1955 Waycross Bears Statistics

Georgia-Florida League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 3rd in the GGL
Manager: James Deery (0-0), Walter Widmayer (0-0), James Deery (0-0)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 46,266, Avg. 675
1955 Waycross Bears Roster

Playoffs - Waycross Bears 3 games, Albany Cardinals 0
Finals - Brunswick Pirates 1 game, Waycross Bears 1 - Bad weather terminated the series.

The Waycross Bears of the Georgia-Florida League ended the 1955 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the GGL.

The Bears paced the circuit with just 588 runs allowed. Waycross scored 635 runs, worst in the league,. James Deery, Walter Widmayer and James Deery served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
David Scranton2010.6672.344232214258.02021036749120613212
Johnnie Scroggs118.5792.902515110155.01666450123996103
Carl Gunter1110.5242.932924103175.01687857482139315
Warren Tidwell109.5263.65351973158.01597564271104603
John McKinstry54.5563.5615126286.086503412524208
Carl Legursky45.4444.1534610115.0122655395656606
Robert Hoffman47.3642.4813126080.067332205172504
Roy Ellis33.500180.0
Jim Quigley33.5005.17972147.040342713615204
Joseph Hopkins11.50020.0
Paul Smith0010.0
Willis Barry0010.0
George Pyle01.00010.0
Donald Rakestraw01.000110.0
Robert Schlett03.00060.0
Totals7265.5263.132421270641301074.01010502374334510712383450

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
Robert MacConnell132579514871513771087135562.294.365.451.816232433
Albert Engel13361451878136253135138254.263.365.328.693170392
Arvie Pilgrim13661153979133142161596142.247.326.286.612154371
James Deery10345336872112252232167532.304.429.399.828147631
George Morgan1124363754510512014925143.280.368.320.688120271
Ray Engel125497400448620056367675.215.350.302.6521211056
Jack Davis107409346407714124234764.223.316.286.602992104
Joseph Edgley77331262536892737115650.260.388.389.778102346
Gayle Moore5220217723397201252417.220.313.282.59650010
Curt Borrett291219916244201422013.242.367.323.69032011
David Scranton4310597101821040436.186.218.227.44522040
Harry Rutter271199520173211002131.179.345.284.62927300
Jimmy Farris3275682130101056.191.247.221.46715020
Warren Tidwell36635341200011814.226.328.226.55412020
Johnnie Scroggs30816379000201612.143.316.143.4599020
Carl Legursky3754482810060414.167.231.188.4189020
John McKinstry153733870001048.212.297.212.5097000
Carl Gunter2964621700041026.113.127.113.2407110
Robert Hoffman1336321300000317.094.171.094.2653010
Jim Quigley918182.111.111.111.2222
Walter Widmayer11111.0001.0001.0002.0001
Roy Ellis181610210000046.100.357.100.4571020
Robert Schlett6550.000.000.000.0000
Joseph Hopkins2220.000.000.000.0000
Donald Rakestraw11129000000034.000.250.000.2500000
David Townley919190.000.000.000.0000
Charlie Crowe2220.000.000.000.0000
George Pyle1110.000.000.000.0000
Totals132749634216594102917325304611320619626.244.344.318.662134203766250


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Robert MacConnell1B83756291971.9769.458
George Morgan1B58528161648.9719.379
James Deery2B1002333191475.9755.520
Robert MacConnell2B3992109722.9665.154
Arvie Pilgrim3B71821262111.9082.930
Ray EngelC1237501112010.9777.00023
Jimmy FarrisC1359922.9715.2316
Albert EngelOF133306973.9782.368
Jack DavisOF971611660.9671.825
Arvie PilgrimOF66102261.9451.576
George MorganOF4759251.9241.298
Curt BorrettOF2832030.9141.143
Harry RutterOF2743231.9381.667
David ScrantonP4254953.9151.286
Warren TidwellP3532623.935.829
Carl LegurskyP3461330.864.559
Carl GunterP2922230.889.828
Johnnie ScroggsP25827011.0001.400
Roy EllisP1815001.000.333
John McKinstryP15116001.0001.133
Robert HoffmanP13112001.0001.000
Donald RakestrawP110711.875.636
Jim QuigleyP9.000
Robert SchlettP6.000
Joseph HopkinsP2.000
Paul SmithP1.000
George PyleP1.000
Willis BarryP1.000
Joseph EdgleySS751332195040.8764.693
Gayle MooreSS50731271129.9484.000
Robert MacConnellSS15314057.9344.733
Totals126734671313209329.9583.7732900

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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