1951 Baseball - Year In Review

1951 Baseball - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Charlie Armstrong, Head Coach

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1951 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Wayne Benner, 5-11, 190, OF, LaPorte, Ind.

Harry Bringger, 5-11, 160, OF, Winter Haven

Wallace Bullock, 5-9, 160, P, Monticello

Benny Cheek, 6-4, 165, Panama City

Bob Hartman, 6-0, 170, P, South Bend, Ind.

Spike Herold, OF,

Billy "Cooter" Mills, 5-7, 135, 2B, Tallahassee

Klyne Nowlin, 5-9, 145, OF, Daytona Beach

Loren Rice, P, Crestview

Ken Smith, 1B, Clanton, Ala.

Woody Southerland, P, Holopaw

Bob Whitmer, 6-2, 204, P, South Bend, Ind.


1951 Roster - By Name

From the Florida Times Union, various newspapers
L
T                                               PY
R Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Lee Bailey            2B                      *    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
* Wayne Benner          OF      5-11  190  Jr        LaPorte, Ind. (Indiana)
* Harry Bringger        OF      5-11  160  So        Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
  Wallace Bullock       P       5-9   160  So        Monticello
N Benny Cheek                   6-4   165  Fr        Panama City
* Glenn Gresham         OF-IB   5-11  160  Sr   **   Pensacola
* Bob Hartman           P       6-0   170  Sr        South Bend, Ind. (Riley/Purdue)
* Spike Herold          OF                           
* Ed Lockard            P       6-1   194  So   *    Jacksonville (Landon)
* Ronald Melton         1B-C    6-0   165  Jr   **   Tallahassee (Leon)
N Billy "Cooter" Mills  2B      5-7   135  Fr        Tallahassee
* Les Mullen            OF                 Jr   *    Chicago, Ill. (College of Pacific)
* Ronald Nettles        C       5-10  150  Sr   ***  Tallahassee (Leon)
N Klyne Nowlin          OF      5-9   145  Fr        Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* Augie Pompelia        OF-SS                   *    Sagamore, Pa.
  Loren Rice            P                            Crestview
* Ed Sessions           P                  So   *    Tallahassee (Leon)
* Ken Smith             1B                           Clanton, Ala.
N Woody Southerland     P                  Fr        Holopaw
  Billy Teel            3B                      *    Crestview
* Bob Trowbridge        3B                 Jr   **   Miami (Edison)
* Bob Whitmer           P       6-2   204  Jr        South Bend, Ind. (Purdue)
N = Freshman Numeral

Lettermen listed in the Florida Times Union, May 23, 1951, page 13.


1951 Schedule and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
CWS
03/14
Postgame
Box
H
Tennessee
W 10-9
2
03/21
Postgame
Box
H
Georgia
W 9-4
 
03/23
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Miami, Fla.
L 2-11
 
03/24
Postgame
Box
A
Miami
Miami, Fla.
W 13-4
 
03/26
Postgame
Box
A
Florida Southern Col
W 15-6
 
03/27
Postgame
Box
A
Florida Southern Col
W 13-3
 
04/02
Postgame
Box
H
Mississippi College
W 22-9
 
04/03
Postgame
Box
H
Mississippi College
W 6-2
 
04/05
Postgame
Box
A
Rollins College
W 9-3
 
04/18
Postgame
Box
H
Tallahassee Citizens
W 16-6
 
04/20
Postgame
Box
A
Stetson
L 0-3
 
04/21
Postgame
Box
A
Stetson
L 2-3
 
04/27
Postgame
Box
A
Georgia
W 8-6
 
04/28
Postgame
Box
A
Georgia
L 0-2
 
05/03
Postgame
Box
H
Florida Southern Col
W 6-5
 
05/11
Postgame
Box
A
Mississippi College
W 10-4
 
05/12
Postgame
Box
A
Mississippi College
Dixie Conference Champion
L 7-8
 
05/18
Postgame
Box
H
Stetson
W 8-2
 
05/19
Postgame
Box
H
Stetson
L 5-7
 
EOY Stats Ref

CWS = College World Series

Conference games in bold

                Overall   Home     Away    Neutral
--------------------------------------------------
FSU record is   13- 6     7- 1     6- 5     0- 0
vs Dixie Conf    6- 1     3- 0     3- 1     0- 0


