1951 Erie Sailors Roster
Team Record: 85-40
Finished 1st in the MAL
Manager: Pete Appleton (85-40)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Ainsworth Field
Attendance: 45,892, Avg. 734
Playoffs - Niagara Falls Citizens 4 games, Erie Sailors 2
The Erie Sailors of the Middle Atlantic League ended the 1951 season with a record of 85 wins and 40 losses, finishing first in the MAL.
The Sailors gave up 579 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Erie tallied 819 runs. Jack Byers led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .371 average. Ed Moeller and Robert Weaver topped the team with 14 wins each, while Keith Nicolls recorded a 2.49 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1951 Erie Sailors who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Pete Appleton, Dean Stone, Maurice Peatros and Willie Grace.
Pete Appleton served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Appleton | R | R | May 20, 1904 | 5'11" | 180 | Terryville, CT US |
| William Brown | ||||||
| Jack Byers | L | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Herbert Churchill | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Robert DiBuono | ||||||
| Orlando Echevarria | R | R | May 12, 1931 | 5'11" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Peter Franczek | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Paul Gilmartin | R | R | August 7, 1924 | 6'0" | 190 | Fitchburg, MA US |
| Willie Grace | S | R | June 30, 1917 | 6'0" | 170 | Memphis, TN US |
| Robert Lilko | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Ed Moeller | R | R | July 5, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Keith Nicolls | R | R | August 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Maurice Peatros | L | L | May 22, 1927 | 5'11" | 210 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Al Pobiak | R | June 24, 1926 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Don Poling | November 14, 1926 | |||||
| Eli Russo | R | October 20, 1925 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Dean Stone | L | L | September 1, 1930 | 6'4" | 205 | Moline, IL US |
| William Thomason | R | R | November 14, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | Emporia, VA US |
| Robert Weaver | R | R | 6'0" | 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.
