1954 Wichita Falls/Sweetwater Spudders Roster

Longhorn League (LL) - Class: C
Team Record: 27-109
Finished 8th in the LL
Manager: Billy McCarty (27-109)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Sweetwater, Texas; Wichita Falls, Texas
Ballpark: Spudder Park, City Park
Attendance: 20,101, Avg. 296
1954 Wichita Falls/Sweetwater Spudders Statistics

The Wichita Falls/Sweetwater Spudders of the Longhorn League ended the 1954 season with a record of 27 wins and 109 losses, finishing eighth in the LL.Wichita Falls (??-??) transferred to Sweetwater May 6.

The Spudders scored 704 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 1327 runs, most in the circuit. Charlie Tuttle led Wichita Falls/Sweetwater with 19 home runs Ken Cluley drove in 97 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .360 average, while Robert Abshire registered a 8.26 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1954 Wichita Falls/Sweetwater Spudders who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Julio González, Vallie Eaves and Oliverio Ortiz.

Billy McCarty served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert AbshireSLApril 17, 19336'2"170
Royce Ankeny
Rudolfo ArcoApril 18, 1933
Fred Blair
James Boyd6'1"200
Ricardo Bravo
Angel CastrilloR6'0"175
Ken CluleyLJuly 22, 19286'2"185
Salty Copeland
Miguel De La Torre
Herbert DwireRR6'4"175
Vallie EavesRRSeptember 6, 19116'2"180Allen, OK US
Jaime Fals
Leroy FinklerLL6'2"180
Davis Floyd
Murray Forsvall
Eduardo Gavilan
Jennings GibbsJune 15, 1921Shreveport, LA US
Jose Gonzalez
Julio GonzálezRRDecember 20, 19205'11"150Banes, CU
Pedro Gonzalez
Peter Guzy
Sergio HebraRR5'10"160, MX
Gilberto Hernandez
Cecil Hickerson
James Langford
Gary Ledbetter
William LooneyL5'10"180
Francisco LopezRL5'10"158
Jay MattsonLLMarch 16, 19336'0"195Wolbach, NE US
George McAllister
Albert McCartySLAugust 16, 19186'3"220
Noel McMellonRR6'1"175
Howard Morganstern
Gustavo MunizRR5'11"197, MX
Esteban NunezRR5'10"180
Oliverio OrtizRRDecember 5, 19196'0"190Camaguey, Camaguey CU
Duane Peters
Julio RamosLLJuly 9, 19255'8"135San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Rio CU
Pompeyo RecioApril 10, 1933
Robbins
Francisco SalfranR5'10"190
Jack Salmon
Shuler
Peter SimoneRR6'1"194
Charles SmithLOctober 22, 19345'10"165
Joseph Spencer
M. T. Staten
Donz Stevens
Richard Stone
Dave Talley
Jose TraspuestoR5'10"165
John TrucksSeptember 7, 1934Rison, AR US
James TurnerR6'0"180
Charlie TuttleRAugust 1, 19275'11"190Dallas, TX US
Morris Warshaw
Don Watson
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.




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