1951 Memphis Chicks Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 4th in the SA
Manager: Luke Appling (79-75)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Russwood Park
Attendance: 208,061, Avg. 2,702

1951 Memphis Chicks Roster

Playoffs - Little Rock Travelers 4 games, Memphis Chicks 2

The Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the SA.

The Chicks tallied 859 runs and yielded 776 runs. Dixie Upright led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .303. Frank Biscan topped Memphis with 16 wins and a team-best 2.55 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1951 Memphis Chicks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Hurd, Dick Strahs, Dixie Upright, Dick Littlefield, Alex Grammas, Ed White, Frank Biscan, Walker Cress, Gus Keriazakos, Ed Samcoff, Ed McGhee, Don Wheeler, Red Wilson, Marv Rotblatt, Jerry Dahlke, Pat Seerey, John Perkovich, Charlie Cuellar, Bill Higdon, Al Kozar, Jim Baumer and Joe Frazier.

Luke Appling 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
Frank Biscan	16	9	.640	2.55	33	24					205.0	197	78	58		66
Dick Littlefield	13	11	.542	3.72	28	25					196.0	179	107	81		85
Tom Hurd	10	13	.435	3.98	30	28					208.0	222	117	92		69
Jerry Dahlke	9	7	.562	3.92	43	9					133.0	147	83	58		48
Gus Keriazakos	8	10	.444	6.02	30	20					142.0	160	112	95		74
Richard Duffy	7	7	.500	4.79	31	7					77.0	77	49	41		60
Marv Rotblatt	6	2	.750	2.25	12	9					72.0	58	22	18		25
Frank Hamlen	3	2	.600	0.00	8						39.0	45				30
John Perkovich	3	6	.333	6.30	21	12					90.0	108	70	63		45
Leonardo Goicoechea	1	1	.500	0.00	5						22.0	21				30
Dick Strahs	1	1	.500	0.00	8						13.0	14				8
Russell Oppliger	1	2	.333	0.00	25						41.0	36				8
Charlie Cuellar	1	2	.333	4.26	4						19.0	20	10	9		8
Vern Kindsfather	0	0		0.00	14						23.0
Walter Smola	0	0		0.00	5						11.0
Robert Swanson	0	0		0.00	1						1.0	3				0
Walker Cress	0	2	.000	0.00	9						19.0	25				20
Totals	79	75	.513	3.54	307	134	0	0	0	0	1311.0	1312	648	515	0	576	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
Dixie Upright	141	580	580		176	35	13	20						.303	.303	.512	.816	297
Jim Baumer	148	554	554		162	31	6	9						.292	.292	.419	.711	232
Ed White	145	532	532		158	27	12	15						.297	.297	.477	.774	254
Bill Higdon	141	516	516		150	25	7	11						.291	.291	.430	.721	222
Al Kozar	141	515	515		141	23	8	14						.274	.274	.431	.705	222
Ralph Rowe	121	392	392		128	17	6	12						.327	.327	.492	.819	193
Joe Frazier	113	394	394		106	26	6	13						.269	.269	.464	.734	183
Ed Samcoff	108	370	370		102	22	7	5						.276	.276	.414	.689	153
Don Pinciotti	106	331	331		94	11	5	3						.284	.284	.375	.659	124
Red Wilson	82	220	220		72	11	3	4						.327	.327	.459	.786	101
Jack Baumer	69	218	218		63	19	0	6						.289	.289	.459	.748	100
Alex Grammas	52	185	185		47	6	1	2						.254	.254	.330	.584	61
Ed McGhee	38	142	142		45	12	3	3						.317	.317	.507	.824	72
Theodore Del Guercio	27	94	94		21	4	0	0						.223	.223	.266	.489	25
Tom Hurd	33	81	81		16	2	0	0						.198	.198	.222	.420	18
Dick Littlefield	28	66	66		14	1	0	0						.212	.212	.227	.439	15
Pat Seerey	13	33	33		11	2	0	1						.333	.333	.485	.818	16
Jerry Dahlke	44	35	35		9	0	1	0						.257	.257	.314	.571	11
Don Wheeler	11	21	21		8	1	0	1						.381	.381	.571	.952	12
Frank Biscan	33	67	67		8	3	0	0						.119	.119	.164	.284	11
John Perkovich	26	31	31		6	0	0	0						.194	.194	.194	.387	6
Gene Petralli	4	13	13		5	0	0	0						.385	.385	.385	.769	5
Jerry Crosby	9	23	23		4	1	0	0						.174	.174	.217	.391	5
Vern Kindsfather	14	8	8		3	0	0	0						.375	.375	.375	.750	3
Mel Rue	4	13	13		3	1	0	0						.231	.231	.308	.538	4
Connie Juelke	2	9	9		2	2	0	0						.222	.222	.444	.667	4
Richard Duffy	31	15	15		2	0	0	0						.133	.133	.133	.267	2
Russell Oppliger	25	9	9		1	0	0	0						.111	.111	.111	.222	1
Marv Rotblatt	12	19	19		1	0	0	0						.053	.053	.053	.105	1
Gus Keriazakos	30	45	45		1	0	0	0						.022	.022	.022	.044	1
Totals	1751	5531	5531	0	1559	282	78	119	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.282	.426	.707	2354	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Jerry Dahlke	P	43					.000
Frank Biscan	P	33					.000
Richard Duffy	P	31					.000
Gus Keriazakos	P	30					.000
Tom Hurd	P	30					.000
Dick Littlefield	P	28					.000
Russell Oppliger	P	25					.000
John Perkovich	P	21					.000
Vern Kindsfather	P	14					.000
Marv Rotblatt	P	12					.000
Totals		267	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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