1951 St. Joseph Cardinals Roster
Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 69-51
Finished 3rd in the WA
Manager: Gene Corbett (69-51)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 47,133, Avg. 786
1951 St. Joseph Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 69-51
Finished 3rd in the WA
Manager: Gene Corbett (69-51)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 47,133, Avg. 786
The St. Joseph Cardinals of the Western Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 69 wins and 51 losses, finishing third in the WA.
The Cardinals tallied 729 runs and allowed 670 runs. Gene Barth led batters with significant playing time with a .311 average. Walter Montgomery topped St. Joseph with 16 wins, while Ted Beck earned a 3.29 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Eddie Phillips played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the St. Joseph Cardinals to do so.
Gene Corbett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Barth | R | February 1, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Ted Beck | R | R | June 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Jim Belz | L | January 15, 1930 | 5'10" | |||
| Floyd Brower | R | R | September 19, 1932 | 6'3" | 200 | Riverside, CA US |
| Edwin Burke | ||||||
| Ken Combs | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Vernon Cray | R | R | August 5, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Jay Drake | R | March 1, 1930 | 5'9" | 185 | Humboldt, KS US | |
| Al Grandcolas | R | R | December 14, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Belleville, IL US |
| Edward Hilton | ||||||
| Chuck Hollingsworth | R | R | July 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | St. Joseph, MO US |
| William Johnson | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Julian Joyner | R | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Al Kulig | R | R | March 29, 1923 | 6'2" | 186 | Whitehall, WI US |
| William Looney | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Walter Montgomery | R | L | July 25, 1930 | 5'10" | 187 | Leavenworth, KS US |
| Bob Moscrey | L | R | December 9, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bob Murphy | R | August 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Danny Pavone | R | June 18, 1930 | 5'8" | 170 | Queens, NY US | |
| Eddie Phillips | S | R | July 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Robert Rooney | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| George Scott | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ed Winnick | R | R | March 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 |
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.
