1951 San Antonio Missions Roster
Team Record: 86-75
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Jo-Jo White (86-75)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: Mission Stadium
Attendance: 180,577, Avg. 2,243
Playoffs - San Antonio Missions 4 games, Dallas Eagles 3
Finals - Houston Buffalos 4 games, San Antonio Missions 0
The San Antonio Missions of the Texas League ended the 1951 season with a record of 86 wins and 75 losses, finishing second in the TL.
The Missions led the league with 780 runs, spearheaded by 98 home runs. San Antonio allowed 720 runs. Mickey Rutner paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .308 average. Bob Turley topped the squad with 20 wins, while Tommy Fine, too added 15 or more wins, too Tommy Fine recorded a 2.94 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1951 San Antonio Missions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tommy Fine, Joe Frazier, Hillis Layne, Bobby Balcena, Mickey Rutner, Jim Dyck, Ed Albrecht, Babe Martin, Jack Bruner, Frank Biscan, Joe Lutz, Carl Powis, Darrell Johnson, Bobby Herrera, Bob Turley, George Hausmann, Billy DeMars, Frank Mancuso, Roy Sievers, Pete Taylor, Austin Knickerbocker and Andy Anderson.
Jo-Jo White served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Albrecht | R | R | February 28, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Andy Anderson | R | R | November 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 172 | Bremerton, WA US |
| Danny Baich | R | R | December 25, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Bobby Balcena | R | L | August 1, 1925 | 5'7" | 160 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Frank Biscan | L | L | March 13, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Jack Bruner | L | L | July 1, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Waterloo, IA US |
| Billy DeMars | R | R | August 26, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Jim Dyck | R | R | February 3, 1922 | 6'2" | 200 | Omaha, NE US |
| Bill Elbert | S | R | May 3, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | Miles City, MT US |
| Tommy Fine | S | R | October 10, 1914 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Joe Frazier | L | R | October 6, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Liberty, NC US |
| Bob Freels | R | R | July 18, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Mascoutah, IL US |
| Homer Gibson | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| George Hausmann | R | R | February 11, 1916 | 5'5" | 145 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bobby Herrera | R | R | July 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 184 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Billy Hyde | R | R | March 9, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Van Buren, AR US |
| Darrell Johnson | R | R | August 25, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | Horace, NE US |
| Austin Knickerbocker | R | R | October 15, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Bangall, NY US |
| Hillis Layne | L | R | February 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | Whitwell, TN US |
| Joe Lutz | L | L | February 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | Keokuk, IA US |
| Frank Mancuso | R | R | May 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Houston, TX US |
| Babe Martin | R | R | March 28, 1920 | 5'11" | 194 | Seattle, WA US |
| John O'Donnell | L | L | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| John Pavlick | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Juan Perez | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Carl Powis | R | R | January 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Donald Robertson | R | R | December 24, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
| Mickey Rutner | R | R | March 18, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Hempstead, NY US |
| Roy Sievers | R | R | November 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Irvin Tassin | L | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Pete Taylor | R | R | November 26, 1927 | 6'1" | 170 | Severn, MD US |
| Omer Tolson | R | July 25, 1926 | 6'1" | 215 | ||
| Bob Turley | R | R | September 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 215 | Troy, IL 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.
