1951 Centralia Zeros Roster
Team Record: 69-51
Finished 2nd in the MOVL
Manager: Lew Bekeza (69-51)
Location: Centralia, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 38,554, Avg. 643
Playoffs - Mount Vernon Kings 2 games, Centralia Zeros 0
The Centralia Zeros of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1951 season with a record of 69 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the MOVL.
The Zeros led the league with just 624 runs allowed. Centralia scored 640 runs. Fred Pearson paced all regular hitters by hitting .336. Lee Tunnison topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.12 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Quincy Smith played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Centralia Zeros to do so.
Lew Bekeza served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Bekeza | R | August 14, 1917 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Lee Birkenkamp | ||||||
| Virgil Black | R | R | May 25, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Fulton, MO US |
| Bill Bleyer | L | May 27, 1926 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Gene Brand | R | March 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Lou Calvetti | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Leon Castellari | ||||||
| Kirby Dickens | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Jerry Durnin | ||||||
| George Gatto | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Jim Granneman | S | June 17, 1923 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Chuck Hawley | R | R | April 3, 1915 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Ennis Heathcock | R | R | 5'9" | 151 | ||
| Norm Karg | ||||||
| Dick Monkman | R | November 4, 1930 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Walt Novak | ||||||
| Fred Pearson | R | 5'11" | 162 | |||
| Lou Reilly | R | R | March 21, 1931 | 6'3" | 200 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Bob Sisk | R | R | May 3, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Paul Smith | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Quincy Smith | S | R | February 3, 1918 | 5'10" | 171 | Danville Parish, LA US |
| Lee Tunnison | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Bill Wilson | R | October 25, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Miami, OK 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.
