1951 Newport News Dodgers Roster

Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
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
1951 Newport News Dodgers Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
George BarkerRRSeptember 25, 19306'0"180
Al BennettRRDecember 11, 19256'3"200Lowell, MA US
Jimmy BraganRRMarch 12, 19296'0"198Birmingham, AL US
John CatalloL5'11"175
Chuck ColesLLJune 27, 19315'9"180Fredericktown, PA US
Roger CraigRRFebruary 17, 19306'4"190Durham, NC US
Gene DepperschmidtRR6'0"185
Jack DunnRRMay 31, 19305'10"165
Bert HamricLRMarch 1, 19286'0"165Clarksburg, WV US
Gil HawkinsRRFebruary 12, 19295'11"195Flemingsburg, KY US
Don KeeterRRDecember 17, 19295'10"185Tulsa, OK US
Daniel KeithL6'3"180
Leonard LamontLL6'1"180
Philip LewandowskiROctober 26, 19276'0"175
Bob LillisRRJune 2, 19305'11"160Altadena, CA US
Darrold MyersRRJune 26, 19326'0"185Whittier, CA US
Peter NicolisLLApril 15, 19305'11"190
Lyle OlsenRNovember 13, 19296'3"200Oakland, CA US
William PalumboR5'5"150
Johnny PodresLLSeptember 30, 19325'11"170Witherbee, NY US
Clarence RichardsonSRFebruary 16, 19296'0"175
William SaarRJanuary 20, 19326'1"195
Cal SchadelLRJanuary 24, 19296'0"186
Arthur SegusoRMay 5, 19276'1"180
Norm SherryRRJuly 16, 19315'11"180New York, NY US
Carl TumlinsonMarch 31, 1932193Phoenix, AZ US
Jay Ver CrouseRRDecember 19, 19276'5"190
Fred WatersLLFebruary 2, 19275'11"185Benton, 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.




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