1951 Reidsville Luckies Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: B
Team Record: 76-64
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Herbert Brett (76-64)
Location: Reidsville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Kiker Stadium
Attendance: 61,841, Avg. 883
1951 Reidsville Luckies Roster

Playoffs - Reidsville Luckies 4 games, Durham Bulls 1
Finals - Winston-Salem Cardinals 4 games, Reidsville Luckies 1

The Reidsville Luckies of the Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 76 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.

The Luckies tallied 679 runs and conceded 678 runs. Dick Sipek led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .322 clip. Mike Forline topped Reidsville with 21 wins and a team-best 2.83 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1951 Reidsville Luckies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Glenn Crawford, Ted Pawelek, Jack Sanford and Dick Sipek.

Herbert Brett 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
Mike Forline218.7242.8343264.0242109831196
Nester Mitskavich810.4442.9746179.01587159987
James Charles63.6674.351562.0724030235
Charles Timm63.6674.771466.0784335820
Adam Twarkins68.4293.811985.0964936427
Ralph Clements68.4294.3727103.01356350428
Claude Weaver501.0002.931346.0532415413
Thomas Jones06.0007.591564.0865754833
Totals5846.5583.7519200000869.092045636250339000000

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
Dick Sipek13751851816729411.322.322.458.780237
Carl Miller13951251215926428.311.311.541.852277
Robert Falk1345425421472623.271.271.343.614186
Walter Frye1345305301391751.262.262.319.581169
Glenn Crawford1374934931361663.276.276.351.627173
George Souter11842842812133215.283.283.474.757203
Hugh Taylor5419219254900.281.281.328.60963
Ted Pawelek6920920949601.234.234.278.51258
James Lamb25757519610.253.253.360.61327
Mike Forline43989818000.184.184.184.36718
Ralph Clements30424211200.262.262.310.57113
Glenn Rawlinson19575711300.193.193.246.43914
Nester Mitskavich4658586200.103.103.138.2418
Adam Twarkins1932325100.156.156.188.3446
Charles Timm1421214100.190.190.238.4295
Claude Weaver1318183000.167.167.167.3333
Thomas Jones1521213000.143.143.143.2863
James Charles1722221000.045.045.045.0911
Totals11633868386801053177246200000.272.272.378.651146400000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Nester MitskavichP46.000
Mike ForlineP43.000
Ralph ClementsP27.000
Adam TwarkinsP19.000
Thomas JonesP15.000
James CharlesP15.000
Charles TimmP14.000
Claude WeaverP13.000
Totals1920000.000

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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