1939 Waycross Bears Statistics
Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 70-68
Finished 4th in the GGL
Manager: Al Leitz (0-0), Art Patchin (0-0)
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Ralph Newton Field
Attendance: 85,556, Avg. 1,240
1939 Waycross Bears RosterTeam Record: 70-68
Finished 4th in the GGL
Manager: Al Leitz (0-0), Art Patchin (0-0)
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Ralph Newton Field
Attendance: 85,556, Avg. 1,240
Playoffs - Valdosta Trojans 3 games, Waycross Bears 2
The Waycross Bears of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1939 season with a record of 70 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the GGL.
Al Leitz and Art Patchin served as manager.
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Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Thomassie | 135 | 542 | 542 | 171 | 25 | 9 | 1 | .315 | .315 | .400 | .716 | 217 | |||||||||||
| Sindo Valle | 139 | 505 | 505 | 133 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .311 | .574 | 157 | |||||||||||
| Dean Evans | 107 | 404 | 404 | 109 | 15 | 9 | 1 | .270 | .270 | .359 | .629 | 145 | |||||||||||
| Al Leitz | 111 | 318 | 318 | 99 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .311 | .311 | .399 | .711 | 127 | |||||||||||
| Leon Thompson | 84 | 304 | 304 | 95 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .312 | .312 | .401 | .714 | 122 | |||||||||||
| Bill Creager | 79 | 321 | 321 | 83 | 19 | 10 | 7 | .259 | .259 | .445 | .704 | 143 | |||||||||||
| Dudley Parker | 80 | 313 | 313 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .240 | .240 | .335 | .575 | 105 | |||||||||||
| Harry Stratton | 72 | 252 | 252 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .393 | .687 | 99 | |||||||||||
| Charles Farrar | 56 | 205 | 205 | 61 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .298 | .298 | .410 | .707 | 84 | |||||||||||
| Dan Vickers | 62 | 210 | 210 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .229 | .238 | .467 | 50 | |||||||||||
| Michael Petrosky | 64 | 147 | 147 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .299 | .299 | .449 | .748 | 66 | |||||||||||
| Joseph D'Antonio | 41 | 170 | 170 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .329 | .571 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Peter Pierce | 30 | 114 | 114 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .246 | .281 | .526 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Genie Peters | 23 | 93 | 93 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .215 | .301 | .516 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Art Patchin | 26 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .295 | .361 | .656 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Elwood Lawson | 23 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .326 | .349 | .674 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Marvin Horton | 12 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .475 | .775 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Frank Bennett | 25 | 63 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .206 | .397 | 13 | |||||||||||
| James Marsh | 23 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .208 | .396 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Henry Adams | 10 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .276 | .414 | .690 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Jim Mertz | 29 | 50 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .160 | .320 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Peter Blasco | 11 | 45 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .156 | .289 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Raymond Melton | 23 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Joe Wrobke | 7 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Charles Atwater | 11 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1283 | 4356 | 4356 | 0 | 1175 | 178 | 70 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .270 | .354 | .624 | 1544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Thompson | 1B | 84 | 662 | 47 | 10 | .986 | 8.440 | |
| Bill Creager | 2B | 79 | 213 | 221 | 20 | .956 | 5.494 | |
| Joseph D'Antonio | 2B | 41 | 87 | 107 | 16 | .924 | 4.732 | |
| Dudley Parker | 3B | 80 | 78 | 165 | 25 | .907 | 3.038 | |
| Peter Pierce | 3B | 30 | 36 | 62 | 17 | .852 | 3.267 | |
| Marvin Horton | 3B | 12 | 8 | 25 | 3 | .917 | 2.750 | |
| Al Leitz | C | 92 | 348 | 53 | 3 | .993 | 4.359 | |
| Dan Vickers | C | 62 | 278 | 41 | 5 | .985 | 5.145 | |
| Raymond Melton | C | 23 | 43 | 9 | 5 | .912 | 2.261 | |
| Pete Thomassie | OF | 135 | 290 | 21 | 15 | .954 | 2.304 | |
| Dean Evans | OF | 107 | 273 | 10 | 7 | .976 | 2.645 | |
| Harry Stratton | OF | 72 | 110 | 6 | 4 | .967 | 1.611 | |
| Charles Farrar | OF | 56 | 98 | 1 | 3 | .971 | 1.768 | |
| Genie Peters | OF | 23 | 52 | 8 | 4 | .938 | 2.609 | |
| Henry Adams | OF | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | |
| Sindo Valle | SS | 139 | 307 | 386 | 53 | .929 | 4.986 | |
| Peter Blasco | SS | 11 | 16 | 22 | 7 | .844 | 3.455 | |
| Totals | 1056 | 2909 | 1186 | 197 | 0 | .954 | 3.878 |
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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