1951 Reidsville Luckies Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 76-64
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Herbert Brett (76-64)
Location: Reidsville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kiker Stadium
Attendance: 61,841, Avg. 883

1951 Reidsville Luckies Roster

Playoffs - Reidsville Luckies 4 games, Durham Bulls 1
Finals - Winston-Salem Cardinals 4 games, Reidsville Luckies 1

The Reidsville Luckies of the Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 76 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.

The Luckies tallied 679 runs and conceded 678 runs. Dick Sipek led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .322 clip. Mike Forline topped Reidsville with 21 wins and a team-best 2.83 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1951 Reidsville Luckies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ted Pawelek, Jack Sanford, Dick Sipek and Glenn Crawford.

Herbert Brett 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
Mike Forline	21	8	.724	2.83	43						264.0	242	109	83	11	96
Nester Mitskavich	8	10	.444	2.97	46						179.0	158	71	59	9	87
James Charles	6	3	.667	4.35	15						62.0	72	40	30	2	35
Charles Timm	6	3	.667	4.77	14						66.0	78	43	35	8	20
Adam Twarkins	6	8	.429	3.81	19						85.0	96	49	36	4	27
Ralph Clements	6	8	.429	4.37	27						103.0	135	63	50	4	28
Claude Weaver	5	0	1.000	2.93	13						46.0	53	24	15	4	13
Thomas Jones	0	6	.000	7.59	15						64.0	86	57	54	8	33
Totals	58	46	.558	3.75	192	0	0	0	0	0	869.0	920	456	362	50	339	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
Dick Sipek	137	518	518		167	29	4	11						.322	.322	.458	.780	237
Carl Miller	139	512	512		159	26	4	28						.311	.311	.541	.852	277
Robert Falk	134	542	542		147	26	2	3						.271	.271	.343	.614	186
Walter Frye	134	530	530		139	17	5	1						.262	.262	.319	.581	169
Glenn Crawford	137	493	493		136	16	6	3						.276	.276	.351	.627	173
George Souter	118	428	428		121	33	2	15						.283	.283	.474	.757	203
Hugh Taylor	54	192	192		54	9	0	0						.281	.281	.328	.609	63
Ted Pawelek	69	209	209		49	6	0	1						.234	.234	.278	.512	58
James Lamb	25	75	75		19	6	1	0						.253	.253	.360	.613	27
Mike Forline	43	98	98		18	0	0	0						.184	.184	.184	.367	18
Ralph Clements	30	42	42		11	2	0	0						.262	.262	.310	.571	13
Glenn Rawlinson	19	57	57		11	3	0	0						.193	.193	.246	.439	14
Nester Mitskavich	46	58	58		6	2	0	0						.103	.103	.138	.241	8
Adam Twarkins	19	32	32		5	1	0	0						.156	.156	.188	.344	6
Charles Timm	14	21	21		4	1	0	0						.190	.190	.238	.429	5
Claude Weaver	13	18	18		3	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	3
Thomas Jones	15	21	21		3	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	3
James Charles	17	22	22		1	0	0	0						.045	.045	.045	.091	1
Totals	1163	3868	3868	0	1053	177	24	62	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.272	.378	.651	1464	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Nester Mitskavich	P	46					.000
Mike Forline	P	43					.000
Ralph Clements	P	27					.000
Adam Twarkins	P	19					.000
Thomas Jones	P	15					.000
James Charles	P	15					.000
Charles Timm	P	14					.000
Claude Weaver	P	13					.000
Totals		192	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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