1954 Plainview Ponies Statistics

West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
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

1954 Plainview Ponies Roster

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.

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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
Cecil Davis	19	13	.594	5.18	47	25					240.0	287	166	138	25	91
Edward Arthur	12	11	.522	3.95	35	26					198.0	215	112	87	16	54
Max Simmons	8	8	.500	5.13	30	15					138.7	168	98	79	9	66
Calvin Mickelson	7	7	.500	6.11	33	15					126.7	155	95	86	22	54
Oran Stoker	6	6	.500	4.56	42	12					106.7	111	74	54	8	58
Earl Genter	2	5	.286	6.10	18	6					59.0	62	45	40	8	46
Donald Chamberlain	1	1	.500		14						0.0
Raymond Hegstrom	1	5	.167	5.64	9	6					30.3	35	20	19	4	6
Jackie Sullivan	0	0			6						0.0
Harry Spittle	0	0			2						0.0
Ronald Simmons	0	0			1						0.0
Bill Jones	0	0			2						0.0
Frank Maren	0	0			1						0.0
Orlando Zgraggen	0	0			2						0.0
Francis Green	0	1	.000		2						0.0
Denny Davidson	0	1	.000		2						0.0
Richard Pierce	0	1	.000		11						0.0
Vincent Speranza	0	3	.000		6						0.0
Raymond Sims	0	3	.000		8						0.0
Totals	56	65	.463	5.03	271	105	0	0	0	0	899.3	1033	610	503	92	375	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
Don Stokes	130	511	511		207	46	7	25						.405	.405	.669	1.074	342
Tom Curley	133	489	489		132	17	4	20						.270	.270	.444	.714	217
Jackie Sullivan	94	337	337		112	26	3	16						.332	.332	.570	.902	192
Robert Brown	91	370	370		110	24	7	11						.297	.297	.489	.786	181
Francis Green	85	327	327		100	13	1	29						.306	.306	.618	.924	202
Robert Smith	103	303	303		72	18	3	15						.238	.238	.465	.703	141
Gust Vergetis	71	248	248		68	15	0	2						.274	.274	.359	.633	89
Calvin Mickelson	98	255	255		55	12	1	6						.216	.216	.341	.557	87
Bobby Melton	49	166	166		41	12	0	7						.247	.247	.446	.693	74
Jewel Smith	31	121	121		39	4	1	0						.322	.322	.372	.694	45
Cecil Davis	67	140	140		39	9	0	5						.279	.279	.450	.729	63
Pedro Ventura	20	71	71		17	3	0	2						.239	.239	.366	.606	26
Eugene Hodge	13	54	54		16	3	0	2						.296	.296	.463	.759	25
Edward Arthur	35	72	72		15	1	0	0						.208	.208	.222	.431	16
Wally O'Neil	12	52	52		9	3	0	0						.173	.173	.231	.404	12
Richard Pierce	34	35	35		8	0	0	0						.229	.229	.229	.457	8
Teddy Tate	15	42	42		8	1	0	0						.190	.190	.214	.405	9
Max Simmons	30	54	54		7	2	1	0						.130	.130	.204	.333	11
Earl Genter	18	22	22		6	2	0	0						.273	.273	.364	.636	8
Gene Marinacci	4	14	14		4	2	0	1						.286	.286	.643	.929	9
John Dempsey	11	30	30		4	1	0	0						.133	.133	.167	.300	5
Raymond Hegstrom	10	12	12		3	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500	3
Roy Kelly	3	5	5		2									.400	.400	.400	.800	2
Donald Chamberlain	16	13	13		2	0	0	0						.154	.154	.154	.308	2
Forrest Wright	3	4	4		1									.250	.250	.250	.500	1
Oran Stoker	42	31	31		1	0	0	0						.032	.032	.032	.065	1
Denny Davidson	2	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Vincent Speranza	7	7	7		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Bill Jones	2	3	3		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Raymond Sims	8	9	9		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Clay Wulff	2	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Totals	1239	3799	3799	0	1078	214	28	141	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.284	.466	.750	1771	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Cecil Davis	P	47					.000
Oran Stoker	P	42					.000
Edward Arthur	P	35					.000
Max Simmons	P	30					.000
Earl Genter	P	18					.000
Donald Chamberlain	P	14					.000
Raymond Hegstrom	P	9					.000
Raymond Sims	P	8					.000
Vincent Speranza	P	6					.000
Orlando Zgraggen	P	2					.000
Harry Spittle	P	2					.000
Bill Jones	P	2					.000
Denny Davidson	P	2					.000
Ronald Simmons	P	1					.000
Frank Maren	P	1					.000
Totals		219	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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