1951 Atlanta Crackers Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 76-78
Finished 6th in the SA
Manager: Dixie Walker (0-0), Whit Wyatt (0-0), Dixie Walker (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Ballpark: Ponce de Leon Park II
Attendance: 274,293, Avg. 3,562

1951 Atlanta Crackers Roster

The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, finishing sixth in the SA.

The Crackers tallied 749 runs and yielded 755 runs. Jack Dittmer led batters with significant playing time by hitting .334. Don Liddle topped Atlanta with 14 wins and a team-best 2.92 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1951 Atlanta Crackers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Walt Linden, Stan Hollmig, Eddie Mathews, Chuck Workman, Al Rubeling, Chuck Tanner, Art Fowler, Buddy Hicks, Roy Jarvis, Ray Martin, Whit Wyatt, Junior Wooten, Ted Sepkowski, Kirby Higbe, Don Liddle and Jack Dittmer.

Dixie Walker, Whit Wyatt and Dixie Walker served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Don Liddle	14	6	.700	2.92	36	21					191.0	164	74	62		89
Howard Anderson	12	12	.500	4.35	41	29					213.0	246	124	103		83
Andrew Elko	10	5	.667	5.40	50	8					120.0	128	87	72		56
Joe Reardon	10	14	.417	3.96	35	24					193.0	187	101	85		86
John Maldovan	6	3	.667	2.93	19	12					83.0	83	34	27		43
Art Fowler	6	5	.545	4.26	18	12					95.0	104	52	45		41
Kirby Higbe	4	3	.571	5.61	18	8					61.0	71	48	38		30
Alvin Henencheck	4	6	.400	5.82	21	6					65.0	80	45	42		32
Walt Nothe	4	12	.250	4.54	34	17					125.0	124	84	63		57
Elmer Toth	3	3	.500	6.50	14	8					54.0	69	46	39		31
Ray Martin	3	5	.375	4.31	31	5					71.0	63	38	34		49
Larry Lassalle	0	0		0.00	1						5.0
Whit Wyatt	0	1	.000	5.40	1						5.0	4	3	3		4
Pete Fox	0	3	.000	0.00	7						19.0	19				21
Totals	76	78	.494	4.24	326	150	0	0	0	0	1300.0	1342	736	613	0	622	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Jack Dittmer	153	581	581		194	42	11	9						.334	.334	.491	.824	285
Chuck Tanner	134	506	506		161	28	6	4						.318	.318	.421	.739	213
Hank Ertman	153	535	535		155	20	8	7						.290	.290	.396	.686	212
Ralph Brown	139	504	504		148	34	9	14						.294	.294	.480	.774	242
Alvin Aucoin	115	373	373		112	17	8	7						.300	.300	.445	.745	166
Charles Williams	109	421	421		106	12	9	4						.252	.252	.352	.603	148
Ray Williams	109	375	375		103	16	2	0						.275	.275	.328	.603	123
Stan Hollmig	87	310	310		94	13	5	12						.303	.303	.494	.797	153
Roy Jarvis	99	313	313		86	13	3	4						.275	.275	.374	.649	117
Buddy Hicks	59	205	205		58	10	0	3						.283	.283	.376	.659	77
Walt Linden	56	185	185		55	11	1	1						.297	.297	.384	.681	71
Eddie Mathews	37	128	128		37	5	4	6						.289	.289	.531	.820	68
Junior Wooten	44	113	113		28	7	1	0						.248	.248	.327	.575	37
Joe Reardon	42	82	82		23	5	0	1						.280	.280	.378	.659	31
Ted Sepkowski	32	82	82		15	4	0	1						.183	.183	.268	.451	22
Chuck Workman	22	63	63		11	4	0	1						.175	.175	.286	.460	18
Walt Nothe	34	40	40		10	1	0	0						.250	.250	.275	.525	11
Don Liddle	42	65	65		9	2	0	0						.138	.138	.169	.308	11
Howard Anderson	41	75	75		9	1	0	0						.120	.120	.133	.253	10
Kirby Higbe	18	20	20		7	1	0	0						.350	.350	.400	.750	8
Art Fowler	19	35	35		6	0	0	0						.171	.171	.171	.343	6
Andrew Elko	50	27	27		5	2	0	0						.185	.185	.259	.444	7
Elmer Toth	14	22	22		4	1	0	0						.182	.182	.227	.409	5
Minor Scott	11	30	30		4	0	0	0						.133	.133	.133	.267	4
Alvin Henencheck	21	20	20		2	1	0	0						.100	.100	.150	.250	3
John Maldovan	20	23	23		2	0	0	0						.087	.087	.087	.174	2
Charles Ehlman	5	11	11		1									.091	.091	.091	.182	1
Robert Verrier	4	3	3		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Al Rubeling	4	10	10		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Ray Martin	31	15	15		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1704	5172	5172	0	1445	250	67	74	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.279	.397	.676	2051	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Andrew Elko	P	50					.000
Howard Anderson	P	41					.000
Don Liddle	P	36					.000
Joe Reardon	P	35					.000
Walt Nothe	P	34					.000
Ray Martin	P	31					.000
Alvin Henencheck	P	21					.000
John Maldovan	P	19					.000
Kirby Higbe	P	18					.000
Art Fowler	P	18					.000
Elmer Toth	P	14					.000
Whit Wyatt	P	1					.000
Totals		318	0	0	0	0	.000

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.

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