1951 Phoenix Senators Statistics

Southwest International League (SIL) - Class: C
Team Record: 83-61
Finished 3rd in the SIL
Manager: Wayne Tucker (83-61)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Ballpark: Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 65,320, Avg. 907

1951 Phoenix Senators Roster

Playoffs - Mexicali Eagles 4 games, Phoenix Senators 1

The Phoenix Senators of the Southwest International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 83 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the SIL.

The Senators scored 900 runs and allowed 762 runs. Richard Steinhauer topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .336. Tony Ponce recorded 25 wins on the mound for Phoenix, while Ed Graham as well added 15 or more victories as well Tony Ponce recorded a 3.45 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Willie Tasby played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Phoenix Senators to do so.

Wayne Tucker 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
Tony Ponce	25	16	.610	3.45	49	38					352.0	369	164	135		75
Ed Graham	22	13	.629	3.73	38	34					292.0	241	158	121		228
William Paine	7	1	.875	3.53	15	10					102.0	84	51	40		74
John Jurkovic	7	6	.538	5.13	18	14					114.0	121	78	65		75
Mike Woods	5	2	.714	3.04	11	8					77.0	73	31	26		37
Frank Romero	4	1	.800	2.20	5						41.0			10
Ric Gard	2	5	.286	5.51	9	8					49.0	55	40	30		42
Totals	72	44	.621	3.74	145	112	0	0	0	0	1027.0	943	522	427	0	531	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
Richard Steinhauer	143	581	581		195	57	5	11						.336	.336	.508	.843	295
Wayne Tucker	142	596	596		192	30	5	3						.322	.322	.404	.727	241
Lefty Lewis	144	578	578		178	28	16	23						.308	.308	.531	.839	307
Gilbert Trejo	138	559	559		166	28	8	7						.297	.297	.413	.710	231
Ernie Sites	127	504	504		144	30	5	7						.286	.286	.407	.692	205
Len Noren	91	382	382		137	30	2	8						.359	.359	.510	.869	195
Mike Woods	76	272	272		64	11	1	1						.235	.235	.294	.529	80
Joe Joshua	57	209	209		62	11	7	5						.297	.297	.488	.785	102
Theodore Olea	61	194	194		55	14	0	3						.284	.284	.402	.686	78
Howard Cluff	56	172	172		47	10	0	0						.273	.273	.331	.605	57
Tony Ponce	65	156	156		41	5	1	1						.263	.263	.327	.590	51
Ed Graham	47	142	142		39	5	0	5						.275	.275	.415	.690	59
Stan Dembecki	37	116	116		24	1	1	0						.207	.207	.233	.440	27
Ray Riveras	22	82	82		18	1	0	0						.220	.220	.232	.451	19
Duane Schuenke	15	56	56		15	3	1	0						.268	.268	.357	.625	20
John Jurkovic	19	51	51		14	1	0	0						.275	.275	.294	.569	15
William Paine	19	45	45		9	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	9
Willie Tasby	4	11	11		1	1	0	0						.091	.091	.182	.273	2
Totals	1263	4706	4706	0	1401	266	52	74	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.298	.424	.721	1993	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Tony Ponce	P	49					.000
Ed Graham	P	38					.000
John Jurkovic	P	18					.000
William Paine	P	15					.000
Frank Romero	P	5					.000
Totals		125	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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