1951 Waycross Bears Roster
Team Record: 70-55
Finished 3rd in the GGL
Manager: Fred Williams (70-55)
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 54,448, Avg. 871
Playoffs - Waycross Bears 4 games, Albany Cardinals 0
Finals - Waycross Bears 4 games, Tifton Blue Sox 1
The Waycross Bears of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1951 season with a record of 70 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the GGL.
The Bears scored 671 runs and surrendered 603 runs. Jack Caro topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .298. Harry Raulerson led Waycross with 22 wins and a team-best 1.99 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Fred Williams and Taylor Phillips both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Fred Williams served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Beaird | September 7, 1931 | 193 | ||||
| George Bethea | R | R | ||||
| Chuck Bledsoe | S | January 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Moe Bremer | R | January 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Rockford, IL US | |
| Luther Brinson | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Jack Caro | R | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 174 | Pensacola, FL US |
| William Cloude | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Wayne Davis | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Joseph Dembek | R | March 19, 1931 | 5'7" | 162 | , MA US | |
| Alfred Digirolomo | April 27, 1931 | |||||
| Roy Ellis | ||||||
| Robert Hall | ||||||
| George Herrington | ||||||
| Robert Meador | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Richard Miller | ||||||
| Kenneth Munroe | March 19, 1927 | Perth Amboy, NJ US | ||||
| Arthur Pacanowski | ||||||
| Ray Parker | R | L | 5'8" | 152 | ||
| Taylor Phillips | L | L | June 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Vincent Pizzitola | R | R | March 17, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Harry Raulerson | L | R | May 16, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Herb Reeves | July 1, 1925 | Alva, KY US | ||||
| Francis Rogers | ||||||
| Roger Sappenfield | ||||||
| Michael Simmons | R | 5'10" | 164 | |||
| Charles Webb | R | July 9, 1923 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Fred Williams | R | R | July 17, 1913 | 6'1" | 200 | Meridian, MS 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.
