1951 Wilmington Blue Rocks Roster
Team Record: 83-52
Finished 3rd in the ISL
Manager: Danny Carnevale (83-52)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Ballpark: Wilmington Park
Attendance: 43,135, Avg. 639
Playoffs - Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 games, Hagerstown Braves 1
Finals - Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 games, Sunbury Giants 0
The Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Inter-State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 83 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the ISL.
The Blue Rocks tallied 659 runs and yielded 506 runs. Charles Hood paced Wilmington with 12 home runs Danny Carnevale accounted for 89 RBI. Joseph Tesauro topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .289 average. Niles Jordan led the squad with 21 wins, while John Walz added 15 or more victories as well Niles Jordan recorded a 2.18 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1951 Wilmington Blue Rocks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bob Miller, Niles Jordan and Al Gardella.
Danny Carnevale served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandt | ||||||
| Danny Carnevale | R | R | February 8, 1918 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Thomas Casagrande | L | L | June 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Gerald Claycomb | R | February 27, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Delozier | ||||||
| Dick England | R | R | January 2, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Al Gardella | L | L | January 11, 1918 | 5'10" | 172 | New York, NY US |
| William Hoffman | ||||||
| Charles Hood | L | January 7, 1928 | 5'11" | 185 | Norristown, PA US | |
| Bill Jankowski | R | R | February 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Donald Johnston | R | R | 6'6" | 215 | ||
| Niles Jordan | L | L | December 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Lyman, WA US |
| Mickey Kondrack | November 11, 1932 | Coal Castle, PA US | ||||
| Pete Kousagan | R | R | July 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 210 | Uhrichsville, OH US |
| George Kowalski | ||||||
| Tom Marier | R | R | April 15, 1925 | 5'10" | 185 | Spokane, WA US |
| Donald Marshall | R | 5'8" | 169 | |||
| Joe Mayer | L | June 30, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Bob Miller | R | R | June 16, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Robert Nemes | R | R | March 28, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Harvey Roop | L | R | January 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 230 | |
| Richard Shutt | ||||||
| Spencer | ||||||
| Stansky | ||||||
| Joseph Tesauro | L | L | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| James Turner | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John Walz | R | R | June 14, 1930 | 6'3" | 210 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Thomas Warney | ||||||
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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.
