1951 Harlan Smokies Roster
Mountain States League (MSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 82-43
Finished 3rd in the MSL
Manager: Malone Sanders (0-0), John Streza (0-0)
Location: Harlan, Kentucky
Ballpark: Browning-Leonard Park
Attendance: 35,657, Avg. 571
1951 Harlan Smokies StatisticsTeam Record: 82-43
Finished 3rd in the MSL
Manager: Malone Sanders (0-0), John Streza (0-0)
Location: Harlan, Kentucky
Ballpark: Browning-Leonard Park
Attendance: 35,657, Avg. 571
Playoffs - Hazard Bombers 3 games, Harlan Smokies 0
The Harlan Smokies of the Mountain States League ended the 1951 season with a record of 82 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the MSL.
The Smokies plated 956 runs and allowed 650 runs. Barry Cox topped all regular batters by hitting .309. Frank Wilson paced Harlan with 19 wins and a team-best 3.9 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers. Malone Sanders and John Streza served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Benevides | R | R | October 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Fall River, MA US |
| John Carr | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Barry Cox | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Ron Del Piano | R | R | February 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Patrick Dove | L | 5'11" | 174 | |||
| Carl Eagle | ||||||
| William Geier | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Curtis Hall | ||||||
| Robert Hunt | R | R | May 25, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Alex Kurpes | October 17, 1931 | |||||
| Theodore Laguna | R | R | September 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 176 | Newark, NJ US |
| Robert Langlois | R | 6'1" | 160 | |||
| Carl Legursky | L | L | September 13, 1932 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Edward Lock | ||||||
| Arthur Martin | August 14, 1925 | Bronxville, NY US | ||||
| James McClary | L | R | January 6, 1932 | 6'2" | 165 | Davie, WV US |
| Robert Mehrmann | L | L | 6'2" | 215 | ||
| Ronald Mount | R | R | 6'3" | 230 | ||
| Mark Muslin | ||||||
| Thomas Nagi | ||||||
| Billy Joe Parker | R | R | May 27, 1929 | 6'3" | 198 | Kokomo, IN US |
| Malone Sanders | L | L | October 23, 1917 | 6'3" | 180 | Corsicana, TX US |
| Wayne Stewart | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| John Streza | R | R | April 7, 1920 | 6'3" | 220 | Alliance, OH US |
| Keith Sweazy | L | August 30, 1932 | Elkhart, IN US | |||
| Alan Wilcox | September 5, 1929 | |||||
| Frank Wilson | R | R | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
