1951 Orlando Senators Roster
Team Record: 81-59
Finished 2nd in the FSL
Manager: Ed Levy (81-59)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 43,205, Avg. 617
Playoffs - Orlando Senators 4 games, Palatka Azaleas 2
Finals - DeLand Red Hats 4 games, Orlando Senators 1
The Orlando Senators of the Florida State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 81 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the FSL.
The Senators scored 712 runs and yielded 636 runs. Ernie Oravetz led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .364. Albert Onuliak topped Orlando with 16 wins, while Mike Dayne, too added 15 or more wins, too Robert Urban recorded a 3.23 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1951 Orlando Senators who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ed Levy, Ernie Oravetz and Lyle Luttrell.
Ed Levy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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James Callaghan | R | R | May 11, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Franklin Cooper | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Dean Currier | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
Mike Dayne | L | L | January 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Kelstern, SK CA |
Dave Drapp | L | R | October 16, 1932 | 5'7" | 160 | |
Don Ford | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Joseph Hannon | ||||||
Ed Levy | R | R | October 28, 1916 | 6'5" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
Lyle Luttrell | R | R | February 22, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Bloomington, IL US |
Emil Marino | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
Anthony Mirande | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Albert Onuliak | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Ernie Oravetz | S | L | January 24, 1932 | 5'4" | 145 | Johnstown, PA US |
Bill Phillips | R | R | December 3, 1918 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Ted Rosa | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
George Shores | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
John Sweet | ||||||
John Tennant | March 8, 1929 | |||||
Robert Urban | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
Stanley Zedalis | R | R | March 19, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | Freeland, PA US |
Vincent Zingone |
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.