1951 Colorado Springs Sky Sox Statistics
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
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 Powell | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4.69 | 33 | 188.0 | 189 | 125 | 98 | 21 | 107 | |||||||||||
Ron Ploetz | 10 | 12 | .455 | 6.12 | 39 | 172.0 | 202 | 144 | 117 | 12 | 121 | |||||||||||
Dick Strahs | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.38 | 34 | 189.0 | 198 | 120 | 92 | 13 | 87 | |||||||||||
William Cannon | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.21 | 42 | 107.0 | 128 | 78 | 62 | 11 | 43 | |||||||||||
Billy Best | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6.68 | 20 | 66.0 | 80 | 63 | 49 | 4 | 48 | |||||||||||
Jack Bruner | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.04 | 12 | 75.0 | 67 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 51 | |||||||||||
Vito Valentinetti | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.24 | 8 | 50.0 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 19 | |||||||||||
Bill Fischer | 3 | 6 | .333 | 8.17 | 16 | 16 | 65.0 | 82 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 46 | ||||||||||
Ted Shandor | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6.49 | 11 | 61.0 | 88 | 54 | 44 | 7 | 34 | |||||||||||
Jack Virkstis | 2 | 11 | .154 | 6.48 | 20 | 82.0 | 104 | 69 | 59 | 2 | 55 | |||||||||||
Donald Tierney | 13 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Harold Rockburn | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Wilson | 11 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 57 | 71 | .445 | 5.46 | 269 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1055.0 | 1174 | 785 | 640 | 83 | 611 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Landenberger | 147 | 529 | 529 | 166 | 24 | 1 | 10 | .314 | .314 | .420 | .733 | 222 | |||||||||||
Fred Leonard | 123 | 458 | 458 | 148 | 32 | 6 | 8 | .323 | .323 | .472 | .795 | 216 | |||||||||||
Andy Skurski | 132 | 478 | 478 | 123 | 24 | 3 | 16 | .257 | .257 | .421 | .678 | 201 | |||||||||||
Bobby Winkles | 104 | 405 | 405 | 118 | 17 | 4 | 3 | .291 | .291 | .375 | .667 | 152 | |||||||||||
George Rutenbar | 112 | 390 | 390 | 112 | 22 | 4 | 6 | .287 | .287 | .410 | .697 | 160 | |||||||||||
Del Lang | 105 | 386 | 386 | 108 | 28 | 5 | 8 | .280 | .280 | .440 | .720 | 170 | |||||||||||
Jerry Crosby | 108 | 314 | 314 | 85 | 18 | 1 | 8 | .271 | .271 | .411 | .682 | 129 | |||||||||||
Jesse Douglas | 72 | 290 | 290 | 76 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .317 | .579 | 92 | |||||||||||
Pat Seerey | 73 | 216 | 216 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 19 | .245 | .245 | .579 | .824 | 125 | |||||||||||
Don Wheeler | 50 | 126 | 126 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .357 | .357 | .500 | .857 | 63 | |||||||||||
Jake Propst | 31 | 106 | 106 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .340 | .387 | .726 | 41 | |||||||||||
Marty Kaelin | 34 | 130 | 130 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .277 | .538 | 36 | |||||||||||
Orient Martella | 45 | 135 | 135 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .170 | .230 | .400 | 31 | |||||||||||
Terry Thomas | 23 | 98 | 98 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .245 | .469 | 24 | |||||||||||
Sam Hairston | 15 | 54 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .389 | .389 | .537 | .926 | 29 | |||||||||||
Curley Williams | 20 | 64 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .297 | .297 | .547 | .844 | 35 | |||||||||||
Sam Kanelos | 27 | 85 | 85 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .212 | .318 | .529 | 27 | |||||||||||
Vince Castino | 19 | 56 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .268 | .393 | .661 | 22 | |||||||||||
Bill Powell | 38 | 73 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .219 | .425 | 16 | |||||||||||
Bill Fischer | 18 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .344 | .344 | .438 | .781 | 14 | |||||||||||
Ron Ploetz | 39 | 61 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .164 | .164 | .262 | .426 | 16 | |||||||||||
William Cannon | 43 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .364 | .636 | 12 | |||||||||||
Jack Bruner | 17 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .353 | .618 | 12 | |||||||||||
Dick Strahs | 34 | 59 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .169 | .305 | 10 | |||||||||||
Donald Tierney | 15 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .368 | .368 | .474 | .842 | 9 | |||||||||||
Len Zanke | 13 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 | 9 | |||||||||||
Billy Best | 21 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 5 | |||||||||||
Ted Shandor | 11 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 | 3 | |||||||||||
Harold Rockburn | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | |||||||||||
Jack Virkstis | 23 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .074 | .074 | .148 | 2 | |||||||||||
Edward Wilson | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | |||||||||||
Totals | 1548 | 4803 | 4803 | 0 | 1329 | 244 | 33 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .277 | .399 | .676 | 1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Cannon | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
Ron Ploetz | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
Dick Strahs | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
Bill Powell | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
Jack Virkstis | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
Billy Best | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
Bill Fischer | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
Donald Tierney | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
Jack Bruner | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
Edward Wilson | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
Ted Shandor | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
Harold Rockburn | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 261 | 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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