1951 Statesville Owls Statistics

North Carolina State League (NCSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 62-64
Finished 4th in the NCSL
Manager: Kenneth Rhyne (0-0), Leonard Cross (0-0)
Location: Statesville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Statesville High School Park
Attendance: 46,021, Avg. 730

1951 Statesville Owls Roster

Playoffs - Statesville Owls 4 games, Hickory Rebels 0
Finals - High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4 games, Statesville Owls 0

The Statesville Owls of the North Carolina State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 62 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the NCSL.

The Owls scored 663 runs and conceded 657 runs. Leonard Cross led all regular batters by hitting .325. Ernest Johnson topped Statesville with 15 wins and a team-best 3.64 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Kenneth Rhyne and Leonard Cross 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
Ernest Johnson	15	10	.600	3.64	32						235.0	219	123	95	15	97
George Burrell	10	17	.370	3.77	37						217.0	217	116	91	26	65
Paul Brendle	9	11	.450	4.66	31						164.0	181	98	85	12	75
John Saunders	5	7	.417	4.67	27						133.0	138	79	69	19	51
William Good	4	3	.571	5.62	11						48.0	74	42	30	2	16
Robert Williams					12						0.0
Totals	43	48	.473	4.18	150	0	0	0	0	0	797.0	829	458	370	74	304	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
Ollie Wall	126	559	559		146	22	3	2						.261	.261	.322	.583	180
Leonard Cross	119	440	440		143	21	0	33						.325	.325	.598	.923	263
David Pierce	127	460	460		127	17	2	16						.276	.276	.426	.702	196
Willard Neighbors	76	267	267		74	12	4	4						.277	.277	.397	.674	106
Homer Daugherty	63	224	224		67	13	1	1						.299	.299	.379	.679	85
Hugh Bradshaw	59	222	222		58	19	0	6						.261	.261	.428	.689	95
Kenneth Rhyne	39	168	168		45	6	1	6						.268	.268	.423	.690	71
Bob Hartsfield	55	190	190		43	9	4	0						.226	.226	.316	.542	60
Wallace Carpenter	46	153	153		37	10	1	7						.242	.242	.458	.699	70
Donald Cheek	46	151	151		36	7	4	4						.238	.238	.417	.656	63
William Adams	58	186	186		35	6	0	0						.188	.188	.220	.409	41
Tony Campos	31	120	120		31	3	2	1						.258	.258	.342	.600	41
Ernest Johnson	35	98	98		25	2	0	0						.255	.255	.276	.531	27
George Burrell	40	92	92		21	2	1	0						.228	.228	.272	.500	25
Paul Brendle	35	68	68		16	2	0	0						.235	.235	.265	.500	18
Charles Ostwalt	23	66	66		14	1	0	2						.212	.212	.318	.530	21
Pierre Nantel	13	47	47		9	3	0	1						.191	.191	.319	.511	15
John Saunders	31	61	61		9	1	0	0						.148	.148	.164	.311	10
Robert Williams	12	16	16		2	1	0	0						.125	.125	.188	.312	3
William Good	12	21	21		2	0	0	0						.095	.095	.095	.190	2
Totals	1046	3609	3609	0	940	157	23	83	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.260	.386	.646	1392	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
George Burrell	P	37					.000
Ernest Johnson	P	32					.000
Paul Brendle	P	31					.000
John Saunders	P	27					.000
Robert Williams	P	12					.000
William Good	P	11					.000
Totals		150	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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