1951 Gainesville Owls Roster

Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 89-58
Finished 1st in the BSL
Manager: Hal Van Pelt (89-58)
Location: Gainesville, Texas
Ballpark: Locke Field
Attendance: 50,771, Avg. 691
1951 Gainesville Owls Statistics

Playoffs - Gainesville Owls 4 games, Austin Pioneers 2
Finals - Gainesville Owls 4 games, Sherman-Denison Twins 1

The Gainesville Owls of the Big State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 89 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the BSL.

Hal Van Pelt served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jodie BeelerRRNovember 26, 19206'0"170Dallas, TX US
Bob BeranRRMarch 16, 19305'10"180Larned, KS US
James Boyd6'1"200
John BruzgaRJanuary 3, 19266'0"180
Melvin BurgessRMay 27, 19285'11"178
Bob ClodfelterRRSeptember 16, 19256'2"189
Robert CullinsRDecember 10, 19245'10"185Memphis, TN US
Herb DamicoLR5'10"160
Lenny Damilowski
Gahlen Dinkle
Henry DlugokeckiLL6'0"185
Mike DooleyRJuly 23, 19206'0"170
Floyd EconomidesRSeptember 25, 19286'0"180New Orleans, LA US
Tom FingerLLMarch 15, 19185'10"160
Johnny GhiglieriL5'7"163
Wes GibsonR5'11"180
Jim GleasonRRJune 22, 19276'2"190San Diego County, CA US
Al HuntR5'11"170
Jim KirbyRRMay 5, 19235'11"175Nashville, TN US
Wilcy MooreRRJuly 6, 19295'11"180
Ray PriceDecember 19, 1931
Art PunykoRJanuary 26, 19266'0"175New Brunswick, NJ US
Cully Rickard
Tex SannerLLAugust 22, 19206'3"210Geuda Springs, KS US
Charles ScarboroughR6'2"195
Harry SchertingLL6'2"207
Andy SierraLLJanuary 28, 19166'3"210Bay St. Louis, MS US
Jackie SullivanRRFebruary 22, 19185'11"172Princeton, TX US
Billy SweattDecember 5, 1931
Robert UptonRRNovember 25, 19276'1"155Beverly, MA US
Hal Van PeltL5'11"195
Gus VoelkelRR6'4"195

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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