1951 Iola Indians Roster
Team Record: 38-84
Finished 6th in the KOML
Manager: Lefty Crawford (0-0), Al Reitz (0-0), Mace Pool (0-0), Floyd Temple (0-0)
Location: Iola, Kansas
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Attendance: 16,981, Avg. 278
The Iola Indians of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1951 season with a record of 38 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the KOML.
The Indians scored 515 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 728 runs, most in the circuit. William Schreier paced all regular hitters with a .304 average. Pete New topped Iola with 12 wins, while Joe Vilk earned a 2.95 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Lefty Crawford, Al Reitz, Mace Pool and Floyd Temple served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estel Alexander | December 13, 1932 | |||||
| William Atchley | ||||||
| Thomas Baragry | ||||||
| Belk | ||||||
| Raymond Bellinger | ||||||
| Donald Berry | ||||||
| Ken Boehme | January 29, 1932 | |||||
| Pete Cerick | May 22, 1931 | Washington, DC US | ||||
| Forrest Crawford | ||||||
| Alfred Cunningham | ||||||
| Sam Dixon | R | April 17, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| David Egan | ||||||
| Joe Elble | April 16, 1932 | |||||
| Kenneth Fowler | ||||||
| Ralph Franco | ||||||
| Jim Goergen | December 13, 1932 | |||||
| Jim Harrison | R | January 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Robert Heilman | ||||||
| Harold Hoffman | August 30, 1926 | |||||
| Howard Hunt | December 21, 1930 | |||||
| Emil Jurcic | L | December 8, 1927 | 192 | |||
| Stanley Klemme | ||||||
| Warren Liston | October 31, 1926 | |||||
| Dick Masley | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Fred McCollum | ||||||
| Pete New | L | L | August 29, 1927 | 5'10" | Fort Sill, OK US | |
| Dave Newkirk | R | R | July 13, 1931 | 6'3" | 195 | Blackwell, OK US |
| Mace Pool | L | April 30, 1930 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Ed Raletich | August 28, 1930 | |||||
| Wes Sanders | July 17, 1930 | Ilasco, MO US | ||||
| Merrill Schelich | R | December 15, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Schreier | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Seary | ||||||
| Wallace Sparks | ||||||
| Chester Stranczek | R | R | November 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Floyd Temple | February 3, 1926 | Coffeyville, KS US | ||||
| Joe Tessier | June 13, 1934 | |||||
| Ralph Tielsch | June 27, 1931 | |||||
| Vito Valenzano | ||||||
| Joe Vilk | L | R | 5'11" | 150 | ||
| Paul Weeks | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Joe Zavattaro | R | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
