1951 Duluth Dukes Statistics

Northern League (NL) - Class: C
Team Record: 54-66
Finished 7th in the NL
Manager: Orie Arntzen (0-0), Ken Blackman (0-0)
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
Ballpark: Wade Stadium
Attendance: 47,755, Avg. 796
1951 Duluth Dukes Roster

The Duluth Dukes of the Northern League ended the 1951 season with a record of 54 wins and 66 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Dukes scored 522 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 664 runs. Joe Caffie led all regular batters with a .309 average. Mo Owen topped Duluth with 14 wins, while Marion Murszewski earned a 2.89 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1951 Duluth Dukes who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Hank Aguirre, Orie Arntzen, Joe Caffie and Hal Woodeshick.

Orie Arntzen and Ken Blackman 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
Mo Owen1412.5384.0032225.022013710018123
Orie Arntzen123.8003.2532119.01255243723
Marion Murszewski97.5622.8927171.01397955876
Norman Johnson74.6363.671376.0513831454
Edwin Staab56.4554.4224112.01076755260
Ed Anderson49.3083.4321105.0955940264
Hal Woodeshick02.0004.50314.01212715
Hank Aguirre03.00012.50918.025302523
Totals5146.5263.8116100000840.077447435641438000000

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
Richard Newberry12149449414326129.289.289.445.735220
Joe Caffie963753751162474.309.309.443.752166
James Jobst1013863869917116.256.256.404.661156
Duane Sorber97296296821420.277.277.338.615100
Bob Obermiller9632932979821.240.240.286.52694
Roger Scoles82275275711360.258.258.349.60796
William Johnson67242242601052.248.248.355.60386
Bob Borchering4411411428500.246.246.289.53533
Jack Cherry3212812828220.219.219.266.48434
Ken Charipar24838315100.181.181.193.37316
Albert Gulvas29858515400.176.176.224.40019
Lawrence Tessier20595914210.237.237.305.54218
Howard Bjorkland25818113101.160.160.210.37017
Orie Arntzen42525212201.231.231.327.55817
Edward Robinson20505010101.200.200.280.48014
John Bauman1850509300.180.180.240.42012
Ken Blackman1132328000.250.250.250.5008
Mo Owen3277778200.104.104.130.23410
Edwin Staab2435357000.200.200.200.4007
James Tanner1532326100.188.188.219.4067
Dick Fisher2368686103.088.088.235.32416
John Morlan1527274100.148.148.185.3335
Marion Murszewski2958584000.069.069.069.1384
Ed Anderson2333333000.091.091.091.1823
Norman Johnson1523232000.087.087.087.1742
Totals1101348434840842138482800000.242.242.333.575116000000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Mo OwenP32.000
Orie ArntzenP32.000
Marion MurszewskiP27.000
Edwin StaabP24.000
Ed AndersonP21.000
Norman JohnsonP13.000
Totals1490000.000

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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