1951 Ada Herefords Roster
Team Record: 54-86
Finished 5th in the SSL
Manager: Stan Galle (54-86)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Ada, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Hereford Park
Attendance: 12,779, Avg. 183
The Ada Herefords of the Sooner State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 54 wins and 86 losses, finishing fifth in the SSL.
The Herefords plated 828 runs and allowed 1150 runs, most in the league. Stan Galle led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .317 average. Bill Diemer topped Ada with 15 wins and a team-best 4.94 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Stan Galle played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Ada Herefords to do so.
Stan Galle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merle Barth | ||||||
| Rex Berger | ||||||
| William Bradford | ||||||
| Merril Breon | ||||||
| John Buchanan | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | Trail, BC CA | |
| Joseph Carolan | R | February 14, 1932 | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Ronald Chalupka | ||||||
| John Cole | ||||||
| Bob Czmiel | L | R | October 17, 1932 | |||
| Albert Daffner | R | R | 6'2" | 174 | ||
| Bill Diemer | R | R | July 21, 1931 | 5'10" | 210 | Woodslee, ON CA |
| Ray Fredricks | ||||||
| Stan Galle | R | R | February 7, 1919 | 5'7" | 165 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Richard Glockzin | ||||||
| Elmer Haislip | L | L | August 17, 1931 | Washington, DC US | ||
| Harlan Hall | ||||||
| Jim Harper | R | L | Allentown, PA US | |||
| William Hopkins | R | March 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Joe Jessee | R | October 31, 1932 | 5'11" | 167 | ||
| Gerald Kane | R | R | July 29, 1929 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Peter Karich | ||||||
| Douglas Keenan | ||||||
| David Knollman | ||||||
| Theodore Koenigsmark | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Jerry Koger | October 9, 1932 | |||||
| Virl Loman | ||||||
| John McMahon | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Don Nesheim | March 5, 1931 | Spring Grove, MN US | ||||
| Jack Ray | R | October 21, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| John Seal | ||||||
| Norman Sheline | June 20, 1932 | |||||
| Richard Sobeck | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Rogers Whitehouse | September 12, 1931 | |||||
| George Yanish |
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.
