1951 Niagara Falls Citizens Statistics

Middle Atlantic League (MAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 74-47
Finished 2nd in the MAL
Manager: James Davis (74-47)
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 44,000, Avg. 727
1951 Niagara Falls Citizens Roster

Playoffs - Niagara Falls Citizens 4 games, Erie Sailors 2

The Niagara Falls Citizens of the Middle Atlantic League ended the 1951 season with a record of 74 wins and 47 losses, finishing second in the MAL.

The Citizens scored 753 runs and conceded 598 runs. Hank DiJohnson paced hitters with significant playing time with a .344 average. Kenneth Yount topped Niagara Falls with 20 wins, while Richard Friel added 15 or more wins, too Kenneth Yount recorded a 2.84 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers. James Davis 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
Kenneth Yount203.8702.8426212.0192786777
Richard Friel1512.5564.8330175.01901109480
Zeke Zeisz149.6093.0727202.0173866982
Ed Smrekar97.5624.3522149.01488872102
Joe Promowicz61.8573.521169.059332739
William Shaffer35.3755.8018107.0120886987
Totals6737.6443.9213400000914.08824833980467000000

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
Hank DiJohnson11646846816130516.344.344.532.876249
Samuel DePerro11851151115225142.297.297.413.710211
Louis Ciccone11950650615125120.298.298.395.694200
Anthony Franc1134214211111650.264.264.325.589137
Robert Nichols913283281061897.323.323.497.820163
Joseph Sutton793263261051664.322.322.445.767145
Larry Rush91314314811852.258.258.366.624115
Al Yearick71257257791031.307.307.381.68998
Art Sabulsky8229329366653.225.225.311.53691
Zeke Zeisz4011011032410.291.291.345.63638
Kenneth Yount49111111311021.279.279.432.71248
Albert Whitsel3413513530530.222.222.304.52641
Robert Doyle26888822331.250.250.386.63634
Ed Smrekar26565616000.286.286.286.57116
Richard Friel34616112020.197.197.262.45916
William Shaffer1944449100.205.205.227.43210
Joe Promowicz1432327300.219.219.312.53110
Totals11224061406101171190753700000.288.288.399.688162200000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Richard FrielP30.000
Zeke ZeiszP27.000
Kenneth YountP26.000
Ed SmrekarP22.000
William ShafferP18.000
Joe PromowiczP11.000
Totals1340000.000

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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