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

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T                                               PY
R Name                  Pos     Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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* 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
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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/OPPONENT	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
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/OPPONENT	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
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





 
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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





 
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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





 
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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





 
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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





 
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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





 
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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





 
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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





 
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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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8 
9 
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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
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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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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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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