1951 Danville Dans Roster
Team Record: 51-67
Finished 4th in the MOVL
Manager: Frank Piet (0-0), Ev Hall (0-0)
Location: Danville, Illinois
Ballpark: Danville Stadium
Attendance: 24,775, Avg. 420
Playoffs - Danville Dans 2 games, Paris Lakers 1
Finals - Danville Dans 2 games, Mount Vernon Kings 0
The Danville Dans of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1951 season with a record of 51 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the MOVL.
The Dans plated 636 runs and gave up 689 runs. Ev Hall topped all regular batters with a .361 average. Dick Collins, Ed Zajaczkowski and Nick Agnos led Danville with 10 wins each, while Ed Zajaczkowski registered a 3.28 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Frank Piet and Ev Hall served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Agnos | R | R | October 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Howard Bierman | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Dick Collins | R | L | May 7, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ed Conine | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Bill Conroy | ||||||
| Don Grzesiek | L | L | October 9, 1930 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Dick Gutwein | ||||||
| Harold Hacker | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Earl Hall | ||||||
| Ev Hall | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | Gary, IN US |
| Ed Jasper | ||||||
| Steve Karas | R | November 20, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bob Lowrey | ||||||
| Harvey Noland | R | R | May 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Gary, IN US |
| Herb Parsons | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Frank Piet | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Edsel Privette | S | R | November 24, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 | Franklin County, NC US |
| Phil Rizzo | R | R | November 24, 1929 | 5'8" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Carlyle Staab | R | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Joe Stern | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Ed Zajaczkowski | R | R | January 20, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 |
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.
