1951 Waycross Bears Roster

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
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
1951 Waycross Bears Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Richard BeairdSeptember 7, 1931193
George BetheaRR
Chuck BledsoeSJanuary 24, 19286'0"165
Moe BremerRJanuary 21, 19276'0"185Rockford, IL US
Luther BrinsonR5'11"170
Jack CaroRRFebruary 2, 19316'1"174Pensacola, FL US
William CloudeR5'11"185
Wayne DavisL5'11"180
Joseph DembekRMarch 19, 19315'7"162, MA US
Alfred DigirolomoApril 27, 1931
Roy Ellis
Robert Hall
George Herrington
Robert MeadorR6'0"180
Richard Miller
Kenneth MunroeMarch 19, 1927Perth Amboy, NJ US
Arthur Pacanowski
Ray ParkerRL5'8"152
Taylor PhillipsLLJune 18, 19335'11"185Atlanta, GA US
Vincent PizzitolaRRMarch 17, 19326'0"185Birmingham, AL US
Harry RaulersonLRMay 16, 19256'0"190
Herb ReevesJuly 1, 1925Alva, KY US
Francis Rogers
Roger Sappenfield
Michael SimmonsR5'10"164
Charles WebbRJuly 9, 19235'8"170
Fred WilliamsRRJuly 17, 19136'1"200Meridian, 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.




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