STARTING BATTING ORDER
DATE/OPPONENT123456789
03/14/1951
Tennessee
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Spike
Herold
Ed
Lockard
03/21/1951
Georgia
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Harry
Bringger
Ed
Lockard
03/23/1951
Miami
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Wayne
Benner
Ken
Smith
Harry
Bringger
Ed
Sessions
03/24/1951
Miami
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Harry
Bringger
Wayne
Benner
Ken
Smith
Ed
Lockard
03/26/1951
Florida Southern Col
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Spike
Herold
Ed
Sessions
03/27/1951
Florida Southern Col
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Spike
Herold
Bob
Hartman
04/02/1951
Mississippi College
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Spike
Herold
Ed
Sessions
04/03/1951
Mississippi College
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Spike
Herold
Bob
Hartman
04/05/1951
Rollins College
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Wayne
Benner
Ed
Lockard
04/18/1951
Tallahassee Citizens
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Wayne
Benner
Bob
Whitmer
04/20/1951
Stetson
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Wayne
Benner
Bob
Hartman
04/21/1951
Stetson
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Wayne
Benner
Ed
Lockard
04/27/1951
Georgia
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Ronald
Melton
Augie
Pompelia
Ken
Smith
Les
Mullen
Wayne
Benner
Ed
Sessions
04/28/1951
Georgia
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Les
Mullen
Augie
Pompelia
Ken
Smith
Wayne
Benner
Ronald
Nettles
Bob
Whitmer
05/03/1951
Florida Southern Col
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Ronald
Melton
Augie
Pompelia
Les
Mullen
Ken
Smith
Spike
Herold
Bob
Whitmer
05/11/1951
Mississippi College
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Ronald
Melton
Les
Mullen
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Nettles
Spike
Herold
Ed
Sessions
05/12/1951
Mississippi College
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Ronald
Melton
Les
Mullen
Augie
Pompelia
Ronald
Nettles
Spike
Herold
Bob
Whitmer
05/18/1951
Stetson
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Bob
Whitmer
Les
Mullen
Augie
Pompelia
Harry
Bringger
Ronald
Nettles
Ed
Lockard
05/19/1951
Stetson
Lee
Bailey
Glenn
Gresham
Bob
Trowbridge
Bob
Whitmer
Les
Mullen
Augie
Pompelia
Harry
Bringger
Ronald
Nettles
Ed
Sessions

STARTING DEFENSE
DATE/OPPONENTPC1B2B3BSSLFCFRF
03/14/1951
Tennessee
Ed
Lockard
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Spike
Herold
Glenn
Gresham
03/21/1951
Georgia
Ed
Lockard
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Harry
Bringger
Glenn
Gresham
03/23/1951
Miami
Ed
Sessions
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Harry
Bringger
Glenn
Gresham
03/24/1951
Miami
Ed
Lockard
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Harry
Bringger
Glenn
Gresham
03/26/1951
Florida Southern Col
Ed
Sessions
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Spike
Herold
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
03/27/1951
Florida Southern Col
Bob
Hartman
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Spike
Herold
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
04/02/1951
Mississippi College
Ed
Sessions
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Spike
Herold
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
04/03/1951
Mississippi College
Bob
Hartman
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Spike
Herold
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
04/05/1951
Rollins College
Ed
Lockard
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
04/18/1951
Tallahassee Citizens
Bob
Whitmer
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
04/20/1951
Stetson
Bob
Hartman
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
04/21/1951
Stetson
Ed
Lockard
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Glenn
Gresham
Les
Mullen
Wayne
Benner
04/27/1951
Georgia
Ed
Sessions
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
04/28/1951
Georgia
Bob
Whitmer
Ronald
Nettles
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Wayne
Benner
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
05/03/1951
Florida Southern Col
Bob
Whitmer
Ronald
Melton
Ken
Smith
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Spike
Herold
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
05/11/1951
Mississippi College
Ed
Sessions
Ronald
Nettles
Ronald
Melton
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Spike
Herold
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
05/12/1951
Mississippi College
Bob
Whitmer
Ronald
Nettles
Ronald
Melton
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Spike
Herold
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
05/18/1951
Stetson
Ed
Lockard
Ronald
Nettles
Bob
Whitmer
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Harry
Bringger
Les
Mullen
Glenn
Gresham
05/19/1951
Stetson
Ed
Sessions
Ronald
Nettles
Bob
Whitmer
Lee
Bailey
Bob
Trowbridge
Augie
Pompelia
Harry
Bringger
 Glenn
Gresham

