1951 Nashville Vols Statistics

Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 78-76
Finished 5th in the SA
Manager: Don Osborn (78-76)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 136,008, Avg. 1,766
1951 Nashville Vols Roster

The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the SA.

The Vols scored 872 runs, best in the league. Nashville conceded 848 runs. Babe Barna led the team with 19 home runs, and Bob Brady walloped 15 or more as well. Babe Barna drove in 94 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .358. Pete Modica and Pete Mallory paced the squad with 13 wins each, while Jim Atchley recorded a 4.2 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1951 Nashville Vols who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rube Novotney, Jack Harshman, Red Barrett, Bobo Holloman, Al Porto, Babe Barna, Red Murff, Daryl Spencer, Jim Fanning, Al Worthington, Al Lary, Bob Speake, Bob Brady and Bob Schultz.

Don Osborn 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
Pete Modica136.6845.374022171.0190113102109
Pete Mallory1315.4644.273429211.025312010066
Jim Atchley126.6674.204121180.0206908437
Umberto Flammini87.5334.992112101.0113695637
Al Worthington710.4124.572321124.0791206383
Red Barrett67.4624.70171492.0125544810
Paul Schnieders52.7145.4328558.079513539
Richard Verbic45.4445.9338782.0103635452
Al Porto47.3644.9841694.0126655243
Al Lary301.0002.2112553.034191330
Jack Harshman11.5003.94516.0187712
Red Murff11.5004.95720.023201114
Bob Schultz12.3334.36733.040191615
Ray Bauer000.00312.0
Frank Laga000.0023.0
Spencer Davis01.0000.0024.052
Stan Karpinski01.0000.00711.02414
Bobo Holloman03.0000.00729.04225
Totals7874.5134.4633514200001294.014608106410588000000

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
Robert Ludwig1556446442133863.331.331.422.753272
Babe Barna1314384389215729519941.358.358.578.936253
Buster Boguskie1154234231362525.322.322.426.747180
Jack Harshman15454254213622247.251.251.559.810303
Joe Damato12945245212022414.265.265.425.690192
Daryl Spencer1203983981002838.251.251.397.648158
Theodore Lotz1433623629217411.254.254.414.669150
Bob Brady1103363369017215.268.268.464.732156
Jim Fanning56168168511103.304.304.423.72671
Rube Novotney27939322421.237.237.355.59133
Pete Mallory36747417200.230.230.257.48619
Pete Modica46656512200.185.185.215.40014
Jim Atchley43616111100.180.180.197.37712
Umberto Flammini2239397000.179.179.179.3597
Richard Verbic3824246100.250.250.292.5427
Red Barrett1735356100.171.171.200.3717
Al Worthington2344445000.114.114.114.2275
Al Lary1727274100.148.148.185.3335
Al Porto4226262000.077.077.077.1542
Bob Anderlik813131100.077.077.154.2312
Paul Schnieders2817171000.059.059.059.1181
Bob Speake3330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals14634284428492118922230126941000.278.278.432.709184900000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Al PortoP41.000
Jim AtchleyP41.000
Pete ModicaP40.000
Richard VerbicP38.000
Pete MalloryP34.000
Paul SchniedersP28.000
Al WorthingtonP23.000
Umberto FlamminiP21.000
Red BarrettP17.000
Al LaryP12.000
Totals2950000.000

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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