1951 Durham Bulls Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 84-56
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Ace Parker (84-56)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 93,766, Avg. 1,340

1951 Durham Bulls Roster

Playoffs - Reidsville Luckies 4 games, Durham Bulls 1

The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 84 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the CL.

The Bulls scored 693 runs and conceded 608 runs. Gordon Bragg led all regular batters with a .340 average. John McPadden topped Durham with 20 wins and a team-best 2.93 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1951 Durham Bulls who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Froats, John Baumgartner and Ace Parker.

Ace Parker 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
John McPadden	20	10	.667	2.93	35						243.0	234	113	79	10	83
James Martin	14	6	.700	3.29	38						178.0	176	90	65	9	74
Lacy James	14	12	.538	3.04	33						169.0	188	98	57	8	50
Robert Hamley	9	9	.500	3.11	27						171.0	160	71	59	7	67
Bill Froats	8	5	.615	3.27	27						143.0	112	65	52	1	93
Herman Bishop	7	6	.538	3.55	37						147.0	142	69	58	7	83
Henry Johnson	6	3	.667	2.80	15						74.0	76	35	23	3	44
Don Olexio	5	3	.625	3.04	17						68.0	66	34	23	0	40
Totals	83	54	.606	3.14	229	0	0	0	0	0	1193.0	1154	575	416	45	534	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
Hank Navarro	140	546	546		167	28	8	6						.306	.306	.419	.725	229
Howard Henkel	140	601	601		161	18	7	0						.268	.268	.321	.589	193
Gordon Bragg	113	462	462		157	31	10	2						.340	.340	.463	.803	214
Bob Warren	138	513	513		148	25	2	8						.288	.288	.392	.680	201
Valentine Gonzales	131	484	484		123	31	2	7						.254	.254	.370	.624	179
Ralph Caldwell	128	473	473		117	21	1	2						.247	.247	.309	.556	146
John Baumgartner	87	344	344		98	21	7	7						.285	.285	.448	.733	154
Thomas Martin	79	274	274		67	15	4	0						.245	.245	.328	.573	90
Allison Gilbert	51	189	189		46	9	0	3						.243	.243	.339	.582	64
Robert Adcock	38	138	138		32	9	0	1						.232	.232	.319	.551	44
Ace Parker	36	104	104		28	1	1	0						.269	.269	.298	.567	31
Robert Fulton	50	101	101		26	5	0	3						.257	.257	.396	.653	40
John McPadden	38	100	100		20	2	0	0						.200	.200	.220	.420	22
Fred Schmitt	23	68	68		14	1	1	2						.206	.206	.338	.544	23
Lacy James	33	64	64		13	2	0	0						.203	.203	.234	.438	15
Robert Hamley	28	65	65		12	2	0	0						.185	.185	.215	.400	14
James Martin	39	69	69		12	1	0	1						.174	.174	.232	.406	16
Robert Suba	16	52	52		10	2	0	0						.192	.192	.231	.423	12
Bill Froats	28	49	49		7	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	7
Henry Johnson	15	26	26		6	2	0	0						.231	.231	.308	.538	8
Don Olexio	20	27	27		5	1	0	0						.185	.185	.222	.407	6
Herman Bishop	37	43	43		5	1	0	0						.116	.116	.140	.256	6
Totals	1408	4792	4792	0	1274	228	43	42	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.266	.358	.624	1714	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
James Martin	P	38					.000
Herman Bishop	P	37					.000
John McPadden	P	35					.000
Lacy James	P	33					.000
Robert Hamley	P	27					.000
Bill Froats	P	27					.000
Don Olexio	P	17					.000
Henry Johnson	P	15					.000
Totals		229	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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