1951 Batting Statistics

Name AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT =========================================================================================================== Benny Cheek 1.000 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 Loren Rice 1.000 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 4.000 1.000 Ed Sessions .550 8 6 20 8 11 1 1 0 5 14 .700 .550 Lee Bailey .352 19 19 91 23 32 7 1 4 21 53 .582 .352 4 Les Mullen .348 17 15 66 14 23 0 0 1 11 26 .394 .348 5 Augie Pompelia .346 19 19 81 20 28 2 2 1 19 37 .457 .346 3 Ronald Melton .300 17 16 70 14 21 7 1 1 10 33 .471 .300 2 Bob Whitmer .292 7 6 24 6 7 0 0 0 1 7 .292 .292 2 Glenn Gresham .274 19 19 84 18 23 7 3 1 12 39 .464 .274 3 Bob Trowbridge .273 19 19 77 16 21 0 1 1 13 26 .338 .273 5 Wayne Benner .263 10 10 38 7 10 0 2 0 6 14 .368 .263 1 Billy "Cooter" Mills .250 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 Ken Smith .244 15 15 45 15 11 3 2 0 6 18 .400 .244 1 Ed Lockard .227 8 6 22 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 .227 .227 Spike Herold .200 9 8 25 10 5 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .200 Ronald Nettles .200 7 5 20 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 .200 .200 Harry Bringger .000 5 5 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Bob Hartman .000 3 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 Billy Teel .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Wallace Bullock .000 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Klyne Nowlin .000 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 ====================================================================================== FSU .292 19 19 699 161 204 27 13 10 109 287 .411 0 0 0 0 .292 0 0 26 0 Opp .236 19 19 641 97 151 16 6 4 65 191 .298 .236 21

1951 Pitching Statistics

Name ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA ======================================================================================================================== Ed Lockard 4 1 7 6 5 0 0 0 52.2 38 25 33 35 Ed Sessions 5 2 7 6 3 0 0 0 40.1 34 30 30 28 Bob Hartman 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 26.0 21 8 3 7 Wallace Bullock 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 10 5 2 0 Bob Whitmer 0.00 2 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 34.1 37 21 12 26 Loren Rice 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0 8 0 0 0 ==================================================================================================== FSU 0.00 13 6 23 19 15 0 0 0 164.1 140 97 0 80 96 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Opp 6 13 163.2 202 161 95 74

1951 Fielding Statistics

Name PO AST E FLD% DP ============================================= ======================== FSU 0 0 0 .000
Florida State 10, Tennessee 9
03/14/1951, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 5 2 1 1 Glenn Gresham RF 4 2 2 2 Bob Trowbridge 3B 4 1 0 0 Augie Pompelia SS 3 1 1 1 Wayne Benner LF 3 1 1 0 Ronald Melton C 4 0 2 2 Ken Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 Spike Herold CF 3 0 1 0 Les Mullen CF 1 1 1 0 Ed Lockard P 0 1 0 0 Ed Sessions P 1 1 0 0 ======================== FSU 32 10 9 6 0 0 0 0 Opp 39 9 9 8 E - Opp-2 2B - Opp-2, FSU-Lee Bailey (1), Ronald Melton (1) HR - Opp-2 SB - Opp-1, FSU-Lee Bailey (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard 6.1 8 9 4 3 Ed Sessions W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 4 =================== FSU 9.0 9 9 0 4 7 Opp L 8.0 9 10 7 7

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee
0
0
0
4
0
1
4
0
0
9
9
2
Florida State
0
0
0
0
5
0
2
3
x
10
9
10

Florida State 9, Georgia 4
03/21/1951, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 5 2 2 0 Glenn Gresham RF 4 2 1 1 Bob Trowbridge 3B 4 1 1 1 Augie Pompelia SS 5 2 2 1 Wayne Benner LF 2 0 0 0 Ronald Melton C 4 1 2 1 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 Harry Bringger CF 4 0 0 0 Ed Lockard P 4 1 2 0 ======================== FSU 35 9 10 4 0 0 0 0 Opp 31 4 7 3 7 1 2B - FSU-Lee Bailey (2), Ronald Melton (2) 3B - Opp-1, FSU-Lee Bailey (1) SH - Opp-1 SB - Opp-2 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (1-0) 9.0 7 4 7 1 =================== FSU 9.0 7 4 0 7 1 Opp L 8.0 10 9 4 3

