1951 Tulsa Oilers Roster
Team Record: 67-94
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Al Vincent (67-94)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 147,907, Avg. 1,837
The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League ended the 1951 season with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses, finishing seventh in the TL.
The Oilers scored 643 runs and gave up 699 runs. Fletcher Robbe paced hitters with significant playing time with a .297 average. Joe Nuxhall topped Tulsa with 13 wins, while Bob Curley recorded a 3.1 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1951 Tulsa Oilers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bob Nieman, Ted Tappe, Buddy Lively, Tommy Reis, Roy Zimmerman, Dewey Williams, Ralph LaPointe, Bob Hazle, Jim Kirby, Jim Blackburn, Johnny Temple, Dave Jolly, Alex Grammas, Joe Nuxhall, Jay Avrea and Ken Polivka.
Al Vincent served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Avrea | R | R | July 6, 1920 | 6'1" | 175 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Gerald Blackburn | R | L | May 18, 1930 | 5'11" | 215 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| Jim Blackburn | R | R | June 19, 1924 | 6'4" | 175 | Warsaw, KY US |
| Alfred Boresh | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| John Brechin | R | R | September 5, 1930 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Rusty Burns | R | June 17, 1918 | 6'2" | 200 | Independence, KS US | |
| Bob Curley | R | R | September 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Covington, KY US |
| Harry Donabedian | R | January 9, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Don Eggert | R | R | August 2, 1928 | 6'0" | 177 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Ralph Erwin | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Elbie Flint | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Alex Grammas | R | R | April 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Bob Hazle | L | R | December 9, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Laurens, SC US |
| Dewey Jacobs | June 26, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| Everett Johnson | R | October 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Onalaska, WI US | |
| Dave Jolly | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'0" | 160 | Stony Point, NC US |
| Jim Kirby | R | R | May 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ralph LaPointe | R | R | January 8, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Winooski, VT US |
| Buddy Lively | R | R | February 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Kenneth Mapes | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Bob Nieman | R | R | January 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joe Nuxhall | L | L | July 30, 1928 | 6'3" | 195 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Vernon Petty | R | April 12, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Gastonia, NC US | |
| Ken Polivka | L | L | January 21, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Tommy Reis | R | R | August 6, 1914 | 6'2" | 180 | Newport, KY US |
| Fletcher Robbe | L | R | March 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Robert Sanders | R | R | August 16, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| John Stewart | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Ted Tappe | L | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
| Johnny Temple | R | R | August 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | Lexington, NC US |
| Al Vincent | R | R | December 23, 1906 | 5'9" | 170 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Jack Walters | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Dewey Williams | R | R | February 5, 1916 | 6'0" | 160 | Durham, NC US |
| Bobby Wilson | R | January 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 170 | Piedmont, AL US | |
| Walter Wrona | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Clarence Zieser | R | R | August 21, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Belle Plaine, IA US |
| Roy Zimmerman | L | L | September 13, 1913 | 6'2" | 187 | Pine Grove, PA 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.
