Amarillo Gold Sox

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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