1953 Sandersville Wacos Roster
Team Record: 48-77
Finished 6th in the GSL
Manager: Perley Grant (0-0), Parnell Ruark (0-0), Lucius Morgan (0-0), Julian Morgan (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Sandersville, Georgia
Ballpark: Sandersville Baseball Park
Attendance: 33,895, Avg. 542
The Sandersville Wacos of the Georgia State League ended the 1953 season with a record of 48 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the GSL.
The Wacos plated 727 runs and allowed 960 runs, most in the league. Lucius Morgan led all regular batters by connecting at a .330 clip. Sam Yearty topped Sandersville with 6 wins, while Willie Parrott registered a 5.76 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Rayford Finch played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Sandersville Wacos to do so.
Perley Grant, Parnell Ruark, Lucius Morgan and Julian Morgan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Allen | March 3, 1931 | Buncombe County, NC US | ||||
| Louis Altomer | S | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Harry Babcock | ||||||
| Eldred Baker | ||||||
| Billy Beale | ||||||
| Patrick Boggs | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| John Boswell | ||||||
| Leon Braun | ||||||
| Bob Breidt | R | July 5, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Castaldo | ||||||
| Joe Celozzi | R | R | October 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 150 | |
| John Colvin | ||||||
| Robert Cooper | ||||||
| Carl Davis | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| John Dobek | L | L | June 26, 1930 | 6'2" | 200 | New Britain, CT US |
| Chuck Doehler | L | June 23, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Orange, NJ US | |
| Dolan | ||||||
| Robert Dunlap | ||||||
| Jose Fernandez | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Rayford Finch | July 12, 1924 | |||||
| Robert Ford | R | 5'9" | 145 | |||
| Leon Foulk | L | R | February 14, 1926 | 6'2" | 188 | Williamsport, PA US |
| Jim Freeman | February 26, 1927 | Waltham, MA US | ||||
| Jesus Garcia | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Ray Garmon | L | July 23, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Perley Grant | R | June 9, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Waltham, MA US | |
| Cecil Herringdine | L | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Herbert Horowitz | R | 6'2" | 198 | |||
| Craig Hoyal | L | R | February 27, 1935 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Sidney Johnson | ||||||
| Harvey Jones | ||||||
| Oscar Keleher | ||||||
| Sherman Kenny | ||||||
| Bob Kirby | October 15, 1933 | 193 | Hartford, CT US | |||
| Fred Layton | ||||||
| James Long | ||||||
| Hal Luddy | L | L | July 2, 1929 | 5'11" | 165 | Brockton, MA US |
| Jerry Manes | ||||||
| John Maxwell | ||||||
| Douglas McPartland | ||||||
| Ignacio Mena | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Mock | ||||||
| Willard Moore | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Lucius Morgan | L | R | February 13, 1925 | 5'10" | 155 | Dearing, GA US |
| Ronald Newmarch | R | R | 5'11" | 173 | ||
| Willie Parrott | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Theodore Patterson | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| William Reagin | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Robert Reckelhoff | January 4, 1935 | Jasper, IN US | ||||
| Parnell Ruark | R | R | August 5, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Henry Sanders | ||||||
| John Saporito | L | R | 5'11" | 187 | ||
| Robert Seaman | ||||||
| William Shuryn | R | R | March 8, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Max Smith | January 3, 1929 | |||||
| Rudy Stewart | ||||||
| James Tyler | June 9, 1920 | Macon, GA US | ||||
| Charles Ware | ||||||
| Sam Yearty | ||||||
| John Youngblood |
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.
