1951 Durham Bulls Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 84-56
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Ace Parker (84-56)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 93,766, Avg. 1,340
1951 Durham Bulls Roster

Playoffs - Reidsville Luckies 4 games, Durham Bulls 1

The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 84 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the CL.

The Bulls scored 693 runs and conceded 608 runs. Gordon Bragg led all regular batters with a .340 average. John McPadden topped Durham with 20 wins and a team-best 2.93 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1951 Durham Bulls who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Baumgartner, Bill Froats and Ace Parker.

Ace Parker served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
John McPadden2010.6672.9335243.0234113791083
James Martin146.7003.2938178.01769065974
Lacy James1412.5383.0433169.01889857850
Robert Hamley99.5003.1127171.01607159767
Bill Froats85.6153.2727143.01126552193
Herman Bishop76.5383.5537147.01426958783
Henry Johnson63.6672.801574.0763523344
Don Olexio53.6253.041768.0663423040
Totals8354.6063.14229000001193.0115457541645534000000

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Hank Navarro1405465461672886.306.306.419.725229
Howard Henkel1406016011611870.268.268.321.589193
Gordon Bragg11346246215731102.340.340.463.803214
Bob Warren1385135131482528.288.288.392.680201
Valentine Gonzales1314844841233127.254.254.370.624179
Ralph Caldwell1284734731172112.247.247.309.556146
John Baumgartner87344344982177.285.285.448.733154
Thomas Martin79274274671540.245.245.328.57390
Allison Gilbert5118918946903.243.243.339.58264
Robert Adcock3813813832901.232.232.319.55144
Ace Parker3610410428110.269.269.298.56731
Robert Fulton5010110126503.257.257.396.65340
John McPadden3810010020200.200.200.220.42022
Fred Schmitt23686814112.206.206.338.54423
Lacy James33646413200.203.203.234.43815
Robert Hamley28656512200.185.185.215.40014
James Martin39696912101.174.174.232.40616
Robert Suba16525210200.192.192.231.42312
Bill Froats2849497000.143.143.143.2867
Henry Johnson1526266200.231.231.308.5388
Don Olexio2027275100.185.185.222.4076
Herman Bishop3743435100.116.116.140.2566
Totals14084792479201274228434200000.266.266.358.624171400000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
James MartinP38.000
Herman BishopP37.000
John McPaddenP35.000
Lacy JamesP33.000
Robert HamleyP27.000
Bill FroatsP27.000
Don OlexioP17.000
Henry JohnsonP15.000
Totals2290000.000

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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