1951 Tijuana Potros Roster
Team Record: 65-79
Finished 7th in the SIL
Manager: Luis Montes de Oca (0-0), Enrique Fernandez (0-0)
Location: Tijuana, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Puerto Blanco
Attendance: 55,000, Avg. 764
The Tijuana Potros of the Southwest International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 65 wins and 79 losses, finishing seventh in the SIL.
The Potros scored 715 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 754 runs. Enrique Fernandez topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .307. Memo Luna recorded 26 wins on the mound for Tijuana and a team-best 2.52 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1951 Tijuana Potros who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ed Fernandes, Bob Johnson, Memo Luna and Walter McCoy.
Luis Montes de Oca and Enrique Fernandez served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Francisco Alcaraz | L | L | October 26, 1920 | 192 | Empalme, Sonora MX | |
Alberto Alfonso | R | , CU | ||||
Julio Alfonso | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
Jesus Amaro | R | R | June 23, 1928 | 5'9" | 178 | |
Jesus Armenta | R | R | March 3, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | , MX |
Ramon Chaparro | ||||||
Victor Chavez | ||||||
Jose Delfin | ||||||
Candelario Diaz | ||||||
Ed Fernandes | S | R | March 11, 1918 | 5'9" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
Enrique Fernandez | R | R | February 4, 1924 | 6'1" | 186 | |
Manny Fierro | R | R | February 19, 1931 | 5'10" | 180 | Jasmine, CA US |
Luis Garcia | R | R | September 11, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Carupano, Sucre VE |
Alejandro Garciglia | R | R | 6'0" | |||
Francisco Higuera | R | R | 5'8" | 175 | , MX | |
Pete Hughes | L | L | April 16, 1915 | 5'11" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Bob Johnson | R | R | November 26, 1905 | 6'0" | 180 | Pryor, OK US |
Memo Luna | L | L | June 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
Francisco Martinez | R | R | 5'10" | 164 | ||
Ramon Martinez | ||||||
Jay Mattson | L | L | March 16, 1933 | 6'0" | 195 | Wolbach, NE US |
Jack McClung | June 9, 1925 | 192 | Collinsville, OK US | |||
Walter McCoy | R | R | February 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 172 | Leavenworth, KS US |
Luis Mendez | ||||||
Gustavo Ortiz | ||||||
Fern Paredes | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
Julio Perez | L | L | 6'0" | 187 | ||
Modesto Perez | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Jose Rayle | R | R | July 4, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | Tijuana, Baja California MX |
Ike Robbins | R | R | June 22, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Silverio Rodriguez | ||||||
Jose Ruiz | 6'1" | 185 | ||||
Ramon Sandoval | ||||||
Romualdo Urias | R | 5'11" | 172 | |||
Luis Villanueva | 5'10" | 170 | ||||
David Wilson | L | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
Ray Zonta | S | R | 5'11" | 169 | , MX | |
Félix Zulueta | R | February 20, 1919 | Banaquices, CU |
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.