1951 West Palm Beach Indians Roster

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 64-75
Finished 7th in the FIL
Manager: Rudy Laskowski (0-0), Herschel Held (0-0)
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Connie Mack Field
Attendance: 64,425, Avg. 927
1951 West Palm Beach Indians Statistics

The West Palm Beach Indians of the Florida International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 64 wins and 75 losses, finishing seventh in the FIL.

The Indians scored 583 runs and allowed 632 runs. Woody Smith led all regular batters with a .320 average. Charles LeBrun topped West Palm Beach with 15 wins, while Woody Wheaton recorded a 2.61 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1951 West Palm Beach Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Chuck Aleno, Tom Drake, Garland Lawing, Bitsy Mott, Al Piechota and Woody Wheaton.

Rudy Laskowski and Herschel Held served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chuck AlenoRRFebruary 19, 19176'1"215St. Louis, MO US
Hank AnderssohnRDecember 6, 19255'10"160
John BaktisR6'2"205
Charlie BalciulisRJanuary 29, 19306'3"206
Larry BrunkeRL5'10"175
Harold ClendeninRRJuly 23, 19265'11"185
Gerald ClineL6'0"175
Tom DrakeRRAugust 7, 19126'1"185Birmingham, AL US
Jimmy FrancolineRROctober 31, 19175'7"165Hartford, CT US
Vic FucciLLSeptember 30, 19255'11"175Newark, NJ US
Charlie GluntRRJuly 4, 19195'9"160Toledo, OH US
Herschel HeldRRApril 16, 19235'10"185McLoud, OK US
Samuel HermanR6'1"
Len KenseckiLLOctober 7, 19185'11"172
Ray KrupaL6'4"200
William Ladd
Rudy LaskowskiRRMarch 25, 19155'7"165Chicago, IL US
Garland LawingRRAugust 29, 19186'1"180Gastonia, NC US
Charles LeBrunRR6'3"185
James MagnattaRR5'11"195
Jim MayerSeptember 22, 1927
George MenardLSeptember 2, 19276'0"185
Bitsy MottRRJune 12, 19185'8"155Arcadia, FL US
Al PiechotaRRJanuary 19, 19146'0"195Chicago, IL US
Lawrence QuartararoL5'8"180
Bill RogersLLSeptember 3, 19195'11"159
Raymond SchulzLLMay 22, 19306'0"175
Thomas SmithRFebruary 18, 19296'1"185
Woody SmithRRFebruary 25, 19276'0"180University City, MO US
George SochaRR6'3"217
Rusty WaltersSRJanuary 3, 19235'10"175
Woody WheatonLLOctober 3, 19145'8"160Philadelphia, PA 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.




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