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1951 Centralia Zeros

1951 > Class D > 1951 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League
Overall: 69-51
Scored 640 runs, Allowed 624 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-59

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Lew Bekeza
Represented: Centralia, IL
Ballpark: Fans Field (Centrailia, IL)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1950 / 1952

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Lew Bekeza 33 114 416 130 40 6 16 .313 .553 230
2 Lee Birkenkamp? -- 25 39 9 2 0 0 .231 .282 11 Stats for 2 teams
3 Virgil Black 19 32 74 14 1 1 0 .189 .230 17
4 Bill Bleyer* 25 84 300 99 15 7 1 .330 .437 131
5 Gene Brand 24 94 341 99 22 4 8 .290 .449 153
6 Lou Calvetti* 18 16 31 2 0 0 0 .065 .065 2
7 Leon Castellari? -- 13 24 5 1 1 1 .208 .458 11
8 Kirby Dickens 20 106 375 96 9 2 0 .256 .291 109
9 Jerry Durnin? -- 82 300 75 7 4 0 .250 .300 90
10 George Gatto 24 90 303 88 14 1 0 .290 .343 104
11 Jim Granneman# 28 20 465 147 13 10 1 .316 .394 183 Stats for 2 teams
12 Chuck Hawley 36 53 110 31 5 0 1 .282 .355 39 Stats for 2 teams
13 Ennis Heathcock 18 32 47 11 0 0 0 .234 .234 11
14 Norm Karg? -- 95 299 64 9 3 0 .214 .264 79
15 Dick Monkman 20 59 232 50 5 3 0 .216 .263 61 Stats for 2 teams
16 Walt Novak? -- 11 19 3 0 1 0 .158 .263 5
17 Fred Pearson 25 110 423 142 26 9 5 .336 .475 201
18 Lou Reilly 18 32 39 3 0 0 0 .077 .077 3
19 Bob Sisk 20 75 225 52 6 2 1 .231 .289 65 Stats for 3 teams
20 Paul Smith 18 17 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 Stats for 2 teams
21 Quincy Smith# 33 120 506 155 35 14 8 .306 .478 242 Stats for 2 teams
22 Lee Tunnison 19 104 357 97 16 8 8 .272 .429 153
23 Bill Wilson 18 38 104 30 5 1 0 .288 .356 37
23 Players 25.1 115 4417 3885 640 1066 176 52 42 522 90 490 596 .274 .356 .379 .735 1472 42
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Lew Bekeza? 33 16
2 Lee Birkenkamp? -- 12 Stats for 2 teams
3 Virgil Black 19 6 4 .600 4.14 18 100.0 91 53 46 1 73 1.640 8.2 0.1 6.6
4 Lou Calvetti* 18 3 4 .429 4.44 14 77.0 57 50 38 0 89 1.896 6.7 0.0 10.4
5 George Gatto? 24 8 3 .727 3.40 16 98.0 75 55 37 2 73 1.510 6.9 0.2 6.7
6 Chuck Hawley 36 10 9 .526 3.31 23 144.0 145 75 53 3 56 1.396 9.1 0.2 3.5 Stats for 2 teams
7 Ennis Heathcock 18 8 2 .800 3.19 19 113.0 94 55 40 1 60 1.363 7.5 0.1 4.8
8 Walt Novak? -- 3 3 .500 4.67 11 54.0 51 35 28 1 32 1.537 8.5 0.2 5.3
9 Lou Reilly 18 7 10 .412 7.18 29 104.0 78 96 83 2 149 2.183 6.8 0.2 12.9
10 Bob Sisk 20 4 6 .400 5.96 14 74.0 77 67 49 1 70 1.986 9.4 0.1 8.5 Stats for 3 teams
11 Paul Smith 18 16 Stats for 2 teams
12 Lee Tunnison? 19 20 8 .714 3.12 33 205.0 163 88 71 3 121 1.385 7.2 0.1 5.3
12 Players 22.2 69 51 .575 115 115 624

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Lou Reilly 29 0.00
Ennis Heathcock 19 0.00
Virgil Black 18 0.00
Paul Smith 16 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Lou Calvetti 14 0.00
Walt Novak 11 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Lew Bekeza 33 R 6' 2.0" 195 Aug 14, 1917
Lee Birkenkamp -- Unknown
Virgil Black 19 R R 6' 2.0" 190 May 25, 1932 Fulton, MO, US
Bill Bleyer 25 L 5' 8.0" 165 1926
Gene Brand 24 R 5' 11.0" 170 Mar 23, 1927 St. Louis, MO, US
Lou Calvetti 18 L L 5' 10.0" 175 1933
Leon Castellari -- Unknown
Kirby Dickens 20 R 5' 10.0" 160 1931
Jerry Durnin -- Unknown
George Gatto 24 R 5' 8.0" 160 1927
Jim Granneman 28 S 6' 2.0" 175 1923
Chuck Hawley 36 R R 6' 3.0" 210 Apr 3, 1915
Ennis Heathcock 18 R R 5' 9.0" 151 1933
Norm Karg -- Unknown
Dick Monkman 20 R 5' 9.0" 155 1931
Walt Novak -- Unknown
Fred Pearson 25 R 5' 11.0" 162 1926
Lou Reilly 18 R R 6' 3.0" 200 1933
Bob Sisk 20 R R 6' 0.0" 175 1931
Paul Smith 18 R R 6' 2.0" 170 1933
Quincy Smith 33 S R 5' 10.0" 171 Feb 3, 1918 Danville Parish, LA, US
Lee Tunnison 19 R 6' 2.0" 195 1932
Bill Wilson 18 R 6' 0.0" 180 1933

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