1951 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Statistics

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 64-87
Finished 7th in the WL
Manager: Skeeter Webb (0-0), Otto Denning (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ballpark: Memorial Field
Attendance: 107,320, Avg. 1,421
1951 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Roster

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Western League ended the 1951 season with a record of 64 wins and 87 losses, finishing seventh in the WL.

The Sky Sox scored 846 runs, most in the league. Colorado Springs conceded 978 runs, most in the circuit. Fred Leonard led all regular batters by hitting .323. Bill Powell topped the team with 14 wins, while Dick Strahs recorded a 4.38 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1951 Colorado Springs Sky Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Curley Williams, Bill Fischer, Don Wheeler, Pat Seerey, Jesse Douglas, Vince Castino, Cy Buker, Ken Landenberger, Jack Bruner, Bill Powell, Sam Hairston, Dick Strahs and Vito Valentinetti.

Skeeter Webb and Otto Denning 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 Powell148.6364.6933188.01891259821107
Ron Ploetz1012.4556.1239172.020214411712121
Dick Strahs1013.4354.3834189.0198120921387
William Cannon56.4555.2142107.012878621143
Billy Best43.5716.682066.0806349448
Jack Bruner45.4445.041275.0674842651
Vito Valentinetti32.6003.24850.0362118319
Bill Fischer36.3338.17161665.0826359446
Ted Shandor25.2866.491161.0885444734
Jack Virkstis211.1546.482082.01046959255
Donald Tierney130.0
Harold Rockburn100.0
Edward Wilson110.0
Totals5771.4455.462691600001055.0117478564083611000000

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
Ken Landenberger14752952916624110.314.314.420.733222
Fred Leonard1234584581483268.323.323.472.795216
Andy Skurski13247847812324316.257.257.421.678201
Bobby Winkles1044054051181743.291.291.375.667152
George Rutenbar1123903901122246.287.287.410.697160
Del Lang1053863861082858.280.280.440.720170
Jerry Crosby108314314851818.271.271.411.682129
Jesse Douglas7229029076840.262.262.317.57992
Pat Seerey732162165315019.245.245.579.824125
Don Wheeler5012612645604.357.357.500.85763
Jake Propst3110610636500.340.340.387.72641
Marty Kaelin3413013034200.262.262.277.53836
Orient Martella4513513523501.170.170.230.40031
Terry Thomas23989822010.224.224.245.46924
Sam Hairston15545421610.389.389.537.92629
Curley Williams20646419214.297.297.547.84435
Sam Kanelos27858518601.212.212.318.52927
Vince Castino19565615401.268.268.393.66122
Bill Powell38737315100.205.205.219.42516
Bill Fischer18323211110.344.344.438.78114
Ron Ploetz39616110301.164.164.262.42616
William Cannon4333339300.273.273.364.63612
Jack Bruner1734349300.265.265.353.61812
Dick Strahs3459598200.136.136.169.30510
Donald Tierney1519197010.368.368.474.8429
Len Zanke1336366300.167.167.250.4179
Billy Best2125255000.200.200.200.4005
Ted Shandor1116163000.188.188.188.3753
Harold Rockburn10882100.250.250.375.6253
Jack Virkstis2327272000.074.074.074.1482
Edward Wilson11551000.200.200.200.4001
Totals15484803480301329244339300000.277.277.399.676191800000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
William CannonP42.000
Ron PloetzP39.000
Dick StrahsP34.000
Bill PowellP33.000
Jack VirkstisP20.000
Billy BestP20.000
Bill FischerP16.000
Donald TierneyP13.000
Jack BrunerP12.000
Edward WilsonP11.000
Ted ShandorP11.000
Harold RockburnP10.000
Totals2610000.000

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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