1951 Denver Bears Roster
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 2nd in the WL
Manager: Andy Cohen (88-66)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 424,065, Avg. 5,507
Playoffs - Denver Bears 3 games, Wichita Indians 1
Finals - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Denver Bears 1
The Denver Bears of the Western League ended the 1951 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the WL.
The Bears scored 785 runs and surrendered 693 runs. Pierce McWhorter accounted for 59 RBI. Lucius Morgan led hitters with significant playing time with a .304 average. Bull Palica topped the team with 17 wins, while Fred Wollpert, too added 15 or more wins, too Rafael Rivas recorded a 2.84 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Harry MacPherson, Frank Torre, Don McMahon, Barney Schultz, Curt Roberts, Bill Bruton and Buck Frierson were all players from the 1951 Denver Bears who played in the Majors during their careers.
Andy Cohen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Bernard | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 168 | Panama R., PA |
| Howard Boles | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'4" | 220 | LaSalle, IL US | |
| Bill Bruton | L | R | November 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 169 | Panola, AL US |
| Marshall Epperson | S | L | November 28, 1924 | 6'1" | 205 | Tecumseh, OK US |
| Frank Finnegan | R | R | June 1, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Buck Frierson | R | R | July 29, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicota, TX US |
| August Gregory | R | R | March 6, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Daniel Holden | L | L | May 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Roger Isringhaus | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Robert Jaderlund | L | R | January 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Roslyn, WA US |
| Edward Kosan | R | 6'5" | 170 | |||
| Larry Lassalle | R | L | March 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 188 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Doug Lewis | L | L | November 7, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Harry MacPherson | R | R | July 10, 1926 | 5'10" | 150 | North Andover, MA US |
| Don McMahon | R | R | January 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Pierce McWhorter | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Lucius Morgan | L | R | February 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 155 | Dearing, GA US |
| Fernando Osorio | R | R | November 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 165 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Bull Palica | R | R | January 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Gene Petralli | L | November 3, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Whitey Ries | R | R | July 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Rafael Rivas | L | L | May 24, 1922 | 5'10" | 155 | Puerto Padre, CU |
| Curt Roberts | R | R | August 16, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | Pineland, TX US |
| Barney Schultz | R | R | August 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Beverly, NJ US |
| Lester Severin | R | R | December 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 175 | Affton, MO US |
| Frank Stewart | R | R | September 10, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Frank Torre | L | L | December 30, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Merlin Williams | R | R | March 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | New Hampshire, OH US |
| Neb Wilson | R | R | October 11, 1922 | 6'1" | 205 | East Spencer, NC US |
| Fred Wollpert | R | R | September 11, 1920 | 6'2" | 190 | Wickliffe, OH 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.
