"Eddie plays for the White Sox for the first time in 1951. He hit .267 in 118 games for the Washington Senators in 1950 and batted in 35 runs. He hit .284 for the Senators in 1949, driving 43 tallies across the plate.
Eddie's rookie year in the majors was 1948. He began the campaign with the Yankees, then was traded to the Senators after six games. He hit .278 in 124 games that season. His 113 hits were good for 178 bases, and he drove in 69 runs."
-1951 Bowman No. 159 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
Thursday, May 24, 2018
1951 Yankees of the Past Alumni Team
Former Yankees on 1951 Spring Training Rosters
MGR - Eddie Sawyer (Philadelphia Phillies)
CH - Leo Durocher (New York Giants)
CH - Bucky Harris (Washington Senators)
CH - Billy Meyer (Pittsburgh Pirates)
C - Sherm Lollar (St. Louis Browns)
C - Gus Niarhos (Chicago White Sox)
C - Clyde McCullough (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1B - Jack Phillips (Pittsburgh Pirates)
2B - Jerry Priddy (Detroit Tigers)
2B - George Stirnweiss (St. Louis Browns)
3B - Hank Majeski (Philadelphia Athletics)
SS - Pete Suder (Philadelphia Athletics)
SS - Billy Hitchcock (Philadelphia Athletics) (2B-3B)
LF - Hank Sauer (Chicago Cubs)
CF - Jim Delsing (St. Louis Browns)
RF - Bud Stewart (Chicago White Sox)
OF - Allie Clark (Cleveland Indians)
PH - Charlie Keller (Detroit Tigers) (OF) (retroactive designated hitter)
P - Randy Gumpert (Chicago White Sox)
P - Ken Holcombe (Chicago White Sox)
P - Bill Wight (Boston Red Sox)
P - Mel Queen (Pittsburgh Pirates)
P - Dick Starr (St. Louis Browns)
P - Al Gettel (New York Giants)
RP - Ellis Kinder (Boston Red Sox)
RP - Monk Dubiel (Chicago Cubs)
RP - Hank Borowy (Detroit Tigers)
RP - Milo Candini (Philadelphia Phillies)
RP - Gene Bearden (Washington Senators)
MGR - Eddie Sawyer (Philadelphia Phillies)
CH - Leo Durocher (New York Giants)
CH - Bucky Harris (Washington Senators)
CH - Billy Meyer (Pittsburgh Pirates)
C - Sherm Lollar (St. Louis Browns)
C - Gus Niarhos (Chicago White Sox)
C - Clyde McCullough (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1B - Jack Phillips (Pittsburgh Pirates)
2B - Jerry Priddy (Detroit Tigers)
2B - George Stirnweiss (St. Louis Browns)
3B - Hank Majeski (Philadelphia Athletics)
SS - Pete Suder (Philadelphia Athletics)
SS - Billy Hitchcock (Philadelphia Athletics) (2B-3B)
LF - Hank Sauer (Chicago Cubs)
CF - Jim Delsing (St. Louis Browns)
RF - Bud Stewart (Chicago White Sox)
OF - Allie Clark (Cleveland Indians)
PH - Charlie Keller (Detroit Tigers) (OF) (retroactive designated hitter)
P - Randy Gumpert (Chicago White Sox)
P - Ken Holcombe (Chicago White Sox)
P - Bill Wight (Boston Red Sox)
P - Mel Queen (Pittsburgh Pirates)
P - Dick Starr (St. Louis Browns)
P - Al Gettel (New York Giants)
RP - Ellis Kinder (Boston Red Sox)
RP - Monk Dubiel (Chicago Cubs)
RP - Hank Borowy (Detroit Tigers)
RP - Milo Candini (Philadelphia Phillies)
RP - Gene Bearden (Washington Senators)
Friday, May 18, 2018
1951 Yankees of the Past: Ken Silvestri and Dick Starr
KEN SILVESTRI
"Ken caught 11 games in 1950 and hit .250. But Ken's great value to the Phils is through his work in helping to train the young pitchers.
He hit the majors with the White Sox in 1939 but finished the season with St. Paul. Back with the Sox in 1940, Ken was traded to the Yankees at the end of the campaign. In military service for the next four seasons, he played for the Yanks and their farm clubs on his return. Ken then went to the Phillies in 1949."
-1951 Bowman (Bowman Gum, Inc.) No. 256
DICK STARR
"Dick made 32 mound appearances in 1950. He won seven games and lost five.
He began in organized baseball with Butler of the Pennsylvania League in 1941 and compiled a 14-7 record. He won 18 and lost five for the same club in 1942, then spent the next three years in military service.
Dick returned to chalk up 19 wins against 10 losses for Augusta in 1946. With Newark in 1947, he was up to the Yankees at the end of the season, then to the Browns for the 1948 campaign."
-1951 Bowman No. 137 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"Ken caught 11 games in 1950 and hit .250. But Ken's great value to the Phils is through his work in helping to train the young pitchers.
He hit the majors with the White Sox in 1939 but finished the season with St. Paul. Back with the Sox in 1940, Ken was traded to the Yankees at the end of the campaign. In military service for the next four seasons, he played for the Yanks and their farm clubs on his return. Ken then went to the Phillies in 1949."
-1951 Bowman (Bowman Gum, Inc.) No. 256
DICK STARR
"Dick made 32 mound appearances in 1950. He won seven games and lost five.
He began in organized baseball with Butler of the Pennsylvania League in 1941 and compiled a 14-7 record. He won 18 and lost five for the same club in 1942, then spent the next three years in military service.
Dick returned to chalk up 19 wins against 10 losses for Augusta in 1946. With Newark in 1947, he was up to the Yankees at the end of the season, then to the Browns for the 1948 campaign."
-1951 Bowman No. 137 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
1951 Yankee Prospect of the Past: Hank Sauer
HANK SAUER
"A slugger at the plate, Hank slammed out 32 doubles and 32 home runs in 1950. His .274 batting average was good for 103 runs batted in. He divided the 1949 season between the Reds and the Cubs, played in 138 games, batted .275, hit 31 homers and drove in 99 runs. He was with the Reds in 1948.
In 1947, with Syracuse, Hank batted .336 and hit 50 homers. He was voted the International League's most valuable player for the year."
-1951 Bowman (Bowman Gum, Inc.) No. 22
"A slugger at the plate, Hank slammed out 32 doubles and 32 home runs in 1950. His .274 batting average was good for 103 runs batted in. He divided the 1949 season between the Reds and the Cubs, played in 138 games, batted .275, hit 31 homers and drove in 99 runs. He was with the Reds in 1948.
In 1947, with Syracuse, Hank batted .336 and hit 50 homers. He was voted the International League's most valuable player for the year."
-1951 Bowman (Bowman Gum, Inc.) No. 22
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