1951 St. Jean Braves Roster
Team Record: 52-68
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Steve Mizerak (52-68)
Location: St. Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Ballpark: Centre Sportif
Attendance: 48,500, Avg. 808
The St. Jean Braves of the Provincial League ended the 1951 season with a record of 52 wins and 68 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Braves scored 655 runs and allowed 750 runs, most in the circuit. Valmy Thomas led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .296. Rubén Gómez topped St. Jean with 12 wins, while Richard Gosselin registered a 4.18 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1951 St. Jean Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Clyde Parris, Valmy Thomas, Walter Hardy, Ernest Burke, Rubén Gómez and Alex Newkirk.
Steve Mizerak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Bowman | L | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Ernest Burke | L | R | June 26, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | Havre de Grace, MD US |
| Joseph DiLorenzo | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Luis Forestier | ||||||
| Bill Gates | R | R | November 23, 1918 | 5'9" | 160 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Rubén Gómez | R | R | July 13, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | Arroyo, PR |
| Richard Gosselin | R | R | March 4, 1927 | 5'9" | 190 | |
| Frank Gravino | R | R | January 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Walter Hardy | R | R | December 1, 1925 | 5'11" | 165 | Tampa, FL US |
| Roger LaFrance | R | February 18, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Taftville, CT US | |
| Robert Masterson | L | December 11, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Joe McGovern | L | May 28, 1927 | 5'6" | 170 | Providence, RI US | |
| Robert McLean | R | August 5, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | Feasterville, PA US | |
| Steve Mizerak | R | June 27, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jacques Monette | R | R | September 30, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | Montreal, QC CA |
| William Morales | ||||||
| Alex Newkirk | L | R | December 12, 1916 | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Joseph O'Connell | R | 6'1" | 195 | |||
| Clyde Parris | R | R | September 11, 1922 | 5'8" | 170 | Panama, Panama PA |
| John Recco | L | February 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Domingo Rossello | R | R | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Roger Ste. Marie | L | 5'6" | 165 | |||
| Valmy Thomas | R | R | October 21, 1925 | 5'9" | 165 | Santurce, PR |
| John Toomey | ||||||
| Paul Wargo | L | L | June 10, 1920 | 6'0" | 190 | Mayfield, PA 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.
