Amarillo Gold Sox
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Amarillo, TX
- League: West Texas-New Mexico League 1939-1942, 1946-1955; Western League 1956-1958; Texas League 1959-1963, 1976-1982.
- Affiliation: Boston Braves 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".
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| 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 / Buck Fausett | Lost League Finals |
| 1950 | 59-82 | 6th | Harry Davis / Pete Knapp / Crawford Howard | |
| 1951 | 67-74 | 5th | Buck Fausett / Les Mulcahy / Pat McLaughlin | |
| 1952 | 70-70 | 3rd | Pat McLaughlin / John "Monk" Webb / Ted Clawitter | League Champs |
| 1953 | 71-71 | 6th | Jim Matthews | |
| 1954 | 71-63 | 3rd | Ted Clawitter / Frank Kempa | Lost in 1st round |
| 1955 | 80-60 | 1st | Red McQuillen / Buck Fausett / Taft Wright | 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 / Gale Pringle | none |
| 1959 | 75-71 | 5th | Barney Lutz / George Staller | |
| 1960 | 68-78 | 6th | Jim Gleeson | |
| 1961 | 90-50 | 1st | Sheriff Robinson / Steve Souchock | 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 |
