1951 Mobile Bears Roster
Team Record: 80-74
Finished 3rd in the SA
Manager: Paul Chervinko (80-74)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
Attendance: 132,789, Avg. 1,725
Playoffs - Birmingham Barons 4 games, Mobile Bears 0
The Mobile Bears of the Southern Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 80 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the SA.
The Bears plated 758 runs and yielded 735 runs. Walt Moryn led batters with significant playing time with a .299 average. Tom Lakos topped Mobile with 16 wins, while Marion Fricano registered a 2.77 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1951 Mobile Bears who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Wayne Belardi, Glenn Cox, Marion Fricano, Lee Griffeth, John Hall, Spook Jacobs, Steve Lembo, Walt Moryn, Don Nicholas, Bama Rowell and Pete Wojey.
Paul Chervinko served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Banton | R | R | December 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Les Barnes | R | R | July 4, 1926 | 5'9" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Wayne Belardi | L | L | September 5, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Helena, CA US |
| Al Bennett | R | R | December 11, 1925 | 6'3" | 200 | Lowell, MA US |
| George Caloia | L | 5'8" | 158 | |||
| Glenn Cox | R | R | February 3, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Montebello, CA US |
| Ray Dabek | R | R | January 8, 1927 | 5'10" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Laban Dean | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Marion Fricano | R | R | July 15, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Brant, NY US |
| Lee Griffeth | S | L | May 20, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Carmel, NY US |
| John Hall | R | R | January 9, 1924 | 6'2" | 170 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Mel Himes | R | R | February 20, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Spook Jacobs | R | R | November 4, 1925 | 5'8" | 155 | Cheswold, DE US |
| Milt Joffe | R | R | February 5, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tom Lakos | R | R | May 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Steve Lembo | R | R | November 13, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Frank Logue | R | R | April 15, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Browns Valley, MN US |
| Robert Ludwick | R | L | April 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 160 | West Chester, PA US |
| Gilbert Mills | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Walt Moryn | L | R | April 12, 1926 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Bill Mosser | L | L | October 26, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Don Nicholas | L | R | October 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 150 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| James Phillips | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Frederick Postolese | L | July 4, 1924 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Walter Rogers | S | April 14, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Russ Rose | R | R | October 4, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Sierra Madre, CA US |
| Bama Rowell | L | R | January 13, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | Citronelle, AL US |
| Charles Samaklis | L | R | February 13, 1919 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
| Jimmy Williams | R | R | May 25, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Pete Wojey | R | R | December 1, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Stowe, 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.
