1951 Pueblo Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 74-80
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Jim Bivin (74-80)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Pueblo, Colorado
Ballpark: Runyon Field
Attendance: 104,254, Avg. 1,354
The Pueblo Dodgers of the Western League ended the 1951 season with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the WL.
The Dodgers scored 814 runs and surrendered 753 runs. George Freese led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .338. Roy Face earned 23 wins on the mound for Pueblo and a team-best 2.78 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1951 Pueblo Dodgers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Roy Face, Bob Lillis, George Freese, Glen Gorbous and Ron Negray.
Jim Bivin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Caloia | L | 5'8" | 158 | |||
| Elwood Carey | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Raymond Cucchiarini | R | June 6, 1930 | 5'10" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Lacey Curry | R | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'9" | 165 | Wichita Falls, TX US |
| Andrew Daly | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Merv Dornburg | R | April 26, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Kankakee, IL US | |
| Jack Elkins | L | R | December 26, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Roy Face | R | R | February 20, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Stephentown, NY US |
| Vern Frantz | R | R | April 15, 1929 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| George Freese | R | R | September 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | Wheeling, WV US |
| Bud Fustin | R | R | July 8, 1926 | 5'10" | 168 | Herrin, IL US |
| William Glane | L | L | October 1, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
| Glen Gorbous | L | R | July 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Drumheller, AB CA |
| Hal Grote | R | September 25, 1930 | 6'3" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Stan Gwinn | R | April 17, 1927 | 5'10" | 175 | Yale, OK US | |
| Ashton Heckel | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Don Hunter | L | July 27, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Omaha, NE US | |
| Al Leap | R | May 27, 1925 | 6'2" | 187 | ||
| Bob Lillis | R | R | June 2, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Altadena, CA US |
| Dick McCoy | L | L | September 7, 1929 | 6'2" | 177 | |
| Bill Mosser | L | L | October 26, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Ron Negray | R | R | February 26, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Akron, OH US |
| Norman Postolese | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Al Ronning | R | R | September 21, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Everett, WA US |
| Dick Smith | R | R | August 9, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Seattle, WA US |
| Donald Taylor | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Bob Tripp | R | R | August 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Joseph Tufteland | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Edward Yasinski | R | R | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
