1951 York White Roses Roster
Team Record: 51-88
Finished 7th in the ISL
Manager: Joe Bowman (0-0), Eddie Waleski (0-0), Gene Crumling (0-0)
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 40,740, Avg. 586
The York White Roses of the Inter-State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 51 wins and 88 losses, finishing seventh in the ISL.
The White Roses scored 453 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 659 runs. Bill Raehse drove in 47 runs. Tom Milich led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .231. John Krall topped the team with 8 wins, while Nelson Reeves recorded a 2.25 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1951 York White Roses who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were George Armstrong, Joe Bowman and Gene Crumling.
Joe Bowman, Eddie Waleski and Gene Crumling served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | R | R | June 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | Orange, NJ US |
| Mertis Becker | R | R | June 12, 1926 | Hanover, PA US | ||
| Joseph Biros | R | February 14, 1920 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Joe Bowman | L | R | June 17, 1910 | 6'2" | 190 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Gerald Cline | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Wayne Crawford | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Martin Cribbins | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Gene Crumling | R | R | April 5, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Wrightsville, PA US |
| Earl Davis | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Donaldson | ||||||
| Thomas Famiglietti | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Robert Foster | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Jack Kelly | R | May 4, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | Woodside, NY US | |
| John Kirk | L | L | September 9, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Mike Koons | R | R | March 13, 1916 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| John Krall | R | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Nels MacCallum | R | December 15, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Frank Merola | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Tom Milich | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Mitzel | ||||||
| John Morris | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Al Morrow | S | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Perry | ||||||
| William Plate | L | May 23, 1924 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Bill Raehse | L | L | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Nelson Reeves | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Retaliatta | ||||||
| Jack Sautter | R | R | April 6, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | Whitehall, MT US |
| Serbin | ||||||
| Bruce Smith | R | October 18, 1926 | 5'8" | 156 | ||
| Bill Stratton | L | L | November 11, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | South Amboy, NJ US |
| Raymond Stuckert | R | May 13, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US | |
| John Tepedino | R | 5'7" | 170 | |||
| Raymond Trava | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Richard Waldt | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Wheaton | ||||||
| Harry Wilson | R | R | October 31, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Edgar Wirth | R | R | August 18, 1931 | 6'4" | 189 |
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.
