1951 Tifton Blue Sox Roster
Team Record: 62-63
Finished 4th in the GGL
Manager: Beverly Tschudin (62-63)
Location: Tifton, Georgia
Ballpark: Eve Park
Attendance: 48,472, Avg. 776
Playoffs - Tifton Blue Sox 4 games, Valdosta Dodgers 1
Finals - Waycross Bears 4 games, Tifton Blue Sox 1
The Tifton Blue Sox of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1951 season with a record of 62 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the GGL.
The Blue Sox scored 691 runs and conceded 648 runs. James Dodgin led batters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Ottis Jacobs topped Tifton with 20 wins, while Robert Betancourt added 15 or more victories also Robert Betancourt earned a 2.87 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Charles George played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Tifton Blue Sox to do so.
Beverly Tschudin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Baldwin | R | February 16, 1931 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Robert Betancourt | R | R | August 17, 1930 | 5'11" | 156 | |
| Emil Carter | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Frank Christie | R | R | August 8, 1922 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Edmond Dickerman | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| James Dodgin | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| James Freeman | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Michael Genevrino | S | March 4, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | Newark, NJ US | |
| Charles George | R | R | December 25, 1912 | 6'2" | 200 | Waycross, GA US |
| Charles Glover | ||||||
| Phillip Heflin | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Ottis Jacobs | R | R | December 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Daniel Jiminez | ||||||
| Lee Johnson | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Danilo Lastres | R | R | December 4, 1925 | 5'9" | 130 | Key West, FL US |
| Ernesto Mayorquin | R | R | 5'8" | 135 | ||
| Rino Quattrini | ||||||
| Louis Rotondi | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Fred Ryan | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| John Tidwell | R | August 1, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Beverly Tschudin | R | May 29, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | , MO US | |
| Pasquale Vastano | ||||||
| Ellsworth Wrenn | R | September 29, 1913 | 5'10" | 175 | , VA 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.
