1951 Valdosta Dodgers Statistics
Team Record: 81-45
Finished 1st in the GGL
Manager: Stan Wasiak (81-45)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Valdosta, Georgia
Ballpark: Pendleton Park
Attendance: 51,546, Avg. 818
Playoffs - Tifton Blue Sox 4 games, Valdosta Dodgers 1
The Valdosta Dodgers of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1951 season with a record of 81 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the GGL.
The Dodgers scored 833 runs, best in the league. Valdosta conceded 577 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. George Kendall paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .325. Bill Harris topped the team with 18 wins, while Robert Hoffman added 15 or more wins also Bill Harris recorded a 2.19 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Dick Gray and Bill Harris both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Stan Wasiak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Harris | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2.19 | 32 | 201.0 | 126 | 92 | 49 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Robert Hoffman | 17 | 4 | .810 | 2.38 | 25 | 189.0 | 136 | 67 | 50 | 97 | ||||||||||||
| Donald Shaffer | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.77 | 29 | 169.0 | 146 | 83 | 52 | 122 | ||||||||||||
| Edward White | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.99 | 33 | 158.0 | 149 | 112 | 70 | 134 | ||||||||||||
| Kenneth Strom | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.87 | 13 | 69.0 | 53 | 27 | 22 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Don Cook | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.70 | 16 | 90.0 | 84 | 47 | 37 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Gates | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.52 | 8 | 50.0 | 52 | 24 | 14 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 74 | 33 | .692 | 2.86 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 926.0 | 746 | 452 | 294 | 0 | 519 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kendall | 120 | 461 | 461 | 150 | 25 | 14 | 5 | .325 | .325 | .473 | .798 | 218 | |||||||||||
| Dick Gray | 110 | 463 | 463 | 140 | 21 | 12 | 6 | .302 | .302 | .438 | .741 | 203 | |||||||||||
| William Gergely | 125 | 472 | 472 | 138 | 22 | 6 | 3 | .292 | .292 | .383 | .676 | 181 | |||||||||||
| Stan Wasiak | 107 | 403 | 403 | 129 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .320 | .320 | .385 | .705 | 155 | |||||||||||
| John Crumley | 119 | 448 | 448 | 121 | 20 | 8 | 5 | .270 | .270 | .384 | .654 | 172 | |||||||||||
| Henry Geary | 124 | 447 | 447 | 120 | 24 | 3 | 5 | .268 | .268 | .369 | .638 | 165 | |||||||||||
| Ralph Manfredi | 113 | 394 | 394 | 110 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .279 | .279 | .358 | .637 | 141 | |||||||||||
| Henry Alberts | 80 | 238 | 238 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .290 | .521 | 69 | |||||||||||
| Al Giordano | 50 | 159 | 159 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .245 | .245 | .371 | .616 | 59 | |||||||||||
| Bill Harris | 40 | 88 | 88 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .284 | .284 | .352 | .636 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Donald Shaffer | 31 | 61 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .279 | .361 | .639 | 22 | |||||||||||
| John Klingert | 20 | 60 | 60 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .367 | .633 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Fernando Barbieri | 23 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .318 | .561 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Nick Siemasz | 13 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .368 | .368 | .526 | .895 | 20 | |||||||||||
| George Large | 13 | 54 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .259 | .481 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Robert Hoffman | 25 | 75 | 75 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .227 | .387 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Don Cook | 17 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .206 | .294 | .500 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Walt Dziedzic | 12 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .276 | .448 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Kenneth Strom | 13 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Armando Sanchez | 10 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .133 | .233 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Andy Greener | 14 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .061 | .061 | .061 | .121 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Edward White | 33 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .020 | .020 | .020 | .041 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1212 | 4122 | 4122 | 0 | 1136 | 177 | 69 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .276 | .374 | .649 | 1541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward White | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Bill Harris | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| Donald Shaffer | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Robert Hoffman | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| Don Cook | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Kenneth Strom | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 148 | 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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
