1951 Shawnee Hawks Roster

Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 96-44
Finished 2nd in the SSL
Manager: Lou Fitzgerald (96-44)
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 44,428, Avg. 635
1951 Shawnee Hawks Statistics

Playoffs - McAlester Rockets 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 0

The Shawnee Hawks of the Sooner State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 96 wins and 44 losses, finishing second in the SSL.

The Hawks tallied 1059 runs and surrendered 734 runs. Lou Fitzgerald paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .379 average. William Lenihan topped Shawnee with 21 wins, while Lindbergh Chappoten, Melvin Burgess and Lowell Rhodes each, too added 15 or more wins, too Perry Haddock recorded a 3.07 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Lou Fitzgerald served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kenneth AdamsNovember 2, 1932
Robert Arnold
John Bacher
Winford BakerNovember 10, 1932
Claudio BarceloR5'9"160
Melvin BurgessRMay 27, 19285'11"178
Lindbergh ChappotenRR5'8"160
Gerald Cowen
Gahlen Dinkle
Lou FitzgeraldLRAugust 25, 19196'0"160Cleveland, TN US
Arthur GarrettROctober 14, 19306'1"180
Wes GibsonR5'11"180
Robert Granlund
Perry HaddockJuly 12, 1928
Jim JollyRRJune 13, 19266'0"180
Harry Lander
William Lenihan
Patrick Plew
Ray PriceDecember 19, 1931
Art PunykoRJanuary 26, 19266'0"175New Brunswick, NJ US
Lowell RhodesRRJune 7, 19325'10"170
Pat Roach
Bob SaulsberryLSeptember 29, 19276'1"180Shawnee, OK US
Morris ShipmanRROctober 29, 19316'2"215Oklahoma City, OK US
Valney Smith
Donald Weinmeister

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.




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