1951 Shelby Farmers Statistics

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
Team Record: 67-44
Finished 2nd in the WCL
Manager: Dave Coble (67-44)
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 39,582, Avg. 713

1951 Shelby Farmers Roster

Playoffs - Shelby Farmers 4 games, Newton-Conover Twins 2
Finals - Shelby Farmers 4 games, Morganton Aggies 3

The Shelby Farmers of the Western Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 67 wins and 44 losses, finishing second in the WCL.

The Farmers plated 799 runs, tops in the circuit. Shelby yielded 626 runs. Henry Miller and Oliver Bass topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .387. Jose Nakamura led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.28 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Danny Reynolds played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Shelby Farmers to do so.

Dave Coble 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
Jose Nakamura	17	6	.739	3.28	32	21					203.0	213	100	74		56
Jose Lopez	14	9	.609	4.67	28	23					181.0	182	109	94		90
Joe Sheppard	11	7	.611	4.35	25	22					178.0	215	112	86		35
Donald Murray	11	9	.550	4.68	22	18					154.0	199	93	80		44
Raymond Johnson	3	6	.333	5.26	10	8					53.0	64	39	31		24
Stanley Todd					10						0.0
Totals	56	37	.602	4.27	127	92	0	0	0	0	769.0	873	453	365	0	249	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
Henry Miller	112	462	462		179	25	10	15						.387	.387	.582	.970	269
Oliver Bass	110	460	460		178	27	15	18						.387	.387	.628	1.015	289
Charles Ballord	112	408	408		149	47	12	8						.365	.365	.598	.963	244
Danny Reynolds	106	434	434		138	31	6	6						.318	.318	.459	.776	199
Bill Bowles	111	435	435		125	34	2	11						.287	.287	.451	.738	196
Gus Ramos	112	478	478		124	18	4	4						.259	.259	.339	.598	162
Freddy Desouza	90	338	338		84	18	6	11						.249	.249	.435	.683	147
Gerardo Muinos	96	334	334		82	12	4	1						.246	.246	.314	.560	105
Onelio Rodrigues	66	240	240		68	10	2	0						.283	.283	.342	.625	82
Joe Sheppard	35	79	79		22	2	0	0						.278	.278	.304	.582	24
Jose Nakamura	46	89	89		19	1	0	0						.213	.213	.225	.438	20
Donald Murray	22	63	63		17	2	1	0						.270	.270	.333	.603	21
Jose Lopez	28	81	81		11	3	0	0						.136	.136	.173	.309	14
Raymond Johnson	10	21	21		7	2	0	2						.333	.333	.714	1.048	15
Stanley Todd	10	12	12		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1066	3934	3934	0	1203	232	62	76	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.306	.454	.760	1787	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Jose Nakamura	P	32					.000
Jose Lopez	P	28					.000
Joe Sheppard	P	25					.000
Donald Murray	P	22					.000
Stanley Todd	P	10					.000
Raymond Johnson	P	10					.000
Totals		127	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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