1951 Appleton Papermakers Roster
Team Record: 43-80
Finished 8th in the WSL
Manager: Joe Skurski (0-0), Paul Erickson (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Goodland Field
Attendance: 54,179, Avg. 881
The Appleton Papermakers of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 43 wins and 80 losses, finishing eighth in the WSL.
The Papermakers plated 597 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 781 runs, most in the league. Chuck Oertel led all regular batters with a .324 average. Bill Ecklund topped Appleton with 11 wins and a team-best 2.42 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Chuck Oertel played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Appleton Papermakers to do so.
Joe Skurski and Paul Erickson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Baumhoefner | March 16, 1930 | St. Louis, MO US | ||||
| Howard Bierman | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Russell Bland | October 2, 1932 | |||||
| Wayne Capinegro | L | |||||
| Lenny Damilowski | ||||||
| William Davies | R | 5'9" | 168 | |||
| Leonard Drabinski | September 23, 1927 | |||||
| Bill Ecklund | L | L | February 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 181 | Brighton, MA US |
| James England | L | 5'10" | 150 | |||
| Herbert Fleischer | L | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Paul Francis | March 20, 1929 | Middletown, CT US | ||||
| Ray Gaffke | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Bill Hammond | ||||||
| George Hansen | ||||||
| Alex Harasym | ||||||
| Gary Hildebrand | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Bill Jamieson | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | Cobourg, ON CA | |
| Douglas Keenan | ||||||
| LaMont Lammers | R | R | June 5, 1930 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| George Maurer | ||||||
| Vern McKee | L | April 4, 1932 | Culver, IN US | |||
| Chuck Oertel | L | R | March 12, 1931 | 5'8" | 165 | Coffeyville, KS US |
| Dallas Orf | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Ronnie Raasch | L | |||||
| Dick Schneider | ||||||
| Joe Skurski | R | March 1, 1912 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Peter Stapelton | ||||||
| William Stephens | L | 6'1" | 175 | Wrightsville, GA US | ||
| Neil Thode | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Robert Travers | R | January 6, 1933 | 5'9" | 163 | ||
| Roger Vander Wyst | L | 5'8" | 150 | |||
| Philip Williams | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Scotty Wilson | R | R | July 20, 1928 | |||
| William Wolf | R | R | 6'1" | 185 |
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.
