1951 Anderson Rebels Roster
Team Record: 59-80
Finished 6th in the TSL
Manager: Len Schulte (0-0), Hillis Layne (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Anderson, South Carolina
Ballpark: Nardin Field
Attendance: 67,047, Avg. 965
The Anderson Rebels of the Tri-State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 59 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the TSL.
The Rebels scored 724 runs and conceded 828 runs. George Hallow led all regular batters by hitting .303. Howard Oldershaw topped Anderson with 12 wins, while Howard Oldershaw and Emery Rudd recorded a 4.41 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1951 Anderson Rebels who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Perry Currin, Frankie Pack, Hillis Layne and Len Schulte.
Len Schulte and Hillis Layne served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood Bringle | R | R | May 13, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Robert Churchill | L | August 12, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Memphis, TN US | |
| Perry Currin | L | R | September 27, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | Washington, DC US |
| Robert Denson | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Ralph Dixon | L | November 13, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Frank Fabianich | R | April 4, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| George Hallow | L | L | January 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Wade Headrick | R | R | May 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Dick Hendley | R | August 6, 1926 | 5'11" | 210 | ||
| James Howard | R | L | December 4, 1928 | 6'2" | 170 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| John Kamphaus | R | R | June 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Charles Knight | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Hillis Layne | L | R | February 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | Whitwell, TN US |
| Rene Lucarella | August 3, 1928 | 192 | ||||
| George Martz | R | 6'2" | 210 | |||
| Ray Mathews | February 26, 1929 | |||||
| Donald McKeon | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'1" | 155 | |
| Howard Oldershaw | R | R | April 27, 1930 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Frankie Pack | L | R | April 10, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Morristown, TN US |
| Joseph Riney | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Melvin Robinson | ||||||
| Emery Rudd | L | R | April 17, 1918 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Len Schulte | R | R | December 5, 1916 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Charles, MO US |
| John Waltman | R | R | December 1, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Norman Wielansky | R | R | March 23, 1931 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Charlie Wilcox | November 15, 1927 | 192 | St. Francisville, LA US | |||
| Leonard Zeibig | L | October 12, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 |
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.
