1952 Waycross Bears Roster
Team Record: 80-59
Finished 3rd in the GGL
Manager: Fred Williams (80-59)
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 53,428, Avg. 769
Playoffs - Valdosta Dodgers 1 game, Waycross Bears 0 - One-game playoff for first place.
Playoffs - Albany Cardinals 4 games, Waycross Bears 2
The Waycross Bears of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1952 season with a record of 80 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the GGL.
The Bears plated 628 runs and surrendered 523 runs. Moe Bremer led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .309. Taylor Phillips topped Waycross with 21 wins, while Herb Reeves and James Ensley added 15 or more victories as well Taylor Phillips registered a 1.39 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Fred Williams and Taylor Phillips both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Fred Williams served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winford Baker | November 10, 1932 | |||||
| Billy Bearden | ||||||
| Chuck Bledsoe | S | January 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Moe Bremer | R | January 21, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Rockford, IL US | |
| Luther Brinson | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Lamar Brown | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Alfred Cash | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Norman Chandler | R | L | June 23, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Nicholas Chumbris | ||||||
| Roy Ellis | ||||||
| James Ensley | L | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Hector Faberlle | S | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Alberto Fragela | ||||||
| Robert Hall | ||||||
| Jerrel Harrod | ||||||
| Bentley Herbert | R | R | January 26, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Bryan Howell | L | November 10, 1922 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Hoyt McGravy | ||||||
| Taylor Phillips | L | L | June 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Herb Reeves | July 1, 1925 | Alva, KY US | ||||
| Joe Rivers | ||||||
| Robert Rouzee | ||||||
| Antonio Tang | ||||||
| Charles Webb | R | July 9, 1923 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Wilcox | 6'1" | 175 | ||||
| Fred Williams | R | R | July 17, 1913 | 6'1" | 200 | Meridian, 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.
