1951 Vincennes Velvets Statistics

Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 43-74
Finished 6th in the MOVL
Manager: Stormy Kromer (0-0), Bob Signaigo (0-0)
Location: Vincennes, Indiana
Ballpark: Nehi Park
Attendance: 25,652, Avg. 438

1951 Vincennes Velvets Roster

The Vincennes Velvets of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1951 season with a record of 43 wins and 74 losses, finishing sixth in the MOVL.

The Velvets plated 598 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 752 runs, most in the league. Bob Signaigo led all regular hitters by connecting at a .323 clip. Don Messel topped Vincennes with 9 wins, while Ed Rellergert recorded a 3.4 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers. Stormy Kromer and Bob Signaigo 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
Don Messel	9	11	.450	5.52	26						163.0	194	121	100	8	88
Ed Rellergert	8	11	.421	3.40	22						151.0	155	76	57	5	41
Orville Mehringer	8	11	.421	4.05	25						160.0	176	94	72	5	88
Cyrus Deem	6	15	.286	5.16	29						190.0	199	146	109	5	145
Mel Heim	4	9	.308	5.80	14						76.0	79	61	49	2	53
George Smith	4	9	.308	5.88	24						127.0	154	104	83	3	70
Bob Signaigo					11						0.0
Totals	39	66	.371	4.88	151	0	0	0	0	0	867.0	957	602	470	28	485	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
Bob Signaigo	116	381	381		123	26	2	4						.323	.323	.433	.756	165
Wayne Haas	113	401	401		118	27	6	2						.294	.294	.406	.701	163
Dave Perello	109	440	440		117	21	2	0						.266	.266	.323	.589	142
Wade Stalions	117	455	455		102	14	4	0						.224	.224	.273	.497	124
John Richmond	117	412	412		96	12	3	0						.233	.233	.277	.510	114
Morris Byrum	92	322	322		71	10	5	6						.220	.220	.339	.559	109
Eduardo Garcia	56	206	206		47	7	1	0						.228	.228	.272	.500	56
Lyle Shaw	53	165	165		34	6	1	1						.206	.206	.273	.479	45
Cyrus Deem	46	110	110		23	6	3	0						.209	.209	.318	.527	35
Joe Elble	35	112	112		23	5	0	1						.205	.205	.277	.482	31
Dale Wirth	34	120	120		22	3	0	1						.183	.183	.233	.417	28
Don Messel	28	64	64		10	2	0	0						.156	.156	.188	.344	12
Ed Rellergert	25	66	66		10	0	0	0						.152	.152	.152	.303	10
Mel Heim	22	37	37		9	0	2	0						.243	.243	.351	.595	13
George Smith	29	71	71		8	1	1	0						.113	.113	.155	.268	11
Orville Mehringer	25	55	55		7	2	0	0						.127	.127	.164	.291	9
Bob Watson	10	13	13		3	1	0	0						.231	.231	.308	.538	4
Totals	1027	3430	3430	0	823	143	30	15	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.312	.552	1071	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Cyrus Deem	P	29					.000
Don Messel	P	26					.000
Orville Mehringer	P	25					.000
George Smith	P	24					.000
Ed Rellergert	P	22					.000
Mel Heim	P	14					.000
Totals		140	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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