1951 St. Petersburg Saints Roster
Team Record: 83-56
Finished 2nd in the FIL
Manager: Art Rebel (83-56)
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 139,464, Avg. 2,007
Playoffs - St. Petersburg Saints 3 games, Lakeland Patriots 2
Finals - St. Petersburg Saints 4 games, Miami Sun Sox 0
The St. Petersburg Saints of the Florida International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 83 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the FIL.
The Saints topped the league with just 466 runs allowed. St. Petersburg scored 655 runs. William Seal led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .309 average. Woody Rich notched 25 wins on the mound for the team, while Elwood Moore and Hooks Iott added 15 or more victories also Hooks Iott recorded a 2 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1951 St. Petersburg Saints who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Art Rebel, Woody Rich, Ray Poole, Charlie Cuellar and Hooks Iott.
Art Rebel served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Anderson | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| William Bohne | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Clark | ||||||
| Charlie Cuellar | R | R | September 24, 1917 | 5'11" | 183 | Ybor City, FL US |
| Tommy Davis | R | July 8, 1919 | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Junior Dodgin | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Stuart Erickson | R | R | 5'10" | 200 | ||
| Hooks Iott | S | L | December 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Mountain Grove, MO US |
| Rudy Laskowski | R | R | March 25, 1915 | 5'7" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Angel Lopez | ||||||
| Miguel Lopez | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Elwood Moore | R | R | July 23, 1917 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Domenic Petrosino | L | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| Ray Poole | L | R | January 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Salisbury, NC US |
| Donald Pope | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Art Rebel | L | L | March 4, 1914 | 5'8" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Woody Rich | L | R | March 9, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Morganton, NC US |
| William Seal | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| George Sopko | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Pete Stroud | R | June 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Greenville, SC US | |
| Rudy Tanner | R | February 11, 1927 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Stanley Todd | R | R | November 5, 1910 | 5'10" | 165 | , FL US |
| George Vidal | R | L | February 6, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 |
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.
