1951 Salisbury Athletics Roster
Team Record: 33-102
Finished 8th in the ISL
Manager: John Griffiths (33-102)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Salisbury, Maryland
Ballpark: Memorial Field
Attendance: 22,528, Avg. 334
The Salisbury Athletics of the Inter-State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 33 wins and 102 losses, finishing eighth in the ISL.
The Athletics scored 454 runs and yielded 786 runs, most in the circuit. Bill Stewart led Salisbury with 13 home runs Silvio DiMenna accounted for 67 RBI. Bill Stewart paced all regular batters by connecting at a .265 clip. Bob Zick topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.53 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Bob Zick and Bill Stewart both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
John Griffiths served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bassler | R | R | October 12, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Blair | ||||||
| Leonard Bock | R | September 14, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Wrightsville, PA US | |
| Brown | ||||||
| Bob Bubeck | L | R | September 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Roslyn, PA US |
| John Burnham | R | September 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 150 | ||
| William Carr | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Costello | ||||||
| Paul Demont | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Silvio DiMenna | L | September 27, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Enid Drake | L | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Merle Gunnet | R | R | October 20, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Stoverstown, PA US |
| Gene Handsberry | March 31, 1929 | |||||
| Itkin | ||||||
| Elton Jackson | R | 5'11" | 150 | |||
| John Kachilla | February 6, 1925 | Cambridge, OH US | ||||
| Harry Kallas | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Rudy Karson | R | April 6, 1929 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jack Kelly | R | May 4, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Woodside, NY US | |
| Harry Lashutka | June 4, 1927 | |||||
| Leser | ||||||
| John Lucosky | ||||||
| Frank Major | R | R | March 25, 1929 | 5'7" | 152 | |
| Mays | ||||||
| John Merget | R | R | 6'5" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Minton | S | R | April 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | West Union, OH US |
| Charles Monte | ||||||
| Tom Nagle | R | R | March 27, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Parness | ||||||
| Randy Phillips | November 16, 1926 | |||||
| Dick Schoonover | R | R | October 19, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Raymond Shiffner | R | 6'5" | 185 | |||
| Sprague | ||||||
| Stevens | ||||||
| Bill Stewart | R | R | April 12, 1928 | 5'11" | 200 | Bay City, MI US |
| Sybert | ||||||
| Thomas Williams | Camden, NJ US | |||||
| Bob Zick | L | R | April 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 168 | Chicago, IL US |
| Eugene Zubrinski | L | April 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 |
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.
