1951 Cocoa Indians Roster
Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 49-91
Finished 8th in the FSL
Manager: Carl Kettles (0-0), Lee Hipp (0-0), Sam Demma (0-0), Harry Murdock (0-0)
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Ballpark: Charles D. Provost Park
Attendance: 24,393, Avg. 348
1951 Cocoa Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 49-91
Finished 8th in the FSL
Manager: Carl Kettles (0-0), Lee Hipp (0-0), Sam Demma (0-0), Harry Murdock (0-0)
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Ballpark: Charles D. Provost Park
Attendance: 24,393, Avg. 348
The Cocoa Indians of the Florida State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 49 wins and 91 losses, finishing eighth in the FSL.
The Indians scored 634 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 850 runs, most in the circuit. Ernest Brooklyn paced all regular batters with a .277 average. Harry Bailes topped Cocoa with 12 wins and a team-best 3.71 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers. Carl Kettles, Lee Hipp, Sam Demma and Harry Murdock served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Bailes | February 7, 1918 | Pleasant Valley, SC US | ||||
| Ernest Brooklyn | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Bill Brown | R | July 8, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Harold Bryant | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Andy Caldwell | R | R | January 27, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Cliff Chippendale | R | R | December 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Newark, NJ US |
| Russ Clark | R | R | February 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Rod Colson | L | December 7, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Plant City, FL US | |
| Sam Demma | R | March 9, 1921 | 5'10" | 190 | Metairie, LA US | |
| Lowell Gray | December 29, 1926 | Dayton, OH US | ||||
| Nathan Haber | L | 5'5" | 160 | |||
| Christ Hermedes | November 25, 1928 | 192 | ||||
| Lee Hipp | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Ralph Jackson | ||||||
| Willard Jones | ||||||
| Carl Kettles | R | R | August 1, 1910 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Donald McGetty | ||||||
| Anthony Mirande | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Robert Morem | R | April 18, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Wiley Nash | R | August 25, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Robert O'Connell | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Richard Pace | R | 6'0" | 168 | |||
| Samuel Porter | ||||||
| Conrad Robinson | ||||||
| Desmond Salter | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Lee Scruggs | ||||||
| Harold Shuster | R | 5'7" | 185 | |||
| John Sweet | ||||||
| John Theobold | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Lewis Treen | ||||||
| James Vickery | R | 5'8" | 150 | |||
| Curtis White | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Jack Wilkes | R | 5'9" | 190 | |||
| Buddy Young | R | R | February 29, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 |
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.
