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1951 Birmingham Barons

1951 > Class AA > 1951 Southern Association
Overall: 83-71
Scored 811 runs, Allowed 724 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69

Affiliation: Boston Red Sox-AL
Manager: Red Marion
Represented: Birmingham, AL
Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
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 Ralph Brickner 26 32 89 25 5 1 0 .281 .360 32
2 Norm Brown# 32 47 67 17 3 1 0 .254 .328 22 Stats for 2 teams
3 Larry DiPippo* 21 155 568 165 27 5 6 .290 .387 220
4 Hersh Freeman 22 56 41 15 3 2 1 .366 .610 25
5 John Gilbert 24 11 12 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 4
6 Dick Greco 25 27 84 27 6 1 3 .321 .524 44
7 Mickey Haefner* 38 30 67 13 2 0 0 .194 .224 15
8 Don Hasenmayer 24 28 107 24 3 3 3 .224 .393 42
9 Roger Higgins 24 37 22 3 0 0 0 .136 .136 3
10 Charlie Letchas 35 100 335 87 13 3 2 .260 .334 112
11 Dale Lynch 31 124 480 153 18 4 3 .319 .392 188
12 Red Mathis 29 141 479 140 26 8 7 .292 .424 203
13 Robert Mosakoski 21 22 64 15 2 1 0 .234 .297 19
14 Bobo Newsom 43 32 87 17 1 0 0 .195 .207 18
15 Roy Nicely 33 69 259 62 16 0 0 .239 .301 78
16 Roberto Ortiz 36 115 343 91 25 3 14 .265 .478 164
17 Jim Piersall 21 121 437 151 30 12 15 .346 .572 250
18 Marv Rackley* 29 91 319 112 17 7 6 .351 .505 161
19 Ribs Raney 28 20 33 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 3
20 Charlie Ray* 31 151 554 187 23 8 18 .338 .505 280
21 Walter Rogers# 27 142 519 132 28 6 5 .254 .360 187 Stats for 2 teams
22 Daniel Ryan 26 49 114 21 4 2 0 .184 .254 29
23 Len Schulte 34 28 91 14 4 1 0 .154 .220 20
24 Homer Spragins 30 17 7 3 1 0 0 .429 .571 4
25 Robert Stewart 25 22 85 21 3 0 0 .247 .282 24
26 Al Van Alstyne 23 8 23 5 1 1 0 .217 .348 8
27 Bob Van Eman* 27 19 54 12 3 0 1 .222 .333 18
28 Mylon Vukemire 25 20 57 8 0 0 1 .140 .193 11
29 Lefty Wallace* 29 42 64 23 5 0 0 .359 .438 28
30 George Wilson* 25 143 489 159 29 8 29 .325 .595 291
31 Ray Yochim 28 13 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 Stats for 3 teams
31 Players 28.3 155 5804 5199 811 1476 265 67 96 732 38 537 575 .284 .351 .416 .767 2163 68
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 Alfred Boresh* 27 2 2 .500 6 32.0 39 8 1.469 11.0 2.2
2 Ralph Brickner 26 15 9 .625 3.91 32 28 212.0 232 100 92 42 1.292 9.8 1.8
3 Norm Brown 32 14 16 .467 3.92 43 25 200.0 225 121 87 83 1.540 10.1 3.7 Stats for 2 teams
4 Ike Delock 21 0 1 .000 5.54 5 13.0 17 11 8 5 1.692 11.8 3.5
5 Hersh Freeman 22 12 5 .706 4.63 50 3 107.0 113 59 55 32 1.355 9.5 2.7
6 John Gilbert 24 2 0 1.000 11 34.0 30 19 1.441 7.9 5.0
7 Mickey Haefner* 38 10 7 .588 3.45 27 22 172.0 186 93 66 54 1.395 9.7 2.8
8 Roger Higgins 24 2 7 .222 5.14 37 4 84.0 106 57 48 46 1.810 11.4 4.9
9 Al Jurisich 29 0 1 .000 2 2.0
10 Bobo Newsom 43 16 11 .593 3.04 32 31 237.0 228 92 80 71 1.262 8.7 2.7
11 Paul Perry* 25 0 1 .000 3 16.0 21 13 2.125 11.8 7.3
12 Marv Rackley* 29 0 1 .000 1 5.0 8 3 2.200 14.4 5.4
13 Ribs Raney 28 3 6 .333 4.72 20 13 103.0 105 64 54 60 1.602 9.2 5.2
14 Homer Spragins 30 3 3 .500 17 32.0 42 5 1.469 11.8 1.4
15 Lefty Wallace* 29 13 11 .542 4.80 31 29 180.0 228 111 96 67 1.639 11.4 3.4
16 Ray Yochim 28 0 2 .000 12 33.0 48 20 2.061 13.1 5.5 Stats for 3 teams
16 Players 30.3 83 71 .539 155 155 724

