1951 Mexicali Eagles Roster
Team Record: 81-63
Finished 4th in the SIL
Manager: Virgilio Arteaga (0-0), Dee Moore (0-0)
Location: Mexicali, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Hidalgo
Attendance: 88,426, Avg. 1,228
Playoffs - Mexicali Eagles 4 games, Phoenix Senators 1
The Mexicali Eagles of the Southwest International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 81 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the SIL.
The Eagles led the league with just 681 runs allowed. Mexicali scored 773 runs. Blas Guzman paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .292. Aurelio Espiricueta topped the team with 19 wins, while Tommie Encinas registered a 2.91 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Dee Moore and Nate Moreland both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Virgilio Arteaga and Dee Moore served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Amaro | R | R | June 23, 1928 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Santiago Ayala | L | R | August 25, 1926 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| German Bay | R | R | December 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Refugio Bernal | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Rodolfo Bernal | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Donald Blasius | ||||||
| Robert Brazelton | ||||||
| Dominic Cannuli | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Victor Chavez | ||||||
| Andres DeLaFuente | R | 5'11" | 167 | |||
| Manuel Echeverría | R | October 13, 1914 | 5'11" | Navojoa, Sonora MX | ||
| Tommie Encinas | R | R | April 26, 1923 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Manuel Escalante | ||||||
| Aurelio Espiricueta | R | R | 5'6" | 158 | ||
| Gregorio Figueroa | R | 6'3" | 178 | |||
| Rafael Gutierrez | ||||||
| Blas Guzman | R | 5'11" | 187 | |||
| Herbert Johnson | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Hugh Lapham | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Dale Leedy | L | 5'10" | 165 | Bellville, OH US | ||
| Carlos Martinez | ||||||
| Dee Moore | R | R | April 6, 1914 | 5'11" | 190 | Hedley, TX US |
| Nate Moreland | R | L | April 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 195 | England, AR US |
| Julio Perez | L | L | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Frank Quicutis | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Silverio Rodriguez | ||||||
| Jose Roman | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Ramon Sandoval | ||||||
| Manuel Serrano | R | 5'10" | 160 |
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.
