1951 Statesville Owls Roster
Team Record: 62-64
Finished 4th in the NCSL
Manager: Kenneth Rhyne (0-0), Leonard Cross (0-0)
Location: Statesville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Statesville High School Park
Attendance: 46,021, Avg. 730
Playoffs - Statesville Owls 4 games, Hickory Rebels 0
Finals - High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4 games, Statesville Owls 0
The Statesville Owls of the North Carolina State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 62 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the NCSL.
The Owls scored 663 runs and conceded 657 runs. Leonard Cross led all regular batters by hitting .325. Ernest Johnson topped Statesville with 15 wins and a team-best 3.64 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Kenneth Rhyne and Leonard Cross served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Adams | R | R | July 26, 1923 | 5'7" | 140 | |
| William Barnes | 6'0" | 170 | ||||
| Charles Beck | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Hugh Bradshaw | R | R | March 3, 1931 | 5'11" | 180 | Salisbury, NC US |
| Paul Brendle | L | R | July 10, 1926 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| George Burrell | R | R | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Tony Campos | R | R | January 20, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Wallace Carpenter | L | November 4, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Shelby, NC US | |
| Donald Cheek | ||||||
| Leonard Cross | R | 6'0" | 215 | |||
| Homer Daugherty | R | March 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| William Good | ||||||
| Reid Gowan | L | R | April 30, 1911 | 6'0" | 175 | , SC US |
| William Greene | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Bob Hartsfield | L | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Jesse Haswell | August 17, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| Ernest Johnson | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Pierre Nantel | L | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Willard Neighbors | ||||||
| Charles Ostwalt | November 28, 1924 | Iredell County, NC US | ||||
| David Pierce | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Kenneth Rhyne | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| John Saunders | ||||||
| Ollie Wall | L | December 8, 1928 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Robert Williams | L | L | June 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Hayesville, NC 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.
