1953 Waycross Bears Roster
Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 59-78
Finished 6th in the GGL
Manager: Morton Smith (0-0), Alvin Aucoin (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 27,994, Avg. 409
1953 Waycross Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 59-78
Finished 6th in the GGL
Manager: Morton Smith (0-0), Alvin Aucoin (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 27,994, Avg. 409
The Waycross Bears of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1953 season with a record of 59 wins and 78 losses, finishing sixth in the GGL.
The Bears scored 570 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 655 runs. Roy Cato topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .255. Duell Foster led Waycross with 13 wins and a team-best 2.79 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Jim Umbricht played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Waycross Bears to do so.
Morton Smith and Alvin Aucoin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Adair | L | R | October 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| John Adams | R | L | March 14, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Bill Allen | S | L | May 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 150 | |
| Alvin Aucoin | R | R | September 15, 1925 | 5'11" | 195 | Port Arthur, TX US |
| John Bachar | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Billy Bearden | ||||||
| Ortelio Bosch | R | 5'8" | 145 | |||
| Alfred Cash | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Roy Cato | R | R | June 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| John Clifton | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Charles Cobb | R | R | May 4, 1934 | Opp, AL US | ||
| Joseph Dacus | ||||||
| Duell Foster | ||||||
| Earl Gillam | October 29, 1933 | |||||
| Robert Hopkins | ||||||
| Jerry Jones | L | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Richard Kostner | R | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Buddy Langley | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Hoyt McCravy | ||||||
| James Pope | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Clifford Powell | ||||||
| Fred Randle | ||||||
| Aaron Reese | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Frank Smith | ||||||
| Morton Smith | L | November 16, 1922 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| William Smith | R | 5'6" | 150 | |||
| Steve Spence | ||||||
| Ray Timberlake | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Jim Umbricht | R | R | September 17, 1930 | 6'4" | 215 | Chicago, IL US |
| George Utley | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Eugene Vinson | ||||||
| Billy Walters | R | R | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