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgia
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
4
7
6
Florida State
3
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
x
9
10
2

Miami 11, Florida State 2
03/23/1951, Miami, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 4 1 1 0 Glenn Gresham RF 3 0 1 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 5 0 1 1 Augie Pompelia SS 4 1 0 0 Ronald Melton C 4 0 3 0 Wayne Benner LF 4 0 0 1 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 Harry Bringger CF 2 0 0 0 Les Mullen CF 2 0 0 0 Ed Sessions P 0 0 0 0 Wallace Bullock P 2 0 0 0 Ed Lockard PH 1 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 34 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 Opp 33 11 10 6 2B - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions L (1-1) 0.0 0 6 6 0 Wallace Bullock 8.0 10 5 2 0 =================== FSU 8.0 10 11 0 8 0 Opp W 9.0 6 2 4 8

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida State
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
6
6
Miami
6
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
x
11
10
2

Florida State 13, Miami 4
03/24/1951, Miami, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 6 2 3 2 5 2 Glenn Gresham RF 5 0 1 2 1 1 Bob Trowbridge 3B 3 1 1 0 0 3 Augie Pompelia SS 6 1 2 1 2 6 Ronald Melton C 5 1 0 1 4 1 Harry Bringger CF 4 2 0 0 2 0 Wayne Benner LF 5 2 2 2 5 0 Ken Smith 1B 4 3 2 1 8 0 Ed Lockard P 3 1 0 0 0 1 ======================== FSU 41 13 11 9 0 0 27 14 Opp 32 4 7 2 27 16 E - Opp-9, FSU-Ronald Melton (1), Ken Smith (1) 2B - FSU-Glenn Gresham (1), Augie Pompelia (1) 3B - FSU-Ken Smith (1) HBP - Opp-2 SB - Opp-6 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (2-0) 9.0 7 4 2 2 =================== FSU 9.0 7 4 0 2 2 Opp L 9.0 11 13 6 3

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida State
0
2
0
1
0
1
2
2
5
13
11
2
Miami
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
7
9

Florida State 15, Florida Southern Col 6
03/26/1951, Lakeland, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 5 1 2 2 Glenn Gresham RF 5 0 1 1 Bob Trowbridge 3B 4 1 2 2 Augie Pompelia SS 3 2 0 0 Ronald Melton C 4 2 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 4 3 2 4 Les Mullen CF 3 2 0 1 Spike Herold LF 2 2 0 0 Ed Sessions P 4 2 3 1 ======================== FSU 34 15 11 11 0 0 0 0 Opp 27 6 7 5 2B - Opp-2, FSU-Lee Bailey 2 (4), Ken Smith (1) HBP - FSU-Ed Sessions (1) SB - Opp-1, FSU-Augie Pompelia (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (2-1) 7.0 7 6 10 6 =================== FSU 7.0 7 6 0 10 6 Opp L 7.0 11 15 10 7

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Florida State
0
3
8
0
0
1
3
15
11
5
Florida Southern Col
1
0
2
0
1
2
0
6
7
3

Florida State 13, Florida Southern Col 3
03/27/1951, Lakeland, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 5 2 1 1 Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 1 0 0 0 Glenn Gresham RF 6 2 2 2 Bob Trowbridge 3B 4 1 2 1 Billy Teel 3B 0 0 0 0 Augie Pompelia SS 5 1 2 3 Ronald Melton C 5 1 1 1 Ken Smith 1B 3 1 1 0 Les Mullen CF 5 2 3 2 Spike Herold LF 3 2 1 1 Bob Hartman P 2 1 0 0 ======================== FSU 39 13 13 11 0 0 0 0 Opp 34 3 7 3 2B - Opp-1, FSU-Glenn Gresham (2), Augie Pompelia (2) 3B - Opp-1 HBP - Opp-1 SB - FSU-Les Mullen 2 (2) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Bob Hartman W (1-0) 9.0 7 3 0 0 =================== FSU 9.0 7 3 0 0 0 Opp L 9.0 13 13 5 0

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida State
0
8
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
13
13
8
Florida Southern Col
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
7
4

