1951 New Iberia Pelicans Roster
Team Record: 76-64
Finished 2nd in the EL
Manager: Randy Heflin (76-64)
Location: New Iberia, Louisiana
Ballpark: Rebel Park
Attendance: 105,077, Avg. 1,501
Playoffs - Hammond Berries 4 games, New Iberia Pelicans 3
The New Iberia Pelicans of the Evangeline League ended the 1951 season with a record of 76 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the EL.
The Pelicans plated 828 runs and yielded 755 runs. John Millard led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .315 clip. Coy Taylor topped New Iberia with 20 wins, while William Beriner registered a 2.72 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Randy Heflin played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the New Iberia Pelicans to do so.
Randy Heflin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Balzli | R | R | ||||
| William Beriner | R | R | ||||
| Earl Bossenberry | S | L | January 5, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Joe Braganca | R | R | August 8, 1930 | 5'10" | 164 | |
| George Crowson | R | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Richard D'Amura | R | R | ||||
| Nick Dardes | R | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Paul Doughty | R | R | July 5, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Bangor, ME US |
| James Drake | L | November 29, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | Jacksonville, FL US | |
| Benny Fasano | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Fleming Flott | R | L | June 25, 1927 | Chicago, IL US | ||
| John Gaylord | R | R | ||||
| John Gerace | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| James Griffey | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Randy Heflin | L | R | September 11, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Fredericksburg, VA US |
| Wallace Katz | R | R | August 2, 1931 | |||
| Walter Kloss | R | R | ||||
| Ray Lamoreaux | R | R | ||||
| Marvin Lane | R | R | 193 | |||
| Remy LeBlanc | R | R | March 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | New Iberia, LA US |
| John Millard | R | 5'11" | 167 | |||
| John Musumeci | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Al Schendler | ||||||
| Walter Stevens | L | L | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Coy Taylor | R | R | June 9, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Robert Thompson | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Pasquale Vastano | ||||||
| Lloyd Wilcox | February 16, 1928 | 192 | Hyannis, MA US | |||
| Glenn Zimmerman | L | May 25, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Lowell Zook | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| William Zupnik | R | R | 5'8" | 170 |
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.
