1951 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Statistics

North Carolina State League (NCSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 90-36
Finished 1st in the NCSL
Manager: James Gruzdis (90-36)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: High Point, North Carolina; Thomasville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Finch Field, Finch Field
Attendance: 52,187, Avg. 828
1951 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Roster

Playoffs - High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4 games, Landis Spinners/Elkin Blanketeers 1
Finals - High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 4 games, Statesville Owls 0

The High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms of the North Carolina State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 90 wins and 36 losses, finishing first in the NCSL.

The Hi-Toms led the circuit with 867 runs, spearheaded by 108 home runs. High allowed 531 runs, least in the league. John Lybrand paced hitters with significant playing time with a .380 average. Tom Brewer topped the team with 19 wins, while Arvid Hamilton added 15 or more wins also Charlie Griffith registered a 2.43 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1951 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Cliff Bolton, Neil Chrisley, Tom Umphlett, Tom Brewer and Gene Stephens.

James Gruzdis 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
Tom Brewer193.8642.5523198.015269568103
Arvid Hamilton184.8182.8632195.01547462779
Charlie Griffith125.7062.4342115.0753731470
Jack Thomas127.6323.8625184.015894798127
James Patton117.6113.9035180.018599781461
James Cassidy87.5333.9626134.013179595102
James Pittman401.0003.86756.0472624237
Totals8433.7183.30190000001062.090247838948579000000

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
John Lybrand12249749718934714.380.380.561.942279
Hilliard Nance12456756717327612.305.305.437.743248
Gene Stephens122472472159321022.337.337.587.924277
Richard Hidalgo1275285281402848.265.265.379.644200
Tom Umphlett11243543513524514.310.310.485.795211
Robert Brigham1044204201292445.307.307.419.726176
Cliff Bolton8522922974919.323.323.489.812112
Alvin Kluttz54216216621215.287.287.421.70891
James Atkinson7623023048904.209.209.300.50969
Regis Shannahan3714914944723.295.295.430.72564
Tom Brewer30929228902.304.304.467.77243
James Pittman19636324713.381.381.6671.04842
James Patton38818124511.296.296.420.71634
John Andrews36858517402.200.200.318.51827
Edward Cahill14494912100.245.245.265.51013
Al Simononis1144449200.205.205.250.45511
Arvid Hamilton1279799001.114.114.152.26612
Neil Chrisley726268213.308.308.8081.11521
Charlie Griffith4240408000.200.200.200.4008
James Cassidy2648487020.146.146.229.37511
Jack Thomas2563636100.095.095.111.2067
Bruce Weaver1644442100.045.045.068.1143
Totals123944574457013072384510800000.293.293.440.733195900000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Charlie GriffithP42.000
James PattonP35.000
Arvid HamiltonP32.000
James CassidyP26.000
Jack ThomasP25.000
Tom BrewerP23.000
Totals1830000.000

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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