1951 Danville Leafs Roster
Team Record: 66-73
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Bob Latshaw (66-73)
Location: Danville, Virginia
Ballpark: League Park
Attendance: 68,031, Avg. 979
The Danville Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 66 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The Leafs tallied 619 runs and yielded 656 runs. Bob Latshaw led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .295. William Bustle topped Danville with 17 wins, while Nelson Nocheck registered a 3.03 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1951 Danville Leafs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Buster Maynard, Joe Antolick and Lou Knerr.
Bob Latshaw served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Angell | R | July 14, 1918 | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Joe Antolick | R | R | April 11, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | Hokendauqua, PA US |
| Arnie Atkins | R | R | November 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Muscatine, IA US |
| Ralph Betcher | R | R | October 8, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Allegheny County, PA US |
| William Bustle | R | L | February 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Richard Chilton | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Harry Collias | R | February 19, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Harry Desert | R | R | September 12, 1922 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| Charles Ferrell | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Dennis Healy | L | 5'7" | 145 | |||
| Arthur Jacobs | R | October 17, 1923 | 5'10" | 170 | McClure, IL US | |
| Gordon Johnston | L | May 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Ludlow, MA US | |
| Lou Knerr | R | R | August 21, 1921 | 6'1" | 210 | Denver, PA US |
| John Krall | R | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Bob Latshaw | L | L | February 23, 1917 | 6'2" | 192 | Denver, CO US |
| Clyde Liedtke | R | R | April 27, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Nick Malfara | ||||||
| Roy Matthews | R | R | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Buster Maynard | R | R | March 25, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Henderson, NC US |
| William Miller | ||||||
| Troy Mitchell | R | February 2, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Nelson Nocheck | R | R | June 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Roy Peterson | R | 6'0" | 184 | |||
| Mike Romello | R | September 5, 1921 | 5'5" | 155 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Alex Ronay | R | R | September 4, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Jack Rothenhausler | L | R | July 29, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Edward Ruotolo | ||||||
| Nicholas Sevalen | R | R | August 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Edwin Smith | ||||||
| Thomas Smith | ||||||
| Joseph Socey | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| John Stefanik | L | L | February 9, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Webster, MA US |
| Stephen Walker | S | April 17, 1923 | 5'9" | 157 | , NC US | |
| Ray Walters | R | April 3, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| William Wells | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Kenneth Wentzel | ||||||
| Bill Wigle | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Edmund Woelper | April 12, 1929 | Baltimore, MD US | ||||
| Raymond Zbiciak | R | R | 6'1" | 172 |
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.
