1951 New Orleans Pelicans Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 64-90
Finished 7th in the SA
Manager: Rip Sewell (64-90)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Ballpark: Pelican Stadium
Attendance: 127,304, Avg. 1,653
1951 New Orleans Pelicans Roster

The New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses, finishing seventh in the SA.

The Pelicans plated 676 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 833 runs. Stan Wentzel led hitters with significant playing time with a .309 average. Don Carlsen topped New Orleans with 11 wins, while Lee Anthony recorded a 3.78 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1951 New Orleans Pelicans who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Felipe Montemayor, Bill Koski, Earl Smith, Frank Thomas, Ron Necciai, Jim Clark, Ray Yochim, Stan Wentzel, Jim Waugh, Don Carlsen, Dick Lajeskie, Paul Pettit, Ron Kline, Hal Bevan, Ed Mickelson, Len Yochim, Paul LaPalme, Brandy Davis, Dale Coogan and Bill Kennedy.

Rip Sewell 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
Don Carlsen113.7862.581515115.0109403340
Bill Kennedy1014.4174.053024189.02281128559
Lee Anthony99.5003.782121174.0184927352
Norman Morton812.4004.323027177.01971118591
Preston Elkins76.5385.85378123.0149898071
Bill Koski49.3085.24151591.099635370
James Mims49.3086.40271197.0115756945
Charles Fedoris37.3005.44329101.0128726156
Jim Waugh201.0001.00218.012329
Paul LaPalme22.5003.72529.028121210
Mike Kash22.5006.431635.046342522
Ron Kline13.2503.864428.021141217
Ron Necciai15.1678.45833.044353142
James McGee01.0000.00623.02614
Paul Pettit01.0000.0013.063
Jim Kleckley01.0000.00512.0172
Len Yochim02.0000.0038.0188
Robert Masters02.0000.00611.01911
Totals6488.4214.4126313400001267.014467526210622000000

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
Hal Bevan1505805801662447.286.286.378.664219
Stan Wentzel14652752716331417.309.309.480.789253
George Wopinek154628628163301213.260.260.408.667256
Frank Thomas12547147113625623.289.289.514.803242
Felipe Montemayor14449149113621115.277.277.395.672194
Lamar Dorton117359359891132.248.248.312.560112
Dale Coogan73263263731335.278.278.407.684107
Rollie Leveille7418818850631.266.266.346.61265
Ed Mickelson5816616639442.235.235.343.57857
Brandy Davis2610210225101.245.245.284.52929
John Hrasch13474715000.319.319.319.63815
Earl Smith21575715112.263.263.421.68424
Preston Elkins42505013201.260.260.360.62018
Norman Morton33585813200.224.224.259.48315
Bill Kennedy30606012210.200.200.267.46716
Don Carlsen16444411101.250.250.341.59115
Jim Clark12484810200.208.208.250.45812
Charles Fedoris3331319000.290.290.290.5819
James Mims2731318200.258.258.323.58110
Dick Lajeskie2035358102.229.229.429.65715
Donald Hedrick1028287100.250.250.286.5368
Bill Koski1531316100.194.194.226.4197
Lee Anthony2158586200.103.103.138.2418
Walt Wherry1126265112.192.192.538.73114
Mike Kash1612122000.167.167.167.3332
Jim Waugh2771.143.143.143.2861
Totals13894398439801181184538400000.269.269.392.660172300000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Preston ElkinsP37.000
Charles FedorisP32.000
Norman MortonP30.000
Bill KennedyP30.000
James MimsP27.000
Lee AnthonyP21.000
Mike KashP16.000
Bill KoskiP15.000
Don CarlsenP15.000
Totals2230000.000

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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