1951 Welch Miners Roster
Team Record: 54-74
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: Mike Blazo (54-74)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Welch, West Virginia
Ballpark: Blakely Field
Attendance: 33,265, Avg. 520
The Welch Miners of the Appalachian League ended the 1951 season with a record of 54 wins and 74 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Miners plated 748 runs and surrendered 804 runs. Elmer Westfall paced hitters with significant playing time with a .313 average. Ralph Mason and Daniel Rhame topped Welch with 9 wins each, while Howard Leister registered a 4.24 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bobby Durnbaugh and Don Gross both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Mike Blazo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Altomaro | L | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Perry Arp | R | R | August 23, 1931 | 6'4" | 180 | Bartow County, GA US |
| James Blakemore | ||||||
| Mike Blazo | R | January 30, 1916 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| William Bowman | R | R | November 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Virgil Brisson | R | R | September 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 183 | Bladen County, NC US |
| Dave Bristol | R | R | June 23, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Bristol, GA US |
| Mike Bycofski | L | L | May 30, 1931 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Sonny Calacurcio | July 10, 1931 | Rockford, IL US | ||||
| Donald Campbell | R | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Robert Crook | R | R | 6'2" | 225 | ||
| Mickey Crossin | R | R | September 16, 1930 | 6'2" | 193 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Ralph Dollinger | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Wayne Doyle | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Durnbaugh | R | R | January 15, 1933 | 5'8" | 170 | Dayton, OH US |
| Eugene Emsweller | July 17, 1927 | |||||
| Neely Foster | ||||||
| John Gordy | ||||||
| Don Gross | L | L | June 30, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Weidman, MI US |
| Bill Hanna | R | September 26, 1930 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Ernie Heckman | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Charles Henson | ||||||
| Joe Janiak | R | R | 6'0" | 210 | ||
| Elwood Kelly | ||||||
| Joseph Lamb | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Howard Leister | L | L | June 8, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Henry Liner | ||||||
| Ralph Mason | R | R | December 10, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Glen Easton, WV US |
| John Massimiano | L | L | ||||
| Herbert May | L | |||||
| William Nee | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Kenneth Olin | R | October 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Mike Rainey | L | R | November 30, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Daniel Rhame | R | R | February 10, 1932 | 6'2" | 205 | Columbia, SC US |
| Maxie Runion | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| James Salinger | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Joseph Schuler | L | L | November 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Aurora, IN US |
| Luke Snell | November 7, 1932 | |||||
| Jim St. Clair | R | R | November 13, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Taylorsville, NC US |
| William Teaster | ||||||
| Kendall Umbach | ||||||
| Elmer Westfall | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| John Williams | R | R | 5'10" | 164 |
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.
