1951 Ogden Reds Roster
Team Record: 78-61
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Butch Scheffel (78-61)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Ogden, Utah
Ballpark: John Affleck Park
Attendance: 62,211, Avg. 895
Playoffs - Twin Falls Cowboys 2 games, Ogden Reds 1
The Ogden Reds of the Pioneer League ended the 1951 season with a record of 78 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the PL.
The Reds paced the league with 895 runs. Ogden surrendered 783 runs. Herb Harlow led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .306 average. Herschel Hisle topped the squad with 12 wins, while Don Gross earned a 1.11 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1951 Ogden Reds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Maurice Fisher, Dutch Dotterer and Don Gross.
Butch Scheffel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Amato | R | R | 6'3" | 220 | ||
| William Bowman | R | R | November 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Thomas Bransfield | ||||||
| Robert Crook | R | R | 6'2" | 225 | ||
| Mickey Crossin | R | R | September 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 193 | New Orleans, LA US |
| William Deddens | ||||||
| Dutch Dotterer | R | R | November 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 209 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Eugene Emsweller | July 17, 1927 | |||||
| Maurice Fisher | R | R | February 16, 1931 | 6'5" | 210 | Uniondale, IN US |
| Grover Frisbee | L | L | December 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Edward Gibson | L | February 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 179 | ||
| Don Gross | L | L | June 30, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Weidman, MI US |
| Robert Guth | L | R | February 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Herb Harlow | R | R | October 4, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Spokane, WA US |
| Ronald Harrison | R | 6'1" | 184 | |||
| Herschel Hisle | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Don Jostworth | R | May 24, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Jacob Junta | R | R | July 26, 1931 | 6'6" | 180 | Midland Park, NJ US |
| Joseph Lamb | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Henry Liner | ||||||
| Angelo Mansueti | R | R | 5'7" | 180 | ||
| Charles Messina | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Howard Padgett | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| James Petersen | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Jimmy Sady | R | April 29, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Butch Scheffel | R | May 17, 1919 | 5'11" | 189 | ||
| Andrew Tranavitch | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Al Venditto | R | December 26, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 |
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.
