1951 West Palm Beach Indians Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Chuck Aleno | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'1" | 215 | St. Louis, MO US |
Hank Anderssohn | R | December 6, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
John Baktis | R | 6'2" | 205 | |||
Charlie Balciulis | R | January 29, 1930 | 6'3" | 206 | ||
Larry Brunke | R | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Harold Clendenin | R | R | July 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Gerald Cline | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Tom Drake | R | R | August 7, 1912 | 6'1" | 185 | Birmingham, AL US |
Jimmy Francoline | R | R | October 31, 1917 | 5'7" | 165 | Hartford, CT US |
Vic Fucci | L | L | September 30, 1925 | 5'11" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
Charlie Glunt | R | R | July 4, 1919 | 5'9" | 160 | Toledo, OH US |
Herschel Held | R | R | April 16, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | McLoud, OK US |
Samuel Herman | R | 6'1" | ||||
Len Kensecki | L | L | October 7, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | |
Ray Krupa | L | 6'4" | 200 | |||
William Ladd | ||||||
Rudy Laskowski | R | R | March 25, 1915 | 5'7" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
Garland Lawing | R | R | August 29, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Gastonia, NC US |
Charles LeBrun | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
James Magnatta | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
Jim Mayer | September 22, 1927 | |||||
George Menard | L | September 2, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Bitsy Mott | R | R | June 12, 1918 | 5'8" | 155 | Arcadia, FL US |
Al Piechota | R | R | January 19, 1914 | 6'0" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
Lawrence Quartararo | L | 5'8" | 180 | |||
Bill Rogers | L | L | September 3, 1919 | 5'11" | 159 | |
Raymond Schulz | L | L | May 22, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Thomas Smith | R | February 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Woody Smith | R | R | February 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | University City, MO US |
George Socha | R | R | 6'3" | 217 | ||
Rusty Walters | S | R | January 3, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Woody Wheaton | L | L | October 3, 1914 | 5'8" | 160 | Philadelphia, 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.