1951 Salina Blue Jays Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 63-58
Finished 4th in the WA
Manager: Pat Patterson (63-58)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Salina, Kansas
Ballpark: Kenwood Field
Attendance: 47,550, Avg. 786

1951 Salina Blue Jays Roster

The Salina Blue Jays of the Western Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 63 wins and 58 losses, finishing fourth in the WA.

The Blue Jays plated 647 runs and allowed 651 runs. Jim Gillis led all regular batters by hitting .287. Gene Snyder topped Salina with 17 wins, while Don Edwards recorded a 2.63 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Gene Snyder played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Salina Blue Jays to do so.

Pat Patterson 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
Gene Snyder	17	10	.630	3.97	40						213.0	150	119	94	1	225
Robert Zimmerman	12	6	.667	3.71	44						189.0	181	98	78	18	73
Don Edwards	10	7	.588	2.63	24						137.0	127	54	40	3	53
Charles Harper	7	9	.438	5.68	35						157.0	184	120	99	12	89
Robert McGhee	6	4	.600	3.04	16						83.0	78	42	28	9	23
Jack Anderson	5	9	.357	5.49	22						105.0	108	76	64	4	98
Jack Trautwein	2	5	.286	4.89	10						57.0	53	37	31	4	44
Ullmann	2	5	.286	5.67	8						46.0	50	34	29	4	25
Robert Lowe					10						0.0
Totals	61	55	.526	4.22	209	0	0	0	0	0	987.0	931	580	463	55	630	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
Fred Burdett	121	493	493		125	12	3	3						.254	.254	.308	.562	152
Wally Habel	121	457	457		121	13	2	3						.265	.265	.322	.586	147
Rudolph Paparella	117	428	428		109	17	5	14						.255	.255	.416	.671	178
Jim Gillis	88	331	331		95	14	6	0						.287	.287	.366	.653	121
Joseph Breidt	117	364	364		92	21	1	3						.253	.253	.341	.593	124
Richard Campbell	79	282	282		76	12	6	3						.270	.270	.387	.656	109
Wallace Rushing	77	287	287		76	10	5	5						.265	.265	.387	.652	111
Nick Krsnich	73	237	237		58	6	1	7						.245	.245	.367	.612	87
Sam Davis	73	199	199		45	5	4	0						.226	.226	.291	.518	58
Frank Fitchben	32	130	130		38	3	6	1						.292	.292	.431	.723	56
William Shimshock	36	102	102		24	2	1	1						.235	.235	.304	.539	31
John Vossen	26	82	82		22	2	1	0						.268	.268	.317	.585	26
Weldon Harris	46	113	113		17	3	0	1						.150	.150	.204	.354	23
Richard Lenzi	23	59	59		16	5	1	0						.271	.271	.390	.661	23
Emil Carlini	19	65	65		13	2	0	1						.200	.200	.277	.477	18
Charles Harper	42	61	61		12	1	0	0						.197	.197	.213	.410	13
Robert Zimmerman	44	67	67		12	3	0	1						.179	.179	.269	.448	18
Gene Snyder	40	69	69		10	0	0	0						.145	.145	.145	.290	10
Don Edwards	24	40	40		6	0	0	0						.150	.150	.150	.300	6
Robert McGhee	17	27	27		5	1	0	0						.185	.185	.222	.407	6
Jack Anderson	22	35	35		5	0	0	0						.143	.143	.143	.286	5
Robert Lowe	14	13	13		3	0	0	0						.231	.231	.231	.462	3
Jack Trautwein	13	19	19		3	0	0	0						.158	.158	.158	.316	3
Totals	1264	3960	3960	0	983	132	42	43	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.248	.335	.584	1328	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Robert Zimmerman	P	44					.000
Gene Snyder	P	40					.000
Charles Harper	P	35					.000
Don Edwards	P	24					.000
Jack Anderson	P	22					.000
Robert McGhee	P	16					.000
Jack Trautwein	P	10					.000
Robert Lowe	P	10					.000
Totals		201	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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