1951 Lincoln Athletics Roster
Team Record: 57-93
Finished 8th in the WL
Manager: Frank Skaff (57-93)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Ballpark: Sherman Field
Attendance: 37,123, Avg. 495
The Lincoln Athletics of the Western League ended the 1951 season with a record of 57 wins and 93 losses, finishing eighth in the WL.
The Athletics scored 642 runs and allowed 910 runs. Tom Kirk topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .280 clip. Dutch Romberger led Lincoln with 14 wins and a team-best 3.85 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Dutch Romberger, Tom Hamilton, Arnie Portocarrero, Tom Kirk, Cy Buker, Spider Wilhelm, Tex Hoyle and Billy Shantz were all players from the 1951 Lincoln Athletics who played in the Majors during their careers.
Frank Skaff served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bell | R | R | May 2, 1928 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Ed Boehm | L | L | April 28, 1923 | 6'2" | 182 | Methuen, MA US |
| Mason Bowes | R | L | August 12, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Roxboro, NC US |
| Cy Buker | L | R | February 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Greenwood, WI US |
| Albert Busa | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Elwood Carey | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Bob Gardner | R | August 22, 1922 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Gifford | R | R | February 18, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Vince Gohl | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Tom Hamilton | L | R | September 29, 1925 | 6'4" | 213 | Altoona, KS US |
| Tex Hoyle | R | R | July 17, 1921 | 6'4" | 170 | Carbondale, PA US |
| Willard Johnson | L | June 24, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Richard Kirk | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Tom Kirk | L | L | September 27, 1927 | 5'10" | 182 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Norman Kramer | R | R | December 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 170 | Tell City, IN US |
| John Magliolo | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Arnie Portocarrero | R | R | July 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 196 | New York, NY US |
| Dutch Romberger | R | R | May 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Klingerstown, PA US |
| Billy Shantz | R | R | July 31, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Pottstown, PA US |
| Robert Stewart | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Donald Taylor | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Spider Wilhelm | R | R | May 23, 1929 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Bob Williams | R | June 23, 1929 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| John Wisniewski | R | September 27, 1926 | 5'9" | 168 | Audenried, PA 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.
