1951 Landis Spinners/Elkin Blanketeers Statistics

North Carolina State League (NCSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 67-59
Finished 3rd in the NCSL
Manager: Fred Chapman (67-59)
Location: Elkin, North Carolina; Landis, North Carolina
Ballpark: Elkin Memorial Park, Landis High School Park
Attendance: 22,780, Avg. 362

1951 Landis Spinners/Elkin Blanketeers Roster

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

The Landis Spinners/Elkin Blanketeers of the North Carolina State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 67 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the NCSL.Landis (44-36) moved to Elkin on July 18.

The Spinners/Blanketeers scored 775 runs and conceded 728 runs. Milton Walker led hitters with significant playing time with a .336 average. Charles Morant topped Landis/Elkin with 15 wins and a team-best 3.13 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Fred Chapman played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Landis Spinners/Elkin Blanketeers to do so.

Fred Chapman 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
Charles Morant	15	7	.682	3.13	35						210.0	211	91	73	12	68
James Ensley	8	13	.381	4.19	33						187.0	203	124	87	8	97
John Ferrero	5	2	.714	5.61	17						69.0	80	53	43	7	28
John Stewart	4	6	.400	6.09	28						102.0	118	78	69	9	79
Totals	32	28	.533	4.31	113	0	0	0	0	0	568.0	612	346	272	36	272	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
Milton Walker	124	494	494		166	26	11	14						.336	.336	.518	.854	256
Owen Linn	124	517	517		164	29	6	16						.317	.317	.489	.807	253
Fred Chapman	115	440	440		142	30	2	7						.323	.323	.448	.770	197
Bobby Willis	127	519	519		112	3	4	0						.216	.216	.237	.453	123
Donald Auten	93	360	360		109	22	1	14						.303	.303	.486	.789	175
Jack Powell	102	369	369		99	13	1	0						.268	.268	.309	.577	114
Donald Cross	85	337	337		85	8	1	19						.252	.252	.451	.703	152
Henry Lefler	71	253	253		74	12	2	9						.292	.292	.462	.755	117
Raymond Reitnour	54	184	184		47	11	2	2						.255	.255	.370	.625	68
John Ferrero	56	164	164		38	5	2	0						.232	.232	.287	.518	47
James Blair	16	57	57		20	6	0	2						.351	.351	.561	.912	32
Charles Morant	42	89	89		18	3	2	0						.202	.202	.281	.483	25
Larry Rooks	25	93	93		17	1	0	1						.183	.183	.226	.409	21
James Ensley	36	69	69		12	1	0	1						.174	.174	.232	.406	16
John Stewart	28	39	39		8	1	0	0						.205	.205	.231	.436	9
Rocco Digirolomo	15	45	45		7	3	0	0						.156	.156	.222	.378	10
Totals	1113	4029	4029	0	1118	174	34	85	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.277	.401	.678	1615	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Charles Morant	P	35					.000
James Ensley	P	33					.000
John Stewart	P	28					.000
Totals		96	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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