1951 Lancaster Red Roses Roster
Team Record: 71-67
Finished 5th in the ISL
Manager: Ed Head (71-67)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Stumpf Field
Attendance: 46,821, Avg. 679
The Lancaster Red Roses of the Inter-State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 71 wins and 67 losses, finishing fifth in the ISL.
The Red Roses plated 697 runs and allowed 691 runs. Charlie Neal paced Lancaster with 12 home runs and drove in 86 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .323 clip. Keith Kelley topped the team with 15 wins, and Dale Steen recorded a 3.24 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1951 Lancaster Red Roses who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joe Tepsic, Jimmy Wilkes and Charlie Neal.
Ed Head served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Beres | R | R | May 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Joseph Bernier | R | L | January 31, 1928 | 6'3" | 182 | |
| Don Collins | R | September 8, 1926 | 6'3" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
| DiBenedetto | ||||||
| Peter Giordano | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Gushanas | ||||||
| Ralph Guyton | R | January 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Gil Hawkins | R | R | February 12, 1929 | 5'11" | 195 | Flemingsburg, KY US |
| Nunzio Izzo | R | R | November 27, 1928 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Keith Kelley | L | R | October 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 187 | Horton, KS US |
| Charlie Koblinski | R | R | March 2, 1923 | 5'9" | 185 | Millers Falls, MA US |
| Mike Korcheck | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Robert Louis | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Joseph Matalavage | ||||||
| McMullen | ||||||
| Moresco | ||||||
| Charlie Neal | R | R | January 30, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Longview, TX US |
| Russ Nelson | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Ernest Nichols | R | R | December 7, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Salvatore Olivo | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| William Peters | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Kent Pflasterer | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Privette | ||||||
| Leo Regan | R | R | February 17, 1930 | 6'5" | 210 | Nantucket, MA US |
| Mike Singer | L | November 18, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Gus Stathos | R | R | March 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Dale Steen | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Joe Tepsic | R | R | September 18, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Slovan, PA US |
| Milton Ticco | L | September 22, 1922 | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| John Walker | L | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Jimmy Wilkes | L | L | October 1, 1925 | 5'6" | 150 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Kenneth Worley | R | R | July 11, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
