1951 Tampa Smokers Statistics

Florida International League (FIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 90-50
Finished 1st in the FIL
Manager: Ben Chapman (90-50)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Ballpark: Plant Field
Attendance: 92,449, Avg. 1,321

1951 Tampa Smokers Roster

Playoffs - Miami Sun Sox 3 games, Tampa Smokers 1

The Tampa Smokers of the Florida International League ended the 1951 season with a record of 90 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the FIL.

The Smokers led the league with 760 runs, spearheaded by 48 home runs. Tampa allowed 482 runs. Joel Chapman paced hitters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Dale Matthewson topped the team with 18 wins, while Ray Woodward and Antonio Lorenzo added 15 or more wins, too Arnie Atkins recorded a 1.53 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1951 Tampa Smokers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dale Matthewson, Jim Bagby, Carlos Bernier, Pat Seerey, Earle Brucker and Buster Maynard.

Ben Chapman 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
Dale Matthewson	18	5	.783	2.08	30						199.0	167	61	46	11	53
Ray Woodward	16	8	.667	2.72	33						215.0	211	84	65	2	89
Antonio Lorenzo	15	11	.577	2.15	32						222.0	172	71	53	5	82
Arnie Atkins	11	5	.688	1.53	18						112.0	71	23	19	1	37
Antonio Garcia	11	7	.611	3.82	36						191.0	184	91	81	16	65
Jim Bagby	9	1	.900	2.37	26						114.0	107	45	30	1	28
Dick Thompson	7	7	.500	3.23	31						106.0	83	46	38	5	41
Glenn Garrett	2	3	.400	4.68	14						50.0	51	33	26	1	23
Totals	89	47	.654	2.67	220	0	0	0	0	0	1209.0	1046	454	358	42	418	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
Joel Chapman	132	510	510		157	22	3	5						.308	.308	.392	.700	200
Benny Fernandez	135	486	486		146	21	2	7						.300	.300	.395	.695	192
Carlos Bernier	135	501	501		136	11	21	5						.271	.271	.407	.679	204
Michael Hafenecker	127	512	512		133	19	2	1						.260	.260	.311	.570	159
Earle Brucker	130	446	446		127	28	2	8						.285	.285	.410	.695	183
Leonard Pecou	100	317	317		102	22	7	0						.322	.322	.435	.757	138
John Sivinski	84	331	331		100	17	8	8						.302	.302	.474	.776	157
Carlos DeSouza	108	324	324		63	6	2	1						.194	.194	.235	.429	76
Doc Bowden	47	149	149		36	11	0	1						.242	.242	.336	.577	50
Pat Seerey	27	97	97		29	4	0	8						.299	.299	.588	.887	57
Buster Maynard	32	112	112		28	5	1	0						.250	.250	.312	.562	35
Antonio Lorenzo	59	101	101		23	3	0	2						.228	.228	.317	.545	32
Ray Woodward	34	83	83		19	3	0	0						.229	.229	.265	.494	22
Edward Wayne	15	55	55		12	2	1	0						.218	.218	.291	.509	16
Jim Bagby	30	43	43		10	1	0	0						.233	.233	.256	.488	11
Robert Falk	16	51	51		10	1	0	2						.196	.196	.333	.529	17
Antonio Garcia	37	66	66		10	1	0	0						.152	.152	.167	.318	11
Dale Matthewson	39	69	69		9	1	0	0						.130	.130	.145	.275	10
Clifford Thrasher	19	45	45		6	2	0	0						.133	.133	.178	.311	8
Arnie Atkins	18	37	37		5	0	0	0						.135	.135	.135	.270	5
Aguelio Gomez	10	17	17		4	0	0	0						.235	.235	.235	.471	4
Glenn Garrett	14	18	18		4	1	0	0						.222	.222	.278	.500	5
Dick Thompson	32	32	32		4	0	1	0						.125	.125	.188	.312	6
Totals	1380	4402	4402	0	1173	181	50	48	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.266	.363	.629	1598	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Antonio Garcia	P	36					.000
Ray Woodward	P	33					.000
Antonio Lorenzo	P	32					.000
Dick Thompson	P	31					.000
Dale Matthewson	P	30					.000
Jim Bagby	P	26					.000
Arnie Atkins	P	18					.000
Glenn Garrett	P	14					.000
Totals		220	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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