1951 Shreveport Sports Roster
Team Record: 63-98
Finished 8th in the TL
Manager: Salty Parker (63-98)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 76,073, Avg. 945
The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1951 season with a record of 63 wins and 98 losses, finishing eighth in the TL.
The Sports scored 615 runs and yielded 785 runs, most in the circuit. Grant Dunlap led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .324 clip. Jim Willis and Hugh Sooter topped Shreveport with 15 wins each, while Hugh Sooter recorded a 2.86 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1951 Shreveport Sports who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Henry, Joe Szekely, Grant Dunlap, Billy Muffett, Harry Elliott, Jackie Sullivan, Jim Willis, Chico García, Bill Tremel and Bobby Wilkins.
Salty Parker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Auman | R | R | August 5, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | West End, NC US |
| Robert Belford | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Frank Benites | R | February 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Thaddeus Bosiack | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| Bill Boyce | R | R | February 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Brighton, MA US |
| Robert Brake | R | R | February 26, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| George Brown | L | R | July 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Greenville, SC US |
| Joe Budny | R | R | March 14, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Junior Bunch | L | L | April 2, 1926 | 6'0" | 155 | |
| Jim Burns | R | R | December 9, 1923 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Clifford Coggin | R | R | November 3, 1924 | 6'0" | 199 | Athens, Alaskan Terr US |
| Grant Dunlap | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'2" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
| Harry Elliott | R | R | December 30, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| William Evans | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Chico García | R | R | December 24, 1924 | 5'8" | 170 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Michael Hafenecker | R | September 19, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Fred Harrington | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Monroe, NC US | |
| Bill Henry | L | L | October 15, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | Alice, TX US |
| J. W. Jones | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Al Kubski | R | May 20, 1916 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Ronald Lurk | L | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Milton Marshall | L | 6'2" | 205 | |||
| Alton McAfee | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Cliff McClain | L | R | July 3, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Del Rey, CA US |
| Leonard Morrison | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Billy Muffett | R | R | September 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 198 | Hammond, IN US |
| Robert Nelson | L | April 20, 1928 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Joe Payne | R | R | December 30, 1925 | 6'0" | 165 | Dallas, TX US |
| Vernon Petty | R | April 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Gastonia, NC US | |
| Albert Point | L | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Gale Pringle | R | R | January 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 180 | Hollis, OK US |
| Hugh Sooter | R | R | May 30, 1927 | 5'9" | 174 | |
| Donald Striegel | L | L | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Jackie Sullivan | R | R | February 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | Princeton, TX US |
| Joe Szekely | R | R | February 2, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Bill Tremel | R | R | July 4, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | Lilly, PA US |
| Bobby Wilkins | R | R | August 11, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Denton, NC US |
| Jim Willis | L | R | March 20, 1927 | 6'3" | 175 | Doyline, LA US |
| Neb Wilson | R | R | October 11, 1922 | 6'1" | 205 | East Spencer, NC 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.
