1953 Jesup Bees Roster
Team Record: 78-46
Finished 2nd in the GSL
Manager: Bill Steinecke (78-46)
Location: Jesup, Georgia
Ballpark: Milikin Park
Attendance: 20,629, Avg. 333
Playoffs - Eastman Dodgers 4 games, Jesup Bees 0
The Jesup Bees of the Georgia State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 78 wins and 46 losses, finishing second in the GSL.
The Bees conceded 588 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Jesup plated 776 runs. James Sosebee led hitters with significant playing time with a .369 average. Seymour Boxer topped the team with 18 wins, while Cecil Hutson and Charles Ready, too added 15 or more wins, too Cecil Hutson recorded a 3.46 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Bill Steinecke served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bartholomew | R | January 26, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Jim Blume | ||||||
| Seymour Boxer | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Roger Charette | R | R | South Hadley, MA US | |||
| Jimmy Childers | February 5, 1935 | |||||
| Homer Cornett | ||||||
| Douglas Daniel | ||||||
| Richard Engquist | R | R | April 19, 1929 | 6'2" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| Andrew Falcione | ||||||
| Henry Geary | L | May 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | Boston, MA US | |
| Robert Harvey | ||||||
| Cecil Hutson | R | R | January 3, 1914 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Harold Jackson | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Edwin Keller | ||||||
| John Kowaleski | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Lowell Lander | ||||||
| Vincent Licata | ||||||
| Douglas Livingston | ||||||
| John Lyons | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| John Mallard | R | 5'8" | 145 | |||
| Clifford Mansfield | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Carl Medley | November 27, 1926 | Paden, MS US | ||||
| Stanley Miller | L | R | 6'6" | 210 | ||
| Anthony Mirande | R | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Wilson Osborne | ||||||
| Bill Owen | July 9, 1929 | Meriwether County, GA US | ||||
| Ronald Parrish | ||||||
| John Pawlick | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Virgil Petty | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Charles Ready | R | R | January 31, 1931 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Elmer Sherba | ||||||
| Tom Soja | January 22, 1934 | |||||
| James Sosebee | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Arthur Stone | ||||||
| Harry Sutfin | ||||||
| Alfred Virgona | ||||||
| James Warren | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Williams | S | R | 6'0" | 203 | ||
| Harmon Young | R | R | September 30, 1921 | 5'9" | 187 | Dunbar, WV US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
