1951 Stockton Ports Roster
Team Record: 79-68
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Harry Clements (79-68)
Location: Stockton, California
Ballpark: Billy Hebert Field
Attendance: 99,825, Avg. 1,358
Playoffs - Santa Barbara Dodgers 3 games, Stockton Ports 1
The Stockton Ports of the California League ended the 1951 season with a record of 79 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the CL.
The Ports led the league with just 704 runs allowed. Stockton scored 762 runs. Dick Adams paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .310. Earl Escalante topped the team with 19 wins, while Harry Wilson added 15 or more wins, too Harry Wilson recorded a 2.59 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1951 Stockton Ports who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Al Heist, Dick Adams and Ed Fernandes.
Harry Clements served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adams | R | L | April 8, 1920 | 6'0" | 185 | Tuolumne, CA US |
| Rocco Cardinale | R | R | June 16, 1927 | 5'11" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Terrence Carroll | L | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Harry Clements | R | R | May 10, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Stockton, CA US |
| Louis Coccimiglio | ||||||
| Charles Cole | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jack Cooley | R | R | August 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 178 | Colton, CA US |
| Stan Dembecki | R | R | December 24, 1927 | 5'11" | 188 | Bayonne, NJ US |
| Jess Duran | R | R | December 5, 1932 | 5'8" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Earl Escalante | R | R | January 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
| Ed Fernandes | S | R | March 11, 1918 | 5'9" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
| Bennie Guerrero | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Bud Guldborg | R | R | January 13, 1924 | 6'1" | 182 | Palo Alto, CA US |
| Jerry Haines | R | R | September 10, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | Alameda, CA US |
| Don Hatridge | R | R | April 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 160 | Hemet, CA US |
| Al Heist | R | R | October 5, 1927 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Bill Herron | July 7, 1929 | |||||
| Clifford Jackson | R | R | July 13, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | Richmond, CA US |
| Ken Kimball | R | R | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Merl Kinsey | ||||||
| Jay Mattson | L | L | March 16, 1933 | 6'0" | 195 | Wolbach, NE US |
| Robert Nard | R | R | March 5, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ripley Robinett | R | R | March 4, 1932 | 5'11" | 168 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Frank Romero | S | R | January 7, 1929 | 5'8" | 159 | Oakland, CA US |
| Victor Solari | R | R | April 4, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | Stockton, CA US |
| Richard Stiles | ||||||
| Bobby Thompson | R | R | February 17, 1931 | 6'5" | 210 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Marion Watson | L | February 27, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Don Wilson | R | R | July 16, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Harry Wilson | L | L | 5'11" | 205 | Rockford, TN US | |
| Gene Wulf | R | R | October 5, 1924 | 6'2" | 205 | Fresno, CA 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.
