1954 Roswell Rockets Roster
Team Record: 87-51
Finished 2nd in the LL
Manager: Pat Stasey (87-51)
Location: Roswell, New Mexico
Ballpark: Fair Park Stadium
Attendance: 53,280, Avg. 772
Playoffs - Carlsbad Potashers 4 games, Roswell Rockets 2
The Roswell Rockets of the Longhorn League ended the 1954 season with a record of 87 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the LL.
The Rockets led the league with 1211 runs, powered by 130 home runs. Roswell allowed 890 runs. Joe Bauman crushed 72 homers for the squad and drove in 224 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .400. Thomas Sawyer topped the team with 18 wins, and Evelio Hernandez registered a 3.73 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1954 Roswell Rockets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Evelio Hernandez, Vallie Eaves, Ossie Alvarez and Oliverio Ortiz.
Pat Stasey served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossie Alvarez | R | R | October 19, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | Bolondron, CU |
| Rudolfo Arco | April 18, 1933 | |||||
| Humberto Baez | R | R | September 7, 1924 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Charlie Balciulis | R | January 29, 1930 | 6'3" | 206 | ||
| Joe Bauman | L | L | April 16, 1922 | 6'4" | 235 | Welch, OK US |
| Carlos Bell | R | 6'0" | 192 | |||
| Tom Brookshier | R | R | December 16, 1931 | 6'0" | 196 | Roswell, NM US |
| Mario Cassio | ||||||
| Collatto | ||||||
| Jim Crouse | September 8, 1932 | |||||
| Weldon Day | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Kenneth Dilldine | May 28, 1924 | 192 | ||||
| Vallie Eaves | R | R | September 6, 1911 | 6'2" | 180 | Allen, OK US |
| Ray Faust | R | R | June 25, 1928 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Samuel Fowlkes | ||||||
| Jose Gallardo | R | R | 5'9" | 148 | ||
| Pedro Gonzalez | ||||||
| William Greer | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Samuel Hechevarria | ||||||
| Evelio Hernandez | R | R | December 24, 1930 | 6'1" | 195 | Guanabacoa, La Habana CU |
| Gilberto Hernandez | ||||||
| Ramon Laza | R | R | 6'0" | 153 | ||
| Manuel Mantaras | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Ricardo Montano | ||||||
| Eugene Nalley | R | R | 6'2" | 182 | ||
| Esteban Nunez | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Angel Oliva | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque CU |
| Orlando | ||||||
| Oliverio Ortiz | R | R | December 5, 1919 | 6'0" | 190 | Camaguey, Camaguey CU |
| Celso Oviedo | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Toribio Pestana | ||||||
| Francisco Salfran | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Thomas Sawyer | L | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Pat Stasey | L | R | March 11, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Stephenville, TX US |
| Jose Taboada | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Duane White | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Dioscorides Wilson | ||||||
| John Wingate |
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.
