1951 Ottawa Giants Roster
International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 62-88
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Hugh Poland (62-88)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Lansdowne Park, Decasse Park
Attendance: 117,411, Avg. 1,565
1951 Ottawa Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 62-88
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Hugh Poland (62-88)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ballpark: Lansdowne Park, Decasse Park
Attendance: 117,411, Avg. 1,565
The Ottawa Giants of the International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 62 wins and 88 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.
Hugh Poland served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bamberger | R | R | August 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Johnny Barrett | L | L | December 18, 1915 | 5'10" | 170 | Lowell, MA US |
| Charlie Bishop | R | R | January 1, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Marv Blaylock | L | L | September 30, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | Fort Smith, AR US |
| Roger Bowman | R | L | August 18, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Amsterdam, NY US |
| Pete Burnside | R | L | July 2, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Evanston, IL US |
| Lorenzo Cabrera | L | L | April 30, 1920 | 6'1" | 210 | Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos CU |
| Al Corwin | R | R | December 3, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | Newburgh, NY US |
| Walter Cox | L | R | July 8, 1925 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Lorenzo Davis | R | R | July 3, 1917 | 6'3" | 188 | Piper, AL US |
| Chuck Eisenmann | L | R | October 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 186 | Hawthorne, WI US |
| Jerry Fahr | R | R | December 9, 1924 | 6'5" | 185 | Marmaduke, AR US |
| Frank Fanovich | L | L | January 11, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Billy Gardner | R | R | July 19, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Waterford, CT US |
| Harvey Gentry | L | R | May 27, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Fred Gerken | S | April 20, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Red Hardy | R | R | January 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Marmarth, ND US |
| George Heller | L | L | July 27, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Honesdale, PA US |
| Bobby Hofman | R | R | October 5, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ziggy Jasinski | R | R | December 3, 1925 | 5'9" | 164 | Maspeth, NY US |
| Milt Joffe | R | R | February 5, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Stan Jok | R | R | May 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Peter Karpuk | R | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Alex Konikowski | R | R | June 8, 1928 | 6'1" | 187 | Throop, PA US |
| Dick Libby | L | L | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Bridgton, ME US |
| Raul Lopez | L | L | April 15, 1923 | 5'11" | 154 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Paul Mauldin | L | May 4, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Dutch Mele | L | L | January 11, 1915 | 6'0" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| John Metkovich | R | R | October 4, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| William Metzig | R | R | December 4, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Fort Dodge, IA US |
| Harry Nicholas | R | R | September 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Valley Stream, NY US |
| Hugh Oser | R | R | October 22, 1928 | 6'4" | 158 | |
| Edward Sokol | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Andy Tomasic | R | R | December 10, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Hokendauqua, PA US |
| Pat Tomkinson | R | January 20, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Mike Vukmire | R | January 2, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Neal Watlington | L | R | December 25, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | Yanceyville, NC US |
| Artie Wilson | L | R | October 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 162 | Jefferson County, AL US |
| Ed Wright | R | R | May 15, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Dyersburg, TN 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.
