1951 Watertown Athletics Roster
Border League (BL) - Class: C
Team Record: 22-30
in the BL
Manager: Bob Shawkey (22-30)
Location: Watertown, New York
Ballpark: Alex Duffy Stadium
Attendance: 18,055, Avg. 694
1951 Watertown Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 22-30
in the BL
Manager: Bob Shawkey (22-30)
Location: Watertown, New York
Ballpark: Alex Duffy Stadium
Attendance: 18,055, Avg. 694
The Watertown Athletics of the Border League ended the 1951 season with a record of 22 wins and 30 lossesAuburn and Watertown withdrew July 1.
The Athletics tallied 299 runs and gave up 349 runs. Zaven Arakelian paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .306 clip, while Richard Gosselin registered a 3.45 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers. Bob Shawkey served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaven Arakelian | L | 6'0" | 200 | |||
| Donald Bowman | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Michael Burack | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Philip Emery | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Richard Gosselin | R | R | March 4, 1927 | 5'9" | 190 | |
| John Hudzik | L | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Edward Kababek | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Howard Kelly | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Robert Kunze | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Jerome Mack | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| William Meara | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Al Morrow | S | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Nelson | ||||||
| Robert Odenheimer | R | February 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Jack Page | L | L | December 1, 1929 | 5'9" | 158 | |
| Carroll Pierce | Woodsville, NH US | |||||
| Paul Porubski | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Howard Prince | L | 6'1" | 155 | |||
| Frank Radigan | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| John Reese | ||||||
| Nelson Reeves | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Charles Rienzo | ||||||
| James St. Louis | L | February 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | Windsor, ON CA | |
| Michael Stark | ||||||
| John Thackston | R | March 2, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Bethlehem, PA US | |
| Robert Thomas | ||||||
| Buddy Walther | ||||||
| John Walther | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Claude Wurman | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| William Zollo | L | R | 5'8" | 192 | ||
| Eugene Zubrinski | L | April 28, 1926 | 6'0" | 165 |
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.
