1951 Eugene Larks Roster

Far West League (FWL) - Class: D
Team Record: 51-70
Finished 4th in the FWL
Manager: Duster Mails (0-0), George Matile (0-0), Cliff Dapper (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Ballpark: Bethel Park
Attendance: 54,482, Avg. 901
1951 Eugene Larks Statistics

The Eugene Larks of the Far West League ended the 1951 season with a record of 51 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the FWL.

The Larks plated 798 runs and yielded 905 runs, most in the league. Claude Buckley paced all regular batters with a .341 average. Wayne Hamaker topped Eugene with 13 wins, while Ray O'Connor recorded a 3.75 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Cliff Dapper played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Eugene Larks to do so.

Duster Mails, George Matile and Cliff Dapper served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Carl AshfordLOctober 15, 19265'7"165Skidmore, MO US
Donald Boggini
Edwin Box
Leonard BranchR6'3"190
Claude BuckleyRROctober 22, 19276'1"190Bucoda, WA US
Don BussanJune 13, 1933
Joe CannonRROctober 23, 19275'9"170Los Angeles, CA US
Ronald CurbyRROctober 22, 19306'2"180Calgary, AB CA
Cliff DapperRRJanuary 2, 19206'2"190Los Angeles, CA US
Jim EkstromSeptember 3, 1929Portland, OR US
Willy EmeryRRJuly 10, 19315'11"185Auburn, CA US
Bill GelsingerRRMay 10, 19325'11"165Glendale, CA US
Nico GenestaRLFebruary 2, 19335'9"176Empalme, Sonora MX
Dick GreenRRFebruary 28, 19326'0"188Tucson, AZ US
Wayne HamakerRROctober 9, 19326'1"180Mansfield, MO US
Robert JanewayRR5'11"170
Herbert JohnsonR5'11"180
Jim LeavittRRMarch 22, 19336'0"200Orangevale, CA US
Bob LightbodyLLApril 5, 19326'0"180Helena, MT US
James Masse
George MatileRR6'0"175
Frank McMillanSAugust 13, 19186'1"180Portland, OR US
Ray O'ConnorRRJuly 28, 19296'1"183Venice, CA US
Jack O'KeefeLLOctober 7, 19326'0"200New York, NY US
Calvin PoolRRNovember 24, 19306'2"190Santa Rosa, CA US
George Sherry
Gale SmithR6'2"175
Daniel Thompson
David WilsonLL5'8"160
Rollin WortleyRR5'11"180
Charles Wright
Joseph YanchukAugust 27, 1920

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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