1951 Rome Colonels Roster
Team Record: 46-71
Finished 5th in the CCL
Manager: Buck Etchison (46-71)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Rome, New York
Ballpark: Colonels Park
Attendance: 23,454, Avg. 401
The Rome Colonels of the Canadian-American League ended the 1951 season with a record of 46 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the CCL.
The Colonels scored 575 runs and surrendered 643 runs. Forrest Samson paced Rome with 14 home runs Buck Etchison drove in 65 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .275 average. Sal Arduini led the squad with 13 wins, while Bennie Kiburis registered a 3.62 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Buck Etchison and Eric MacKenzie both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Buck Etchison served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Arduini | R | R | August 30, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | Jersey Shore, PA US |
| David Bash | R | R | June 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Thomas Bransfield | ||||||
| Richard Busby | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Tony Busco | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ollie Byers | R | R | October 24, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Alfred Dinacci | ||||||
| Ron Esrang | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Buck Etchison | L | L | January 27, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Richard Fortune | R | L | January 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | North Tonawanda, NY US |
| Stanley Hancock | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Lou Higgins | R | March 8, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Frank Howlan | R | R | December 15, 1924 | 192 | Amsterdam, NY US | |
| Joseph Juliano | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Bennie Kiburis | R | R | July 23, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Louis Kramberg | ||||||
| Robert Linskey | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Raymond Luckett | December 12, 1931 | |||||
| Ray Lutz | R | L | August 10, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Eric MacKenzie | L | R | August 29, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Glendon, AB CA |
| William McLaren | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| John McLaughlin | ||||||
| James Metcalf | R | 5'11" | 200 | |||
| Robert Miller | ||||||
| Leon Molokie | Elizabeth, NJ US | |||||
| Joseph Niro | L | January 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Joseph Pancoe | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Norman Pollock | ||||||
| William Polubiatka | L | 5'8" | 140 | |||
| Dick Ramsey | R | July 4, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Forrest Samson | L | October 21, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Marion Scott | ||||||
| Artie Siccardi | R | L | January 18, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Paul Simmons | R | November 3, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | Bradenton, FL US | |
| Robert Slayman | ||||||
| James Stevens | R | R | January 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Asheville, NC US |
| Theodore Strozyk | ||||||
| Loren Wade | July 26, 1933 |
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.
