1951 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster
Team Record: 61-60
Finished 5th in the NL
Manager: Joe King (0-0), Jim Post (0-0), Bruce Ogrodowski (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Baseball Park
Attendance: 62,203, Avg. 1,028
The Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League ended the 1951 season with a record of 61 wins and 60 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Pheasants scored 640 runs and allowed 641 runs. Jake Crawford led all regular batters by connecting at a .302 clip. Jim Post topped Aberdeen with 17 wins and a team-best 2.87 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1951 Aberdeen Pheasants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jake Crawford, Chuck Locke and Bud Swartz.
Joe King, Jim Post and Bruce Ogrodowski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ernest Choukalos | L | R | February 11, 1927 | 6'1" | 215 | Drumheller, AB CA |
Harvey Christensen | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Stanley Costales | ||||||
Jake Crawford | R | R | March 30, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Campbell, MO US |
George Dias | ||||||
Mike Dillon | R | R | November 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Yakima, WA US |
Donald Gigli | R | December 24, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Hal Gordon | R | 6'0" | 182 | |||
Bill Green | R | 5'10" | 168 | |||
William Hurst | R | R | 5'10" | 188 | ||
Henry Kane | L | 6'2" | 202 | |||
Joe King | R | 6'2" | 220 | |||
Chuck Locke | R | R | May 5, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Malden, MO US |
Jack Louman | R | March 31, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | Spokane, WA US | |
Burke McLaughlin | R | R | October 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Moody, AL US |
Ralph Palmer | ||||||
Curtis Pitts | R | 5'10" | 209 | |||
Jim Post | L | L | February 2, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Joseph Riney | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
Donald Rosburg | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
David Rush | R | R | February 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
Frank Santora | R | May 22, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Ben Scott | R | R | July 20, 1929 | 6'0" | 180 | Cardon, OK US |
Lyle Shaw | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
Norman Sheline | June 20, 1932 | |||||
Bud Swartz | L | L | June 13, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
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.