1951 Fayetteville Athletics Roster
Team Record: 59-79
Finished 7th in the CL
Manager: Red Norris (59-79)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Pittman Stadium
Attendance: 55,760, Avg. 808
The Fayetteville Athletics of the Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 59 wins and 79 losses, finishing seventh in the CL.
The Athletics tallied 519 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 633 runs. Jake Spruill led hitters with significant playing time with a .295 average. Bill Harrington topped Fayetteville with 14 wins and a team-best 3.36 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Bill Harrington and Len Matarazzo both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Red Norris served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Ancherico | R | L | July 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Luther Barnes | R | May 26, 1926 | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Bill Bergeron | R | November 22, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | New Canaan, CT US | |
| Leonard Bock | R | September 14, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Wrightsville, PA US | |
| Joseph Campbell | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Ralph Carpenter | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Bill Carr | R | September 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bob Davis | R | R | August 10, 1925 | 6'8" | 190 | Clarksburg, KY US |
| Paul Demont | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Ronald Gifford | R | R | February 18, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bill Harrington | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Sanford, NC US |
| Willard Johnson | L | June 24, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Harry Kallas | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| James Kelly | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Hector Lara | R | R | January 5, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | Silao, Guanajuato MX |
| Len Matarazzo | R | R | September 12, 1928 | 6'4" | 195 | New Castle, PA US |
| Harold Mays | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Jack Miller | July 22, 1923 | 192 | Philadelphia, PA US | |||
| Jerry Minton | S | R | April 6, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | West Union, OH US |
| Wallace Mitchell | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Tony Napoles | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Pancoe | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Albert Parnell | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Frank Pursell | S | 5'6" | 150 | |||
| Raymond Rosenwinkel | R | December 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 165 | Bloomingdale, IL US | |
| Dick Schoonover | R | R | October 19, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Mike Sichko | R | February 26, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Thompson, PA US | |
| Jake Spruill | R | July 13, 1926 | 6'3" | 185 | DeKalb County, GA US | |
| George Suder | R | March 21, 1926 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Ralph Vitti | R | R | September 2, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | Stamford, CT US |
| Thomas Williams | S | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Edmond Wilson | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Norman Wilson | R | L | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| John Wisniewski | R | September 27, 1926 | 5'9" | 168 | Audenried, PA US | |
| Harold Wood | R | R | November 23, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Robert Yaekel |
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.
