1951 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
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
1951 Aberdeen Pheasants Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ernest ChoukalosLRFebruary 11, 19276'1"215Drumheller, AB CA
Harvey ChristensenL5'11"175
Stanley Costales
Jake CrawfordRRMarch 30, 19286'1"185Campbell, MO US
George Dias
Mike DillonRRNovember 1, 19316'1"190Yakima, WA US
Donald GigliRDecember 24, 19305'11"180
Hal GordonR6'0"182
Bill GreenR5'10"168
William HurstRR5'10"188
Henry KaneL6'2"202
Joe KingR6'2"220
Chuck LockeRRMay 5, 19325'11"185Malden, MO US
Jack LoumanRMarch 31, 19235'10"180Spokane, WA US
Burke McLaughlinRROctober 22, 19296'0"185Moody, AL US
Ralph Palmer
Curtis PittsR5'10"209
Jim PostLLFebruary 2, 19265'11"170
Joseph RineyL6'0"165
Donald RosburgLR6'2"185
David RushRRFebruary 20, 19316'1"190Long Beach, CA US
Frank SantoraRMay 22, 19265'11"170
Ben ScottRRJuly 20, 19296'0"180Cardon, OK US
Lyle ShawR6'1"185
Norman ShelineJune 20, 1932
Bud SwartzLLJune 13, 19296'2"180Tulsa, 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.




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