1951 Fort Smith Indians Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 43-80
Finished 8th in the WA
Manager: Paul O'Dea (43-80)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Ballpark: Andrews Field
Attendance: 48,545, Avg. 789

1951 Fort Smith Indians Roster

The Fort Smith Indians of the Western Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 43 wins and 80 losses, finishing eighth in the WA.

The Indians scored 581 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 756 runs. Paul Stowell led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .336 clip. William Proverbs topped Fort Smith with 17 wins and a team-best 3.47 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Paul O'Dea played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Fort Smith Indians to do so.

Paul O'Dea 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
William Proverbs	17	14	.548	3.47	35						244.0	223	130	94	8	110
Dick Hamlin	7	11	.389	4.56	28						146.0	148	91	74	5	99
Jim Drummer	5	10	.333	5.51	21						116.0	137	85	71	6	68
Billy Joe Davidson	3	4	.429	4.25	7						55.0	36	30	26	2	45
William Lansinger	3	6	.333	4.50	14						76.0	98	53	38	5	42
Jim Snow	3	11	.214	7.44	32						104.0	146	105	86	5	62
Paul O'Dea	2	4	.333	3.74	24						77.0	80	47	32	0	49
Marion Murszewski	0	1	.000	0.00	6						18.0	26				16
Totals	40	61	.396	4.53	167	0	0	0	0	0	836.0	894	541	421	31	491	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
Paul Stowell	111	428	428		144	30	2	3						.336	.336	.437	.773	187
Roger Oberlin	118	413	413		116	10	2	2						.281	.281	.329	.610	136
Jimmy Cleverly	56	215	215		81	13	3	1						.377	.377	.479	.856	103
Herman Lombardi	103	349	349		81	17	0	2						.232	.232	.298	.530	104
Gerald Ackerman	82	282	282		79	13	1	0						.280	.280	.333	.613	94
James Harris	82	304	304		71	4	3	1						.234	.234	.276	.510	84
William Anderson	64	246	246		59	8	3	1						.240	.240	.309	.549	76
Paul O'Dea	70	157	157		56	11	0	5						.357	.357	.522	.879	82
Richard Hofleit	54	189	189		49	7	1	3						.259	.259	.354	.614	67
John Kall	65	206	206		42	12	0	0						.204	.204	.262	.466	54
Robert Stephens	38	124	124		38	6	0	1						.306	.306	.379	.685	47
William Proverbs	56	127	127		32	4	1	1						.252	.252	.323	.575	41
Bobby Melton	50	144	144		27	6	2	0						.188	.188	.257	.444	37
Dayton Todd	46	131	131		23	5	0	0						.176	.176	.214	.389	28
Richard Fort	24	73	73		19	4	0	0						.260	.260	.315	.575	23
Robert Aiello	30	106	106		19	3	1	0						.179	.179	.226	.406	24
Joseph Randazzo	19	68	68		18	3	0	1						.265	.265	.353	.618	24
Howard Wieland	20	73	73		17	0	0	1						.233	.233	.274	.507	20
Dick Hamlin	44	88	88		17	2	0	1						.193	.193	.250	.443	22
Dale Sproul	17	56	56		9	0	1	0						.161	.161	.196	.357	11
Jim Drummer	26	44	44		8	0	0	0						.182	.182	.182	.364	8
Richard Sposato	11	19	19		7	5	0	0						.368	.368	.632	1.000	12
Leon McClinton	10	25	25		5	1	0	0						.200	.200	.240	.440	6
Robert Green	13	15	15		3	1	0	0						.200	.200	.267	.467	4
William Lansinger	15	27	27		3	0	0	0						.111	.111	.111	.222	3
Jim Snow	35	31	31		2	0	1	0						.065	.065	.129	.194	4
Herbert Reilly	10	6	6		1	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	1
Totals	1269	3946	3946	0	1026	165	21	23	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.260	.330	.590	1302	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
William Proverbs	P	35					.000
Jim Snow	P	32					.000
Dick Hamlin	P	28					.000
Jim Drummer	P	21					.000
William Lansinger	P	14					.000
Totals		130	0	0	0	0	.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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