1951 Lenoir Red Sox Roster

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
Team Record: 40-70
Finished 7th in the WCL
Manager: Claude Jonnard (0-0), Okey Flowers (0-0), John Olsen (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: Lenoir, North Carolina
Ballpark: High School Field
Attendance: 17,736, Avg. 322
1951 Lenoir Red Sox Statistics

The Lenoir Red Sox of the Western Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 40 wins and 70 losses, finishing seventh in the WCL.

The Red Sox plated 608 runs and allowed 732 runs. Robert Featherstone topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .348. Okey Flowers led Lenoir with 12 wins and a team-best 3.43 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Gail Harris and Bob Schmidt both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Claude Jonnard, Okey Flowers and John Olsen served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
LeRoy Anderson
Leroy BenvenutoAugust 6, 1931
Aldo CasadeiLJune 23, 19265'10"170Litchfield, CT US
John ChildersRRMarch 15, 19265'11"165
Ivey Collins
Larry DeVitaRLApril 4, 19336'0"180
Robert FeatherstoneR6'0"185
Okey FlowersRRJune 29, 19195'10"160Weirton, WV US
Leland Francis
Gail HarrisLLOctober 15, 19316'0"195Abingdon, VA US
Dominick Lancella
Walter LentzLRSeptember 30, 19175'11"160Alexander County, NC US
Raymond Masters
Jean Mayer
Manford Morrow
Milton NarronL6'2"205
John OlsenL6'2"170
Edward OpichR6'0"170
Eugene Quinn
Arthur RosserRLFebruary 22, 19306'4"170
Bob SchmidtRRApril 22, 19336'2"205St. Louis, MO US
Stan StewartRRNovember 28, 19326'0"162Los Angeles, CA US
Hanson Taylor
Wray UpperMay 18, 1931
James WadkinsRL6'2"180
Lloyd WiedemannRRFebruary 7, 19276'3"185

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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