1951 Lafayette Bulls Roster
Evangeline League (EL) - Class: C
Team Record: 60-80
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Rudolph Briner (60-80)
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Ballpark: Braham Stadium
Attendance: 46,782, Avg. 668
1951 Lafayette Bulls StatisticsTeam Record: 60-80
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Rudolph Briner (60-80)
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Ballpark: Braham Stadium
Attendance: 46,782, Avg. 668
The Lafayette Bulls of the Evangeline League ended the 1951 season with a record of 60 wins and 80 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.
The Bulls scored 733 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 885 runs. Septine Baron led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .334. Jose Fernandez topped Lafayette with 14 wins and a team-best 3.39 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Rudolph Briner served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. A. Ackoury | R | R | February 25, 1929 | |||
| Septine Baron | R | R | June 19, 1926 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Roland Bedrow | L | R | ||||
| Rudy Belakovy | L | L | July 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 179 | |
| Joe Bodner | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
| Dalton Boyd | L | L | May 20, 1922 | |||
| Rudolph Briner | R | R | July 18, 1917 | 5'10" | 200 | |
| Cassius Clay | R | R | March 2, 1929 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Kermit Couvillion | L | L | ||||
| Gene Crenshaw | R | R | ||||
| Edward Fasiska | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jose Fernandez | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Guy Funk | L | R | ||||
| Joseph Grasso | R | R | February 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| John Gregg | L | L | ||||
| Thomas Guinn | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Pete Hall | R | R | ||||
| William Herlinger | R | R | ||||
| George John | R | R | ||||
| Denton Johnson | R | R | ||||
| Edwin Knight | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Nat Love | R | R | November 18, 1915 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Mike Lyle | ||||||
| Albert Moore | ||||||
| Adam Morvant | ||||||
| Norman O'Nan | February 2, 1927 | |||||
| Al Rescigno | ||||||
| J. B. Richard | R | R | January 10, 1920 | 5'10" | 160 | Scott, LA US |
| Raymond Sowins | L | October 20, 1924 | 5'8" | 190 | ||
| Tom Spears | R | R | May 11, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | Greenbrier, AR US |
| William Thomas | R | R | January 9, 1905 | 5'11" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Gary Tuggle | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Bill Turk | R | June 2, 1923 | 5'6" | 165 | , OH US | |
| Joe Turk | R | R | September 30, 1922 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Eddie Zabek | R | March 31, 1926 | 5'11" | 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.
