1951 Hutchinson Elks Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 57-66
Finished 6th in the WA
Manager: Wes Griffin (57-66)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hutchinson, Kansas
Ballpark: Carey Municipal Park
Attendance: 73,720, Avg. 1,199

1951 Hutchinson Elks Roster

The Hutchinson Elks of the Western Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 57 wins and 66 losses, finishing sixth in the WA.

The Elks plated 666 runs and allowed 702 runs. Bobby Del Greco paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .302. Robert Swanson topped Hutchinson with 13 wins, while William Cudd recorded a 3.54 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1951 Hutchinson Elks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bobby Del Greco, Tony Bartirome and Brandy Davis.

Wes Griffin 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 Swanson	13	9	.591	3.82	29						193.0	182	112	82	9	99
Don Betz	11	9	.550	4.22	32						179.0	185	112	84	6	107
William Cudd	9	3	.750	3.54	38						122.0	91	60	48	3	88
Les Phillips	7	4	.636	2.22	12						89.0	67	28	22	3	45
Edmund Greicius	5	16	.238	4.38	26						152.0	129	104	74	12	128
Andy Olsen	3	2	.600	5.94	13						50.0	63	44	33	2	48
Thomas Gera	2	5	.286	5.43	17						63.0	86	61	38	2	38
Robert Veach	1	5	.167	5.73	13						66.0	78	54	42	5	38
Sid Blume					19						0.0
Totals	51	53	.490	4.17	199	0	0	0	0	0	914.0	881	575	423	42	591	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
Bob Williams	116	467	467		138	28	7	7						.296	.296	.430	.726	201
Bobby Del Greco	123	453	453		137	37	6	4						.302	.302	.437	.740	198
Tony Bartirome	123	482	482		136	17	8	5						.282	.282	.382	.664	184
Robert Wuesthoff	82	293	293		84	11	6	3						.287	.287	.396	.683	116
Ralph Bedford	86	284	284		81	14	3	9						.285	.285	.451	.736	128
John Paszek	90	297	297		73	16	1	13						.246	.246	.438	.684	130
Donald Hedrick	98	326	326		73	11	1	0						.224	.224	.264	.488	86
Erwin Knorzer	63	245	245		63	5	0	8						.257	.257	.376	.633	92
Richard Elkind	62	219	219		61	8	1	3						.279	.279	.365	.644	80
Bill Wiltrout	61	222	222		58	6	3	4						.261	.261	.369	.631	82
Edmund Greicius	43	78	78		24	6	1	2						.308	.308	.487	.795	38
Brandy Davis	17	63	63		17	2	0	2						.270	.270	.397	.667	25
Robert Swanson	29	73	73		15	2	0	1						.205	.205	.274	.479	20
Don Betz	33	66	66		14	2	2	0						.212	.212	.303	.515	20
Bill Bryant	16	61	61		12	1	0	0						.197	.197	.213	.410	13
William Cudd	41	50	50		11	0	0	0						.220	.220	.220	.440	11
Al Findlay	22	55	55		11	2	0	1						.200	.200	.291	.491	16
Michael Turturro	23	70	70		10	2	0	0						.143	.143	.171	.314	12
Robert Wigle	16	58	58		9	0	0	1						.155	.155	.207	.362	12
Robert Veach	13	27	27		8	1	0	0						.296	.296	.333	.630	9
Thomas Gera	17	29	29		5	0	0	0						.172	.172	.172	.345	5
Andy Olsen	14	18	18		4	2	0	0						.222	.222	.333	.556	6
Les Phillips	12	27	27		1	0	0	0						.037	.037	.037	.074	1
Sid Blume	19	5	5		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1219	3968	3968	0	1045	173	39	63	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.374	.638	1485	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
William Cudd	P	38					.000
Don Betz	P	32					.000
Robert Swanson	P	29					.000
Edmund Greicius	P	26					.000
Sid Blume	P	19					.000
Thomas Gera	P	17					.000
Robert Veach	P	13					.000
Andy Olsen	P	13					.000
Les Phillips	P	12					.000
Totals		199	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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