1951 Des Moines Bruins Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 73-78
Finished 5th in the WL
Manager: Al Todd (73-78)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium I
Attendance: 94,137, Avg. 1,247
1951 Des Moines Bruins Statistics

The Des Moines Bruins of the Western League ended the 1951 season with a record of 73 wins and 78 losses, finishing fifth in the WL.

The Bruins scored 632 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 648 runs. Bob Anderlik led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .317 clip. Hy Cohen topped Des Moines with 16 wins, while Leon Foulk added 15 or more wins, too Wes Carr earned a 2.28 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Harry Chiti, Hy Cohen, Jim Fanning, Vern Morgan, Fred Richards, Barney Schultz and Bob Speake were all players from the 1951 Des Moines Bruins who played in the Majors during their careers.

Al Todd served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AnderlikRAugust 29, 19275'11"192Chicago, IL US
Ray BauerRLJuly 9, 19286'3"170Roosevelt, NY US
Howard BolesRMarch 25, 19276'4"220LaSalle, IL US
Wes CarrRRApril 4, 19256'3"190Lexington, KY US
Harry ChitiRRNovember 16, 19326'2"221Kincaid, IL US
Hy CohenRRJanuary 29, 19316'5"220Brooklyn, NY US
Dave CunninghamRRDecember 3, 19296'0"175San Pedro, CA US
Shan DenistonRRFebruary 28, 19196'2"200
Jim FanningRRSeptember 14, 19275'11"180Chicago, IL US
Leon FoulkLRFebruary 14, 19266'2"188Williamsport, PA US
James GrimesLNovember 25, 19256'0"180Chicago, IL US
Daniel HoldenLLMay 26, 19255'11"165Vancouver, BC CA
Clayton JohnsonRMarch 17, 19255'6"134Burnside, LA US
Albert KinseyLRAugust 29, 19266'2"170
Joe KunclRRJune 6, 19276'1"170Prague, NE US
Bob LeeLJanuary 29, 19266'0"170
William LeyR6'0"170
Paul MenkingRRFebruary 26, 19295'10"190Arlington, NE US
Vern MorganLRAugust 8, 19286'1"190Emporia, VA US
Edwin PlankR6'1"180
Fred RichardsLLNovember 3, 19276'1"185Warren, OH US
Dick RigazioROctober 16, 19306'0"175
Bob RivichRRSeptember 12, 19315'11"184East Chicago, IN US
Paul RutledgeR6'0"170
Paul SchniedersLLAugust 22, 19265'11"175Cole County, MO US
Barney SchultzRRAugust 15, 19266'2"200Beverly, NJ US
Bob SpeakeLLAugust 22, 19306'1"178Springfield, MO US
Ted StergerRJune 26, 19296'3"175San Francisco, CA US
Horace TangmanLLDecember 8, 19265'10"180
Charles TeagueL5'8"160
Ken Weiss

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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