1951 Suffolk Goobers Roster
Team Record: 56-62
Finished 4th in the VL
Manager: Red Treadway (56-62)
Location: Suffolk, Virginia
Ballpark: Peanut Park
Attendance: 26,000, Avg. 441
Playoffs - Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals 4 games, Suffolk Goobers 1
The Suffolk Goobers of the Virginia League ended the 1951 season with a record of 56 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the VL.
The Goobers scored 550 runs and surrendered 574 runs. Buster Kinard led all regular batters by hitting .378. Milton Ralat topped Suffolk with 17 wins, while Charles Bradshaw registered a 3.29 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Red Treadway played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Suffolk Goobers to do so.
Red Treadway served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Barnes | ||||||
| John Bohonko | L | November 6, 1918 | 5'7" | 180 | ||
| Charles Bradshaw | R | R | October 30, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Irving Carn | ||||||
| Nevil Davenport | S | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Carlos Fernandez | ||||||
| Claude Griffin | ||||||
| Joseph Griffin | R | R | August 22, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | Edenton, NC US |
| Joseph Guidice | L | August 10, 1929 | 5'10" | 200 | Boston, MA US | |
| Bill Herman | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Buster Kinard | R | July 30, 1913 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Joe Mills | R | June 24, 1919 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Solomon Mohn | R | 5'11" | 168 | |||
| Herbert Potter | ||||||
| Milton Ralat | R | R | June 18, 1924 | 5'9" | 156 | |
| William Robertson | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Pete Spatafore | R | March 18, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Cohen Tart | ||||||
| Donald Tkacsik | L | L | December 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| Red Treadway | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athalone, NC US |
| Pasquale Vastano | ||||||
| Claude Weaver | R | R | December 4, 1905 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Ramon Xiques | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Harmon Young | R | R | September 30, 1921 | 5'9" | 187 | Dunbar, WV US |
| Raymond Zbiciak | R | R | 6'1" | 172 | ||
| Conrad Zurkowski | L | 5'11" | 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.
