1951 Niagara Falls Citizens Statistics

Middle Atlantic League (MAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 74-47
Finished 2nd in the MAL
Manager: James Davis (74-47)
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 44,000, Avg. 727

1951 Niagara Falls Citizens Roster

Playoffs - Niagara Falls Citizens 4 games, Erie Sailors 2

The Niagara Falls Citizens of the Middle Atlantic League ended the 1951 season with a record of 74 wins and 47 losses, finishing second in the MAL.

The Citizens scored 753 runs and conceded 598 runs. Hank DiJohnson paced hitters with significant playing time with a .344 average. Kenneth Yount topped Niagara Falls with 20 wins, while Richard Friel, too added 15 or more wins, too Kenneth Yount recorded a 2.84 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers. James Davis 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
Kenneth Yount	20	3	.870	2.84	26						212.0	192	78	67		77
Richard Friel	15	12	.556	4.83	30						175.0	190	110	94		80
Zeke Zeisz	14	9	.609	3.07	27						202.0	173	86	69		82
Ed Smrekar	9	7	.562	4.35	22						149.0	148	88	72		102
Joe Promowicz	6	1	.857	3.52	11						69.0	59	33	27		39
William Shaffer	3	5	.375	5.80	18						107.0	120	88	69		87
Totals	67	37	.644	3.92	134	0	0	0	0	0	914.0	882	483	398	0	467	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
Hank DiJohnson	116	468	468		161	30	5	16						.344	.344	.532	.876	249
Samuel DePerro	118	511	511		152	25	14	2						.297	.297	.413	.710	211
Louis Ciccone	119	506	506		151	25	12	0						.298	.298	.395	.694	200
Anthony Franc	113	421	421		111	16	5	0						.264	.264	.325	.589	137
Robert Nichols	91	328	328		106	18	9	7						.323	.323	.497	.820	163
Joseph Sutton	79	326	326		105	16	6	4						.322	.322	.445	.767	145
Larry Rush	91	314	314		81	18	5	2						.258	.258	.366	.624	115
Al Yearick	71	257	257		79	10	3	1						.307	.307	.381	.689	98
Art Sabulsky	82	293	293		66	6	5	3						.225	.225	.311	.536	91
Zeke Zeisz	40	110	110		32	4	1	0						.291	.291	.345	.636	38
Kenneth Yount	49	111	111		31	10	2	1						.279	.279	.432	.712	48
Albert Whitsel	34	135	135		30	5	3	0						.222	.222	.304	.526	41
Robert Doyle	26	88	88		22	3	3	1						.250	.250	.386	.636	34
Ed Smrekar	26	56	56		16	0	0	0						.286	.286	.286	.571	16
Richard Friel	34	61	61		12	0	2	0						.197	.197	.262	.459	16
William Shaffer	19	44	44		9	1	0	0						.205	.205	.227	.432	10
Joe Promowicz	14	32	32		7	3	0	0						.219	.219	.312	.531	10
Totals	1122	4061	4061	0	1171	190	75	37	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.288	.399	.688	1622	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Richard Friel	P	30					.000
Zeke Zeisz	P	27					.000
Kenneth Yount	P	26					.000
Ed Smrekar	P	22					.000
William Shaffer	P	18					.000
Joe Promowicz	P	11					.000
Totals		134	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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