1951 Dayton Indians Statistics

Central League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 87-50
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Jimmie Crandall (87-50)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Ballpark: Hudson Field
Attendance: 62,787, Avg. 917

1951 Dayton Indians Roster

The Dayton Indians of the Central League ended the 1951 season with a record of 87 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the CL.

The Indians topped the league with just 603 runs allowed. Dayton scored 802 runs. George Kress and Roland Stuckmeyer paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .306. Ryne Duren and Bob Freels led the team with 17 wins each, while William Bordt, too added 15 or more wins, too Rube Stohs recorded a 2.57 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1951 Dayton Indians who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Carl Powis, Bob Harrison, Bud Thomas and Ryne Duren.

Jimmie Crandall 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
Bob Freels	17	5	.773	2.95	30						189.0	210	90	62	9	32
Ryne Duren	17	8	.680	2.73	32						198.0	136	91	60	7	194
William Bordt	16	11	.593	3.17	34						233.0	214	111	82	16	125
Everette Neal	14	6	.700	3.34	36						167.0	173	94	62	6	68
Rube Stohs	11	7	.611	2.57	24						168.0	165	73	48	14	55
Howard Waters	7	9	.438	3.47	24						148.0	147	72	57	13	82
Billy Hyde	4	2	.667	5.52	9			1			31.0	30	23	19		19		14
Billy Darden					14						0.0
Totals	86	48	.642	3.10	203	0	0	1	0	0	1134.0	1075	554	390	65	575	0	14	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
Harry Schwegman	135	551	551		165	32	10	6						.299	.299	.426	.726	235
Bud Thomas	127	524	524		151	41	8	4						.288	.288	.420	.708	220
Frank Scarpace	130	458	458		130	25	12	7						.284	.284	.437	.721	200
George Kress	118	418	418		128	33	5	16						.306	.306	.524	.830	219
Roland Stuckmeyer	119	405	405		124	27	7	3						.306	.306	.430	.736	174
Nick Samela	133	493	493		123	24	9	20						.249	.249	.456	.706	225
Carl Powis	126	440	440		118	22	4	16						.268	.268	.445	.714	196
Charlie Hopkins	116	401	401		102	20	2	9						.254	.254	.382	.636	153
Russ Rosburg	83	272	272		71	17	3	15						.261	.261	.511	.772	139
John Gorkis	39	113	113		29	5	3	4						.257	.257	.460	.717	52
Bob Freels	33	78	78		22	4	0	0						.282	.282	.333	.615	26
William Bordt	35	88	88		16	1	0	5						.182	.182	.364	.545	32
Howard Waters	30	65	65		15	2	1	0						.231	.231	.292	.523	19
Ryne Duren	32	74	74		10	0	0	0						.135	.135	.135	.270	10
Rube Stohs	24	59	59		7	2	0	0						.119	.119	.153	.271	9
Everette Neal	36	60	60		6	0	1	0						.100	.100	.133	.233	8
Billy Darden	14	13	13		1	0	0	0						.077	.077	.077	.154	1
Totals	1330	4512	4512	0	1218	255	65	105	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.270	.425	.695	1918	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Everette Neal	P	36					.000
William Bordt	P	34					.000
Ryne Duren	P	32					.000
Bob Freels	P	30					.000
Howard Waters	P	24					.000
Rube Stohs	P	24					.000
Billy Darden	P	14					.000
Billy Hyde	P	9					.000
Totals		203	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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