Plainview Athletics
The Plainview Athletics (or the interchangeable "A's") were a minor league baseball team based in Plainview, Texas. The Plainview Ponies played as members of the West Texas-New Mexico League from 1953 to 1955 and Southwestern League in 1956 and 1957, before the Plainview Athletics, playing as a minor league affiliate of the Kansas City Athletics, became members of the Sophomore League in 1958 and 1959. Plainview hosted minor league home games at Jaycee Park (Plainview, Texas), Jaycee Park. History The 1953 Plainview Ponies began minor league baseball play in Plainview, Texas as members of the Class C (baseball), Class C level West Texas-New Mexico League. In 1953 West Texas-New Mexico League play, Plainview finished the regular season with a record of 80–62, playing under manager Jackie Sullivan. The Ponies placed 4th in the standings, finishing 7.0 games behind the 1st place Albuquerque Dukes and qualifying for the playoffs. In the Playoffs, the Clovis Pioneers defeated the Pl ...
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