1951 Appleton Papermakers Statistics

Wisconsin State League (WSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 43-80
Finished 8th in the WSL
Manager: Joe Skurski (0-0), Paul Erickson (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Goodland Field
Attendance: 54,179, Avg. 881

1951 Appleton Papermakers Roster

The Appleton Papermakers of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 43 wins and 80 losses, finishing eighth in the WSL.

The Papermakers plated 597 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 781 runs, most in the league. Chuck Oertel led all regular batters with a .324 average. Bill Ecklund topped Appleton with 11 wins and a team-best 2.42 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Chuck Oertel played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Appleton Papermakers to do so.

Joe Skurski and Paul Erickson 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
Bill Ecklund	11	11	.500	2.42	28						182.0	131	74	49	1	130
Bill Jamieson	9	14	.391	3.30	28						188.0	193	114	69	13	56
Paul Francis	5	3	.625	4.71	11						65.0	80	57	34	6	39
Wayne Capinegro	4	9	.308	4.56	16						77.0	92	66	39	5	42
William Wolf	3	6	.333	2.95	13						61.0	48	46	20	2	49
LaMont Lammers	3	11	.214	5.02	21						95.0	97	85	53	6	65
Herbert Fleischer	2	4	.333	4.73	22						59.0	65	62	31	6	51
Peter Stapelton	1	6	.143	4.74	23						74.0	77	62	39	4	54
Douglas Keenan	1	6	.143	7.50	20						54.0	67	69	45	1	50
Neil Thode					12						0.0
Totals	39	70	.358	3.99	194	0	0	0	0	0	855.0	850	635	379	44	536	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
Chuck Oertel	122	450	450		146	27	13	10						.324	.324	.509	.833	229
William Stephens	102	350	350		104	19	3	7						.297	.297	.429	.726	150
Gary Hildebrand	94	346	346		97	16	8	0						.280	.280	.373	.653	129
William Davies	114	393	393		94	30	3	3						.239	.239	.354	.593	139
Robert Travers	92	337	337		86	8	2	0						.255	.255	.291	.546	98
Roger Vander Wyst	42	154	154		45	1	0	0						.292	.292	.299	.591	46
Howard Bierman	48	175	175		31	8	1	2						.177	.177	.269	.446	47
Alex Harasym	30	91	91		20	7	0	1						.220	.220	.330	.549	30
James England	31	102	102		20	4	0	0						.196	.196	.235	.431	24
George Hansen	60	135	135		20	4	0	4						.148	.148	.267	.415	36
Dick Schneider	29	99	99		18	6	0	2						.182	.182	.303	.485	30
Joe Skurski	23	59	59		16	4	0	2						.271	.271	.441	.712	26
Leonard Drabinski	17	63	63		15	3	0	1						.238	.238	.333	.571	21
Scotty Wilson	22	81	81		15	2	0	0						.185	.185	.210	.395	17
Bill Ecklund	32	62	62		13	2	0	0						.210	.210	.242	.452	15
Bill Jamieson	32	71	71		13	1	2	0						.183	.183	.254	.437	18
Paul Francis	15	36	36		12	0	1	0						.333	.333	.389	.722	14
Ronnie Raasch	12	38	38		8	0	0	0						.211	.211	.211	.421	8
Russell Bland	13	45	45		8	2	0	0						.178	.178	.222	.400	10
Bill Hammond	20	64	64		8	2	0	0						.125	.125	.156	.281	10
George Maurer	11	20	20		5	2	0	0						.250	.250	.350	.600	7
LaMont Lammers	22	31	31		5	0	0	1						.161	.161	.258	.419	8
Peter Stapelton	23	27	27		4	0	0	0						.148	.148	.148	.296	4
Neil Thode	12	6	6		2	1	0	0						.333	.333	.500	.833	3
Herbert Fleischer	22	15	15		2	0	0	0						.133	.133	.133	.267	2
Douglas Keenan	20	16	16		2	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	2
William Wolf	14	19	19		2	1	0	0						.105	.105	.158	.263	3
Wayne Capinegro	17	22	22		2	1	0	0						.091	.091	.136	.227	3
Totals	1091	3307	3307	0	813	151	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.246	.341	.587	1129	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Bill Jamieson	P	28					.000
Bill Ecklund	P	28					.000
Peter Stapelton	P	23					.000
Herbert Fleischer	P	22					.000
LaMont Lammers	P	21					.000
Douglas Keenan	P	20					.000
Wayne Capinegro	P	16					.000
William Wolf	P	13					.000
Neil Thode	P	12					.000
Paul Francis	P	11					.000
Totals		194	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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