1953 Clovis Pioneers Roster
West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 2nd in the WTNML
Manager: Grover Seitz (79-61)
Location: Clovis, New Mexico
Ballpark: Bell Park
Attendance: 44,115, Avg. 630
1953 Clovis Pioneers StatisticsTeam Record: 79-61
Finished 2nd in the WTNML
Manager: Grover Seitz (79-61)
Location: Clovis, New Mexico
Ballpark: Bell Park
Attendance: 44,115, Avg. 630
Playoffs - Clovis Pioneers 4 games, Plainview Ponies 2
Finals - Albuquerque Dukes 4 games, Clovis Pioneers 3
The Clovis Pioneers of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1953 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the WTNML.
Grover Seitz served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Armin | August 20, 1928 | |||||
| Frank Benites | R | February 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Bill Blackburn | L | R | July 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Jabe Brazzle | R | R | July 26, 1929 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Pete Carmona | R | R | October 28, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| James Carson | R | L | September 17, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Carroll Dial | R | R | October 20, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Altus, OK US |
| James Donges | ||||||
| Bobby Ellison | August 25, 1929 | 192 | ||||
| Herbert Fleischer | L | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Paul Flores | R | November 23, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Donald Ford | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Robert Garrett | R | R | January 6, 1929 | 6'4" | 200 | Walla Walla, WA US |
| Harry Havenstrite | ||||||
| Robert Herron | R | R | March 13, 1926 | 6'2" | 220 | McKinney, TX US |
| Robert Holloway | ||||||
| Jay Jeffries | R | November 27, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Billy Lees | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Arnoldo Lopez | ||||||
| Charles McCoy | R | January 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William McPherson | ||||||
| William Mitchell | L | 5'11" | 183 | |||
| Don Moore | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Charles Nichols | 6'4" | 182 | ||||
| Richard Palmer | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Roy Parker | L | L | April 7, 1926 | 5'7" | 173 | Mansfield, TX US |
| Reynaldo Ramirez | R | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Ramos | ||||||
| Oscar Reguera | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Virgil Richardson | S | December 25, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Phil Rizzo | R | R | November 24, 1929 | 5'8" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Manuel Rodriguez | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Grover Seitz | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Jesus Sosa | ||||||
| Everett Sullivan | R | R | July 11, 1929 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Charles Watts | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Charles Yount | R | R | 5'10" | 160 |
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.
