1951 Albany Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 76-50
Finished 2nd in the GGL
Manager: Chief Bender (76-50)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Albany, Georgia
Ballpark: Cardinal Stadium
Attendance: 45,694, Avg. 725
Playoffs - Waycross Bears 4 games, Albany Cardinals 0
The Albany Cardinals of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1951 season with a record of 76 wins and 50 losses, finishing second in the GGL.
The Cardinals plated 747 runs and allowed 611 runs. Denver Rikard led batters with significant playing time by hitting .327. Phil Clark topped Albany with 18 wins, while Chief Bender recorded a 2.51 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Phil Clark played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Albany Cardinals to do so.
Chief Bender served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ban | L | L | February 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Chief Bender | R | R | November 25, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Franklin Bridges | ||||||
| Donald Brown | R | July 2, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | Montgomery, AL US | |
| Phil Clark | R | R | October 3, 1932 | 6'3" | 210 | Albany, GA US |
| Gill Daley | L | February 20, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Screven County, GA US | |
| Edgar DeFore | ||||||
| Paul Eames | L | R | June 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 190 | Worcester, MA US |
| Nilo Giavedoni | R | 5'11" | 145 | |||
| Robert Heins | 6'6" | 225 | ||||
| Ray Janelle | March 8, 1932 | |||||
| Donald Loehr | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Lloyd Moore | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| William Murphy | R | R | December 25, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | Malden, MA US |
| Denver Rikard | L | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| George Smith | R | R | July 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Clair Troxell | R | R | November 9, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Ronald Tschannen | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Don Watts | R | L | July 2, 1931 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Clarence Weed | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| James Yance | November 8, 1919 | |||||
| Frank Zangari |
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.
