1951 Hickory Rebels Roster
Team Record: 72-54
Finished 2nd in the NCSL
Manager: Pud Miller (72-54)
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Attendance: 53,662, Avg. 852
Playoffs - Statesville Owls 4 games, Hickory Rebels 0
The Hickory Rebels of the North Carolina State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 72 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the NCSL.
The Rebels tallied 809 runs and allowed 691 runs. Pud Miller led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .425. Roy Boles earned 23 wins on the mound for Hickory, while Efird Gwaltney registered a 3.59 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Hal Griggs played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hickory Rebels to do so.
Pud Miller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Baltieri | ||||||
| Roy Boles | R | R | May 27, 1918 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Henry Brown | L | R | July 22, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | Yadkin County, NC US |
| James Dunevant | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Cecil Fogleman | November 15, 1926 | |||||
| Cicero Frye | December 3, 1927 | |||||
| Hal Griggs | R | R | August 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Shannon, GA US |
| Efird Gwaltney | September 19, 1926 | |||||
| Jim Hayworth | ||||||
| Ted Hefner | ||||||
| George Holmes | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 5'8" | 170 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| Alvin Hooks | ||||||
| Charles Hope | L | 6'4" | 190 | |||
| Joseph Hornacek | R | March 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | Beaver Falls, PA US | |
| James Hudson | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Bennett Jaynes | R | R | April 20, 1922 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Harold Lambeth | L | April 11, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | Durham, NC US | |
| Pud Miller | R | August 19, 1922 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Jerry Pless | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| David Powers | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| John Schofer | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ralph Serrapede | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Norm Small | R | R | November 6, 1913 | 5'10" | 176 | Glen Cove, NY US |
| Mac Smith | ||||||
| Dominic Vallone | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| Lester Wood | L | June 13, 1927 | 6'1" | 189 |
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.
