1954 Waycross Bears Roster
Team Record: 68-67
Finished 4th in the GGL
Manager: Paul Eames (68-67)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 36,854, Avg. 546
Playoffs - Brunswick Pirates 4 games, Waycross Bears 1
The Waycross Bears of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1954 season with a record of 68 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the GGL.
The Bears tallied 629 runs and allowed 672 runs. Denver Rikard led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .293. Floyd Baker topped Waycross with 17 wins, while Johnnie Scroggs also added 15 or more victories also Floyd Baker recorded a 2.92 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Charlie Brewster played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Waycross Bears to do so.
Paul Eames served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Alden | R | R | October 18, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | |
| Bill Allen | S | L | May 14, 1931 | 5'11" | 150 | |
| Louis Altomer | S | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Augustoni | L | L | February 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Earl Baker | ||||||
| Floyd Baker | R | R | July 27, 1929 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Bob Belladella | January 7, 1935 | |||||
| Perry Bellamy | December 21, 1929 | |||||
| Charlie Brewster | R | R | December 27, 1916 | 5'8" | 175 | Marthaville, LA US |
| Don Cierniak | L | L | August 21, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| John Clifton | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Bobby Cothran | R | May 7, 1934 | 5'6" | 160 | ||
| Jack Davis | R | R | July 18, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Ray Dean | ||||||
| Joseph Dembek | R | March 19, 1931 | 5'7" | 162 | , MA US | |
| Joseph Duval | ||||||
| Paul Eames | L | R | June 28, 1927 | 5'10" | 190 | Worcester, MA US |
| Dennis Farmer | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Ambrose Foote | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Robert Gaston | ||||||
| Silas Harmon | ||||||
| Lionel Harms | ||||||
| Al Hedin | R | R | 6'3" | 165 | ||
| Ronald Heffren | November 22, 1934 | |||||
| Craig Hoyal | L | R | February 27, 1935 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Lew Jones | R | R | July 29, 1931 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Edward Kowalski | ||||||
| Malcolm Mathison | ||||||
| Bill McColly | L | August 25, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Hartford City, IN US | |
| Gerald Miller | ||||||
| Lamar Moore | ||||||
| Ronald Mount | R | R | 6'3" | 230 | ||
| Ed Nesbihal | ||||||
| John O'Neill | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Sandy Oster | R | R | July 15, 1931 | 5'11" | 150 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Robert Reckelhoff | January 4, 1935 | Jasper, IN US | ||||
| Lou Reilly | R | R | March 21, 1931 | 6'3" | 200 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Denver Rikard | L | 5'9" | 185 | |||
| Robert Rouzee | ||||||
| Dick Sanson | ||||||
| Johnnie Scroggs | R | R | November 5, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Wallace Server | ||||||
| Virgil Tieken | R | October 4, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Eugene Vinson | ||||||
| Michael Walsh | L | R | May 20, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Lebanon, NH 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.
