1951 Duluth Dukes

1951 > Class C > 1951 Northern League
Overall: 54-66
Scored 522 runs, Allowed 664 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 47-73

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Ken Blackman and Orie Arntzen
Represented: Duluth, MN
Ballpark: Wade Stadium (Duluth, MN)
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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
1	Merrill Anderson	22	23		33		3	0	0	0					.091		.091		3
2	Orie Arntzen	41	42		52		12	2	0	1					.231		.327		17
3	John Bauman?	--	18		50		9	3	0	0					.180		.240		12
4	Howard Bjorklund?	--	25		81		13	1	0	1					.160		.210		17
5	Ken Blackman	40	11		32		8	0	0	0					.250		.250		8
6	Robert Borchering	20	44		114		28	5	0	0					.246		.289		33
7	Joe Caffie*	20	96		375		116	24	7	4					.309		.443		166
8	Ken Charipar?	--	24		83		15	1	0	0					.181		.193		16
9	Jack Cherry?	21	32		128		28	2	2	0					.219		.266		34
10	Richard Fisher?	--	23		68		6	1	0	3					.088		.235		16
11	Albert Gulvas*	24	29		85		15	4	0	0					.176		.224		19
12	James Jobst	28	101		386		99	17	11	6					.256		.404		156
13	Norman Johnson	19	15		23		2	0	0	0					.087		.087		2
14	William Johnson*	23	67		242		60	10	5	2					.248		.355		86
15	John Morlan	24	15		27		4	1	0	0					.148		.185		5
16	Marion Murszewski*	21	29		58		4	0	0	0					.069		.069		4
17	Richard Newberry	25	121		494		143	26	12	9					.289		.445		220
18	Robert Obermiller	22	96		329		79	8	2	1					.240		.286		94
19	Mo Owen	21	32		77		8	2	0	0					.104		.130		10
20	Edward Robinson?	--	20		50		10	1	0	1					.200		.280		14
21	Roger Scoles	20	82		275		71	13	6	0					.258		.349		96
22	Duane Sorber	23	97		296		82	14	2	0					.277		.338		100
23	Edwin Staab?	--	24		35		7	0	0	0					.200		.200		7
24	Lloyd Steffens?	--	39		68		10	1	1	0					.147		.191		13		Stats for 2 teams
25	James Tanner?	--	15		32		6	1	0	0					.188		.219		7
26	Lawrence Tessier	23	20		59		14	2	1	0					.237		.305		18
27	Edward Vallone	22	117		414		105	14	6	1					.254		.324		134		Stats for 2 teams
28	Martin Zuba	27	43		131		34	3	0	0					.260		.282		37		Stats for 2 teams
	28 Players	23.4	121	4512	3878	522	919	150	50	28	438	106	548	767	.237	.331	.323	.655	1253	86

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	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9
1	Hank Aguirre*	20	0	3	.000	12.50	9		18.0	25	30	25		23	2.667	12.5		11.5
2	Merrill Anderson	22	4	9	.308	3.43	21		105.0	95	59	40	2	64	1.514	8.1	0.2	5.5
3	Orie Arntzen	41	12	3	.800	3.25	32		119.0	125	52	43	7	23	1.244	9.5	0.5	1.7
4	Norman Johnson	19	7	4	.636	3.67	13		76.0	51	38	31	4	54	1.382	6.0	0.5	6.4
5	Marion Murszewski*	21	9	7	.563	2.89	27		171.0	139	79	55	8	76	1.257	7.3	0.4	4.0
6	Mo Owen	21	14	12	.538	4.00	32		225.0	220	137	100	18	123	1.524	8.8	0.7	4.9
7	Edwin Staab?	--	5	6	.455	4.42	24		112.0	107	67	55	2	60	1.491	8.6	0.2	4.8
8	Lloyd Steffens?	--	6	14	.300	3.90	32		173.0	178	108	75	10	90	1.549	9.3	0.5	4.7	Stats for 2 teams
9	Hal Woodeshick*	18	0	2	.000	4.50	3		14.0	12	12	7		15	1.929	7.7		9.6
	9 Players	25.5	54	66	.450		121	121			664

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

	G
Orie Arntzen	32
Mo Owen	32
Lloyd Steffens	32	Stats for 2 teams
Marion Murszewski	27
Edwin Staab	24
Merrill Anderson	21
Norman Johnson	13

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Hank Aguirre	20	R	L	6' 4.0"	205	Jan 31, 1931	Azusa, CA, US
Merrill Anderson	22	R	R	6' 0.0"	160	1929
Orie Arntzen	41	R	R	6' 1.0"	200	Oct 18, 1909	Beverly, IL, US
John Bauman	--					Unknown
Howard Bjorklund	--					Unknown
Ken Blackman	40	R		5' 9.0"	175	Jun 29, 1911	Lucerne, MO, US
Robert Borchering	20	R		5' 11.0"	184	1931
Joe Caffie	20	L	R	5' 10.0"	180	Feb 14, 1931	Ramer, AL, US
Ken Charipar	--					Unknown
Jack Cherry	21					Jun 25, 1930	Des Moines, IA, US
Richard Fisher	--					Unknown
Albert Gulvas	24	L		5' 11.0"	185	1927
James Jobst	28	R		6' 0.0"	160	1923
Norman Johnson	19	R	R	5' 10.0"	175	Feb 8, 1932	Alta, IA, US
William Johnson	23	L		6' 0.0"	175	1928
John Morlan	24	R		5' 11.0"	160	1927
Marion Murszewski	21	L	L	6' 2.0"	175	Mar 27, 1930	Buffalo, NY, US
Richard Newberry	25	R	R	5' 8.0"	165	1926
Robert Obermiller	22	R		5' 11.0"	165	1929
Mo Owen	21	R	R	6' 4.0"	190	Jun 29, 1930
Edward Robinson	--					Unknown
Roger Scoles	20	R		5' 9.0"	165	1931
Duane Sorber	23	R		5' 8.0"	175	1928
Edwin Staab	--					Unknown
Lloyd Steffens	--					Unknown
James Tanner	--					Unknown
Lawrence Tessier	23	R	R	6' 0.0"	195	1928
Edward Vallone	22	R		6' 2.0"	188	1929
Hal Woodeshick	18	R	L	6' 3.0"	200	Aug 24, 1932	Wilkes-Barre, PA, US
Martin Zuba	27	R		5' 11.0"	175	1924

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