1951 Sherbrooke Athletics Roster
Team Record: 73-50
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Roland Gladu (73-50)
Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Sherbrooke Ball Park
Attendance: 100,933, Avg. 1,641
Playoffs - Sherbrooke Athletics 4 games, Drummondville Cubs 2
Finals - Sherbrooke Athletics 4 games, Quebec Braves 1
The Sherbrooke Athletics of the Provincial League ended the 1951 season with a record of 73 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Athletics led the league with 681 runs, sparked by 97 home runs. Sherbrooke surrendered 593 runs. Silvio García paced hitters with significant playing time with a .346 average. Lou Shapiro topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.48 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Silvio García, Pedro Pagés, Claro Duany, Pedro Ballester, William Metzig, Armando Roche, Terris McDuffie, Ray Brown and Roland Gladu were all players from the 1951 Sherbrooke Athletics who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Roland Gladu served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ballester | R | R | October 23, 1924 | 5'8" | 160 | Cidra Cardmeas, Matanzas CU |
| Ray Brown | S | R | February 23, 1908 | 6'1" | 195 | Alger, OH US |
| Claro Duany | L | L | August 12, 1917 | 6'2" | 215 | Caibarien, CU |
| Edward Flanagan | R | R | November 6, 1923 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Silvio García | R | R | October 11, 1913 | 6'0" | 195 | Limonar, CU |
| Roland Gladu | L | R | May 10, 1911 | 5'8" | 185 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Hiram Gonzalez | L | L | October 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Norman Gosselin | R | R | August 4, 1924 | 5'8" | 170 | Chicopee, MA US |
| Jacques Jeanneau | L | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Otto Kossuth | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Manuel Mantaras | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Earl McDonald | ||||||
| Terris McDuffie | R | R | July 22, 1908 | 6'1" | 195 | Birmingham, AL US |
| William Metzig | R | R | December 4, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Fort Dodge, IA US |
| Pedro Pagés | S | L | February 23, 1914 | 5'9" | 180 | Matanzas, CU |
| Frank Parker | June 30, 1919 | |||||
| Lauro Pascual | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Jose Piloto | R | , CU | ||||
| Armando Roche | R | R | December 7, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Pat Rooney | L | L | November 15, 1922 | 5'10" | 185 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Gary Rutkay | R | November 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Lou Shapiro | R | R | June 26, 1915 | 6'0" | 175 | Springfield, MA 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.