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
Hersh Freeman 50 0.00
Norm Brown 43 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Roger Higgins 37 0.00
Ralph Brickner 32 0.00
Bobo Newsom 32 0.00
Lefty Wallace 31 0.00
Mickey Haefner 27 0.00
Ribs Raney 20 0.00
Homer Spragins 17 0.00
Ray Yochim 12 0.00 Stats for 3 teams
John Gilbert 11 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Alfred Boresh 27 L L 5' 11.0" 170 1924
Ralph Brickner 26 R R 6' 3.0" 215 May 2, 1925 Cincinnati, OH, US
Norm Brown 32 S R 6' 3.0" 180 Feb 1, 1919 Evergreen, NC, US
Ike Delock 21 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Nov 11, 1929 Highland Park, MI, US
Larry DiPippo 21 L L 5' 11.0" 175 May 24, 1930 Brooklyn, NY, US
Hersh Freeman 22 R R 6' 3.0" 220 Jul 1, 1928 Gadsden, AL, US
John Gilbert 24 R R 5' 11.0" 190 Mar 29, 1927 Revere, MA, US
Dick Greco 25 R 6' 3.0" 220 Jul 2, 1925 Tacoma, WA, US
Mickey Haefner 38 L L 5' 8.0" 160 Oct 9, 1912 Lenzburg, IL, US
Don Hasenmayer 24 R R 5' 10.0" 180 Apr 4, 1927 Roslyn, PA, US
Roger Higgins 24 R R 6' 1.0" 205 Mar 19, 1927
Al Jurisich 29 R R 6' 2.0" 193 Aug 25, 1921 New Orleans, LA, US
Charlie Letchas 35 R R 5' 10.0" 150 Oct 3, 1915 Thomasville, GA, US
Dale Lynch 31 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Sep 7, 1919 Morgantown, WV, US
Red Mathis 29 R R 6' 0.0" 200 Jan 13, 1922 Adairsville, GA, US
Robert Mosakoski 21 R 6' 0.0" 198 1930
Bobo Newsom 43 R R 6' 3.0" 200 Aug 11, 1907 Hartsville, SC, US
Roy Nicely 33 R R 6' 0.0" 172 Feb 2, 1918 Joplin, MO, US
Roberto Ortiz 36 R R 6' 4.0" 200 Jun 30, 1915 Camaguey, Camaguey, CU
Paul Perry 25 L L 6' 4.0" 225 1926
Jim Piersall 21 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Nov 14, 1929 Waterbury, CT, US
Marv Rackley 29 L L 5' 10.0" 170 Jul 25, 1921 Seneca, SC, US
Ribs Raney 28 R R 6' 4.0" 190 Feb 16, 1923 Detroit, MI, US
Charlie Ray 31 L 6' 2.0" 200 Feb 23, 1920 Jemison, AL, US
Walter Rogers 27 S 5' 11.0" 170 1924
Daniel Ryan 26 R 5' 10.0" 180 1925
Len Schulte 34 R R 5' 10.0" 160 Dec 5, 1916 St. Charles, MO, US
Homer Spragins 30 R R 6' 1.0" 190 Nov 9, 1920 Grenada, MS, US
Robert Stewart 25 R 5' 10.0" 175 1926
Al Van Alstyne 23 R R 6' 1.0" 190 Jul 6, 1927 Birmingham, AL, US
Bob Van Eman 27 L L 6' 1.0" 180 Oct 19, 1923 New Castle, PA, US
Mylon Vukemire 25 R 6' 0.0" 180 Aug 4, 1925
Lefty Wallace 29 L L 5' 11.0" 160 Aug 12, 1921 Evansville, IN, US
George Wilson 25 L R 6' 1.0" 185 Aug 30, 1925 Cherryville, NC, US
Ray Yochim 28 R R 6' 1.0" 170 Jul 19, 1922 New Orleans, LA, US

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