1951 McAlester Rockets Roster
Team Record: 91-48
Finished 3rd in the SSL
Manager: Vern Hoscheit (91-48)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: McAlester, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Jefferson-Lee Stadium
Attendance: 42,028, Avg. 605
Playoffs - McAlester Rockets 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 0
Finals - McAlester Rockets 4 games, Ardmore Indians 2
The McAlester Rockets of the Sooner State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 91 wins and 48 losses, finishing third in the SSL.
The Rockets allowed 682 runs, least in the league. McAlester tallied 969 runs. Jesse Burris led all regular batters by connecting at a .338 clip. Dee Sanders earned 27 wins on the mound for the team, while Roger Hanners and Leo Evans also added 15 or more victories also Dee Sanders recorded a 1.67 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1951 McAlester Rockets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dee Sanders, Norm Siebern and Jerry Lumpe.
Vern Hoscheit served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Acklin | ||||||
| George Barnett | ||||||
| Carrol Bryant | May 30, 1930 | |||||
| Jesse Burris | ||||||
| Raymond Burtner | R | August 20, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Claremore, OK US | |
| James Carney | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Doyle Chadwick | R | June 21, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Abner Deatherage | ||||||
| Edward DeGeeter | L | 5'11" | 173 | |||
| Edwin Dickson | L | 6'0" | 169 | |||
| Ken Dunlap | R | R | January 26, 1931 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Leo Evans | R | R | December 6, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Bokoshe, OK US |
| Willard Evans | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Thomas Flack | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Babe Franciscovich | ||||||
| Jim Goergen | December 13, 1932 | |||||
| Roger Hanners | R | L | March 4, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Vern Hoscheit | R | April 1, 1922 | 5'9" | 190 | Brunswick, NE US | |
| Jerry Jennings | ||||||
| Nils Johansson | ||||||
| Justin Johnson | ||||||
| Alfred Kipper | L | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Robert Kirkpatrick | ||||||
| Frank Lucas | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Jerry Lumpe | L | R | June 2, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Lincoln, MO US |
| William Mackey | ||||||
| Jack McDonald | ||||||
| Jerry Morgan | R | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| James Murphy | ||||||
| Dee Sanders | R | R | April 8, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Quitman, TX US |
| Norm Siebern | L | R | July 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Wallace Sparks | ||||||
| W. H. Vincent | ||||||
| Nick Wilson |
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.
