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1951 Pioneer League

1951 > Class C > League History
Overall: 551 games, 8 teams, approx. 137 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1950 / 1952
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1950 / 1952

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1950 / 1952

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Salt Lake City Bees	PHI	84	52	.618	--
Ogden Reds	CIN	78	61	.561	7.5
Great Falls Electrics		76	60	.559	8
Twin Falls Cowboys	NYY	71	68	.511	14.5
Idaho Falls Russets	SFG	69	70	.496	16.5
Billings Mustangs	LAD	65	70	.481	18.5
Pocatello Cardinals	STL	56	81	.409	28.5
Boise Pilots		51	88	.367	34.5

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
Ogden Reds	CIN	22.2	6.44	139	5667	4748	895	1281	183	58	59	736	126	861	688	.270	.382	.370	.752	1757	58
Idaho Falls Russets	NYG	23.8	6.30	140	5770	4661	882	1210	181	46	54	764	97	1058	693	.260	.397	.353	.750	1645	51
Billings Mustangs	BRO	21.3	5.93	135	5364	4468	800	1154	174	38	46	661	165	825	701	.258	.374	.345	.719	1542	71
Pocatello Cardinals	STL	22.5	5.93	137	5498	4661	812	1266	227	44	100	739	118	790	794	.272	.377	.404	.781	1881	47
Salt Lake City Bees	PHI	23.0	5.85	136	5464	4524	795	1178	166	46	40	656	194	865	694	.260	.379	.344	.723	1556	75
Twin Falls Cowboys	NYY	22.8	5.60	139	5494	4671	778	1249	216	16	80	684	86	728	633	.267	.366	.372	.738	1737	95
Great Falls Electrics		23.9	5.55	137	5424	4445	760	1129	186	48	30	665	136	915	687	.254	.381	.338	.719	1501	64
Boise Pilots		24.1	5.48	139	5565	4673	762	1228	198	33	30	673	96	858	696	.263	.377	.339	.716	1582	34
League Totals		22.9	5.88	1102	44246	36851	6484	9695	1531	329	439	5578	1018	6900	5586	.263	.379	.358	.738	13201	495

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	G	GS	R
Salt Lake City Bees	PHI	26.0	4.76	84	52	.618	136	136	647
Great Falls Electrics		24.0	4.99	76	60	.559	137	137	683
Idaho Falls Russets	NYG	22.6	5.54	69	70	.496	140	140	776
Ogden Reds	CIN	21.1	5.63	78	61	.561	139	139	783
Twin Falls Cowboys	NYY	20.6	5.80	71	68	.511	139	139	806
Billings Mustangs	BRO	22.1	5.88	65	70	.481	135	135	794
Pocatello Cardinals	STL	21.8	6.85	56	81	.409	137	137	939
Boise Pilots		23.1	7.60	51	88	.367	139	139	1056
League Totals		22.6	5.88	550	550	.500	1102	1102	6484

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Great Falls Electrics		137	3535	1539	198	133	.962	17	Buck Elliott
Twin Falls Cowboys	NYY	139	3620	1447	230	152	.957	22	Don Trower
Salt Lake City Bees	PHI	136	3563	1409	225	122	.957	14	Hub Kittle
Billings Mustangs	BRO	135	3427	1400	229	136	.955	29	Larry Shepard
Ogden Reds	CIN	139	3655	1458	247	141	.954	35	Butch Scheffel
Idaho Falls Russets	NYG	140	3591	1431	270	117	.949	24	Svend Jessen
Boise Pilots		139	3578	1590	282	145	.948	24	Frank DiGregorio and Tom Lloyd
Pocatello Cardinals	STL	137	3536	1500	324	159	.940	29	Norman Shope and Bob Comiskey
League Totals		1102	28505	11774	2005	1105	.953	194

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