Florida State 22, Mississippi College 9
04/02/1951, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 5 4 4 Billy "Cooter" Mills 2B 2 0 1 Glenn Gresham RF 6 2 1 Bob Trowbridge 3B 3 1 3 Billy Teel 3B 2 0 0 Augie Pompelia SS 3 2 0 Klyne Nowlin SS 2 0 0 Ronald Melton C 3 2 2 Ronald Nettles C 2 0 0 Ken Smith 1B 4 2 2 Benny Cheek 1B 1 0 1 Les Mullen CF 5 2 2 Spike Herold LF 2 4 1 Ed Sessions P 5 2 4 Loren Rice P 1 1 1 ======================== FSU 46 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 Opp 37 9 11 E - FSU-Lee Bailey (1), Billy "Cooter" Mills (1), Klyne Nowlin (1), Ed Sessions (1) 2B - Opp-1, FSU-Lee Bailey 2 (6), Ronald Melton (3), Ken Smith (2) 3B - FSU-Ronald Melton (1), Ken Smith (2) HR - Opp-1, FSU-Lee Bailey (1), Glenn Gresham (1), Loren Rice (1) HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Les Mullen (1), Spike Herold (1) SB - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (3-1) 6.0 1 3 3 Loren Rice 3.0 8 0 0 =================== FSU 9.0 0 9 0 3 3 Opp L 8.0 22 22 10 2

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi College
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
2
9
11
3
Florida State
5
0
7
3
3
2
0
2
x
22
22
4

Florida State 6, Mississippi College 2
04/03/1951, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 4 1 1 1 Glenn Gresham RF 4 1 1 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 5 1 2 1 Augie Pompelia SS 4 0 1 1 Ronald Melton C 4 0 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 1 2 0 0 Les Mullen CF 4 0 1 0 Spike Herold LF 4 1 1 0 Bob Hartman P 4 0 0 1 ======================== FSU 34 6 8 4 0 0 0 0 Opp 31 2 4 2 3B - FSU-Glenn Gresham (1), Bob Trowbridge (1) HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Lee Bailey (1) SB - FSU-Lee Bailey (2) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Bob Hartman W (2-0) 9.0 4 2 1 5 =================== FSU 9.0 4 2 0 1 5 Opp L 8.0 8 6 4 1

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi College
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
Florida State
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
x
6
8
2

Florida State 9, Rollins College 3
04/05/1951, Winter Park, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 6 0 3 2 Glenn Gresham RF 6 1 1 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 5 1 3 2 Augie Pompelia SS 5 2 3 1 Ronald Melton C 5 1 2 2 Ken Smith 1B 4 1 1 1 Les Mullen CF 5 1 2 1 Wayne Benner LF 5 1 4 0 Ed Lockard P 5 1 0 0 ======================== FSU 46 9 19 9 0 0 0 0 Opp 33 3 6 2 2B - Opp-2, FSU-Ronald Melton (4) 3B - FSU-Glenn Gresham (2), Wayne Benner (1) HBP - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (3-0) 9.0 6 3 7 10 =================== FSU 9.0 6 3 0 7 10 Opp L 9.0 19 9 1 3

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Florida State
0
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
4
9
19
3
Rollins College
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
4

Florida State 16, Tallahassee Citizens 6
04/18/1951, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 7 2 2 1 4 2 Glenn Gresham RF 5 3 2 0 1 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 6 1 1 1 1 3 Augie Pompelia SS 7 3 4 4 3 3 Ronald Melton C 6 1 2 2 9 0 Ken Smith 1B 4 1 2 0 7 0 Les Mullen CF 5 1 1 0 1 0 Wayne Benner LF 6 2 2 1 1 0 Bob Whitmer P 5 2 4 4 0 1 ======================== FSU 51 16 20 13 0 0 27 9 Opp 40 6 14 5 27 12 E - Opp-6, FSU-Bob Whitmer (1) 2B - Opp-1, FSU-Glenn Gresham 2 (4), Ken Smith (3) 3B - Opp-1, FSU-Augie Pompelia 2 (2) HR - FSU-Bob Whitmer (1) HBP - Opp-1 SB - FSU-Lee Bailey (3) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Bob Whitmer W (1-0) 9.0 14 6 2 8 =================== FSU 9.0 14 6 0 2 8 Opp L 9.0 20 16 6 6

