Plainview Athletics
| Plainview A's | |
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| Previous teams | Kansas City A's (1958–1959) |
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| League titles | None |
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Previous parks | Jaycee Park (1953–1959) |
The Plainview Athletics or Plainview A's was the final name of a minor league baseball club based in Plainview, Texas from 1953 through 1959. The Plainview Athletics played in the Sophomore League (1958–1959), Southwestern League (1956–1957) and West Texas-New Mexico League (19531955). Plainview was an affiliate of the Kansas City A's (1958–1959).
History
The Plainview Ponies of the West Texas-New Mexico League began play in 1953. The franchise disbanded on June 15, 1957,. Planiview reformed in 1958 with the Plainview Athletics, an affiliate of the Kansas City A's.[1]
Plainview was a member of the Sophomore League (1958–1959), Southwestern League (1956–1957) and the West Texas-New Mexico League (1953–1955).[2]
60 Home Run Season
Frosty Kennedy hit 60 Home Runs and had 184 RBI for the Plainview Ponies in 1956.[3][4]
The ballpark
Plainview teams played at Jaycee Park. The ballpark site is still in use today within Broadway Park and is located at 100 South Broadway Plainview, Texas, 79072.[5]
Notable alumni
- Bobby Hofman (1959)
References
- ^ "Plainview Ponies - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- ^ "Plainview, Texas Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Kennedy 111, Forrest E. (29 July 2007). "60 Homers Club: Frosty Kennedy".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Editor, DOUG McDONOUGH | Herald (22 September 2012). "Baseball great Frosty Kennedy played with Plainview Ponies". Plainview Daily Herald.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ McDonough, Doug; Herald, Plainview (10 October 2017). "Baseball, softball fields due for updates". Plainview Daily Herald.