1954 Amarillo Gold Sox Statistics

West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
Team Record: 71-63
Finished 3rd in the WTNML
Manager: Teddy Clawitter (0-0), John Bruzga (0-0), Frank Kempa (0-0)
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Ballpark: Gold Coast Stadium
Attendance: 51,800, Avg. 773

1954 Amarillo Gold Sox Roster

Playoffs - Clovis Pioneers 4 games, Amarillo Gold Sox 3

The Amarillo Gold Sox of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1954 season with a record of 71 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the WTNML.

The Gold Sox scored 862 runs and allowed 840 runs. Frosty Kennedy paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .372 clip. Eddie Locke earned 24 wins on the mound for Amarillo, while Leonard Ruyle, too added 15 or more wins, too Leonard Ruyle recorded a 4.09 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Eddie Locke played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Amarillo Gold Sox to do so.

Teddy Clawitter, John Bruzga and Frank Kempa served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Eddie Locke	24	15	.615	4.79	49	31					267.0	307	183	142	34	66
Leonard Ruyle	20	13	.606	4.09	47	35					264.0	282	157	120	25	92
Taylor Smith	6	9	.400	6.25	34	20					148.3	182	123	103	20	79
Ray Faust	6	9	.400	6.69	23	16					111.7	147	103	83	15	55
James Clarich	4	5	.444	6.75	25	9					84.0	101	77	63	12	59
Fidel Olvera	1	0	1.000	5.12	12	0					38.7	44	26	22	6	14
Edward Mathes	1	2	.333	7.74	19	3					52.3	78	51	45	13	26
Ron Tollber	0	0			2						0.0
Gilbert Silva	0	0			1						0.0
Karl Swenson	0	0			2						0.0
Frosty Kennedy	0	0			2						0.0
Frank Kempa	0	0			1						0.0
John Hecht	0	0			2						0.0
Julian De la Torre	0	0			1						0.0
Carroll Walker	0	0			1						0.0
Totals	62	53	.539	5.39	221	114	0	0	0	0	966.0	1141	720	578	125	391	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Frosty Kennedy	112	435	435		162	28	8	35						.372	.372	.715	1.087	311
Billy Wilhite	134	517	517		152	30	7	18						.294	.294	.484	.778	250
John Rucker	116	439	439		137	21	8	13						.312	.312	.485	.797	213
Frank Kempa	131	482	482		123	22	7	17						.255	.255	.436	.691	210
Nelson Brown	116	428	428		115	16	4	1						.269	.269	.332	.600	142
Eddie Locke	109	357	357		111	27	1	12						.311	.311	.493	.804	176
Julian De la Torre	33	139	139		39	10	1	3						.281	.281	.432	.712	60
Leonard Ruyle	47	107	107		23	4	0	0						.215	.215	.252	.467	27
Ray Faust	41	86	86		19	4	0	3						.221	.221	.372	.593	32
Bob Blevins	32	95	95		16	5	0	1						.168	.168	.253	.421	24
Taylor Smith	35	56	56		12	0	0	0						.214	.214	.214	.429	12
Gilbert Silva	23	76	76		11	1	2	0						.145	.145	.211	.355	16
Paul Halter	10	39	39		10	0	0	2						.256	.256	.410	.667	16
Charles Johnson	13	44	44		9	1	0	1						.205	.205	.295	.500	13
Davis Floyd	16	45	45		9	0	0	1						.200	.200	.267	.467	12
Clyde Isreal	11	27	27		8	2	0	0						.296	.296	.370	.667	10
James Clarich	32	40	40		8	1	0	0						.200	.200	.225	.425	9
Marvin Hoeckendorf	2	7	7		2									.286	.286	.286	.571	2
Fidel Olvera	13	16	16		2	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250	2
Teddy Clawitter	1	3	3		1									.333	.333	.333	.667	1
Carroll Walker	3	5	5		1									.200	.200	.200	.400	1
John Hecht	2	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Karl Swenson	2	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Edward Mathes	23	19	19		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1057	3465	3465	0	970	172	38	107	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.444	.724	1539	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Leonard Ruyle	P	47					.000
Taylor Smith	P	34					.000
James Clarich	P	25					.000
Ray Faust	P	23					.000
Edward Mathes	P	19					.000
Fidel Olvera	P	12					.000
Ron Tollber	P	2					.000
Karl Swenson	P	2					.000
John Hecht	P	2					.000
Totals		166	0	0	0	0	.000

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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