1951 Kingsport Cherokees Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 85-44
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Jack Crosswhite (85-44)
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 65,646, Avg. 1,018

1951 Kingsport Cherokees Roster

Playoffs - Kingsport Cherokees 2 games, Elizabethton Phils 0
Finals - Kingsport Cherokees 3 games, Bluefield Blue-Grays 2

The Kingsport Cherokees of the Appalachian League ended the 1951 season with a record of 85 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The Cherokees led the league with 884 runs, sparked by 97 home runs. Kingsport yielded 615 runs, fewest in the league. Muscle Shoals paced all regular batters by connecting at a .383 clip. George James earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Ned Jilton added 15 or more wins, too George James recorded a 1.91 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Jack Crosswhite 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
George James	23	5	.821	1.91	30	27					231.0	190	94	49		115
Ned Jilton	19	7	.731	3.06	31	28					232.0	208	101	79		86
George Howard	9	9	.500	5.28	31	17					150.0	194	102	88		61
Bruce Forrester	7	4	.636	3.62	26	9					117.0	125	61	47		45
Ralph Carrier	6	1	.857	2.12	7	7					51.0	52	15	12		26
William Saber	5	3	.625	4.77	16	9					66.0	73	44	35		39
Totals	69	29	.704	3.29	141	97	0	0	0	0	847.0	842	417	310	0	372	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
Muscle Shoals	118	415	415		159	23	5	30						.383	.383	.680	1.063	282
Bob Westfall	129	450	450		153	31	5	21						.340	.340	.571	.911	257
Hugh Hamil	127	508	508		148	26	6	14						.291	.291	.449	.740	228
Paul Musselman	128	503	503		145	23	7	7						.288	.288	.404	.692	203
Claude Wright	125	479	479		140	19	5	2						.292	.292	.365	.658	175
Gene Reynolds	121	418	418		99	14	2	7						.237	.237	.330	.567	138
James Watkins	106	388	388		98	14	3	0						.253	.253	.304	.557	118
George Wright	88	251	251		63	13	3	6						.251	.251	.398	.649	100
Ned Jilton	63	148	148		40	6	2	7						.270	.270	.480	.750	71
Willis Oakes	53	158	158		39	3	1	1						.247	.247	.297	.544	47
Powell King	34	120	120		31	6	1	1						.258	.258	.350	.608	42
George James	35	96	96		28	0	0	1						.292	.292	.323	.615	31
Bruce Forrester	27	47	47		8	2	0	0						.170	.170	.213	.383	10
Ralph Carrier	11	28	28		4	1	0	0						.143	.143	.179	.321	5
William Saber	16	22	22		3	0	0	0						.136	.136	.136	.273	3
George Howard	32	55	55		3	0	0	0						.055	.055	.055	.109	3
Totals	1213	4086	4086	0	1161	181	40	97	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.284	.419	.703	1713	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
George Howard	P	31					.000
George James	P	30					.000
Bruce Forrester	P	26					.000
William Saber	P	16					.000
Ralph Carrier	P	7					.000
Totals		110	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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