1951 Bluefield Blue-Grays Roster
Team Record: 69-59
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Travis Jackson (0-0), Xavier Rescigno (0-0)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 45,464, Avg. 710
Playoffs - Bluefield Blue-Grays 2 games, Johnson City Cardinals 1
Finals - Kingsport Cherokees 3 games, Bluefield Blue-Grays 2
The Bluefield Blue-Grays of the Appalachian League ended the 1951 season with a record of 69 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Blue-Grays plated 827 runs and conceded 737 runs. George Owen led hitters with significant playing time with a .368 average. Tom Heys topped Bluefield with 16 wins, while Stephen Sandor registered a 4.25 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1951 Bluefield Blue-Grays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Johnny Goryl, Bobby Malkmus and Xavier Rescigno.
Travis Jackson and Xavier Rescigno served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angie Bazydlo | R | R | December 29, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Clinton, MA US |
| Frank Benevides | R | R | October 4, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Fall River, MA US |
| Lantz Blaney | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Charlie Chronopoulos | L | R | August 1, 1932 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| John Dobek | L | L | June 26, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | New Britain, CT US |
| William DuBrava | R | L | September 28, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Derby, CT US |
| Carmine Giordano | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Johnny Goryl | R | R | October 21, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | Cumberland, RI US |
| Richard Haggerty | August 25, 1930 | |||||
| John Hayes | R | R | August 4, 1931 | 6'2" | 190 | Columbus, OH US |
| Tom Heys | R | R | April 7, 1931 | 6'1" | 205 | New Bedford, MA US |
| Arthur Howard | R | R | March 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 160 | Hanson, MA US |
| Larry Karr | R | R | February 21, 1932 | 6'6" | 195 | Rochester, MI US |
| Joseph Lane | ||||||
| Bob Lucas | R | R | May 13, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | Quincy, MA US |
| Bobby Malkmus | R | R | July 4, 1931 | 5'9" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
| Dale McMullin | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ron Otten | R | L | July 4, 1932 | 5'9" | 165 | Paterson, NJ US |
| George Owen | L | R | October 30, 1926 | 6'1" | 205 | Boston, MA US |
| Payne | ||||||
| Xavier Rescigno | R | R | October 13, 1912 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY US |
| Tyler Robinson | R | R | April 6, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Stephen Sandor | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Raymond Sarver | ||||||
| Herb Shankman | L | L | July 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 152 | Chelsea, MA US |
| Ralph Twite | R | R | February 19, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | La Crosse, WI US |
| Michael Walsh | L | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Lebanon, NH US |
| Maurice Wembrow | ||||||
| White | ||||||
| Whitson | ||||||
| Alan Wilcox | September 5, 1929 |
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.
