1951 Waterloo White Hawks Roster
Team Record: 60-69
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Otto Denning (0-0), Edward Taylor (0-0), Skeeter Webb (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 79,687, Avg. 1,235
The Waterloo White Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1951 season with a record of 60 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.
The White Hawks scored 643 runs and allowed 631 runs. Jay Porter led batters with significant playing time with a .302 average. Donald Schmudlach topped Waterloo with 15 wins, while Henry Ptak recorded a 2.92 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1951 Waterloo White Hawks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Gideon Applegate, Gene Collins, Bill Fischer, Ray Poole and Jay Porter.
Otto Denning, Edward Taylor and Skeeter Webb served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Alford | R | R | September 18, 1929 | Peoria, IL US | ||
| Dick Anderson | L | September 26, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | Duluth, MN US | |
| Gideon Applegate | R | R | December 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ray Baer | R | R | October 29, 1927 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Andrew Baud | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Fred Boseo | R | R | March 27, 1927 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| Thomas Brophy | L | June 5, 1929 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| William Close | R | March 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | Buck Run, PA US | |
| Gene Collins | L | L | January 7, 1925 | 5'8" | 168 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Alex Cosmidis | R | R | September 22, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Fayetteville, NC US |
| Joseph Delock | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Earl Edwards | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Bill Fischer | R | R | October 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Wausau, WI US |
| Don Fraser | R | R | July 24, 1931 | 5'10" | 156 | Ventura, CA US |
| William Gingerich | July 28, 1926 | York, PA US | ||||
| Frank Hamlen | R | R | March 18, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Salem, MA US |
| Richard Johnson | September 23, 1929 | |||||
| William Newman | L | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Allen Nordgren | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| James Parker | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Floyd Penfold | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
| Ray Poole | L | R | January 16, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Salisbury, NC US |
| Jay Porter | R | R | January 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | Shawnee, OK US |
| Ray Preston | R | L | January 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | La Mesa, CA US |
| Henry Ptak | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Donald Schmudlach | L | L | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Art Thrasher | R | February 8, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Bellflower, CA US | |
| Donald Tierney | R | R | 6'2" | 206 | ||
| George Verespy | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Jack Virkstis | R | R | July 31, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Edward Wilson |
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.
