1951 Lynchburg Cardinals Roster
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 64-75
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: Skeeter Scalzi (64-75)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 62,218, Avg. 895
1951 Lynchburg Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 64-75
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: Skeeter Scalzi (64-75)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Ballpark: City Stadium
Attendance: 62,218, Avg. 895
The Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League ended the 1951 season with a record of 64 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the PL.
The Cardinals scored 614 runs and surrendered 694 runs. Charlie Frey led all regular batters by connecting at a .323 clip. Floyd Melliere topped Lynchburg with 21 wins and a team-best 2.59 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Skeeter Scalzi and Stan Spence both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Skeeter Scalzi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Balay | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Dick Barnhart | L | August 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| James Beavers | R | R | February 18, 1928 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Al Bodnar | L | June 24, 1928 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Boyer | R | R | August 7, 1932 | 5'11" | 168 | Kutztown, PA US |
| John Clark | R | June 3, 1929 | 6'1" | 179 | Spruce Hill Township, PA US | |
| Dick Cordell | L | R | December 9, 1930 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Ronald Curnan | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Don Davis | R | R | August 14, 1928 | 5'9" | 180 | Cressona, PA US |
| Paul Dewey | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Paul Eames | L | R | June 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 190 | Worcester, MA US |
| Walter Fassler | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Charlie Frey | L | August 16, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Lemay, MO US | |
| Al Kulig | R | R | March 29, 1923 | 6'2" | 186 | Whitehall, WI US |
| Karol Kwak | L | L | January 27, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Lee Leftridge | L | February 14, 1926 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| William Looney | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Willis McDonald | R | R | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Floyd Melliere | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Alex Patterson | R | R | June 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Harold Pinson | L | July 29, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Rome, GA US | |
| Frank Porreca | R | March 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Bobby Powledge | L | 5'10" | 167 | |||
| Joe Promowicz | February 21, 1927 | |||||
| B. J. Rice | R | December 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Lindsay, OK US | |
| Skeeter Scalzi | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'6" | 160 | Lafferty, OH US |
| Norman Shope | R | R | June 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Stan Spence | L | L | March 20, 1915 | 5'10" | 180 | South Portsmouth, KY US |
| Donald Spencer | R | R | September 9, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
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.
