1951 Shawnee Hawks Statistics

Sooner State League (SSL) - Class: D
Team Record: 96-44
Finished 2nd in the SSL
Manager: Lou Fitzgerald (96-44)
Location: Shawnee, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 44,428, Avg. 635

1951 Shawnee Hawks Roster

Playoffs - McAlester Rockets 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 0

The Shawnee Hawks of the Sooner State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 96 wins and 44 losses, finishing second in the SSL.

The Hawks tallied 1059 runs and surrendered 734 runs. Lou Fitzgerald paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .379 average. William Lenihan topped Shawnee with 21 wins, while Lowell Rhodes, Lindbergh Chappoten and Melvin Burgess each added 15 or more wins, too Perry Haddock recorded a 3.07 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Lou Fitzgerald 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
William Lenihan	21	10	.677	4.03	40	30					230.0	214	125	103	9	139
Lindbergh Chappoten	20	6	.769	3.76	39	26					232.0	24	123	97	12	65
Lowell Rhodes	20	8	.714	3.44	36	27					251.0	247	133	96	12	99
Melvin Burgess	20	11	.645	4.05	41	29					262.0	256	140	118	15	115
Perry Haddock	10	4	.714	3.07	25	18					132.0	107	66	45	3	70
Morris Shipman	2	0	1.000	4.32	12	7					50.0	46	38	24	0	35
Valney Smith	2	2	.500	9.16	16	4					58.0	80	69	59	6	46
Totals	95	41	.699	4.01	209	141	0	0	0	0	1215.0	974	694	542	57	569	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
Lou Fitzgerald	138	496	496		188	21	12	2						.379	.379	.482	.861	239
Bob Saulsberry	114	491	491		176	40	13	23						.358	.358	.633	.992	311
Jim Jolly	130	599	599		170	27	5	3						.284	.284	.361	.644	216
Claudio Barcelo	128	492	492		149	30	8	4						.303	.303	.421	.724	207
Arthur Garrett	111	446	446		127	20	1	6						.285	.285	.374	.659	167
Gahlen Dinkle	118	461	461		125	25	9	19						.271	.271	.488	.759	225
Pat Roach	134	482	482		109	25	8	0						.226	.226	.311	.537	150
Art Punyko	81	350	350		104	22	5	10						.297	.297	.474	.771	166
Wes Gibson	55	232	232		82	14	5	12						.353	.353	.612	.966	142
Lindbergh Chappoten	66	140	140		44	11	0	2						.314	.314	.436	.750	61
Melvin Burgess	41	98	98		23	1	0	0						.235	.235	.245	.480	24
Gerald Cowen	16	60	60		21	3	1	0						.350	.350	.433	.783	26
Perry Haddock	43	76	76		19	4	1	0						.250	.250	.329	.579	25
Patrick Plew	28	73	73		18	2	1	0						.247	.247	.301	.548	22
William Lenihan	42	94	94		16	3	0	2						.170	.170	.266	.436	25
Lowell Rhodes	41	93	93		15	2	0	0						.161	.161	.183	.344	17
Harry Lander	27	81	81		13	3	0	0						.160	.160	.198	.358	16
John Bacher	29	100	100		13	3	0	0						.130	.130	.160	.290	16
Winford Baker	11	53	53		12	0	0	0						.226	.226	.226	.453	12
Robert Granlund	11	44	44		8	0	0	0						.182	.182	.182	.364	8
Morris Shipman	18	27	27		6	1	0	1						.222	.222	.370	.593	10
Valney Smith	18	33	33		3	1	0	0						.091	.091	.121	.212	4
Totals	1400	5021	5021	0	1441	258	69	84	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.287	.416	.703	2089	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Melvin Burgess	P	41					.000
William Lenihan	P	40					.000
Lindbergh Chappoten	P	39					.000
Lowell Rhodes	P	36					.000
Perry Haddock	P	25					.000
Valney Smith	P	16					.000
Morris Shipman	P	12					.000
Totals		209	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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