1951 Cordele A's Roster
Team Record: 46-79
Finished 8th in the GGL
Manager: Ducky Detweiler (0-0), Jimmie DeShong (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Cordele, Georgia
Ballpark: Cordele Baseball Park
Attendance: 25,857, Avg. 414
The Cordele A's of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1951 season with a record of 46 wins and 79 losses, finishing eighth in the GGL.
The A's plated 608 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 687 runs. Leon Molokie led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .314 average. Bill Wallace topped Cordele with 16 wins, while George Vereault registered a 3.92 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ducky Detweiler played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Cordele A's to do so.
Ducky Detweiler and Jimmie DeShong served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Arterburn | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Ralph Betcher | R | R | October 8, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Allegheny County, PA US |
| Robert Bettleyon | ||||||
| Clarence Comegys | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Tom Costello | R | April 25, 1932 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Hugh Daley | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Donovan Day | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Ducky Detweiler | R | R | February 15, 1919 | 5'11" | 178 | Trumbauersville, PA US |
| Alfred Dinacci | ||||||
| George Evernham | ||||||
| William Hamlin | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Alfred Itkin | ||||||
| Harry Kallas | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| John Merget | R | R | 6'5" | 170 | ||
| Leon Molokie | Elizabeth, NJ US | |||||
| Bob Passarella | February 5, 1927 | 192 | Scranton, PA US | |||
| Dick Ramsey | R | July 4, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Robert Scotese | ||||||
| Robert Shimko | ||||||
| Bill Sides | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Johnny Steave | June 1, 1928 | |||||
| George Vereault | July 1, 1929 | Brewer, ME US | ||||
| Bill Wallace | R | R | April 9, 1930 | 6'0" | 189 | |
| Donald Weigand |
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.
