Amarillo Gold Sox
- Location: Amarillo, TX
- League: West Texas-New Mexico League 1939-1942, 1946-1955; Western League 1956-1958; Texas League 1959-1963, 1976-1982.
- Affiliation: Little Rock Travelers 1947; Sacramento Solons 1957-1958; Baltimore Orioles 1959; New York Yankees 1960-1962; Chicago Cubs 1963; San Diego Padres 1976-1982
- Ballpark: Gold Sox Field 1952; Potter County Memorial Stadium 1959-1963, 1976-1982
The team's nickname came from Amarillo, which is Spanish for "Yellow".
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | 57-79 | 8th | Neal Rabe | |
1940 | 82-58 | 2nd | Claude Jonnard | Lost in 1st round |
1941 | 72-64 | 4th | Claude Jonnard | Lost in 1st round |
1942 | 38-29 | 3rd | Claude Jonnard | League disbande July 5 |
1946 | 93-47 | 3rd | Bob Seeds | Lost in 1st round |
1947 | 85-55 | 2nd | Harry Lamprich | Lost League Finals |
1948 | 84-56 | 2nd | Buck Fausett | League Champs |
1949 | 73-66 | 2nd (t) | Jesse Landrum (31-31) / Buck Fausett (42-35) | Lost League Finals |
1950 | 59-82 | 6th | Harry Davis (40-48) / Pete Knapp (3-2) / Crawford Howard (16-32) | |
1951 | 67-74 | 5th | Buck Fausett (1-9) / Les Mulcahy (16-31) / Pat McLaughlin (50-34) | |
1952 | 70-70 | 3rd | Pat McLaughlin (4-8) / John "Monk" Webb (1-1) / Ted Clawitter (65-61) | League Champs |
1953 | 71-71 | 6th | Jim Matthews | |
1954 | 71-63 | 3rd | Ted Clawitter (42-43) / John Bruzga (0-5) / Frank Kempa (29-15) | Lost in 1st round |
1955 | 80-60 | 1st | Red McQuillen (7-13) / Buck Fausett (37-26) / Taft Wright (36-21) | Lost League Finals |
1956 | 87-52 | 1st | Chuck Stevens | Lost League Finals |
1957 | 97-57 | 2nd | Eddie Bockman | none |
1958 | 84-63 | 2nd | Eddie Bockman (74-55) / Gale Pringle (10-8) | none |
1959 | 75-71 | 5th | Barney Lutz (3-2) / George Staller (72-69) | |
1960 | 68-78 | 6th | Jim Gleeson | |
1961 | 90-50 | 1st | Sheriff Robinson / Steve Souchock (6/25-7/9) | Lost in 1st round |
1962 | 56-84 | 6th | Rube Walker | |
1963 | 57-83 | 6th | Joe Macko | |
1976 | 81-54 | 1st | Bob Miller | League Champs |
1977 | 56-74 | 8th | Dave Campbell | |
1978 | 44-89 | 8th | Glenn Ezell | |
1979 | 54-82 | 8th | Glenn Ezell / Rusty Gerhardt | |
1980 | 77-59 | 2nd | Eddie Watt | Lost in 1st round |
1981 | 77-59 | 2nd | Eddie Watt | Lost in 1st round |
1982 | 61-74 | 8th | Glenn Ezell |
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