1954 Sandersville Wacos Roster
Team Record: 33-97
Finished 6th in the GSL
Manager: Sid West (0-0), Dave Madison (0-0)
Location: Sandersville, Georgia
Ballpark: Sandersville Baseball Park
Attendance: 25,600, Avg. 394
The Sandersville Wacos of the Georgia State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 33 wins and 97 losses, finishing sixth in the GSL.
The Wacos tallied 679 runs and surrendered 1103 runs, most in the league. Robert McGee paced Sandersville with 16 home runs and drove in 111 runs, while leading all regular hitters by connecting at a .306 clip. Alfred Diez topped the team with 6 wins, and Vincent Cimmino registered a 5.89 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Dave Madison played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Sandersville Wacos to do so.
Sid West and Dave Madison served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Adams | ||||||
| Don Allegrucci | R | September 19, 1936 | 5'11" | Pittsburg, KS US | ||
| Richard Ambrose | April 24, 1935 | Pittsburgh, PA US | ||||
| Ford Arbogast | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Eldred Baker | ||||||
| Geneva Bridges | ||||||
| Jerold Burg | ||||||
| Wilbur Caldwell | ||||||
| Vincent Cimmino | R | R | 5'10" | 182 | ||
| Jack Collins | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| John Cook | L | August 11, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| William Cooper | ||||||
| Walter Davis | ||||||
| Bill Dietrich | R | R | November 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Alfred Diez | R | R | March 22, 1934 | 6'3" | 185 | , MX |
| Tim Falls | ||||||
| Richard Fasanaro | ||||||
| Stan Fisher | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Shelby Foster | ||||||
| Jesus Garcia | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Ray Garmon | L | July 23, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Nathan Haber | L | 5'5" | 160 | |||
| Nat Hamlin | April 15, 1926 | |||||
| Lou Harrington | ||||||
| Darrell Harris | ||||||
| Lee Hartley | January 12, 1928 | 192 | Riddleville, GA US | |||
| William Henderson | ||||||
| Lou Hite | L | L | March 18, 1935 | |||
| J. D. Holley | R | March 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Milton Hood | ||||||
| Craig Hoyal | L | R | February 27, 1935 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Daniel Jiminez | ||||||
| Lee Johnson | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Sidney Johnson | ||||||
| Harvey Jones | ||||||
| Donald Kirincic | ||||||
| Robert Koski | L | 6'0" | 187 | |||
| Richard Lazenby | ||||||
| Leon Leonard | January 16, 1931 | |||||
| Dave Madison | R | R | February 1, 1921 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooksville, MS US |
| Ted May | ||||||
| Russell McDonald | R | R | January 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Robert McGee | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Willie McGraw | R | R | ||||
| Robert McNeeley | R | 6'0" | 186 | |||
| Willard Moore | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Lucius Morgan | L | R | February 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 155 | Dearing, GA US |
| Daniel Murphy | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Bill Owen | July 9, 1929 | Meriwether County, GA US | ||||
| Larry Pardue | ||||||
| Leo Parent | R | R | April 13, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Lowell, MA US |
| Robert Reid | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Parnell Ruark | R | R | August 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Roland Schurrer | ||||||
| Frank Tippett | ||||||
| Rudy Warren | L | August 13, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Sid West | L | R | 5'11" | 204 | ||
| Glenn Whitmire | ||||||
| James Wilson | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Clay Wulff | June 3, 1934 | |||||
| Orlando Zgraggen |
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.
