1951 Oshkosh Giants Statistics

Wisconsin State League (WSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 65-55
Finished 2nd in the WSL
Manager: David Garcia (65-55)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Municipal Athletic Field
Attendance: 40,566, Avg. 676

1951 Oshkosh Giants Roster

The Oshkosh Giants of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 65 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the WSL.

The Giants scored 741 runs and surrendered 684 runs. Dave Garcia led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .369. Philip Kerich topped Oshkosh with 12 wins, while Ronald Edwards registered a 3.05 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Jim Constable played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Oshkosh Giants to do so.

David Garcia 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
Philip Kerich	12	4	.750	4.20	28						122.0	110	75	57	3	85
Jack Sampson	10	6	.625	3.80	19						116.0	108	66	49	6	66
Ronald Edwards	10	10	.500	3.05	31						165.0	155	91	56	9	88
James Kovarik	9	6	.600	3.43	24						118.0	115	72	45	10	52
Jim Constable	5	1	.833	2.85	8						60.0	48	29	19	1	26
Jack Herfurt	5	5	.500	5.27	15						99.0	107	75	58	3	54
John Sulfaro	3	3	.500	6.18	9						51.0	58	42	35	2	33
Russell Hiltunen	3	7	.300	4.68	21						75.0	77	52	39	0	52
Jerome Lankford					11						0.0
Totals	57	42	.576	4.00	166	0	0	0	0	0	806.0	778	502	358	34	456	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
Dave Garcia	118	426	426		157	27	3	23						.369	.369	.608	.977	259
Earle Willis	118	434	434		140	25	6	1						.323	.323	.415	.737	180
Robert Schultz	119	454	454		122	28	1	2						.269	.269	.348	.617	158
Wayne Heim	119	446	446		115	16	4	1						.258	.258	.318	.576	142
Stanford Grossman	113	412	412		111	18	2	0						.269	.269	.323	.592	133
Gladstone Smith	51	188	188		67	12	3	1						.356	.356	.468	.824	88
Joseph Nunziata	81	274	274		63	13	1	5						.230	.230	.339	.569	93
Jack Herfurt	67	203	203		56	15	1	2						.276	.276	.389	.665	79
Gene Sodersten	70	236	236		51	8	0	3						.216	.216	.288	.504	68
Richard Bahnson	47	171	171		35	8	0	0						.205	.205	.251	.456	43
Theodore Pasch	37	141	141		33	2	1	5						.234	.234	.369	.603	52
Peter Moelling	42	108	108		21	2	0	0						.194	.194	.213	.407	23
Jack Sampson	22	53	53		15	3	1	1						.283	.283	.434	.717	23
Ray Maurer	33	78	78		14	2	0	0						.179	.179	.205	.385	16
John Sulfaro	17	32	32		9	2	0	1						.281	.281	.438	.719	14
Melvin Tuscher	20	32	32		8	0	1	0						.250	.250	.312	.562	10
Ronald Edwards	31	55	55		8	1	0	0						.145	.145	.164	.309	9
James Kovarik	24	47	47		6	0	0	0						.128	.128	.128	.255	6
John Grose	11	41	41		5	1	0	0						.122	.122	.146	.268	6
Ernie Mechelke	10	18	18		4	0	0	0						.222	.222	.222	.444	4
Russell Hiltunen	21	25	25		2	1	0	0						.080	.080	.120	.200	3
Philip Kerich	31	48	48		2	1	0	0						.042	.042	.062	.104	3
Jerome Lankford	11	13	13		1	0	0	0						.077	.077	.077	.154	1
Totals	1213	3935	3935	0	1045	185	24	45	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.266	.359	.625	1413	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Ronald Edwards	P	31					.000
Philip Kerich	P	28					.000
James Kovarik	P	24					.000
Russell Hiltunen	P	21					.000
Jack Sampson	P	19					.000
Jerome Lankford	P	11					.000
John Sulfaro	P	9					.000
Totals		143	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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