1951 Palatka Azaleas Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 80-59
Finished 3rd in the FSL
Manager: Bill Steinecke (80-59)
Location: Palatka, Florida
Ballpark: Azalea Bowl
Attendance: 46,146, Avg. 664

1951 Palatka Azaleas Roster

Playoffs - Orlando Senators 4 games, Palatka Azaleas 2

The Palatka Azaleas of the Florida State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 80 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the FSL.

The Azaleas scored 780 runs and yielded 695 runs. Michael Kassabian topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .351. Blas Arroyo led Palatka with 18 wins, while Cecil Hutson, Leslie Davis and George Rivero each also added 15 or more wins also Cecil Hutson recorded a 2.58 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Lyle Judy played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Palatka Azaleas to do so.

Bill Steinecke 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
Blas Arroyo	18	11	.621	3.39	36						239.0	247	115	90	8	89
Cecil Hutson	17	12	.586	2.58	67						258.0	236	95	74	5	81
Leslie Davis	16	4	.800	3.17	35						176.0	158	83	62	4	121
George Rivero	15	7	.682	4.03	34						183.0	207	98	82	12	81
Harold Heiner	6	4	.600	3.80	21						116.0	111	60	49	4	43
Floyd Bridges	6	9	.400	5.73	24						113.0	133	103	72	5	75
Jack Lastella	1	7	.125	4.38	14						74.0	77	48	36	2	72
Totals	79	54	.594	3.61	231	0	0	0	0	0	1159.0	1169	602	465	40	562	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
Michael Kassabian	138	496	496		174	34	4	5						.351	.351	.466	.817	231
Richard Engquist	128	501	501		161	29	0	6						.321	.321	.415	.737	208
Eldon Pichan	139	497	497		144	28	3	23						.290	.290	.497	.787	247
Lyle Judy	131	503	503		139	23	2	2						.276	.276	.342	.618	172
Donald Curtis	139	547	547		116	11	1	0						.212	.212	.236	.448	129
Don Poston	126	457	457		105	22	2	0						.230	.230	.287	.516	131
Merrill Smith	76	304	304		94	24	6	4						.309	.309	.467	.776	142
Ray Urban	60	238	238		69	15	2	1						.290	.290	.382	.672	91
Reid Caswell	69	222	222		54	3	5	1						.243	.243	.315	.559	70
Blas Arroyo	81	173	173		39	7	5	1						.225	.225	.341	.566	59
Robert Beecher	50	144	144		30	6	0	0						.208	.208	.250	.458	36
George Rivero	39	87	87		14	2	0	2						.161	.161	.253	.414	22
Cecil Hutson	67	88	88		14	1	0	0						.159	.159	.170	.330	15
Jack Lastella	22	43	43		9	2	0	0						.209	.209	.256	.465	11
Harold Heiner	25	54	54		8	0	1	1						.148	.148	.241	.389	13
Leslie Davis	35	55	55		6	0	0	0						.109	.109	.109	.218	6
Floyd Bridges	24	35	35		2	0	0	0						.057	.057	.057	.114	2
Totals	1349	4444	4444	0	1178	207	31	46	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.265	.357	.622	1585	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Cecil Hutson	P	67					.000
Leslie Davis	P	35					.000
George Rivero	P	34					.000
Floyd Bridges	P	24					.000
Harold Heiner	P	21					.000
Jack Lastella	P	14					.000
Totals		195	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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