1951 Sweetwater Swatters Roster
Team Record: 46-93
Finished 7th in the LL
Manager: Earl Harriman (0-0), Warren Sliter (0-0), Joe Bratcher (0-0), Julian Morgan (0-0), Julian Pressly (0-0)
Location: Sweetwater, Texas
Ballpark: City Park
Attendance: 32,430, Avg. 467
The Sweetwater Swatters of the Longhorn League ended the 1951 season with a record of 46 wins and 93 losses, finishing seventh in the LL.
The Swatters scored 764 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 1045 runs. Kenneth Funk led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .339 clip. Jesus Torres topped Sweetwater with 16 wins and a team-best 4.64 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers. Earl Harriman, Warren Sliter, Joe Bratcher, Julian Morgan and Julian Pressly served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Abbott | L | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Ervin Armin | August 20, 1928 | |||||
| Harold Bart | ||||||
| Bossenelli | ||||||
| Robert Brasier | ||||||
| Hubert Brooks | R | R | April 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Pete Carmona | R | R | October 28, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Tony Falcinelli | January 22, 1911 | Helena, AR US | ||||
| Earl Finley | R | R | May 16, 1930 | 6'0" | 167 | |
| Kenneth Funk | ||||||
| Howard Garza | ||||||
| Jennings Gibbs | June 15, 1921 | Shreveport, LA US | ||||
| Louis Gonzales | ||||||
| Johnny Graham | ||||||
| Walter Graham | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Guillermo Grajeda | R | R | February 10, 1925 | 5'7" | 160 | Alamos, Sonora MX |
| John Grove | January 31, 1927 | |||||
| Carlos Guerra | ||||||
| Thomas Guinn | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ben Hale | R | 6'0" | 178 | |||
| Luther Harper | ||||||
| Earl Harriman | R | February 28, 1918 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Bob Hearn | ||||||
| Charles Herring | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Merlin Hubbard | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Manuel Lozano | R | August 29, 1923 | 5'6" | 160 | ||
| Duff McClish | June 15, 1931 | 193 | ||||
| Bill McCloskey | R | November 2, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Beverly, NJ US | |
| Durwood McGaha | ||||||
| Julian Morgan | R | December 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Paul Ortosky | L | May 26, 1929 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Jorge Piloto | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Curt Prediger | L | R | February 18, 1926 | 5'10" | 177 | |
| Julian Pressly | R | January 18, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Queseda | ||||||
| Jasper Rigsby | ||||||
| Rios | ||||||
| Jose Rios | ||||||
| Ernest Sadler | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Armando Sanchez | R | April 30, 1933 | 5'7" | 175 | ||
| Lewis Saum | R | R | December 19, 1933 | 6'3" | 189 | |
| Terry Scalzitti | January 7, 1931 | |||||
| Warren Sliter | R | May 21, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Royce Thiebaud | ||||||
| Jesus Torres | R | R | 5'6" | 162 | ||
| Paul Walker | ||||||
| Jesus Zavala | R | R | January 20, 1929 | 5'8" | 176 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
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.
