1951 Paris Lakers Statistics

Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 84-36
Finished 1st in the MOVL
Manager: Tom Sunkel (84-36)
Location: Paris, Illinois
Ballpark: Laker Stadium
Attendance: 51,331, Avg. 856

1951 Paris Lakers Roster

Playoffs - Danville Dans 2 games, Paris Lakers 1

The Paris Lakers of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1951 season with a record of 84 wins and 36 losses, finishing first in the MOVL.

The Lakers topped the league with 853 runs, ignited by 54 home runs. Paris allowed 630 runs. Butch McCord led batters with significant playing time with a .363 average. Jim Grubb, Herold Gordon and Fred Williams paced the team with 15 wins each, while Fred Williams recorded a 3.46 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1951 Paris Lakers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Quincy Smith, Mike Krsnich, Percy Howard, Bob Giggie and Butch McCord.

Tom Sunkel 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
Fred Williams	15	4	.789	3.46	23						169.0	177	83	65	7	94
Jim Grubb	15	5	.750	4.28	28						181.0	197	105	86	6	93
Herold Gordon	15	6	.714	3.92	30						172.0	185	88	75	8	47
Herb Heiserer	14	8	.636	5.40	28						175.0	159	116	105	9	141
Ed Wilson	11	6	.647	3.53	30						158.0	171	87	62	3	46
Herb Shankman	7	4	.636	4.58	18						55.0	57	38	28	2	53
Sandy Mistretta	3	0	1.000	3.60	14						50.0	51	25	20	0	28
Bob Giggie	2	2	.500	3.75	8						48.0	62	29	20	1	15
Totals	82	35	.701	4.12	179	0	0	0	0	0	1008.0	1059	571	461	36	517	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
Butch McCord	121	476	476		173	38	12	16						.363	.363	.595	.958	283
Jack DeRousse	112	420	420		125	25	6	7						.298	.298	.436	.733	183
Lowell Black	93	344	344		124	20	11	5						.360	.360	.526	.887	181
Mike Krsnich	100	369	369		103	26	4	15						.279	.279	.493	.772	182
Russ Gilmore	98	381	381		95	21	5	1						.249	.249	.339	.588	129
John Sprigg	44	154	154		37	12	1	5						.240	.240	.429	.669	66
Clarence Musgrave	49	175	175		35	11	1	0						.200	.200	.274	.474	48
Wayne Platz	32	122	122		27	1	2	0						.221	.221	.262	.484	32
Cliff Fields	27	110	110		24	4	0	0						.218	.218	.255	.473	28
Fred Williams	36	83	83		22	5	1	0						.265	.265	.349	.614	29
Jack Mallory	27	97	97		22	4	2	1						.227	.227	.340	.567	33
Jim Grubb	33	76	76		20	2	1	0						.263	.263	.316	.579	24
Robert Schlemmer	18	62	62		19	4	0	2						.306	.306	.468	.774	29
Percy Howard	24	78	78		19	3	1	0						.244	.244	.308	.551	24
Ed Wilson	33	68	68		18	0	0	0						.265	.265	.265	.529	18
Herb Heiserer	34	81	81		14	1	1	1						.173	.173	.247	.420	20
Herold Gordon	30	62	62		12	0	1	0						.194	.194	.226	.419	14
Larry DePalma	15	37	37		8	4	0	0						.216	.216	.324	.541	12
Wayne Parker	16	40	40		8	1	0	0						.200	.200	.225	.425	9
Herb Shankman	18	20	20		5	1	0	1						.250	.250	.450	.700	9
Sandy Mistretta	13	13	13		1	0	0	0						.077	.077	.077	.154	1
Totals	973	3268	3268	0	911	183	49	54	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.279	.414	.693	1354	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Ed Wilson	P	30					.000
Herold Gordon	P	30					.000
Herb Heiserer	P	28					.000
Jim Grubb	P	28					.000
Fred Williams	P	23					.000
Herb Shankman	P	18					.000
Sandy Mistretta	P	14					.000
Totals		171	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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