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Florida State
1
3
0
1
0
2
8
1
0
16
20
1
Tallahassee Citizens
1
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
6
14
6

Stetson 3, Florida State 0
04/20/1951, DeLand, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 4 0 0 0 Glenn Gresham RF 3 0 0 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 4 0 0 0 Augie Pompelia SS 4 0 1 0 Ronald Melton C 3 0 0 0 Ken Smith 1B 2 0 0 0 Les Mullen CF 3 0 2 0 Wayne Benner LF 3 0 0 0 Bob Hartman P 3 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Opp 32 3 10 3 2B - Opp-2 HBP - FSU-Glenn Gresham (1) SB - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Bob Hartman L (2-1) 8.0 10 3 2 2 =================== FSU 8.0 10 3 0 2 2 Opp W 9.0 3 0 1 6

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Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Stetson
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
x
3
10
1

Stetson 3, Florida State 2
04/21/1951, DeLand, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 4 0 2 0 Glenn Gresham LF 4 0 1 1 Bob Trowbridge 3B 4 0 0 0 Augie Pompelia SS 4 0 0 0 Ronald Melton C 4 0 0 0 Bob Whitmer PH 1 1 1 0 Ken Smith 1B 2 0 0 0 Ed Sessions PH 1 0 0 0 Les Mullen CF 4 0 1 0 Wayne Benner RF 4 0 1 1 Ed Lockard P 4 1 2 0 ======================== FSU 36 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 Opp 27 3 5 3 2B - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard L (3-1) 8.0 5 3 4 8 =================== FSU 8.0 5 3 0 4 8 Opp W 9.0 8 2 2 3

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Florida State
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
8
1
Stetson
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
x
3
5
3

Florida State 8, Georgia 6
04/27/1951, Athens, Ga. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 5 0 2 1 Glenn Gresham RF 4 0 1 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 3 0 0 0 Ronald Melton C 4 1 2 0 Ronald Nettles C 0 0 0 0 Augie Pompelia SS 3 2 0 0 Ken Smith 1B 1 2 0 0 Les Mullen CF 4 1 1 0 Wayne Benner LF 4 1 0 1 Ed Sessions P 4 1 4 4 ======================== FSU 32 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 Opp 35 6 7 4 2B - Opp-1, FSU-Glenn Gresham (5), Ronald Melton (5), Ed Sessions (1) 3B - FSU-Ed Sessions (1) SH - Opp-1 SB - FSU-Lee Bailey (4), Wayne Benner (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (4-1) 9.0 7 6 7 8 =================== FSU 9.0 7 6 0 7 8 Opp L 9.0 10 8 9 2

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Florida State
0
3
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
8
10
4
Georgia
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
6
7
3

Georgia 2, Florida State 0
04/28/1951, Athens, Ga. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 4 0 0 0 Glenn Gresham RF 4 0 0 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 4 0 0 0 Les Mullen CF 4 0 2 0 Augie Pompelia SS 3 0 2 0 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 Wayne Benner LF 2 0 0 0 Ronald Melton PH 1 0 0 0 Ronald Nettles C 3 0 0 0 Bob Whitmer P 3 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 31 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Opp 29 2 7 2 E - FSU-Bob Trowbridge (1), Bob Whitmer (2) 2B - Opp-1 3B - Opp-1 SH - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Bob Whitmer L (1-1) 8.0 7 2 2 5 =================== FSU 8.0 7 2 0 2 5 Opp W 9.0 4 0 3 5

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Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
Georgia
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
x
2
7
1

Florida State 6, Florida Southern Col 5
05/03/1951, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 4 0 3 0 Glenn Gresham RF 5 1 1 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 2 3 0 0 Ronald Melton C 4 1 0 0 Augie Pompelia SS 4 1 2 1 Les Mullen CF 5 0 1 1 Ken Smith 1B 3 0 1 0 Benny Cheek 1B 0 0 0 0 Spike Herold LF 2 0 0 0 Bob Whitmer P 4 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 33 6 8 2 0 0 0 0 Opp 35 5 6 2 3B - Opp-1 SB - Opp-6, FSU-Glenn Gresham 2 (2), Bob Trowbridge 4 (4), Ronald Melton 2 (2), Augie Pompelia (2), Ken Smith (1) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Bob Whitmer W (2-1) 9.0 6 5 6 8 =================== FSU 9.0 6 5 0 6 8 Opp L 8.2 8 6 8 2

