1951 Marion Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 91-37
Finished 1st in the OOL
Manager: Elmer Yoter (91-37)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Marion, Ohio
Ballpark: Lincoln Park
Attendance: 24,710, Avg. 386
Playoffs - Marion Red Sox 4 games, Springfield Giants 0
The Marion Red Sox of the Ohio-Indiana League ended the 1951 season with a record of 91 wins and 37 losses, finishing first in the OOL.
The Red Sox scored 970 runs, best in the league. Marion conceded 688 runs. Marvin Stendel paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .369. Ricky Tarys topped the squad with 22 wins, while Dick Brodowski also added 15 or more wins also John Wall earned a 2.45 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1951 Marion Red Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ed Sadowski, Al Schroll and Dick Brodowski.
Elmer Yoter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Andrews | R | June 5, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Donald Borger | L | March 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | Freeburg, IL US | |
| Dick Brodowski | R | R | July 26, 1932 | 6'1" | 182 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Edward Cahill | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Herman Duman | ||||||
| James Evanik | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Al Janszen | R | R | January 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Dick Klingman | R | R | March 8, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Joseph LaMonica | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Ed Lavene | R | August 6, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Mobile, AL US | |
| John Liprando | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Robert Penny | R | R | September 4, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| George Radick | ||||||
| Phil Renzi | R | May 24, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Max Ross | R | June 14, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Ed Sadowski | R | R | January 19, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bernard Satchik | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Al Schroll | R | R | March 22, 1932 | 6'2" | 210 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Peter Scott | ||||||
| Marvin Stendel | R | September 8, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Ricky Tarys | L | L | April 29, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Carmine Vinci | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| John Wall | R | R | March 10, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Bruce Weaver | L | L | January 22, 1933 | 6'4" | 205 | Reading, PA US |
| John Zavada | L | L | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| William Zonner | R | R | July 22, 1933 | 6'6" | 214 |
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.
