1951 Wausau Lumberjacks Statistics
Team Record: 57-62
Finished 6th in the WSL
Manager: Robert Benish (57-62)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Wausau, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Athletic Park
Attendance: 38,791, Avg. 652
The Wausau Lumberjacks of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1951 season with a record of 57 wins and 62 losses, finishing sixth in the WSL.
The Lumberjacks scored 642 runs and surrendered 683 runs. Merlin McHugh led all regular hitters by connecting at a .279 clip. John Wilson topped Wausau with 17 wins and a team-best 2.64 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Robert Benish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wilson | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.64 | 35 | 225.0 | 217 | 123 | 66 | 8 | 96 | |||||||||||
| Dick Armbruster | 10 | 7 | .588 | 4.03 | 22 | 116.0 | 108 | 75 | 52 | 6 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Richard Utter | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.93 | 29 | 137.0 | 150 | 102 | 75 | 6 | 80 | |||||||||||
| Ewell Utley | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.38 | 19 | 128.0 | 104 | 60 | 48 | 7 | 58 | |||||||||||
| Austin McCluskey | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.99 | 30 | 137.0 | 154 | 127 | 76 | 9 | 108 | |||||||||||
| Pete Spasoff | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.00 | 14 | 93.0 | 66 | 54 | 31 | 3 | 78 | |||||||||||
| Boxwell | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6.06 | 10 | 52.0 | 61 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 52 | 57 | .477 | 3.88 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 888.0 | 860 | 582 | 383 | 43 | 529 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin McHugh | 118 | 408 | 408 | 114 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .279 | .348 | .627 | 142 | |||||||||||
| Edward Cholakian | 105 | 391 | 391 | 104 | 21 | 8 | 8 | .266 | .266 | .422 | .688 | 165 | |||||||||||
| Cy Koppa | 119 | 414 | 414 | 101 | 19 | 6 | 1 | .244 | .244 | .326 | .570 | 135 | |||||||||||
| Duane Butcher | 87 | 278 | 278 | 71 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .320 | .576 | 89 | |||||||||||
| Don Gust | 101 | 343 | 343 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .207 | .207 | .297 | .504 | 102 | |||||||||||
| Kenneth Prentice | 83 | 307 | 307 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .208 | .208 | .293 | .502 | 90 | |||||||||||
| Ken Hoehn | 70 | 223 | 223 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .283 | .283 | .345 | .628 | 77 | |||||||||||
| Jess Bucy | 69 | 234 | 234 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .333 | .598 | 78 | |||||||||||
| Jerome Brick | 31 | 117 | 117 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .282 | .282 | .436 | .718 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Donald Wilson | 40 | 133 | 133 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .241 | .241 | .338 | .579 | 45 | |||||||||||
| Ewell Utley | 60 | 142 | 142 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .218 | .218 | .338 | .556 | 48 | |||||||||||
| William Lindsay | 24 | 106 | 106 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .311 | .566 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Robert Benish | 47 | 91 | 91 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .275 | .275 | .385 | .659 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Austin McCluskey | 33 | 52 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .288 | .538 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Charles Sachetti | 19 | 59 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .220 | .220 | .424 | .644 | 25 | |||||||||||
| John Wilson | 36 | 76 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .171 | .184 | .355 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Donald Schwandt | 14 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .279 | .395 | .674 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Dick Armbruster | 24 | 44 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .295 | .523 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Richard Utter | 32 | 52 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .231 | .423 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Wayne Stouffer | 17 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Pete Spasoff | 14 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1143 | 3561 | 3561 | 0 | 880 | 169 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .247 | .337 | .584 | 1201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wilson | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| Austin McCluskey | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Richard Utter | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Dick Armbruster | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Pete Spasoff | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 130 | 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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