1951 New Bern Bears Statistics

Coastal Plain League (CPL) - Class: D
Team Record: 72-54
Finished 2nd in the CPL
Manager: Harry Land (72-54)
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kafer Park
Attendance: 45,388, Avg. 720

1951 New Bern Bears Roster

Playoffs - New Bern Bears 4 games, Goldsboro Cardinals 2
Finals - New Bern Bears 4 games, Wilson Tobs 3

The New Bern Bears of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1951 season with a record of 72 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the CPL.

The Bears plated 657 runs and allowed 550 runs. Gene Stewart led batters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Larry Dempsey topped New Bern with 20 wins, while Bunky Stewart added 15 or more wins, too Bunky Stewart recorded a 1.16 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Bunky Stewart played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the New Bern Bears to do so.

Harry Land 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
Larry Dempsey	20	10	.667	3.33	39						238.0	219	105	88	9	67
Bunky Stewart	15	2	.882	1.16	24						171.0	95	35	22	2	77
Al McKinney	9	10	.474	3.10	23						122.0	100	60	42	1	78
Luther Matthews	8	7	.533	3.37	24						163.0	166	76	61	9	54
Marshall Gemberling	5	8	.385	3.48	25						124.0	119	71	48	6	50
Murray Diamond					12						0.0
Totals	57	37	.606	2.87	147	0	0	0	0	0	818.0	699	347	261	27	326	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 Russo	120	496	496		149	17	2	2						.300	.300	.355	.655	176
Frank Tepedino	116	420	420		131	23	9	4						.312	.312	.438	.750	184
Walt McJunkin	123	437	437		125	21	5	8						.286	.286	.412	.698	180
Gene Stewart	98	348	348		110	21	4	12						.316	.316	.503	.819	175
Harry Land	107	385	385		98	12	5	12						.255	.255	.405	.660	156
Russell Wheeler	101	363	363		92	14	1	5						.253	.253	.339	.592	123
Leir Stilley	76	260	260		73	11	3	5						.281	.281	.404	.685	105
Sam Wattles	28	88	88		23	1	3	1						.261	.261	.375	.636	33
Larry Dempsey	49	107	107		23	1	0	1						.215	.215	.252	.467	27
Philip Costa	20	73	73		22	2	1	0						.301	.301	.356	.658	26
Ed Kestler	22	90	90		22	3	0	1						.244	.244	.311	.556	28
Jack Bickett	24	90	90		20	6	0	1						.222	.222	.322	.544	29
Edwin Bowman	31	115	115		17	2	0	0						.148	.148	.165	.313	19
Bunky Stewart	25	65	65		11	0	0	0						.169	.169	.169	.338	11
Al McKinney	24	43	43		6	1	0	0						.140	.140	.163	.302	7
Marshall Gemberling	25	47	47		5	1	0	0						.106	.106	.128	.234	6
Luther Matthews	24	60	60		5	0	0	0						.083	.083	.083	.167	5
Murray Diamond	12	20	20		3	0	0	0						.150	.150	.150	.300	3
Edward Czaplicki	10	26	26		1	0	0	1						.038	.038	.154	.192	4
Totals	1035	3533	3533	0	936	136	33	53	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.265	.367	.632	1297	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Larry Dempsey	P	39					.000
Marshall Gemberling	P	25					.000
Bunky Stewart	P	24					.000
Luther Matthews	P	24					.000
Al McKinney	P	23					.000
Murray Diamond	P	12					.000
Totals		147	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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