1951 Quad City Tigers Roster
Team Record: 56-74
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Marv Olson (56-74)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Ballpark: John O'Donnell Stadium
Attendance: 100,328, Avg. 1,544
The Quad City Tigers of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1951 season with a record of 56 wins and 74 losses, finishing sixth in the IIIL.
The Tigers scored 595 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 686 runs. Jackie Bales led all regular batters by hitting .284. Richard Keyoth and Dick Hoeksema topped Quad City with 11 wins each, while Dick Hoeksema recorded a 2.51 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bill Tuttle and Jim Bunning both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Marv Olson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Bales | L | May 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Jim Bunning | R | R | October 23, 1931 | 6'3" | 190 | Southgate, KY US |
| Victor Buranskas | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Donald Coppage | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Bob Erps | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Davenport, IA US | |
| LeRoy Fisher | L | October 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Allison Gilbert | R | March 5, 1928 | 6'3" | 192 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| Dick Hoeksema | L | L | March 25, 1929 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Keith Jones | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Connie Juelke | R | April 1, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Richard Keyoth | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Chet Krajewski | R | June 12, 1925 | 5'8" | 170 | Middletown, CT US | |
| Gail Larsen | R | November 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Frederick Minnis | R | June 9, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Charles Moore | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Al Morrow | S | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Glen Olson | ||||||
| Jim Pickens | March 1, 1927 | |||||
| Thomas Pritchard | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Frank Radigan | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Edmund Stone | R | January 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| George Tomecek | L | R | August 29, 1933 | 6'1" | 155 | Yuma, AZ US |
| Bill Tuttle | R | R | July 4, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Elmwood, IL US |
| Dick VanDerzee | L | L | January 5, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| George Votruba | R | 5'10" | 165 |
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.
