1954 Carlsbad Potashers Roster
Team Record: 87-52
Finished 3rd in the LL
Manager: Pat McLaughlin (87-52)
Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico
Ballpark: Montgomery Field
Attendance: 60,963, Avg. 877
Playoffs - Carlsbad Potashers 4 games, Roswell Rockets 2
Finals - Artesia Numexers 4 games, Carlsbad Potashers 2
The Carlsbad Potashers of the Longhorn League ended the 1954 season with a record of 87 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the LL.
The Potashers scored 1110 runs and surrendered 883 runs. Ike Jackson led Carlsbad with 26 home runs, while Carroll Gholson, Pedro Osorio and Elias Osorio each walloped 15 or more also. Ike Jackson drove in 153 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .383 clip. Robert Weaver paced the squad with 21 wins, plus Don Fornall and Merlin Williams, too added 15 or more wins, too Robert Weaver recorded a 4.14 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Pat McLaughlin served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ralph Burns | R | R | October 19, 1934 | 6'3" | 170 | Vancouver, BC CA |
Ralph Carpenter | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Luis Diaz | ||||||
Raul Dieppa | R | R | December 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 150 | , CU |
Pat Dyer | ||||||
Don Fornall | R | R | September 12, 1929 | 6'0" | 170 | Glendive, MT US |
Tom Fornall | July 9, 1935 | Glendive, MT US | ||||
Carroll Gholson | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Oliver Hardy | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
Don Hatridge | R | R | April 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 160 | Hemet, CA US |
Duke Henderson | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
Arthur Herring | R | May 2, 1930 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
Bob Hobbs | R | 5'9" | 172 | |||
Mario Horta | ||||||
Ike Jackson | R | R | May 31, 1923 | 6'1" | 215 | Darling, MS US |
Dario Jimenez | R | R | 5'8" | 142 | ||
Bruce Newlin | R | R | July 21, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Paterson, NJ US |
Elias Osorio | L | L | July 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Rio Chitre, PA |
Pedro Osorio | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Eugene Richardson | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
John Shaw | 6'0" | 174 | ||||
Peter Simone | R | R | 6'1" | 194 | ||
John Singleton | August 22, 1930 | |||||
Rene Solis | R | R | July 23, 1925 | 5'11" | 170 | Victoria de las Tunas, Oriente CU |
James Stack | ||||||
Richard Stone | ||||||
Jack Treece | R | R | July 26, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Rafael Valdez | R | R | October 24, 1933 | 5'5" | 160 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
Robert Weaver | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Merlin Williams | R | R | March 21, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | New Hampshire, OH US |
Gene Wulf | R | R | October 5, 1924 | 6'2" | 205 | Fresno, CA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.