1954 Magic Valley Cowboys Roster
Team Record: 67-65
Finished 5th in the PL
Manager: Everett Robinson (67-65)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Ballpark: Jaycee Park
Attendance: 66,952, Avg. 1,014
The Magic Valley Cowboys of the Pioneer League ended the 1954 season with a record of 67 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the PL.
The Cowboys tallied 839 runs and surrendered 814 runs. Gene Hooks led all regular batters with a .333 average. Dwight Stoddard topped Magic Valley with 17 wins and a team-best 3.23 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Will played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Magic Valley Cowboys to do so.
Everett Robinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Belme | S | R | April 16, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | , WV US |
| Allen Burger | R | August 26, 1930 | 5'11" | 169 | ||
| John Buttrey | S | R | February 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 178 | Nashville, TN US |
| Buster Cloud | R | January 20, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Council Hill, OK US | |
| Arthur Cybulski | R | R | November 10, 1928 | 6'1" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| Buddy Davis | ||||||
| Jim Dayen | R | R | April 4, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Longview, WA US |
| Harold Donathan | R | R | February 25, 1934 | 5'11" | 160 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Fred Dupree | R | R | January 12, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Robert Faust | R | R | October 6, 1933 | 6'3" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jim Gilheart | R | R | August 28, 1930 | 5'11" | 160 | Fairhope, AL US |
| Donald Gonsalves | R | R | November 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Robert Hanny | L | R | September 11, 1929 | 5'11" | 190 | Elkhorn, WI US |
| Gene Hooks | R | May 15, 1928 | 6'1" | 187 | Goldsboro, NC US | |
| Alan Ihde | R | R | May 31, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | Yankton, SD US |
| Chuck Jorgensen | L | L | March 13, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Rockford, MI US |
| Bobby Lemmel | R | R | July 25, 1932 | 5'9" | 175 | Albuquerque, NM US |
| Ron Magnuson | R | |||||
| Dean Manns | R | R | February 23, 1929 | 6'0" | 179 | Centralia, IL US |
| Ed McDade | S | R | October 30, 1928 | 5'9" | 195 | East St. Louis, IL US |
| Charles McGuckin | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Sam Meyer | R | R | December 17, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Bill Mills | L | R | February 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Seattle, WA US |
| Gene Nelson | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Pete Ortega | R | R | November 13, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | Ajo, AZ US |
| Tom Rea | S | R | August 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 196 | Detroit, MI US |
| Orville Rickey | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Everett Robinson | L | L | October 12, 1916 | 6'1" | 175 | Hobart, IN US |
| Jim Speer | R | R | December 29, 1933 | 6'3" | 180 | Sandusky, OH US |
| James Stack | ||||||
| Gene Steiger | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Dwight Stoddard | S | R | June 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
| Elmer Tessin | R | R | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Del Walker | R | R | September 30, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | El Paso, TX US |
| Bob Will | L | L | July 15, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Berwyn, IL 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.
