1951 West Palm Beach Indians Statistics
Team Record: 64-75
Finished 7th in the FIL
Manager: Rudy Laskowski (0-0), Herschel Held (0-0)
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Connie Mack Field
Attendance: 64,425, Avg. 927
The West Palm Beach Indians of the Florida International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 64 wins and 75 losses, finishing seventh in the FIL.
The Indians scored 583 runs and allowed 632 runs. Woody Smith led all regular batters with a .320 average. Charles LeBrun topped West Palm Beach with 15 wins, while Woody Wheaton recorded a 2.61 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1951 West Palm Beach Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tom Drake, Garland Lawing, Woody Wheaton, Bitsy Mott, Chuck Aleno and Al Piechota.
Rudy Laskowski and Herschel Held 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles LeBrun | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.77 | 36 | 195.0 | 158 | 78 | 60 | 4 | 75 | |||||||||||
| Woody Wheaton | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.61 | 24 | 162.0 | 160 | 60 | 47 | 5 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Harold Clendenin | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.52 | 17 | 93.0 | 77 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 39 | |||||||||||
| James Magnatta | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.40 | 39 | 98.0 | 86 | 48 | 37 | 6 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Rusty Walters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.46 | 19 | 104.0 | 84 | 57 | 40 | 1 | 83 | |||||||||||
| Bill Rogers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.75 | 10 | 59.0 | 60 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Larry Brunke | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.47 | 8 | 62.0 | 59 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||||
| George Socha | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.91 | 11 | 76.0 | 62 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Al Piechota | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.73 | 15 | 94.0 | 92 | 46 | 39 | 3 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Raymond Schulz | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Mayer | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Drake | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 57 | 53 | .518 | 3.03 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 943.0 | 838 | 411 | 317 | 26 | 374 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Smith | 132 | 506 | 506 | 162 | 30 | 6 | 3 | .320 | .320 | .421 | .741 | 213 | |||||||||||
| Vic Fucci | 119 | 496 | 496 | 152 | 21 | 6 | 3 | .306 | .306 | .391 | .698 | 194 | |||||||||||
| Garland Lawing | 123 | 404 | 404 | 118 | 22 | 0 | 14 | .292 | .292 | .450 | .743 | 182 | |||||||||||
| Bitsy Mott | 89 | 319 | 319 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .248 | .248 | .279 | .527 | 89 | |||||||||||
| Herschel Held | 87 | 294 | 294 | 76 | 25 | 3 | 8 | .259 | .259 | .446 | .704 | 131 | |||||||||||
| Charlie Glunt | 75 | 285 | 285 | 68 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .239 | .239 | .340 | .579 | 97 | |||||||||||
| Samuel Herman | 77 | 268 | 268 | 62 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .231 | .231 | .325 | .556 | 87 | |||||||||||
| Ray Krupa | 75 | 250 | 250 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .188 | .188 | .264 | .452 | 66 | |||||||||||
| George Menard | 33 | 111 | 111 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .279 | .333 | .613 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Charles LeBrun | 65 | 112 | 112 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .232 | .268 | .500 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Woody Wheaton | 51 | 109 | 109 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .220 | .266 | .486 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Len Kensecki | 22 | 63 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Charlie Balciulis | 19 | 61 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .213 | .213 | .262 | .475 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Larry Brunke | 26 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .341 | .614 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Francoline | 20 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .267 | .433 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Gerald Cline | 10 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .175 | .175 | .400 | .575 | 16 | |||||||||||
| George Socha | 11 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Harold Clendenin | 17 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 | 8 | |||||||||||
| John Baktis | 11 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .171 | .317 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Al Piechota | 17 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .219 | .375 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Lawrence Quartararo | 20 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .135 | .135 | .216 | .351 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Bill Rogers | 12 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .217 | .391 | 5 | |||||||||||
| James Magnatta | 39 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .129 | .129 | .258 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Rusty Walters | 26 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 4 | |||||||||||
| William Ladd | 15 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .130 | .130 | .261 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Raymond Schulz | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jim Mayer | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Tom Drake | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .333 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1226 | 3737 | 3737 | 0 | 948 | 180 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .254 | .347 | .601 | 1298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Magnatta | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| Charles LeBrun | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| Rusty Walters | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Harold Clendenin | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| Al Piechota | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Tom Drake | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| George Socha | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| Raymond Schulz | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Bill Rogers | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Jim Mayer | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 181 | 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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