cubs 3 games, Miami Eagles 0
The Carthage Cubs of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1951 season with a record of 60 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the KOML.
The Cubs scored 593 runs and allowed 620 runs. Bernie Tomicki paced all regular hitters with a .237 average. John Mudd and Walter Babcock topped Carthage with 14 wins each, while John Mudd earned a 2.12 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers. Don Anderson and Al Reitz served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Aiken | R | R | November 12, 1931 | 6'2" | 205 | Bremerton, WA US |
| Don Anderson | R | R | October 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Walter Babcock | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Frederick Bade | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Wayne Baker | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Bill Bauernfeind | R | R | February 5, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| George Beck | L | April 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Donald Biebel | R | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Len Bourdet | R | R | March 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 170 | Hollister, CA US |
| Burton Coffman | ||||||
| James Conroy | ||||||
| Bill Eastburn | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 205 | Glendale, CA US |
| Dick Gintert | February 28, 1931 | |||||
| John Handzo | September 7, 1933 | |||||
| Gary Hicks | L | August 3, 1931 | 5'9" | 160 | Sioux City, IA US | |
| Orville Jacobs | ||||||
| Jack Jean | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Walter Koehler | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | Kalamazoo, MI US | |
| Thomas Kordas | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Vern Lovely | July 12, 1932 | |||||
| Bud McClure | L | L | July 23, 1931 | 6'1" | 195 | Troy, NY US |
| Robert McMichaels | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bruce Millan | ||||||
| Jack Milster | ||||||
| John Mudd | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Rusty Oxford | R | R | October 20, 1931 | 5'8" | 160 | Sioux City, IA US |
| Thomas Paddock | R | R | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Al Reitz | R | R | February 10, 1904 | 5'9" | 155 | Evansville, IN US |
| Roy Sorensen | R | R | June 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Stanton Straub | ||||||
| Bernie Tomicki | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Burton Tompkins | ||||||
| Len VanDeHey | L | April 1, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Dale Ward | January 5, 1933 | St. Louis, MO US | ||||
| Robert Westgate | ||||||
| Duane Zimmer | R | R | November 16, 1927 | 5'7" | 155 | Minot, ND 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.
