1951 Morristown Red Sox Statistics
Team Record: 86-39
Finished 2nd in the MSL
Manager: James Burns (86-39)
Location: Morristown, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sherwood Park
Attendance: 22,184, Avg. 355
Playoffs - Morristown Red Sox 3 games, Middlesboro Athletics 1
Finals - Hazard Bombers 3 games, Morristown Red Sox 0
The Morristown Red Sox of the Mountain States League ended the 1951 season with a record of 86 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the MSL.
The Red Sox led the league with just 611 runs allowed. Morristown scored 930 runs. James Burns paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .388 clip. Porter Witt topped the squad with 21 wins, while Robert McNeil and Robert Wyzykowski also added 15 or more victories also Porter Witt recorded a 2.84 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. James Burns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Witt | 21 | 5 | .808 | 2.84 | 27 | 21 | 212.0 | 197 | 75 | 67 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Robert Wyzykowski | 18 | 4 | .818 | 4.18 | 31 | 21 | 185.0 | 178 | 99 | 86 | 89 | |||||||||||
| Robert McNeil | 17 | 12 | .586 | 4.31 | 41 | 22 | 234.0 | 265 | 135 | 112 | 59 | |||||||||||
| Rudy Parsons | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6.42 | 23 | 12 | 115.0 | 162 | 85 | 82 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Harry Radebaugh | 7 | 3 | .700 | 4.89 | 15 | 13 | 92.0 | 74 | 61 | 50 | 117 | |||||||||||
| Gordon McDonald | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5.37 | 10 | 7 | 52.0 | 50 | 30 | 31 | 38 | |||||||||||
| Case | 5 | 4 | .556 | 5.09 | 9 | 9 | 76.0 | 72 | 48 | 43 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 81 | 35 | .698 | 4.39 | 156 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 966.0 | 998 | 533 | 471 | 0 | 396 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Burns | 103 | 392 | 392 | 152 | 31 | 7 | 3 | .388 | .388 | .526 | .913 | 206 | |||||||||||
| Gus Colagerakis | 124 | 483 | 483 | 146 | 24 | 14 | 12 | .302 | .302 | .484 | .787 | 234 | |||||||||||
| James Balentine | 100 | 401 | 401 | 140 | 28 | 4 | 11 | .349 | .349 | .521 | .870 | 209 | |||||||||||
| Orville Kitts | 83 | 323 | 323 | 137 | 21 | 4 | 19 | .424 | .424 | .690 | 1.115 | 223 | |||||||||||
| George Pack | 108 | 380 | 380 | 118 | 13 | 9 | 3 | .311 | .311 | .416 | .726 | 158 | |||||||||||
| John Pittillo | 120 | 446 | 446 | 114 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .256 | .256 | .318 | .574 | 142 | |||||||||||
| Thomas Trapp | 108 | 353 | 353 | 100 | 13 | 2 | 4 | .283 | .283 | .365 | .649 | 129 | |||||||||||
| Charlie Munday | 91 | 323 | 323 | 94 | 17 | 1 | 11 | .291 | .291 | .452 | .743 | 146 | |||||||||||
| Horace Burns | 87 | 334 | 334 | 82 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .246 | .246 | .344 | .590 | 115 | |||||||||||
| Mike Brelich | 67 | 179 | 179 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 8 | .302 | .302 | .514 | .816 | 92 | |||||||||||
| Charles Dolley | 27 | 108 | 108 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .306 | .546 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Harry Radebaugh | 38 | 111 | 111 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .234 | .234 | .459 | .694 | 51 | |||||||||||
| William Russell | 33 | 111 | 111 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .216 | .252 | .468 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Robert McNeil | 43 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .244 | .467 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Porter Witt | 32 | 98 | 98 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .265 | .459 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Robert Wyzykowski | 33 | 76 | 76 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .184 | .184 | .316 | .500 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Rudy Parsons | 26 | 51 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Gordon McDonald | 14 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .556 | 1.000 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1237 | 4277 | 4277 | 0 | 1283 | 207 | 50 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .434 | .734 | 1857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert McNeil | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| Robert Wyzykowski | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Porter Witt | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| Rudy Parsons | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| Gordon McDonald | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 132 | 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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