1951 Newton-Conover Twins Roster

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
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
1951 Newton-Conover Twins Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Sammy BellLRSeptember 4, 19105'7"145Charlotte, NC US
Charles BostRJanuary 29, 19216'0"190
Richard BumgarnerFebruary 3, 1932Catawba County, NC US
Rick CauseyLLMay 14, 19255'9"179
Homer DaughertyRMarch 26, 19205'11"176
Tony FerraraRRNovember 21, 19156'1"198
Jack FurrRJune 14, 19286'2"165
Hal GriggsRRAugust 24, 19286'0"170Shannon, GA US
Bill HarbourRRFebruary 5, 19265'11"185Columbus, OH US
Judson HarmonRR6'0"170
John HarringtonLMay 23, 19246'0"170
Joseph Hvisdos
Philip Icenhour
Leo KantorskiSeptember 23, 1924New Kensington, PA US
Floyd LaneyRRFebruary 20, 1930193Catawba County, NC US
Ray LindsayRRDecember 5, 19076'1"175
Frank LittleSeptember 18, 1927192Albemarle, NC US
Jerry McKeithan
Hubert Poovey
Stanley Reichert
Norman ReinhardtRL6'1"180
Don StaffordLJuly 30, 19226'2"195Taylorsville, NC US
John WhiteRR6'1"165
Eddie YountRRDecember 19, 19156'1"185Newton, 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.




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