1954 Clovis Pioneers Roster
Team Record: 79-53
Finished 2nd in the WTNML
Manager: Grover Seitz (79-53)
Location: Clovis, New Mexico
Ballpark: Bell Park
Attendance: 51,927, Avg. 787
Playoffs - Clovis Pioneers 4 games, Amarillo Gold Sox 3
Finals - Pampa Oilers 4 games, Clovis Pioneers 2
The Clovis Pioneers of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1954 season with a record of 79 wins and 53 losses, finishing second in the WTNML.
The Pioneers scored 944 runs and gave up 749 runs. Pete Trabucco led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .348. Carroll Dial earned 25 wins on the mound for Clovis, while Ernest Sadler added 15 or more wins, too Reuben Phillips registered a 3.91 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
William Metzig played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Clovis Pioneers to do so.
Grover Seitz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Balciulis | R | January 29, 1930 | 6'3" | 206 | ||
| Frank Benites | R | February 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Lincoln Boyd | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Ricardo Bravo | ||||||
| Harold Bunch | January 4, 1930 | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Cates | ||||||
| John Coddington | R | R | July 9, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Carroll Dial | R | R | October 20, 1925 | 5'10" | 160 | Altus, OK US |
| James Fairchild | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Donald Ford | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Samuel Fowlkes | ||||||
| Nim Free | L | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Lionel Harms | ||||||
| Marcus Job | R | R | March 9, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Lawrence Koppe | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| James Lewis | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| William Metzig | R | R | December 4, 1918 | 6'1" | 180 | Fort Dodge, IA US |
| William Mitchell | L | 5'11" | 183 | |||
| Don Moore | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Hank Paskiewicz | R | April 28, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| George Petrovich | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Reuben Phillips | R | R | February 6, 1931 | 6'2" | 18 | |
| Charles Primeau | ||||||
| Oscar Reguera | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Virgil Richardson | S | December 25, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ernest Sadler | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Newt Secrest | R | R | October 12, 1921 | 6'1" | 195 | Hope, AR US |
| Hershel Steele | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Robert Taylor | ||||||
| Pete Trabucco | R | 5'10" | 195 | |||
| Jim Tremel | R | R | February 22, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | Lilly, PA US |
| Jack Venable | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Warren | R | May 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Boynton, OK US | |
| Jim Waugh | R | L | November 2, 1929 | 5'10" | 173 | Huntington, WV US |
| Thomas Weaver | R | September 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL 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.
