1951 Pittsburg Browns Roster
Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League (KOML) - Class: D
Team Record: 41-80
Finished 5th in the KOML
Manager: Bill Enos (41-80)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Pittsburg, Kansas
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 22,534, Avg. 372
1951 Pittsburg Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 41-80
Finished 5th in the KOML
Manager: Bill Enos (41-80)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Pittsburg, Kansas
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 22,534, Avg. 372
The Pittsburg Browns of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League ended the 1951 season with a record of 41 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the KOML.
The Browns plated 548 runs and yielded 675 runs. Bob Ottesen led batters with significant playing time by hitting .288. Pat Gosney topped Pittsburg with 14 wins, while Lowell McMillen registered a 2.8 earned run average, leading regular hurlers. Bill Enos served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Barrows | L | L | October 28, 1931 | |||
| Joe Beatka | December 4, 1930 | Manitowoc, WI US | ||||
| Russell Bland | October 2, 1932 | |||||
| Joseph Carolan | R | February 14, 1932 | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Pete Cerick | May 22, 1931 | Washington, DC US | ||||
| Stanley Costales | ||||||
| George Dias | ||||||
| Richard Drain | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| George Edwards | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| James England | L | 5'10" | 150 | |||
| Bill Enos | L | August 5, 1920 | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| Herb Fleisher | ||||||
| Pat Gosney | R | R | September 20, 1931 | 6'2" | 225 | Red Bluff, CA US |
| Tony Grundmeyer | May 31, 1931 | |||||
| Bob James | R | May 18, 1933 | 5'9" | 162 | ||
| Charles Jenks | R | R | October 16, 1923 | 5'7" | 150 | Dallas County, IA US |
| Lloyd Koehnke | February 21, 1932 | |||||
| Theodore Koenigsmark | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Russ Letterman | R | March 8, 1933 | Milesburg, PA US | |||
| Hugh Lott | R | March 5, 1931 | ||||
| Joe Lyles | October 28, 1929 | 192 | St. Louis, MO US | |||
| Bob McEvilly | R | November 14, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Kenn McGee | R | R | February 3, 1932 | 5'9" | 165 | Modesto, CA US |
| Lowell McMillen | November 14, 1932 | |||||
| Bob Ottesen | L | August 24, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | Chicago, IL US | |
| LaVerne Schneider | L | R | September 10, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Wayne Simpson | September 5, 1930 | |||||
| Tom Skole | R | R | September 13, 1932 | |||
| Frank Vaselenak | June 17, 1930 | Chicago, IL US | ||||
| George Wegerek | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Fred Wehking | ||||||
| Rogers Whitehouse | September 12, 1931 | |||||
| Ozzie Wigman | R | R | April 15, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Frank Winkler | L | February 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Robert Zuccarini | R | December 15, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 |
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.
