1951 Rutherford County Owls Statistics
Team Record: 62-48
Finished 5th in the WCL
Manager: Halley Wilson (62-48)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Spindale, North Carolina
Attendance: 32,428, Avg. 590
The Rutherford County Owls of the Western Carolina League ended the 1951 season with a record of 62 wins and 48 losses, finishing fifth in the WCL.
The Owls plated 717 runs and yielded 616 runs. Bill McKenney led hitters with significant playing time with a .322 average. George Long topped Rutherford County with 13 wins and a team-best 2.12 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
John Pyecha played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Rutherford County Owls to do so.
Halley Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Long | 13 | 2 | .867 | 2.12 | 24 | 14 | 140.0 | 106 | 48 | 33 | 62 | |||||||||||
| Sam Frazier | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.47 | 33 | 21 | 161.0 | 177 | 99 | 80 | 83 | |||||||||||
| John Pyecha | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.74 | 24 | 18 | 129.0 | 146 | 91 | 68 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Ladell Ford | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.55 | 18 | 12 | 99.0 | 107 | 46 | 39 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Joe Caputo | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.85 | 28 | 16 | 117.0 | 119 | 95 | 76 | 117 | |||||||||||
| Rutledge Moon | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.59 | 11 | 7 | 80.0 | 76 | 33 | 23 | 24 | |||||||||||
| William Sykes | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6.89 | 12 | 5 | 47.0 | 64 | 47 | 36 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Gordon McDonald | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.55 | 15 | 2 | 55.0 | 79 | 44 | 40 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Fred Konrad | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray Diamond | 12 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Whiteside | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.87 | 12 | 3 | 46.0 | 53 | 37 | 30 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 55 | 45 | .550 | 4.38 | 203 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 874.0 | 927 | 540 | 425 | 0 | 447 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cumby | 87 | 350 | 350 | 111 | 20 | 4 | 16 | .317 | .317 | .534 | .851 | 187 | |||||||||||
| Bill McKenney | 84 | 311 | 311 | 100 | 15 | 8 | 22 | .322 | .322 | .633 | .955 | 197 | |||||||||||
| Earl Castellow | 102 | 404 | 404 | 97 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .240 | .240 | .292 | .532 | 118 | |||||||||||
| Jack Wallace | 75 | 311 | 311 | 91 | 16 | 4 | 4 | .293 | .293 | .408 | .701 | 127 | |||||||||||
| Robert Withrow | 79 | 294 | 294 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .299 | .299 | .381 | .680 | 112 | |||||||||||
| Romas Duncan | 79 | 243 | 243 | 66 | 14 | 3 | 4 | .272 | .272 | .403 | .675 | 98 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Rendlesham | 52 | 201 | 201 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .294 | .294 | .463 | .756 | 93 | |||||||||||
| Francis Essic | 36 | 143 | 143 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .266 | .266 | .371 | .636 | 53 | |||||||||||
| William Ballinger | 32 | 131 | 131 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .260 | .305 | .565 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Duane Zimmer | 33 | 125 | 125 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .256 | .256 | .368 | .624 | 46 | |||||||||||
| Irvin Fortune | 40 | 141 | 141 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .227 | .277 | .504 | 39 | |||||||||||
| John Krysiak | 28 | 102 | 102 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .275 | .275 | .422 | .696 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Dan Priest | 28 | 65 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .292 | .354 | .646 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Bruce Schubele | 22 | 63 | 63 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .270 | .317 | .587 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Hal Dedmon | 20 | 66 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .258 | .364 | .621 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Rutledge Moon | 16 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .419 | .419 | .484 | .903 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Joe Caputo | 31 | 52 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .346 | .596 | 18 | |||||||||||
| George Long | 27 | 57 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .228 | .281 | .509 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Gene Baldyga | 10 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .514 | .800 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Herbert Kiger | 16 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .390 | .634 | 16 | |||||||||||
| John Pyecha | 24 | 50 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .180 | .180 | .260 | .440 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Ladell Ford | 20 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .216 | .324 | .541 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Gerald Sheehan | 12 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .310 | .552 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Sam Frazier | 35 | 56 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .232 | .357 | 13 | |||||||||||
| William Sykes | 13 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Fred Konrad | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Gordon McDonald | 16 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .150 | .250 | 3 | |||||||||||
| James Whiteside | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .167 | .250 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Murray Diamond | 13 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .056 | .056 | .111 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1056 | 3416 | 3416 | 0 | 929 | 179 | 37 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .272 | .399 | .671 | 1362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Frazier | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Joe Caputo | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| John Pyecha | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| George Long | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| Ladell Ford | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| Gordon McDonald | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| Fred Konrad | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| James Whiteside | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| William Sykes | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Murray Diamond | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Rutledge Moon | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 203 | 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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