1951 Newport News Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 75-66
Finished 3rd in the PL
Manager: Clay Bryant (75-66)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 85,732, Avg. 1,216
Playoffs - Richmond Colts 4 games, Newport News Dodgers 2
The Newport News Dodgers of the Piedmont League ended the 1951 season with a record of 75 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the PL.
The Dodgers scored 625 runs and gave up 579 runs. Bert Hamric led all regular batters with a .304 average. Al Bennett topped Newport News with 19 wins and a team-best 2.57 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Chuck Coles, Roger Craig, Bert Hamric, Bob Lillis, Johnny Podres, Norm Sherry and Fred Waters were all players from the 1951 Newport News Dodgers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Clay Bryant served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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George Barker | R | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Al Bennett | R | R | December 11, 1925 | 6'3" | 200 | Lowell, MA US |
Jimmy Bragan | R | R | March 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 198 | Birmingham, AL US |
John Catallo | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Chuck Coles | L | L | June 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Fredericktown, PA US |
Roger Craig | R | R | February 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 190 | Durham, NC US |
Gene Depperschmidt | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Jack Dunn | R | R | May 31, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | |
Bert Hamric | L | R | March 1, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | Clarksburg, WV US |
Gil Hawkins | R | R | February 12, 1929 | 5'11" | 195 | Flemingsburg, KY US |
Don Keeter | R | R | December 17, 1929 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
Daniel Keith | L | 6'3" | 180 | |||
Leonard Lamont | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Philip Lewandowski | R | October 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Bob Lillis | R | R | June 2, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Altadena, CA US |
Darrold Myers | R | R | June 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Whittier, CA US |
Peter Nicolis | L | L | April 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Lyle Olsen | R | November 13, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | Oakland, CA US | |
William Palumbo | R | 5'5" | 150 | |||
Johnny Podres | L | L | September 30, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Witherbee, NY US |
Clarence Richardson | S | R | February 16, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | |
William Saar | R | January 20, 1932 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Cal Schadel | L | R | January 24, 1929 | 6'0" | 186 | |
Arthur Seguso | R | May 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Norm Sherry | R | R | July 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY US |
Carl Tumlinson | March 31, 1932 | 193 | Phoenix, AZ US | |||
Jay Ver Crouse | R | R | December 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 190 | |
Fred Waters | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Benton, MS 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.