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Florida Southern Col
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
5
6
5
Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
2
6
8
2

Florida State 10, Mississippi College 4
05/11/1951, Clinton, Miss. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 4 1 2 3 Glenn Gresham RF 4 1 3 1 Bob Trowbridge 3B 5 0 1 1 Ronald Melton 1B 5 2 2 1 Les Mullen CF 5 2 1 0 Augie Pompelia SS 5 1 3 1 Ronald Nettles C 4 0 1 2 Spike Herold LF 4 1 1 0 Ed Sessions P 3 2 0 0 ======================== FSU 39 10 14 9 0 0 0 0 Opp 40 4 10 4 2B - Opp-1, FSU-Lee Bailey (7), Glenn Gresham 2 (7), Ronald Melton (6) HR - FSU-Lee Bailey (2), Ronald Melton (1) SB - FSU-Les Mullen 2 (4) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions W (5-1) 9.0 10 4 2 5 =================== FSU 9.0 10 4 0 2 5 Opp L 9.0 14 10 2 3

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Florida State
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
6
0
10
14
4
Mississippi College
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
10
3

Mississippi College 8, Florida State 7
05/12/1951, Dixie Conference Champion, Clinton, Miss. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 5 2 2 1 Glenn Gresham RF 4 1 2 1 Bob Trowbridge 3B 4 1 1 1 Ronald Melton 1B 5 1 1 0 Les Mullen CF 4 1 2 3 Augie Pompelia SS 5 0 1 1 Ronald Nettles C 4 0 3 0 Spike Herold LF 4 0 0 0 Billy "Cooter" Mills LF 1 0 0 0 Bob Whitmer P 4 1 1 0 ======================== FSU 40 7 13 7 0 0 0 0 Opp 37 8 10 7 3B - Opp-1 HR - Opp-1, FSU-Lee Bailey (3), Bob Trowbridge (1), Les Mullen (1) SB - Opp-1 NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Bob Whitmer L (2-2) 8.1 10 8 2 5 =================== FSU 8.1 10 8 0 2 5 Opp W 9.0 13 7 3 5

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Florida State
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
7
13
4
Mississippi College
1
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
8
10
2

Florida State 8, Stetson 2
05/18/1951, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 4 2 0 0 Glenn Gresham RF 5 1 1 1 Bob Trowbridge 3B 5 1 1 0 Bob Whitmer 1B 3 1 1 1 Les Mullen CF 3 1 1 1 Augie Pompelia SS 4 1 2 3 Harry Bringger LF 2 0 0 0 Ronald Nettles C 3 1 0 0 Ed Lockard P 3 0 1 0 ======================== FSU 32 8 7 6 0 0 0 0 Opp 30 2 3 1 HR - FSU-Augie Pompelia (1) SB - FSU-Glenn Gresham (3), Bob Trowbridge (5), Bob Whitmer (1), Les Mullen (5) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Lockard W (4-1) 9.0 3 2 8 11 =================== FSU 9.0 3 2 0 8 11 Opp L 8.0 7 8 6 4

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Stetson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
Florida State
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
0
x
8
7
1

Stetson 7, Florida State 5
05/19/1951, Tallahassee, Fla. NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A ======================= ======== == == == === == == == == Lee Bailey 2B 5 1 1 1 Glenn Gresham RF 3 1 1 0 Bob Trowbridge 3B 3 2 1 0 Bob Whitmer 1B 4 1 0 0 Les Mullen LF 4 0 1 1 Augie Pompelia SS 4 0 2 1 Harry Bringger LF 3 0 0 0 Spike Herold PH-LF 1 0 0 0 Ronald Nettles C 4 0 0 0 Ed Sessions P 2 0 0 0 Ed Lockard P 2 0 0 0 ======================== FSU 35 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 Opp 39 7 11 3 HR - FSU-Lee Bailey (4) SB - Opp-2, FSU-Bob Whitmer (2), Augie Pompelia (3) NAME IP H R ER BB SO ============================== ==== == == == == == Ed Sessions L (5-2) 6.2 9 7 2 2 Ed Lockard 2.1 2 0 1 0 =================== FSU 9.0 11 7 0 3 2 Opp W 9.0 6 5 4 4

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Stetson
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
7
11
6
Florida State
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
5
6
4