1951 Rome Colonels Statistics

Canadian-American League (CCL) - Class: C
Team Record: 46-71
Finished 5th in the CCL
Manager: Buck Etchison (46-71)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Rome, New York
Ballpark: Colonels Park
Attendance: 23,454, Avg. 401
1951 Rome Colonels Roster

The Rome Colonels of the Canadian-American League ended the 1951 season with a record of 46 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the CCL.

The Colonels scored 575 runs and surrendered 643 runs. Forrest Samson paced Rome with 14 home runs Buck Etchison drove in 65 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .275 average. Sal Arduini led the squad with 13 wins, while Bennie Kiburis registered a 3.62 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Buck Etchison and Eric MacKenzie both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Buck Etchison 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
Sal Arduini139.5913.923125154193.01731048410383411
Robert Linskey1011.4764.36332281163.015589799069836
Bennie Kiburis1016.3853.623320150199.01961088098881217
Ollie Byers53.6252.811662148.05331151624001
John McLaughlin23.400110.0
Robert Slayman24.333140.0
David Bash213.1334.50331730148.0159987411058415
Marion Scott101.00040.0
Ray Lutz16.1433.822980099.08763426341511
James Stevens0010.0
William McLaren020.0
Frank Howlan010.0
Tony Busco0010.0
Loren Wade0020.0
Norman Pollock01.00040.0
Richard Fortune01.00030.0
Theodore Strozyk01.00030.0
Artie Siccardi02.000110.0
Totals4670.3973.962329804360850.082349337404800363337210

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
Buck Etchison1175204156811418111651810315.275.421.402.82416720
Lou Higgins10849240871110213743197554.270.391.387.77815863
Raymond Luckett1154884205710321665695963.245.342.367.70915436
Joseph Pancoe903783125694121852156242.301.422.423.84513231
Ron Esrang1124813905181171043178354.208.348.256.60510017
Forrest Samson733202605078141146145835.300.428.523.95113602
Dick Ramsey6925819426377232126046.191.389.294.6835731
William Polubiatka2914812628361130156198.286.388.421.8085321
Sal Arduini721591481634802200816.230.274.324.5984812
Richard Busby3413711716288101842014.239.350.325.6753800
Bennie Kiburis431048712253021801324.287.380.391.7713404
Alfred Dinacci3010191132411073811.264.330.297.6272711
Leon Molokie219586162250011286.256.319.314.6332701
Paul Simmons17585091722071814.340.431.460.8912300
Robert Linskey387060121310030722.217.309.233.5421412
Joseph Juliano21625561021040711.182.274.255.5291400
Stanley Hancock1872635102003096.159.264.190.4541200
Thomas Bransfield134744490102115.205.239.250.4891111
James Metcalf1248457901172310.200.250.311.5611400
David Bash3866603920021625.150.227.183.4111100
Robert Miller103831661001257.194.306.226.531702
James Stevens124338362002057.158.256.211.466800
Ollie Byers171917451002022.294.368.353.721600
John McLaughlin121413020001001.154.154.154.308201
Eric MacKenzie111715120000011.133.235.133.369210
Artie Siccardi152016320000037.125.300.125.425210
Ray Lutz2931272200000211.074.138.074.212202
Robert Slayman162015211003048.067.263.133.396201
Totals11924306360354788916025544671060639525.247.364.350.71412610263800


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Buck Etchison1B1171036862599.9789.590
Louis Kramberg1B1.000
Ron Esrang2B1123173072084.9695.571
Alfred Dinacci2B10233136.9475.400
Lou Higgins3B1061542334626.8943.651
Dick RamseyC6427149168.9525.0005
Joseph NiroC23.000
Paul SimmonsC17721130.9654.8820
Joseph JulianoC17691442.9544.8820
Joseph PancoeOF89237870.9722.753
Forrest SamsonOF73130872.9521.890
William PolubiatkaOF2958420.9692.138
Louis KrambergOF29.000
Richard BusbyOF2859430.9552.250
Leon MolokieOF2030430.9191.700
Stanley HancockOF1819110.9521.111
Sal ArduiniOF13120001.000.923
Joseph NiroOF110.000
James MetcalfOF1119311.9572.000
Thomas BransfieldOF11141001.0001.364
James StevensOF1013121.8751.400
William McLarenOF50.000
Robert LinskeyP33122921.9531.242
Bennie KiburisP33165032.9572.000
David BashP3363944.9181.364
Sal ArduiniP31153922.9641.742
Ray LutzP29015001.000.517
Ollie ByersP163911.923.750
Robert SlaymanP14512021.0001.214
Artie SiccardiP1106001.000.545
John McLaughlinP111611.875.636
Marion ScottP4.000
Norman PollockP4.000
Theodore StrozykP3.000
Richard FortuneP3.000
Loren WadeP2.000
William McLarenP20.000
James StevensP1.000
Frank HowlanP10.000
Tony BuscoP1.000
Raymond LuckettSS1152283743676.9445.235
Totals116128191344192318.9563.586500

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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