1954 El Paso Texans Roster
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 4th in the AAL
Manager: Syd Cohen (69-71)
Location: El Paso, Texas
Ballpark: Dudley Field
Attendance: 63,401, Avg. 906
The El Paso Texans of the Arizona-Texas League ended the 1954 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the AAL.
The Texans plated 966 runs and gave up 969 runs. Bill Van Heuitt paced El Paso with 27 home runs, while Gonzalo Garcia and Ventura Morales walloped 15 or more also. Bill Van Heuitt accounted for 147 RBI. Ventura Morales topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .341. Jimmy Ochoa led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 5.09 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1954 El Paso Texans who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Syd Cohen, Julio González, Ford Smith and Earl Wilson.
Syd Cohen served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Alborano | March 17, 1934 | |||||
| Leonel Aldama | R | R | July 20, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | Arabas Colon, CU |
| James Baldacci | L | L | April 23, 1934 | 6'0" | 183 | San Jose, CA US |
| Gustavo Bello | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | Jalapa, Veracruz MX | |
| Bill Blackburn | L | R | July 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Frank Casanova | R | May 30, 1922 | 5'6" | 180 | Ancho Velez, CU | |
| Syd Cohen | S | L | May 7, 1906 | 5'11" | 180 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Bennie Dobbins | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Humberto Estrada | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Rafael Fabela | R | R | November 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 194 | Tlahualilo, Durango MX |
| William Forrest | ||||||
| Gonzalo Garcia | R | May 25, 1931 | 5'8" | 180 | La Union, NM US | |
| Bob Gauthier | R | R | February 28, 1935 | 6'1" | 210 | El Centro, CA US |
| Donald Glenn | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Jack Glover | 6'1" | 195 | ||||
| Julio González | R | R | December 20, 1920 | 5'11" | 150 | Banes, CU |
| Tony Guelde | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Ron Hagler | R | R | December 16, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Manuel Juárez | R | January 16, 1927 | 5'9" | 167 | ||
| Stan Kulka | L | R | July 9, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Smoky Lake, AB CA |
| Richard Leeder | R | R | September 27, 1930 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Manuel Maldonado | R | R | 6'0" | 176 | ||
| Thomas McNulty | L | R | April 2, 1936 | 6'0" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Gary Miller | R | L | 6'1" | 173 | ||
| Ventura Morales | R | R | July 7, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
| Arthur Muche | ||||||
| Jimmy Ochoa | R | R | July 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 200 | , MX |
| Maximo Olivera | ||||||
| Olson | ||||||
| Benjamin Quintana | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Jose Rivera | ||||||
| Aurelio Saldana | ||||||
| Don Schneider | R | R | October 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Fenton Slaughter | ||||||
| Ford Smith | S | R | January 19, 1919 | 6'1" | 198 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| George Storti | R | R | April 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Redding, CA US |
| Romualdo Urias | R | 5'11" | 172 | |||
| Bill Van Heuitt | R | August 24, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Earl Wilson | R | R | October 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 216 | Ponchatoula, LA US |
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.
