1951 Modesto Reds Roster

California League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 74-73
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Tony Freitas (74-73)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 103,187, Avg. 1,404
1951 Modesto Reds Statistics

The Modesto Reds of the California League ended the 1951 season with a record of 74 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.

The Reds led the league with 910 runs, ignited by 114 home runs. Modesto allowed 861 runs. Ted Adkins drove in 30 runs. Dick Wilson paced batters with significant playing time with a .371 average. Tony Freitas earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Frank Dasso, too added 15 or more wins, too Tony Freitas recorded a 2.99 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1951 Modesto Reds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Clark, Frank Dasso, Tony Freitas, Jess Pike, Dick Stuart and Lee Walls.

Tony Freitas served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ted AdkinsLLFebruary 19, 19285'11"175Greenville, MS US
Richard Armstrong
Kelsey BoltzRRMarch 31, 19305'10"175Springfield, OH US
Ron BooneRRFebruary 11, 19305'10"170Houston, TX US
Leonard BranchR6'3"190
Eugene BryantRRApril 21, 19226'0"190Oakland, CA US
Jim ClarkRRSeptember 21, 19275'9"150Baggaley, PA US
Frank DassoRRAugust 31, 19175'11"185Chicago, IL US
Duane EckertRRNovember 19, 19306'0"170Aberdeen, SD US
Tony FreitasRLMay 5, 19085'8"161Mill Valley, CA US
Feliziano GaitanRRJanuary 5, 19305'9"160Los Angeles, CA US
Johnny GhiglieriL5'7"163
Dick GreenRRFebruary 28, 19326'0"188Tucson, AZ US
George Hefner
Donald HinchbergerRRApril 26, 19276'0"185Long Beach, CA US
Dick LopemanRRMarch 16, 19326'0"180Kansas City, MO US
Donald LopesRRSeptember 6, 19255'9"170San Jose, CA US
Jack MaddyRRSeptember 30, 19295'11"180Oskaloosa, IA US
Owen MaguireRRJune 22, 19286'1"185San Francisco, CA US
Gene Molle
Jack O'KeefeLLOctober 7, 19326'0"200New York, NY US
Les PhillipsRRSeptember 11, 19306'1"180Torrance, CA US
Jess PikeLLJuly 31, 19156'3"175Dustin, OK US
Jose RomanRR5'10"170
Irvin RothRR5'11"180
Jay RoundyL6'1"190
Norman RousselotRRNovember 28, 19306'0"168
Eduardo SerranoRRMarch 10, 19305'11"150Tuxpan, MX
Arky StantonRRSeptember 1, 19325'11"185Diggott, AR US
Dick StuartRRNovember 7, 19326'4"212San Francisco, CA US
LeRoy VinyardLRDecember 24, 19326'0"157Tulsa, OK US
Lee WallsRRJanuary 6, 19336'3"205San Diego, CA US
Jim WarnerRRSeptember 23, 19236'0"200San Diego, CA US
Alan WilsonRR6'0"170
Dick WilsonRROctober 24, 19226'1"185Salina, KS US
Matt ZidichLRJune 15, 19276'0"185San Francisco, CA 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.




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