1951 Kingston Ponies Roster
Team Record: 38-25
Finished 1st in the BL
Manager: Barney Hearn (38-25)
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Megaffin Stadium
Attendance: 13,862, Avg. 440
The Kingston Ponies of the Border League ended the 1951 season with a record of 38 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the BL.
The Ponies plated 399 runs, tops in the circuit. Kingston conceded 347 runs. Earl Edwards led batters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Gideon Applegate topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.85 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Gideon Applegate played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Kingston Ponies to do so.
Barney Hearn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Akens | ||||||
| Gideon Applegate | R | R | December 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Pedro Arroyo | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Charles Borden | ||||||
| Ed Calderone | R | August 15, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Russ Chapman | June 8, 1926 | |||||
| Buddy Dashiell | R | August 15, 1926 | Salisbury, MD US | |||
| Joseph Delock | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Duncan Donald | ||||||
| Earl Edwards | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Barney Hearn | L | October 13, 1912 | 5'11" | 198 | ||
| Billy Long | R | June 17, 1917 | 5'8" | 152 | ||
| Mario Mauriello | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| Robert McLean | R | August 5, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Feasterville, PA US | |
| William Meara | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Wallace Mitchell | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Morales | ||||||
| Billy Niepoetter | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Jack Page | L | L | December 1, 1929 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Harvey Peterson | R | R | July 30, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Harry Pilarski | R | R | September 21, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| German Pizarro | R | R | May 28, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Paul Porubski | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Robert Pray | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| William Reardon | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Russell Royster | ||||||
| Jim Schindler | R | January 29, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Wilfrid Sirois | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Edward Sokosky | R | R | July 18, 1927 | 5'9" | 200 | |
| Rene Valois | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Robert Vorell | L | September 22, 1922 | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Len Zanke | R | May 20, 1919 | 5'10" | 175 | Glastonbury, CT US |
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.
