1951 Fort Lauderdale Braves Roster
Team Record: 38-102
Finished 8th in the FIL
Manager: Lloyd Brown (0-0), Eddie Goostree (0-0), Chuck Aleno (0-0)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ballpark: Westside Ball Park
Attendance: 32,739, Avg. 468
The Fort Lauderdale Braves of the Florida International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 38 wins and 102 losses, finishing eighth in the FIL.
The Braves plated 526 runs and surrendered 944 runs, most in the circuit. Bruno Zelasko led all regular batters with a .214 average. Rolando Viadero topped Fort Lauderdale with 8 wins, while Stan Coulling recorded a 2.64 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Chet Covington, Lloyd Brown, Stan Andrews, Jorge Comellas, Ray Yochim, Bill Nagel and Chuck Aleno were all players from the 1951 Fort Lauderdale Braves who played in the Majors during their careers.
Lloyd Brown, Eddie Goostree and Chuck Aleno served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adcock | R | R | January 30, 1928 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Chuck Aleno | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 215 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Harry Anderson | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Stan Andrews | R | R | April 17, 1917 | 5'11" | 178 | Lynn, MA US |
| Lloyd Brown | L | L | December 25, 1904 | 5'9" | 170 | Beeville, TX US |
| Quinn Buckley | ||||||
| Jorge Comellas | R | R | December 7, 1916 | 6'0" | 190 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Stan Coulling | R | R | June 4, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Rocky Mount, NC US |
| Chet Covington | S | L | November 6, 1910 | 6'2" | 195 | Cairo, IL US |
| Gaspar Del Monte | R | R | January 6, 1927 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Michael Fernandez | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Frank Gallucci | ||||||
| Leonardo Goicoechea | L | L | 5'11" | 200 | ||
| Catayo Gonzalez | R | L | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Roberto Gonzalez | R | 5'9" | 158 | |||
| Graham | ||||||
| Bryan Howell | L | November 10, 1922 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Cart Howerton | L | October 23, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | ||
| John Imbra | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Bill Nagel | R | R | August 19, 1915 | 6'1" | 190 | Memphis, TN US |
| Don Phipps | January 4, 1926 | |||||
| Charles Samson | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Al Simononis | R | R | December 1, 1919 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| John Stefanik | L | L | February 9, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Webster, MA US |
| Edward Sundra | S | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Jack Tanner | R | R | December 27, 1926 | 6'3" | 228 | |
| Stanley Todd | R | R | November 5, 1910 | 5'10" | 165 | , FL US |
| Joe Tuminelli | R | R | March 27, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Rene Valois | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Rolando Viadero | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Richard Wentworth | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Bill Wigle | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Ray Yochim | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Bruno Zelasko | R | 5'9" | 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.
