1951 Erie Sailors Statistics

Middle Atlantic League (MAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 85-40
Finished 1st in the MAL
Manager: Pete Appleton (85-40)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Ainsworth Field
Attendance: 45,892, Avg. 734

1951 Erie Sailors Roster

Playoffs - Niagara Falls Citizens 4 games, Erie Sailors 2

The Erie Sailors of the Middle Atlantic League ended the 1951 season with a record of 85 wins and 40 losses, finishing first in the MAL.

The Sailors gave up 579 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Erie tallied 819 runs. Jack Byers led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .371 average. Ed Moeller and Robert Weaver topped the team with 14 wins each, while Keith Nicolls recorded a 2.49 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1951 Erie Sailors who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dean Stone, Pete Appleton, Maurice Peatros and Willie Grace.

Pete Appleton 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
Robert Weaver	14	6	.700	3.57	24						169.0	147	80	67		87
Ed Moeller	14	7	.667	3.68	26						176.0	164	95	72		86
Keith Nicolls	13	2	.867	2.49	23						123.0	140	50	34		48
William Thomason	11	4	.733	3.56	23						129.0	111	72	51		68
Paul Gilmartin	11	8	.579	3.98	28						122.0	145	67	54		38
Don Poling	11	9	.550	3.95	27						139.0	145	84	61		83
Dean Stone	8	3	.727	4.10	28						145.0	117	80	66		158
Pete Appleton					10						0.0
Totals	82	39	.678	3.63	189	0	0	0	0	0	1003.0	969	528	405	0	568	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
Jack Byers	120	421	421		156	30	17	13						.371	.371	.615	.986	259
Robert DiBuono	122	532	532		154	27	7	0						.289	.289	.367	.656	195
Eli Russo	124	475	475		150	38	12	12						.316	.316	.522	.838	248
Willie Grace	120	498	498		146	14	5	2						.293	.293	.353	.647	176
Robert Lilko	124	463	463		144	33	5	15						.311	.311	.501	.812	232
Maurice Peatros	121	472	472		141	27	10	3						.299	.299	.417	.716	197
Orlando Echevarria	91	340	340		96	16	6	5						.282	.282	.409	.691	139
William Brown	76	235	235		72	17	6	4						.306	.306	.481	.787	113
Al Pobiak	24	78	78		25	8	1	1						.321	.321	.487	.808	38
William Thomason	27	55	55		17	2	0	1						.309	.309	.400	.709	22
Ed Moeller	28	70	70		15	1	0	0						.214	.214	.229	.443	16
Robert Weaver	27	58	58		13	2	0	0						.224	.224	.259	.483	15
Don Poling	29	49	49		10	0	0	0						.204	.204	.204	.408	10
Dean Stone	36	62	62		10	3	0	0						.161	.161	.210	.371	13
Keith Nicolls	24	41	41		8	1	0	0						.195	.195	.220	.415	9
Pete Appleton	22	28	28		5	3	0	1						.179	.179	.393	.571	11
Paul Gilmartin	28	37	37		5	0	0	0						.135	.135	.135	.270	5
Totals	1143	3914	3914	0	1167	222	69	57	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.298	.434	.732	1698	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Dean Stone	P	28					.000
Paul Gilmartin	P	28					.000
Don Poling	P	27					.000
Ed Moeller	P	26					.000
Robert Weaver	P	24					.000
William Thomason	P	23					.000
Keith Nicolls	P	23					.000
Totals		179	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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