
1951 Reidsville Luckies Roster
Team Record: 76-64
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Herbert Brett (76-64)
Location: Reidsville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kiker Stadium
Attendance: 61,841, Avg. 883
Playoffs - Reidsville Luckies 4 games, Durham Bulls 1
Finals - Winston-Salem Cardinals 4 games, Reidsville Luckies 1
The Reidsville Luckies of the Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 76 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.
The Luckies tallied 679 runs and conceded 678 runs. Dick Sipek led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .322 clip. Mike Forline topped Reidsville with 21 wins and a team-best 2.83 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1951 Reidsville Luckies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ted Pawelek, Jack Sanford, Dick Sipek and Glenn Crawford.
Herbert Brett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Sam Amoriello | R | R | November 25, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Eddie Ancherico | R | L | July 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Cambridge, MA US |
Joseph Anthony | R | R | September 20, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Du Bois, PA US |
Bill Behie | L | October 2, 1923 | 6'2" | 215 | ||
Raymond Burnett | L | L | 6'2" | 170 | ||
James Charles | R | R | 6'0" | 173 | ||
Ralph Clements | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Glenn Crawford | L | R | December 2, 1913 | 5'9" | 165 | North Branch, MI US |
Bob Davis | R | R | August 10, 1925 | 6'8" | 190 | |
Salvatore Del Isola | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Harry Desert | R | R | September 12, 1922 | 6'2" | 178 | |
Robert Falk | R | October 11, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | St. Louis, MO US | |
Mike Forline | R | R | December 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 192 | Durham, CT US |
Walter Frye | R | August 30, 1916 | 5'11" | 160 | , NC US | |
Richard Gosselin | R | R | March 4, 1927 | 5'9" | 190 | |
Robert Howe | R | R | February 12, 1918 | 6'2" | 180 | , IL US |
Thomas Jones | March 12, 1929 | |||||
Harden Joyce | ||||||
James Lamb | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
Leo Mierzejek | L | L | July 19, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Carl Miller | L | May 4, 1917 | 5'9" | 185 | ||
Nester Mitskavich | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Wayne Moon | November 2, 1926 | 192 | ||||
Ted Pawelek | L | R | August 15, 1919 | 5'10" | 202 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
Glenn Rawlinson | R | February 18, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Jack Sanford | R | R | June 23, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chatham, VA US |
Dick Sipek | L | R | January 16, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
George Souter | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
Hugh Taylor | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Shelburne Temple | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Charles Timm | R | R | January 12, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | Ithaca, NE US |
Adam Twarkins | L | L | June 12, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | Poquonock, CT US |
Carl Weatherton | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
Claude Weaver | R | R | 5'11" | 165 |
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.