1958 Waycross Braves Roster
Team Record: 47-80
Finished 5th in the GGL
Manager: Everett Robinson (47-80)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 26,512, Avg. 418
The Waycross Braves of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1958 season with a record of 47 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the GGL.
The Braves plated 587 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 752 runs. Theodore Norbert paced Waycross with 12 home runs and accounted for 86 RBI. Rudy Warren and Theodore Norbert led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .312. Cecil Butler topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.39 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Cecil Butler played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Waycross Braves to do so.
Everett Robinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Bergstraesser | R | R | August 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Billy Bolding | L | R | July 15, 1937 | 6'7" | 203 | |
| Byron Brenton | December 26, 1932 | Pike County, IN US | ||||
| Cecil Butler | R | R | October 23, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Dallas, GA US |
| Leroy Cherek | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Charles Duren | R | R | 6'7" | 215 | ||
| Lee Dyer | R | L | February 21, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| David Fracaro | R | R | April 16, 1939 | 6'4" | 175 | Waukesha, WI US |
| Al Frioni | R | R | July 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | West Scranton, PA US |
| John Grace | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Bruce Grady | R | R | July 28, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Richard Hagen | R | R | May 19, 1939 | 5'9" | 175 | Ware County, GA US |
| James Hatfield | L | R | 5'9" | 162 | ||
| Dick Healy | L | August 11, 1932 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Russell Henrichs | R | R | June 25, 1937 | 6'2" | 215 | College Plain, NY US |
| Lorne Johnson | L | L | March 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 180 | Lynn, MA US |
| David Knoll | R | R | 6'2" | 192 | ||
| Jim Kuykendall | R | L | February 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Keith Lewallen | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Donald MacLeod | L | R | February 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | Needham, MA US |
| Russell Maxcy | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Russell McClenaghan | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Gayle Moore | L | August 9, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| James Nester | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Harry Niles | June 26, 1936 | |||||
| Jim Nisewonger | R | R | November 15, 1934 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Theodore Norbert | R | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Larry O'Mara | R | R | December 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 186 | Chicago, IL US |
| Paul Payne | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Bernard Poupore | R | R | May 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Spalding, MI US |
| Ken Roesler | L | R | January 23, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Merrill, WI US |
| Ronald Ross | R | R | October 19, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| John Schmitz | R | 5'11" | 155 | |||
| Charles Selph | R | March 6, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | Lakeland, FL US | |
| Donald Severson | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Bernard Sosmer | ||||||
| John Stapp | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Rafael Suarez | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Thomas Tierney | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Charles Townsend | R | R | 6'4" | 228 | ||
| Kenneth Veinot | October 11, 1939 | Yarmouth, NS CA | ||||
| Rudy Warren | L | August 13, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Lonnie Wilson | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Bernard Zeihen | R | R | 6'1" | 195 |
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.
