1954 Plainview Ponies Roster
Team Record: 60-73
Finished 6th in the WTNML
Manager: Jackie Sullivan (60-73)
Location: Plainview, Texas
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 56,071, Avg. 843
The Plainview Ponies of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1954 season with a record of 60 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the WTNML.
The Ponies scored 800 runs and allowed 790 runs. Don Stokes led batters with significant playing time by hitting .405. Cecil Davis topped Plainview with 19 wins, while Edward Arthur recorded a 3.95 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jackie Sullivan played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Plainview Ponies to do so.
Jackie Sullivan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Adelheim | R | R | September 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Clyde Angelos | R | 6'1" | 205 | |||
| Edward Arthur | R | R | January 24, 1928 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Al Belinsky | R | R | September 22, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Berwick, PA US |
| Jack Blizzard | ||||||
| Robert Brown | R | July 6, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Donald Chamberlain | ||||||
| Tom Curley | February 24, 1935 | 193 | ||||
| Denny Davidson | ||||||
| Cecil Davis | R | R | February 26, 1932 | 6'3" | 195 | Amber, OK US |
| John Dempsey | R | May 29, 1925 | 6'1" | 205 | East Point, GA US | |
| James Fairchild | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| William Forsyth | R | 6'0" | 220 | |||
| Joe Fortin | R | June 20, 1923 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Nim Free | L | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Earl Genter | ||||||
| Francis Green | ||||||
| Lionel Harms | ||||||
| Raymond Hegstrom | S | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Eugene Hodge | R | November 20, 1917 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Bill Jones | R | L | October 21, 1932 | 5'10" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Roy Kelly | ||||||
| Frank Maren | November 5, 1927 | |||||
| Gene Marinacci | L | L | April 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 196 | |
| Bobby Melton | R | March 8, 1932 | 5'10" | 194 | ||
| Calvin Mickelson | R | L | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Wally O'Neil | L | L | July 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| George Petrovich | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Richard Pierce | R | R | August 9, 1934 | 5'11" | 160 | Bell, CA US |
| Socrates Red | L | L | 6'0" | 159 | ||
| Max Simmons | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ronald Simmons | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Raymond Sims | R | R | May 13, 1931 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| Jewel Smith | ||||||
| Robert Smith | ||||||
| Vincent Speranza | R | R | June 27, 1929 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Harry Spittle | ||||||
| Oran Stoker | ||||||
| Don Stokes | L | July 13, 1921 | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| Jackie Sullivan | R | R | February 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 172 | Princeton, TX US |
| Teddy Tate | R | June 13, 1932 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Donald Tierney | R | R | 6'2" | 206 | ||
| Jack Venable | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Pedro Ventura | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Gust Vergetis | R | May 5, 1932 | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Jim Waugh | R | L | November 2, 1929 | 5'10" | 173 | Huntington, WV US |
| Dub Woolbright | R | June 5, 1929 | 5'10" | 163 | ||
| Forrest Wright | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Clay Wulff | June 3, 1934 | |||||
| Orlando Zgraggen |
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.
