1951 Kingsport Cherokees Roster
Team Record: 85-44
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Jack Crosswhite (85-44)
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 65,646, Avg. 1,018
Playoffs - Kingsport Cherokees 2 games, Elizabethton Phils 0
Finals - Kingsport Cherokees 3 games, Bluefield Blue-Grays 2
The Kingsport Cherokees of the Appalachian League ended the 1951 season with a record of 85 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Cherokees led the league with 884 runs, sparked by 97 home runs. Kingsport yielded 615 runs, fewest in the league. Muscle Shoals paced all regular batters by connecting at a .383 clip. George James earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Ned Jilton, too added 15 or more wins, too George James recorded a 1.91 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Jack Crosswhite served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Anderson | ||||||
| William Baldwin | ||||||
| Raymond Blackwell | ||||||
| Don Blair | ||||||
| Buster Brown | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Sonny Calacurcio | July 10, 1931 | Rockford, IL US | ||||
| Ralph Carrier | R | R | August 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 162 | Johnson City, TN US |
| Harry Clappison | ||||||
| Al Corum | September 14, 1931 | |||||
| Dave Ellison | L | February 17, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Calera, AL US | |
| Bruce Forrester | ||||||
| Allen Frith | ||||||
| Hugh Hamil | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| George Howard | ||||||
| George James | ||||||
| Ned Jilton | L | L | July 3, 1926 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Powell King | ||||||
| William Miles | ||||||
| Don Murphy | ||||||
| Paul Musselman | January 9, 1926 | |||||
| Willis Oakes | December 11, 1928 | |||||
| Gene Reynolds | January 21, 1927 | |||||
| Gyles Russell | R | May 16, 1913 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| William Saber | ||||||
| Muscle Shoals | L | October 3, 1916 | 5'11" | 210 | ||
| George Silliman | R | R | July 19, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Frederick Stockwell | ||||||
| Robert Tranbarger | ||||||
| James Watkins | February 28, 1928 | 192 | ||||
| Bob Westfall | R | R | April 19, 1922 | 5'10" | 180 | Wheeling, WV US |
| Richard Westfall | ||||||
| Robert Williamson | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Claude Wright | R | August 14, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| George Wright | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Thomas Zayas | ||||||
| James Zimmerman |
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.
