1951 Wilson Tobs Roster
Team Record: 69-57
Finished 4th in the CPL
Manager: Joe Antolick (0-0), Al Rehm (0-0)
Location: Wilson, North Carolina
Ballpark: Fleming Stadium
Attendance: 54,753, Avg. 869
Playoffs - Wilson Tobs 4 games, Kinston Eagles 2
Finals - New Bern Bears 4 games, Wilson Tobs 3
The Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1951 season with a record of 69 wins and 57 losses, finishing fourth in the CPL.
The Tobs scored 695 runs and yielded 626 runs. James McComas led all regular hitters with a .284 average. James Thorne topped Wilson with 18 wins, while Fred Pittman added 15 or more wins, too Fred Pittman recorded a 2.56 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Joe Antolick played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Wilson Tobs to do so.
Joe Antolick and Al Rehm served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Antolick | R | R | April 11, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | Hokendauqua, PA US |
| Brantley Aycock | ||||||
| Clifton Barnes | ||||||
| Jack Barnes | L | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Thomas Benton | ||||||
| Sam Berry | August 31, 1931 | |||||
| William Boman | ||||||
| R. L. Boykin | ||||||
| Neil Carleton | ||||||
| Ferdinand Cavallaro | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Michael Christie | ||||||
| Robert Dempsey | ||||||
| Robert Dingler | R | R | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Allen Draughon | ||||||
| Frank Franklin | ||||||
| Nelson Grant | August 15, 1933 | |||||
| Robert Gregory | ||||||
| John Grimsley | April 1, 1933 | Wilson, NC US | ||||
| Joseph Guidice | L | August 10, 1929 | 5'10" | 200 | Boston, MA US | |
| Bobby Harrison | R | R | April 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Gene Hassell | L | R | June 15, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Rivermines, MO US |
| Andrew Holliday | ||||||
| Reid Ingram | ||||||
| Roy Kennedy | L | L | October 29, 1915 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Marshall Long | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | Wilson County, NC US | |
| Ernesto Mayorquin | R | R | 5'8" | 135 | ||
| Dick McCleney | R | R | June 20, 1929 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| James McComas | R | R | September 8, 1924 | 6'2" | 160 | Shelby County, IN US |
| Eugene Millard | ||||||
| Ross Morrow | ||||||
| Mytryak | ||||||
| Dennis Parrish | ||||||
| Fred Pate | ||||||
| Charles Peterson | ||||||
| Fred Pittman | R | R | 6'1" | 172 | ||
| Robert Price | ||||||
| Al Rehm | R | March 9, 1924 | 6'0" | 150 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Robert Reynolds | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Ralph Serrapere | ||||||
| Vernon Shetler | L | L | January 19, 1919 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Carl Shirley | ||||||
| Frederick Stockwell | ||||||
| Harry Storch | July 29, 1930 | |||||
| Cohen Tart | ||||||
| Robert Tart | ||||||
| James Thorne | R | R | April 1, 1925 | 6'2" | 200 | Elm City, TX US |
| Charles Timm | R | R | January 12, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | Ithaca, NE US |
| Luther Tucker | L | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 195 | Mason, WV US |
| Willard Vick |
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.
