1951 Omaha Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 90-64
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: George Kissell (90-64)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 162,247, Avg. 2,107
Playoffs - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Omaha Cardinals 1
The Omaha Cardinals of the Western League ended the 1951 season with a record of 90 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the WL.
The Cardinals paced the circuit with just 558 runs allowed. Omaha scored 752 runs. Ken Boyer topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .306. Willard Schmidt paced the team with 19 wins, while George Eyrich added 15 or more wins, too Willard Schmidt registered a 2.11 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1951 Omaha Cardinals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Neal Hertweck, Lou Ciola, Joe Cunningham, Ken Boyer, Stu Miller, Willard Schmidt, George Eyrich, Wally Moon, Bob Stephenson and Johnny Grodzicki.
George Kissell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Adzick | R | March 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Joseph Aliperto | R | R | July 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Ted Beck | R | R | June 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Ken Boyer | R | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Liberty, MO US |
| Joseph Chuka | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Lou Ciola | R | R | September 6, 1922 | 5'9" | 165 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Hal Coffman | R | R | May 8, 1929 | 6'1" | 173 | Topeka, KS US |
| Joe Cunningham | L | L | August 27, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Paterson, NJ US |
| George Eyrich | R | R | March 3, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Maurice Garlock | R | R | December 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Johnny Grodzicki | R | R | February 26, 1917 | 6'1" | 200 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| Jim Hercinger | R | R | August 25, 1923 | 6'2" | 185 | Myers, NY US |
| Neal Hertweck | L | L | November 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Roy Huff | L | April 22, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Thomas Keating | L | R | November 10, 1926 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Karol Kwak | L | L | January 27, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ralph Lageman | L | L | March 25, 1928 | 5'10" | 170 | Quincy, IL US |
| Stu Miller | R | R | December 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Northampton, MA US |
| Wally Moon | L | R | April 3, 1930 | 6'0" | 169 | Bay, AR US |
| Jim Neufeldt | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Buddy Phillips | R | July 15, 1925 | 5'10" | 190 | Fort Smith, AR US | |
| Roy Pounds | S | L | November 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Russ Rac | R | R | June 15, 1930 | 5'11" | 188 | Galveston, TX US |
| Robert Rausch | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Lewis Richardson | R | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Arnold Riesgo | R | March 4, 1923 | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Willard Schmidt | R | R | May 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 187 | Hays, KS US |
| Jack Shirley | R | R | July 28, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bob Stephenson | R | R | August 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | Blair, OK US |
| Earl Weaver | R | R | August 14, 1930 | 5'7" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Harvey Zernia | L | May 31, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Milwaukee, WI 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.
