1951 Tyler East Texans Roster
Big State League (BSL) - Class: B
Team Record: 47-100
Finished 8th in the BSL
Manager: Hal Epps (0-0), Joe Kracher (0-0), Gale Pringle (0-0)
Location: Tyler, Texas
Ballpark: East Texan Park
Attendance: 41,541, Avg. 565
1951 Tyler East Texans StatisticsTeam Record: 47-100
Finished 8th in the BSL
Manager: Hal Epps (0-0), Joe Kracher (0-0), Gale Pringle (0-0)
Location: Tyler, Texas
Ballpark: East Texan Park
Attendance: 41,541, Avg. 565
The Tyler East Texans of the Big State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 47 wins and 100 losses, finishing eighth in the BSL.
Hal Epps, Joe Kracher and Gale Pringle served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Akins | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Bill Briggs | R | L | November 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Nicholas Buonato | R | R | September 4, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Joe Callaway | R | R | July 2, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Hollywood, AR US |
| Irving Carlson | R | R | December 1, 1926 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Jake Christie | L | R | September 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Merv Connors | R | R | January 23, 1914 | 6'2" | 192 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Edward Cox | R | April 23, 1927 | 5'8" | 172 | Mobile, AL US | |
| Charles Davis | ||||||
| Nick DeLuca | L | September 13, 1919 | 5'6" | 165 | Sykesville, PA US | |
| Joe Duffield | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Hal Epps | L | L | March 26, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Athens, GA US |
| Gabe Felton | R | R | March 9, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| John Fine | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Lee Forrest | R | R | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Carroll Gholson | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Julio Gomez | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Nick Gregory | R | September 13, 1915 | 5'7" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Cecil Harper | L | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Chris Haskins | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Leon Hayes | L | L | 6'4" | 197 | ||
| Holloway | ||||||
| Joe Kracher | R | R | November 4, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Si Lambert | L | L | December 15, 1926 | 6'6" | 168 | Jackson, OH US |
| Joseph Langdon | ||||||
| Phillip Little | ||||||
| Bill Manning | R | L | April 3, 1923 | 6'2" | 195 | Waltham, MA US |
| Steve Marinkovich | ||||||
| Patrick McLaughlin | ||||||
| Jesse Nelms | R | 5'11" | 202 | |||
| Russ Nelson | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Melvin Neuendorff | November 16, 1923 | |||||
| Tony Ordeñana | R | R | October 30, 1918 | 5'9" | 158 | Guanabacoa, La Habana CU |
| Joe Pate | R | R | April 28, 1913 | 6'0" | 190 | Fulton, AR US |
| Gale Pringle | R | R | January 20, 1922 | 6'2" | 180 | Hollis, OK US |
| Bill Reeder | R | R | February 20, 1922 | 6'5" | 205 | Dike, TX US |
| Hank Robinson | R | R | March 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 205 | Covington, TN US |
| Fred Smith | R | R | May 14, 1922 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Gilbert Smith | L | March 9, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Mel Stein | R | L | January 3, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Stone | R | May 18, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Moose Vucelich | L | November 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 190 | Dilles Bottom, OH US | |
| Paul Walker | ||||||
| Harry Winters | R | January 21, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Bob Zolliecoffer | R | R | May 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Denning, AR 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.
