1953 Plainview Ponies Roster
West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
Team Record: 80-62
Finished 4th in the WTNML
Manager: Jackie Sullivan (80-62)
Location: Plainview, Texas
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 79,780, Avg. 1,124
1953 Plainview Ponies StatisticsTeam Record: 80-62
Finished 4th in the WTNML
Manager: Jackie Sullivan (80-62)
Location: Plainview, Texas
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 79,780, Avg. 1,124
Playoffs - Clovis Pioneers 4 games, Plainview Ponies 2
The Plainview Ponies of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1953 season with a record of 80 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the WTNML.
Jackie Sullivan served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Albers | L | L | August 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Douglas Alford | L | L | July 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 200 | Rio Vista, TX US |
| Edward Arthur | R | R | January 24, 1928 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Al Belinsky | R | R | September 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Berwick, PA US |
| Ralph Blair | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Borrego | R | L | September 5, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Robert Brown | R | July 6, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jesse Buchanan | October 1, 1929 | |||||
| Eddie Bullock | L | L | September 16, 1931 | 5'8" | 178 | |
| James Calahan | S | January 1, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Robert Connolly | ||||||
| Denny Davidson | ||||||
| Cecil Davis | R | R | February 26, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Amber, OK US |
| Stanley DeBusk | ||||||
| James DiTolla | ||||||
| Lee Gatewood | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| Robert Gosselin | ||||||
| Francis Green | ||||||
| Cliff Gustafson | ||||||
| Wallace Hanna | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Kenneth Hughes | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Frosty Kennedy | R | R | March 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Hugh King | R | R | 6'2" | 176 | ||
| Ray Litton | R | R | July 8, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Howard Maley | ||||||
| Joseph Malinowski | R | 5'10" | 163 | |||
| Frank Martin | R | R | 6'1" | 220 | ||
| Howard Morganstern | ||||||
| Arthur Neal | ||||||
| Robert Pate | ||||||
| George Payte | S | R | June 6, 1922 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Herminio Reyes | ||||||
| Robert Rose | L | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| Robert Schnabel | L | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Travis Shaw | ||||||
| Oran Stoker | ||||||
| Don Stokes | L | July 13, 1921 | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| Jackie Sullivan | R | R | February 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | Princeton, TX US |
| Donald Tierney | R | R | 6'2" | 206 | ||
| Manuel Tornay | ||||||
| John Turk | ||||||
| John Warren | R | May 18, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Boynton, OK US | |
| Lester White | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Joe Williams |
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.
