1951 Topeka Owls Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 74-44
Finished 1st in the WA
Manager: Butch Nieman (74-44)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 89,474, Avg. 1,517

1951 Topeka Owls Roster

The Topeka Owls of the Western Association ended the 1951 season with a record of 74 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the WA.

The Owls scored 734 runs and conceded 598 runs. Harry Bright led batters with significant playing time with a .330 average. Jack Dean and Harry Wise topped Topeka with 19 wins each, while Robert Hickman added 15 or more wins also Harry Wise recorded a 2.61 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1951 Topeka Owls who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Butch Nieman, Harry Bright and Solly Drake.

Butch Nieman 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
Harry Wise	19	5	.792	2.61	28						210.0	172	86	61	11	99
Jack Dean	19	8	.704	3.66	31						236.0	237	123	96	14	76
Robert Hickman	17	9	.654	3.46	31						216.0	211	117	83	6	135
Richard Pahmahmie	7	8	.467	4.65	28						151.0	156	98	78	15	77
Joseph Adametz	6	3	.667	4.56	31						81.0	87	55	41	9	61
Patrick Brosnan	1	5	.167	5.79	14						56.0	77	42	36	2	30
Robert Westgate					12						0.0
Totals	69	38	.645	3.74	175	0	0	0	0	0	950.0	940	521	395	57	478	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
William Beery	118	504	504		148	12	7	8						.294	.294	.393	.687	198
Harry Bright	109	443	443		146	24	5	15						.330	.330	.508	.837	225
Donald Annen	117	452	452		125	13	6	16						.277	.277	.438	.715	198
Solly Drake	85	339	339		110	14	9	6						.324	.324	.472	.796	160
Dick McConnell	113	423	423		110	17	7	2						.260	.260	.348	.608	147
Butch Nieman	112	380	380		102	9	1	28						.268	.268	.518	.787	197
Gene Rogers	94	346	346		93	13	5	3						.269	.269	.361	.630	125
Donald Hoskin	98	345	345		82	18	1	1						.238	.238	.304	.542	105
Ray Bellino	83	247	247		63	10	3	3						.255	.255	.356	.611	88
Milton Bohannion	67	190	190		52	9	2	1						.274	.274	.358	.632	68
Robert Hickman	37	92	92		26	8	0	1						.283	.283	.402	.685	37
Jack Dean	32	88	88		19	2	2	2						.216	.216	.352	.568	31
Harry Wise	31	85	85		15	1	1	1						.176	.176	.247	.424	21
Richard Pahmahmie	28	54	54		8	0	0	0						.148	.148	.148	.296	8
Robert Westgate	12	11	11		2	0	0	0						.182	.182	.182	.364	2
Patrick Brosnan	14	19	19		2	2	0	0						.105	.105	.211	.316	4
Joseph Adametz	32	21	21		2	1	0	0						.095	.095	.143	.238	3
Totals	1182	4039	4039	0	1105	153	49	87	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.274	.400	.674	1617	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Robert Hickman	P	31					.000
Jack Dean	P	31					.000
Joseph Adametz	P	31					.000
Harry Wise	P	28					.000
Richard Pahmahmie	P	28					.000
Patrick Brosnan	P	14					.000
Robert Westgate	P	12					.000
Totals		175	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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