1951 Granby Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 74-51
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Oscar Major (0-0), Bud Kimball (0-0), Vern Thoele (0-0)
Location: Granby, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Granby Stadium
Attendance: 76,823, Avg. 1,229
Playoffs - Quebec Braves 4 games, Granby Red Sox 0
The Granby Red Sox of the Provincial League ended the 1951 season with a record of 74 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Red Sox scored 654 runs and allowed 562 runs. Joe Monteiro led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .353. John André topped Granby with 20 wins, while Eugene Jones, too added 15 or more wins, too John André recorded a 2.98 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Alex Newkirk, Bill Cash, John André, Roy Partlow, Bill Ricks, Buddy Armour and Bob Griffith were all players from the 1951 Granby Red Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Oscar Major, Bud Kimball and Vern Thoele served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John André | L | R | January 3, 1923 | 6'4" | 200 | Brockton, MA US |
| Buddy Armour | L | R | April 27, 1915 | 5'9" | 170 | Jackson, MS US |
| Quincy Barbee | R | March 16, 1914 | 6'3" | 202 | ||
| Roger Bedard | R | March 5, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | Granby, QC CA | |
| Frank Brucella | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Bill Cash | R | R | February 21, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Round Oak, GA US |
| Jerome Cornoir | ||||||
| Fount Dickerson | September 30, 1916 | |||||
| Robert Ferrick | ||||||
| Bob Griffith | L | R | October 1, 1912 | 6'2" | 215 | Liberty, TN US |
| Wally Jakowczyk | L | December 22, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Flint, MI US | |
| Eugene Jones | ||||||
| Bud Kimball | R | R | May 2, 1918 | 5'9" | 180 | Armond, NB CA |
| Robert Malone | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Joe Monteiro | R | June 2, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Alex Newkirk | L | R | December 12, 1916 | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Roy Partlow | L | L | June 18, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Washington, GA US |
| Bill Ricks | R | R | September 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 190 | Lexington, NC US |
| Vern Thoele | R | February 15, 1920 | 5'9" | 155 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Edward Yaeger | S | March 4, 1923 | 5'8" | 155 |
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.
