1951 Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals Roster
Team Record: 80-39
Finished 1st in the VL
Manager: Cecil Tyson (80-39)
Location: Colonial Heights, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Ballpark: Shepherd Stadium
Attendance: 35,146, Avg. 591
Playoffs - Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals 4 games, Suffolk Goobers 1
Finals - Elizabeth City Albemarles 4 games, Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals 1
The Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals of the Virginia League ended the 1951 season with a record of 80 wins and 39 losses, finishing first in the VL.
The Generals led the league with 711 runs, fueled by 83 home runs. Colonial surrendered 433 runs, least in the league. Page McGee paced all regular batters by hitting .340. John Brockwell earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, while William Garthwaite as well added 15 or more victories as well John Brockwell registered a 2.05 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Cecil Tyson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals to do so.
Cecil Tyson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brockwell | R | R | August 20, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Chester Brooks | S | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Harry Collias | R | February 19, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Morton Conwell | L | December 29, 1924 | 5'10" | 172 | ||
| Nevil Davenport | S | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| William Davies | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Marvin Deal | R | R | July 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Nicholas Ellis | R | R | November 29, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| William Garthwaite | L | L | January 29, 1931 | 5'11" | 162 | |
| John Haire | ||||||
| Ken Hatcher | L | R | July 3, 1926 | 6'4" | 215 | North Hollywood, CA US |
| Louis Holt | ||||||
| Tom Inge | ||||||
| William Laffoon | ||||||
| Landum | ||||||
| Malcolm Mallory | June 11, 1927 | 192 | Roanoke, VA US | |||
| Harry Martin | R | December 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 175 | Miamitown, OH US | |
| Page McGee | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Frank Sangalli | R | November 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Cecil Tyson | L | R | December 6, 1914 | 6'5" | 225 | Elm City, NC US |
| Roy Ward | ||||||
| Paul Webb | June 29, 1929 |
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.
