1954 San Angelo Colts Roster
Team Record: 53-86
Finished 7th in the LL
Manager: Hillis Layne (53-86)
Location: San Angelo, Texas
Ballpark: Guinn Field
Attendance: 72,727, Avg. 1,046
The San Angelo Colts of the Longhorn League ended the 1954 season with a record of 53 wins and 86 losses, finishing seventh in the LL.
The Colts plated 856 runs and surrendered 1064 runs. Bob Gonsalves paced San Angelo with 14 home runs Hillis Layne drove in 78 runs. Gerald Fineman topped all regular batters by hitting .371. Bill Ewen led the team with 16 wins, while Audie Malone added 15 or more wins, too Bill Ewen earned a 5.34 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Hillis Layne played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the San Angelo Colts to do so.
Hillis Layne served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwood Adams | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Russell Agne | L | L | September 29, 1934 | 5'7" | 160 | |
| Quincy Barbee | R | March 16, 1914 | 6'3" | 202 | ||
| Fred Barich | ||||||
| Nicholas Berbesia | R | July 11, 1926 | Valencia, Carabobo VE | |||
| Curt Borrett | March 12, 1929 | |||||
| Ralph Carpenter | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Lucio Celis | R | R | March 30, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Cuyagua, Aragua VE |
| Mike Cherry | ||||||
| Marvin Christensen | S | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Arthur Cicchetti | R | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Joe Criner | ||||||
| Wes Crossley | R | R | May 30, 1931 | 6'0" | 165 | Ecorse, MI US |
| Herbert Dwire | R | R | 6'4" | 175 | ||
| Anthony Dworaczyk | R | October 27, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Bill Ewen | R | R | March 5, 1931 | 6'2" | 175 | Texarkana, AR US |
| Gerald Fineman | L | 6'1" | 168 | |||
| John Flowers | ||||||
| Jerry Folkman | R | R | August 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Bob Gonsalves | R | December 24, 1934 | 5'7" | 145 | ||
| Gonzales | ||||||
| Dub Graves | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | Fort Worth, TX US | |
| Bob Hobbs | R | 5'9" | 172 | |||
| Jay Jeffries | R | November 27, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Hillis Layne | L | R | February 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | Whitwell, TN US |
| Audie Malone | S | R | March 16, 1923 | 5'11" | 165 | Union County, MS US |
| Leroy Molden | ||||||
| Jimmy Morgan | R | R | February 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Pedro Naranjo | L | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Paul Ortosky | L | May 26, 1929 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Edward Peacock | R | 5'9" | 190 | |||
| Arthur Purcell | ||||||
| Benjamin Quintana | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Vicente Rivera | R | , MX | ||||
| Norman Rousselot | R | R | November 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Mario Saldana | R | R | September 3, 1931 | 5'9" | 151 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Herb Sather | ||||||
| Cory Sharpe | March 10, 1935 | |||||
| Donald Shoblom | May 25, 1932 | |||||
| Ervin Symank | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| John Tayoan | R | July 10, 1917 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Manuel Temes | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Don Terlip | July 5, 1936 | |||||
| Robert Vruck | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Bob Wadsworth | S | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Charles Watts | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Paul Weeks | R | 6'0" | 160 |
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.
