
1951 New Orleans Pelicans Statistics
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
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 Earl Smith, Ron Necciai, Bill Koski, Ray Yochim, Jim Clark, Felipe Montemayor, Frank Thomas, Stan Wentzel, Paul Pettit, Don Carlsen, Dick Lajeskie, Jim Waugh, Hal Bevan, Brandy Davis, Paul LaPalme, Len Yochim, Ed Mickelson, Bill Kennedy, Dale Coogan and Ron Kline.
Rip Sewell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
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 Carlsen | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2.58 | 15 | 15 | 115.0 | 109 | 40 | 33 | 40 | |||||||||||
Bill Kennedy | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4.05 | 30 | 24 | 189.0 | 228 | 112 | 85 | 59 | |||||||||||
Lee Anthony | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.78 | 21 | 21 | 174.0 | 184 | 92 | 73 | 52 | |||||||||||
Norman Morton | 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.32 | 30 | 27 | 177.0 | 197 | 111 | 85 | 91 | |||||||||||
Preston Elkins | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5.85 | 37 | 8 | 123.0 | 149 | 89 | 80 | 71 | |||||||||||
Bill Koski | 4 | 9 | .308 | 5.24 | 15 | 15 | 91.0 | 99 | 63 | 53 | 70 | |||||||||||
James Mims | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.40 | 27 | 11 | 97.0 | 115 | 75 | 69 | 45 | |||||||||||
Charles Fedoris | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.44 | 32 | 9 | 101.0 | 128 | 72 | 61 | 56 | |||||||||||
Jim Waugh | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 2 | 18.0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Paul LaPalme | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.72 | 5 | 29.0 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Mike Kash | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.43 | 16 | 35.0 | 46 | 34 | 25 | 22 | ||||||||||||
Ron Kline | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.86 | 4 | 4 | 28.0 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 17 | |||||||||||
Ron Necciai | 1 | 5 | .167 | 8.45 | 8 | 33.0 | 44 | 35 | 31 | 42 | ||||||||||||
James McGee | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 6 | 23.0 | 26 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Paul Pettit | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Jim Kleckley | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 5 | 12.0 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Len Yochim | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 8.0 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Robert Masters | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 6 | 11.0 | 19 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Totals | 64 | 88 | .421 | 4.41 | 263 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1267.0 | 1446 | 752 | 621 | 0 | 622 | 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 |
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Hal Bevan | 150 | 580 | 580 | 166 | 24 | 4 | 7 | .286 | .286 | .378 | .664 | 219 | |||||||||||
Stan Wentzel | 146 | 527 | 527 | 163 | 31 | 4 | 17 | .309 | .309 | .480 | .789 | 253 | |||||||||||
George Wopinek | 154 | 628 | 628 | 163 | 30 | 12 | 13 | .260 | .260 | .408 | .667 | 256 | |||||||||||
Frank Thomas | 125 | 471 | 471 | 136 | 25 | 6 | 23 | .289 | .289 | .514 | .803 | 242 | |||||||||||
Felipe Montemayor | 144 | 491 | 491 | 136 | 21 | 11 | 5 | .277 | .277 | .395 | .672 | 194 | |||||||||||
Lamar Dorton | 117 | 359 | 359 | 89 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .248 | .248 | .312 | .560 | 112 | |||||||||||
Dale Coogan | 73 | 263 | 263 | 73 | 13 | 3 | 5 | .278 | .278 | .407 | .684 | 107 | |||||||||||
Rollie Leveille | 74 | 188 | 188 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .266 | .266 | .346 | .612 | 65 | |||||||||||
Ed Mickelson | 58 | 166 | 166 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .235 | .235 | .343 | .578 | 57 | |||||||||||
Brandy Davis | 26 | 102 | 102 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .245 | .284 | .529 | 29 | |||||||||||
John Hrasch | 13 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .319 | .319 | .638 | 15 | |||||||||||
Earl Smith | 21 | 57 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .263 | .263 | .421 | .684 | 24 | |||||||||||
Preston Elkins | 42 | 50 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .260 | .360 | .620 | 18 | |||||||||||
Norman Morton | 33 | 58 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .259 | .483 | 15 | |||||||||||
Bill Kennedy | 30 | 60 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 | 16 | |||||||||||
Don Carlsen | 16 | 44 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .341 | .591 | 15 | |||||||||||
Jim Clark | 12 | 48 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .250 | .458 | 12 | |||||||||||
Charles Fedoris | 33 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .290 | .290 | .581 | 9 | |||||||||||
James Mims | 27 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .258 | .323 | .581 | 10 | |||||||||||
Dick Lajeskie | 20 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .229 | .429 | .657 | 15 | |||||||||||
Donald Hedrick | 10 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 8 | |||||||||||
Bill Koski | 15 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .226 | .419 | 7 | |||||||||||
Lee Anthony | 21 | 58 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .103 | .138 | .241 | 8 | |||||||||||
Walt Wherry | 11 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .192 | .192 | .538 | .731 | 14 | |||||||||||
Mike Kash | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | |||||||||||
Jim Waugh | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Totals | 1389 | 4398 | 4398 | 0 | 1181 | 184 | 53 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .392 | .660 | 1723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preston Elkins | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
Charles Fedoris | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
Norman Morton | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
Bill Kennedy | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
James Mims | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
Lee Anthony | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
Mike Kash | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
Bill Koski | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
Don Carlsen | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
Totals | 223 | 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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