1951 Vancouver Capilanos Roster
Team Record: 94-51
Finished 2nd in the WIL
Manager: Bill Schuster (94-51)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ballpark: Nat Bailey Stadium
Attendance: 164,026, Avg. 2,262
The Vancouver Capilanos of the Western International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 94 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the WIL.
The Capilanos scored 834 runs and surrendered 584 runs. Dick Sinovic drove in 115 runs. John Ritchey led all regular batters by connecting at a .346 clip. Bob Snyder earned 27 wins on the mound for the team, while George Nicholas and Pete Hernandez also added 15 or more wins also Pete Hernandez registered a 2.8 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1951 Vancouver Capilanos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Charlie Mead, John Ritchey and Bill Schuster.
Bill Schuster served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Abernathy | L | L | November 1, 1922 | 6'3" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jerry Barta | R | R | October 1, 1922 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Bud Beasley | L | L | December 8, 1910 | 5'8" | 170 | Melrose, NM US |
| Bob Brunner | R | R | August 7, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Gordy Brunswick | R | R | January 12, 1925 | 6'2" | 205 | Tacoma, WA US |
| John Burak | R | R | September 30, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Throop, PA US |
| Reno Cheso | R | R | August 2, 1929 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| K Chorlton | R | R | October 26, 1928 | 6'3" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
| Carl Gunnarson | S | January 1, 1917 | 5'11" | 190 | Mozart, SK CA | |
| Pete Hernandez | R | R | July 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | Hayward, CA US |
| Kevin King | R | R | August 16, 1929 | 6'2" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Robert McGuire | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Robert McLean | L | 6'5" | 200 | |||
| Charlie Mead | L | R | April 9, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Vermilion, AB CA |
| Jim Moore | R | March 26, 1931 | 5'10" | 170 | Salem, OR US | |
| George Nicholas | R | R | July 2, 1923 | 192 | New York, NY US | |
| James Olsen | L | R | 6'1" | 220 | ||
| John Ritchey | L | R | January 5, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Edward Robertson | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| James Robinson | L | August 23, 1922 | 5'9" | 173 | ||
| Curt Schmidt | R | January 1, 1918 | 6'2" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Bill Schuster | R | R | August 4, 1912 | 5'9" | 164 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Dick Sinovic | R | July 30, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Portland, OR US | |
| Ron Smith | L | R | June 16, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | Etna, WA US |
| Bob Snyder | R | R | October 6, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | , WA US |
| Don Tisnerat | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ray Tran | R | January 11, 1911 | 5'9" | 170 | Kamsack, SK CA | |
| John Vick | R | R | May 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bill Whyte | R | L | January 26, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 |
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.
