1951 Victoria Athletics Roster
Team Record: 62-83
Finished 7th in the WIL
Manager: Dick Barrett (0-0), Bobby Sturgeon (0-0)
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Ballpark: Royal Athletic Park
Attendance: 69,850, Avg. 963
The Victoria Athletics of the Western International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 62 wins and 83 losses, finishing seventh in the WIL.
The Athletics scored 682 runs and surrendered 803 runs. William White led Victoria with 12 home runs and drove in 104 runs. Don Pries topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .322 clip. Jim Hedgecock paced the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.98 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1951 Victoria Athletics who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bobby Sturgeon, Jim Clark and Dick Barrett.
Dick Barrett and Bobby Sturgeon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barrett | R | R | September 28, 1906 | 5'9" | 175 | Montoursville, PA US |
| Dick Bartle | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Johnny Brkich | R | L | November 24, 1932 | 6'3" | 190 | Luscar, AB CA |
| Rocco Cardinale | R | R | June 16, 1927 | 5'11" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jim Clark | R | R | September 21, 1927 | 5'9" | 150 | Baggaley, PA US |
| Marv Diercks | R | R | August 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | Milwaukie, OR US |
| William Dunn | R | R | September 24, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Gene Gaviglio | R | April 29, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Jim Hedgecock | L | L | July 2, 1921 | 6'0" | 175 | Pueblo, CO US |
| Harold Jackson | L | January 12, 1925 | 6'3" | 180 | Middletown, OH US | |
| Benjamin Jeffey | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ben Lorino | L | L | May 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Trinidad, CO US |
| Mark Marcucci | R | R | June 5, 1922 | 5'8" | 200 | Bozzano, IT |
| John Marshall | R | R | February 24, 1923 | 6'2" | 200 | Bellingham, WA US |
| Milt Martin | R | R | April 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Warren Noyes | R | R | September 1, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Thomas O'Laughlin | R | January 3, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| William Osborn | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| William Paine | L | L | October 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Don Pries | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Jim Propst | L | L | August 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 155 | Kansas City, KS US |
| James Robinson | L | August 23, 1922 | 5'9" | 173 | ||
| Ron Smith | L | R | June 16, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | Etna, WA US |
| Orrin Snyder | R | September 6, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Sturgeon | R | R | August 6, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Clinton, IN US |
| Gene Thompson | R | September 14, 1921 | 6'2" | 190 | Needles, CA US | |
| Art Thrasher | R | February 8, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Bellflower, CA US | |
| John Tierney | R | R | April 13, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| John Vick | R | R | May 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Dick Waibel | L | R | March 13, 1931 | 6'1" | 198 | Hillsboro, OR US |
| Robert White | R | 6'7" | 230 | |||
| William White | R | R | October 28, 1919 | 6'5" | 220 |
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.
