1951 Newton-Conover Twins Roster
Team Record: 63-48
Finished 4th in the WCL
Manager: Eddie Yount (63-48)
Location: Conover, North Carolina; Newton, North Carolina
Ballpark: American Legion Park
Attendance: 31,625, Avg. 570
Playoffs - Shelby Farmers 4 games, Newton-Conover Twins 2
The Newton-Conover Twins of the Western Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 63 wins and 48 losses, finishing fourth in the WCL.
The Newton- Twins scored 590 runs and yielded 556 runs. Don Stafford led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .372 average. Norman Reinhardt topped Conover with 17 wins and a team-best 3.99 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Hal Griggs and Eddie Yount both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Eddie Yount served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Sammy Bell | L | R | September 4, 1910 | 5'7" | 145 | Charlotte, NC US |
Charles Bost | R | January 29, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Richard Bumgarner | February 3, 1932 | Catawba County, NC US | ||||
Rick Causey | L | L | May 14, 1925 | 5'9" | 179 | |
Homer Daugherty | R | March 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 176 | ||
Tony Ferrara | R | R | November 21, 1915 | 6'1" | 198 | |
Jack Furr | R | June 14, 1928 | 6'2" | 165 | ||
Hal Griggs | R | R | August 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | Shannon, GA US |
Bill Harbour | R | R | February 5, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | Columbus, OH US |
Judson Harmon | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
John Harrington | L | May 23, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Joseph Hvisdos | ||||||
Philip Icenhour | ||||||
Leo Kantorski | September 23, 1924 | New Kensington, PA US | ||||
Floyd Laney | R | R | February 20, 1930 | 193 | Catawba County, NC US | |
Ray Lindsay | R | R | December 5, 1907 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Frank Little | September 18, 1927 | 192 | Albemarle, NC US | |||
Jerry McKeithan | ||||||
Hubert Poovey | ||||||
Stanley Reichert | ||||||
Norman Reinhardt | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Don Stafford | L | July 30, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Taylorsville, NC US | |
John White | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
Eddie Yount | R | R | December 19, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | Newton, NC 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.