1951 Muskogee Giants Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 61-63
Finished 5th in the WA
Manager: Hal Bamberger (61-63)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Athletic Park
Attendance: 56,032, Avg. 904

1951 Muskogee Giants Roster

The Muskogee Giants of the Western Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 61 wins and 63 losses, finishing fifth in the WA.

The Giants scored 700 runs and allowed 670 runs. John Cooney led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .344. Frederick Sherkel topped Muskogee with 17 wins and a team-best 3.06 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Hal Bamberger played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Muskogee Giants to do so.

Hal Bamberger 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
Frederick Sherkel	17	5	.773	3.06	27						191.0	158	85	65	11	104
Jim Tracy	10	10	.500	3.54	29						140.0	125	71	55	7	68
Bob Reich	8	5	.615	4.84	19						119.0	111	77	64	8	86
Larry Paladino	6	7	.462	5.04	20						125.0	126	87	70	10	90
Bob Wilkinson	6	10	.375	3.59	22						133.0	125	77	53	10	82
Thomas Broadway	4	5	.444	3.72	15						87.0	101	51	36	4	48
Walt Hoelscher	3	3	.500	4.75	17						53.0	62	36	28	3	31
Donald Mireau	3	5	.375	4.91	13						66.0	61	46	36	12	66
Robert Benning	1	4	.200	4.68	11						50.0	52	40	26	3	39
Warren Ley					11						0.0
Buck Ross					10						0.0
Totals	58	54	.518	4.04	194	0	0	0	0	0	964.0	921	570	433	68	614	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
John Cooney	124	509	509		175	32	8	6						.344	.344	.473	.817	241
Raymond Johnson	121	499	499		152	25	10	20						.305	.305	.515	.820	257
Wayne Yoder	124	432	432		123	11	0	9						.285	.285	.373	.657	161
Robert Hallman	101	391	391		110	15	5	6						.281	.281	.391	.673	153
Melvin Lightner	109	380	380		96	11	5	6						.253	.253	.355	.608	135
Al Majewski	124	434	434		92	13	2	7						.212	.212	.300	.512	130
Hal Bamberger	85	264	264		70	11	2	7						.265	.265	.402	.667	106
Ted Drakos	52	204	204		67	8	1	3						.328	.328	.422	.750	86
William Bowman	51	178	178		54	9	0	7						.303	.303	.472	.775	84
James McArdle	62	211	211		51	9	1	0						.242	.242	.294	.536	62
Frederick Sherkel	56	108	108		29	6	2	0						.269	.269	.361	.630	39
Frank Santora	28	97	97		22	0	1	4						.227	.227	.371	.598	36
Charles Schuck	29	73	73		14	2	0	0						.192	.192	.219	.411	16
Don Stange	20	51	51		11	0	0	0						.216	.216	.216	.431	11
Jim Tracy	29	53	53		11	1	0	0						.208	.208	.226	.434	12
Larry Paladino	20	51	51		10	1	0	0						.196	.196	.216	.412	11
Carl Springer	15	53	53		9	2	0	0						.170	.170	.208	.377	11
Thomas Broadway	15	29	29		6	0	0	0						.207	.207	.207	.414	6
Donald Mireau	16	31	31		6	1	0	0						.194	.194	.226	.419	7
Warren Ley	12	12	12		5	1	1	0						.417	.417	.667	1.083	8
Bob Wilkinson	22	48	48		4	0	0	0						.083	.083	.083	.167	4
Robert Benning	11	19	19		3	1	0	0						.158	.158	.211	.368	4
Bob Reich	21	36	36		3	0	0	0						.083	.083	.083	.167	3
Walt Hoelscher	17	19	19		2	0	0	0						.105	.105	.105	.211	2
Buck Ross	10	8	8		1	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	1
Totals	1274	4190	4190	0	1126	159	38	75	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.379	.647	1586	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Jim Tracy	P	29					.000
Bob Wilkinson	P	22					.000
Larry Paladino	P	20					.000
Bob Reich	P	19					.000
Walt Hoelscher	P	17					.000
Thomas Broadway	P	15					.000
Donald Mireau	P	13					.000
Warren Ley	P	11					.000
Robert Benning	P	11					.000
Buck Ross	P	10					.000
Totals		167	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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