1951 Raleigh Capitals Roster
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Joe Medwick (78-62)
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Ballpark: Devereux Meadow Park
Attendance: 80,976, Avg. 1,157
Playoffs - Winston-Salem Cardinals 4 games, Raleigh Capitals 0
The Raleigh Capitals of the Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the CL.
The Capitals scored 704 runs and allowed 650 runs. Joe Tedesco led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .299. Claude Voiselle topped Raleigh with 14 wins, while Joseph Benes recorded a 2.8 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1951 Raleigh Capitals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Joe Medwick, Jesse Levan, Crash Davis and Jack Sanford.
Joe Medwick served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Baxter | S | L | 5'11" | 190 | Springdale, PA US | |
| Dick Baxter | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Bill Behie | L | October 2, 1923 | 6'2" | 215 | ||
| Joseph Benes | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Ted Browning | R | R | March 17, 1926 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Crash Davis | R | R | July 14, 1919 | 6'0" | 173 | Canon, GA US |
| Max Eller | November 15, 1928 | |||||
| Woody Fair | R | April 11, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Bill Fowler | March 12, 1928 | |||||
| Jim Foxworth | R | R | March 3, 1925 | 6'0" | Johnsonville, SC US | |
| Felix Frazier | ||||||
| William Harris | L | R | 5'9" | |||
| Alvin Henencheck | R | R | June 27, 1920 | 6'2" | 178 | Lorain, OH US |
| John Joslin | R | L | December 2, 1924 | 6'0" | ||
| Fritz Kriete | ||||||
| William LaFrance | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Jesse Levan | L | R | July 15, 1926 | 6'0" | 172 | Reading, PA US |
| Joe Medwick | R | R | November 24, 1911 | 5'10" | 187 | Carteret, NJ US |
| LeRoy Narr | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Harry Nicholas | R | R | September 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Valley Stream, NY US |
| Nicholas Panella | ||||||
| Bob Pearson | R | January 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 162 | ||
| Eugene Pereyra | R | R | 6'2" | 225 | ||
| Kenneth Raddant | R | June 16, 1922 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Dolph Regelsky | R | November 5, 1927 | 6'3" | 205 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Jack Sanford | R | R | June 23, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chatham, VA US |
| John Schofer | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jack Schumacher | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Charles Simpson | R | R | January 22, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Joe Tedesco | R | R | July 12, 1925 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| James Thorne | R | R | April 1, 1925 | 6'2" | 200 | Elm City, TX US |
| Claude Voiselle | R | R | August 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 210 | Ninety Six, SC US |
| Woodrow Wrenn |
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.
