1951 Schenectady Blue Jays Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 73-66
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Lee Riley (73-66)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Schenectady, New York
Ballpark: Schenectady Stadium
Attendance: 93,559, Avg. 1,346
1951 Schenectady Blue Jays Statistics

The Schenectady Blue Jays of the Eastern League ended the 1951 season with a record of 73 wins and 66 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.

The Blue Jays plated 637 runs and gave up 599 runs. Danny Schell led all regular batters with a .307 average. Paul Stuffel and Jack Sanford topped Schenectady with 15 wins each, while Bill George recorded a 2.67 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Mel Clark, Eddie Kasko, Jack Sanford, Ed Sanicki, Danny Schell, Paul Stuffel and Dick Young were all players from the 1951 Schenectady Blue Jays who played in the Majors during their careers.

Lee Riley served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alex BurkhartLDecember 23, 19296'0"175
Carl BushLJanuary 11, 19276'3"175
Mel ClarkRRJuly 7, 19246'0"180Letart, WV US
David CyrusLRJuly 18, 19276'2"210
Walter DeruckiRRAugust 18, 19265'11"178
William FoggRR6'2"185
Bill GeorgeLLAugust 12, 19276'0"180Summit, NJ US
Bill JankowskiRRFebruary 10, 19266'1"200
Eddie KaskoRRJune 27, 19316'0"180Elizabeth, NJ US
Francis KingR5'10"170
William LoosL6'3"170
Tom MarierRRApril 15, 19255'10"185Spokane, WA US
Joseph MayerL6'1"170
John O'Connell
Donald PalmerRDecember 17, 19245'11"170
Paul PawliRR6'1"178
Douglas PayneRR6'4"215
Matt PliszkaLJuly 10, 19286'0"195Enfield, CT US
Jack SanfordRRMay 18, 19296'0"190Wellesley Hills, MA US
Ed SanickiRRJuly 7, 19235'9"175Wallington, NJ US
Danny SchellRRDecember 26, 19276'1"195Fostoria, MI US
Paul SimmonsRNovember 3, 19265'10"175Bradenton, FL US
Dick SmullenLL6'0"196
Paul StuffelRRMarch 22, 19276'2"185Canton, OH US
Jack TannerRRDecember 27, 19266'3"228
Dick YoungLRJune 3, 19285'11"175Seattle, WA 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.




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