1951 Opelika Owls Statistics

Georgia-Alabama League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 23-44
in the GGL
Manager: Wheeler Flemming (0-0), Don Bailey (0-0)
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Ballpark: Pepperell Park
Attendance: 18,000, Avg. 537

1951 Opelika Owls Roster

The Opelika Owls of the Georgia-Alabama League ended the 1951 season with a record of 23 wins and 44 lossesOpelika withdrew July 1.

The Owls allowed 461 runs, least in the league. Opelika plated 348 runs, worst in the circuit,. Bill Godwin led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .303 average. Jim Creel topped the team with 8 wins and a team-best 4.38 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Wheeler Flemming and Don Bailey 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
Jim Creel	8	6	.571	4.38	16	13					109.0	105	67	53	4	67
James Hughes	4	1	.800	5.61	13	5					77.0	83	61	48	8	43
Robert Steadman	3	3	.500	3.75	17	3					48.0	48	28	20	2	28
Harold Grinnells	1	6	.143	6.35	13	9					68.0	83	66	48	5	37
Claude Jackson	1	9	.100	6.55	13	8					66.0	78	54	48	7	50
George Hill					11						0.0
Totals	17	25	.405	5.31	83	38	0	0	0	0	368.0	397	276	217	26	225	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
Bill Godwin	66	271	271		82	19	4	6						.303	.303	.469	.771	127
Alfred Julian	52	217	217		59	10	1	1						.272	.272	.341	.613	74
Bob Julian	61	239	239		57	8	1	0						.238	.238	.280	.519	67
Robert Murphy	41	157	157		52	9	1	5						.331	.331	.497	.828	78
Wheeler Flemming	55	196	196		45	3	0	0						.230	.230	.245	.474	48
Fred Goodwin	51	147	147		40	8	0	1						.272	.272	.347	.619	51
Joe Moss	41	166	166		40	4	0	0						.241	.241	.265	.506	44
Jimmy Nelson	38	142	142		32	4	0	0						.225	.225	.254	.479	36
James Johns	29	93	93		22	3	1	2						.237	.237	.355	.591	33
Jim Creel	29	70	70		20	5	1	0						.286	.286	.386	.671	27
Arnold Satterfield	27	80	80		19	1	1	0						.238	.238	.275	.512	22
William Rigdon	14	49	49		15	2	0	1						.306	.306	.408	.714	20
Vince Robison	12	52	52		12	1	1	0						.231	.231	.288	.519	15
Robert Grizzell	14	52	52		12	1	0	1						.231	.231	.308	.538	16
Louis Zaden	13	50	50		11	3	0	2						.220	.220	.400	.620	20
Harold Grinnells	13	28	28		10	0	0	0						.357	.357	.357	.714	10
Claude Jackson	19	42	42		8	1	0	0						.190	.190	.214	.405	9
James Hughes	13	32	32		7	0	0	0						.219	.219	.219	.438	7
Robert Steadman	17	18	18		4	2	0	0						.222	.222	.333	.556	6
George Hill	12	19	19		1	0	0	0						.053	.053	.053	.105	1
Totals	617	2120	2120	0	548	84	11	19	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.335	.594	711	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Robert Steadman	P	17					.000
Jim Creel	P	16					.000
Claude Jackson	P	13					.000
James Hughes	P	13					.000
Harold Grinnells	P	13					.000
George Hill	P	11					.000
Totals		83	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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