1951 Sioux City Soos Roster
Team Record: 77-71
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: Chick Genovese (77-71)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 104,247, Avg. 1,409
Playoffs - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Omaha Cardinals 1
Finals - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Denver Bears 1
The Sioux City Soos of the Western League ended the 1951 season with a record of 77 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the WL.
The Soos plated 736 runs and surrendered 764 runs. Mike Colombo led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .303. Mario Picone topped Sioux City with 15 wins, while Bob Giddings recorded a 3.38 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Eddie Bressoud, Marv Blaylock, Mario Picone, Ron Samford, Gail Henley, Rinty Monahan, Cy Buker and Hal Toenes were all players from the 1951 Sioux City Soos who played in the Majors during their careers.
Chick Genovese served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jack Bell | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
Ray Berns | L | June 7, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
William Biddle | R | April 17, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Marv Blaylock | L | L | September 30, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | Fort Smith, AR US |
Richard Bornholdt | L | 6'0" | 195 | |||
Eddie Bressoud | R | R | May 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Sam Brewer | R | R | April 17, 1924 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Cy Buker | L | R | February 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | Greenwood, WI US |
Mike Colombo | R | R | October 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Gip Dickens | R | R | February 5, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Bob Easterbrook | L | October 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
Leonard Fassler | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Bob Giddings | L | R | December 23, 1926 | 6'1" | 150 | Pontiac, MI US |
Gail Henley | L | R | October 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 180 | Wichita, KS US |
Amado Ibanez | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Joseph Konitzki | R | December 24, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Sid Langston | L | R | April 3, 1928 | 6'3" | 195 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
Rinty Monahan | R | R | April 28, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Robert Myers | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Mario Picone | R | R | July 5, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Robert Reid | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
Ron Samford | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 5'11" | 156 | Dallas, TX US |
David Sayers | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Hal Toenes | R | R | October 8, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Mobile, AL US |
John Uber | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
Charles Weymann | R | 6'1" | 190 |
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.