1954 Ponca City Jets Roster
Team Record: 62-76
Finished 6th in the WA
Manager: Eddie Carnett (62-76)
Location: Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Conoco Park
Attendance: 33,962, Avg. 492
The Ponca City Jets of the Western Association ended the 1954 season with a record of 62 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the WA.
The Jets plated 798 runs and allowed 921 runs. Lamar Cagle and Jim Eldridge topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .320. Wayne Doyle led Ponca City with 13 wins, while Shirley Poff recorded a 4.24 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Eddie Carnett played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Ponca City Jets to do so.
Eddie Carnett served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Aldridge | R | R | March 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Perrine, FL US |
| Douglas Alford | L | L | July 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 200 | Rio Vista, TX US |
| Clifford Babbitt | R | R | August 8, 1932 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Thomas Ballinger | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Stanley Bartkowski | R | October 29, 1920 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Jay Bradberry | R | R | July 24, 1931 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Frank Bronk | R | July 20, 1931 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Hubert Brooks | R | R | April 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Walter Buerger | R | March 23, 1926 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Lamar Cagle | L | R | January 20, 1924 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Eddie Carnett | L | L | October 21, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | Springfield, MO US |
| Donald Chamberlain | ||||||
| Donald Currie | L | L | July 5, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Wayne Doyle | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Dunn | ||||||
| Jim Eldridge | L | R | August 16, 1929 | 5'11" | 190 | Mangum, OK US |
| Bruce Ennis | ||||||
| Jack Garrett | L | L | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Geral Hurley | R | March 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Richard Jack | R | R | 6'9" | 215 | ||
| Dale Johnston | R | R | April 8, 1933 | 6'1" | 168 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Don Keeter | R | R | December 17, 1929 | 5'10" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| William Linneman | ||||||
| Gordon Morgan | September 18, 1934 | Henryetta, OK US | ||||
| Walt Novak | ||||||
| Cliff Pemberton | L | May 16, 1920 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Shirley Poff | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| James Robinson | R | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| James Waldrip | R | R | November 28, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | Healdton, OK US |
| Bob Ward | L | L | December 31, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | Brookline, MA US |
| LaVerne Washington | ||||||
| Charles Way | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Will Wheless | ||||||
| Eugene White | ||||||
| Larry White | L | L | January 6, 1933 | |||
| Cletus Younger | R | R | August 26, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | Victoria, KS 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.
