Georgia-Florida League
The class D Georgia-Florida League ran from 1935 through 1958, with a break from 1943-45 due to World War II. When the league formation was discussed in late 1934, the plan was for a FLAG League, with teams in Troy, AL and Dothan, AL rounding out an eight team circuit. Ultimately a six team Georgia-Florida league was formed with Troy and Dothan ending up in the Alabama-Florida League the next year. A league known for relatively low scoring levels, the league witnessed an amazing one home run by the entire Cordele A's club in 1952. That season the league also featured a future governor, Mario Cuomo. Unlike most minor leagues that died off in the 1950s, a revival was attempted in 1962 as a four-team class D circuit. The D level was eliminated in 1963, when the minor league system was restructured, and the Georgia-Florida League became a Class A League. It collapsed once more and 1963 was the final season for the league. One of the stronger class D leagues, most teams in the Georgia-Florida League were affiliated with major league clubs. When Tallahassee, FL dropped out in 1950, there was no Florida representation for the rest of the league's existence.
Cities Represented[edit]
- Albany, GA: Albany Travelers 1935-1938; Albany Cardinals 1939-1942, 1946-1958
- Americus, GA: Americus Cardinals 1935-1938; Americus Pioneers 1939-1942; Americus Phillies 1946-1950; Americus Rebels 1951; Americus-Cordele Orioles 1954
- Brunswick, GA: Brunswick Pirates 1951-1956; Brunswick Phillies 1957-1958; Brunswick Cardinals 1962-1963
- Cordele, GA: Cordele Reds 1936-1938; Cordele Bees 1939-1940; Cordele Reds 1941-1942; Cordele White Sox 1946; Cordele Indians 1947-1949; Cordele A's 1950-1953; Americus-Cordele Orioles 1954; Cordele Orioles 1955
- Dothan, AL: Dothan Browns 1942, moved from Alabama State League 1937-1941, moved to Alabama State League 1946-1950
- Dublin, GA: Dublin Orioles 1958; Dublin Braves 1962
- Fitzgerald, GA: Fitzgerald Pioneers 1953, moved from Georgia State League 1948-1952; Fitzgerald Redlegs 1954; Fitzgerald A's 1956; Fitzgerald Orioles 1957
- Moultrie, GA: Moultrie Steers 1935; Moultrie Packers 1936-1942, 1946-1947; Moultrie Athletics 1948-1949; Moultrie Cubs 1950; Moultrie To-Baks 1951; Moultrie Giants 1952; Moultrie Redlegs 1955-1956; Moultrie Phillies 1957; Moultrie Colt .22s 1962-1963
- Panama City, FL: Panama City Pilots 1935
- Tallahassee, FL: Tallahassee Capitals 1935-1942; Tallahassee Pirates 1946-1950
- Thomasville, GA: Thomasville Orioles 1935-1939; Thomasville Tourists 1940; Thomasville Lookouts 1941; Thomasville Tigers 1946-1950; Thomasville Tomcats 1952; Thomasville Dodgers 1953-1958; Thomasville Tigers 1962-1963
- Tifton, GA: Tifton Blue Sox 1951-1953, moved from Georgia State League 1949-1950; Tifton Indians 1954; Tifton Blue Sox 1955; Tifton Phillies 1956
- Valdosta, GA: Valdosta Trojans 1939-1942; Valdosta Dodgers 1946-1952; Valdosta Browns 1953; Valdosta Tigers 1954-1958
- Waycross, GA: Waycross Bears 1939-1942, 1946-1955; Waycross Braves 1956-1958; Waycross Braves 1963
Teams and Statistics[edit]
1935, '36, '37, '38[edit]
1935 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: Hollis Fort
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany Travelers | 68 | 52 | .567 | - | Bob Rice |
Tallahassee Capitals | 67 | 52 | .563 | .5 | Ed "Dutch" Hoffman |
Americus Cardinals | 59 | 57 | .509 | 7 | Don Sikes / Ed Grayston |
Thomasville Orioles | 57 | 61 | .483 | 10 | Bob Vines / Harry O'Donnell |
Panama City Pilots | 53 | 64 | .453 | 13.5 | Bill Snyder (minors) / Bill Rogers / Harry Snyder |
Moultrie Steers | 48 | 66 | .421 | 17 | Bobby Murray |
Total Attendance: 121,971
Playoffs: Tallahassee 4 games, Albany 3.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Narron | Albany | BA | .347 | Walter Ammon | Albany | W | 21 | |
Frank Waites | Tallahassee | Runs | 97 | Ken Chase | Panama City | SO | 220 | |
Herman Cole | Americus | Hits | 153 | Leo Scherer | Tallahassee | Pct | .900; 9-1 | |
Frank Puttman | Albany | HR | 18 |
1936 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: Hollis Fort
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tallahassee Capitals | 69 | 50 | .580 | - | Ed "Dutch" Hoffman |
Albany Travelers | 60 | 53 | .531 | 6 | Bob Rice |
Americus Cardinals | 58 | 58 | .500 | 9.5 | Joe Bonowitz / George Berry / Dixie Parker |
Cordele Reds | 56 | 61 | .479 | 12 | Ivy Griffin |
Thomasville Orioles | 51 | 61 | 455 | 14.5 | Frank Sidle |
Moultrie Packers | 51 | 62 | .451 | 15 | Grant Gillis |
Playoffs: Tallahassee 4 games, Cordele 0.
Player StatisticsPlayer | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beverley Ferrell | Thomasville | BA | .338 | James McClure | Americus | W | 22 | |
Walter Rospond | Tallahassee | Runs | 106 | James McClure | Americus | SO | 179 | |
James Guinn | Americus | Hits | 161 | Woody Davis | Cordele | ERA | 1.87 | |
Beverley Ferrell | Thomasville | HR | 14 | |||||
Ed Grayston | Americus | RBI | 96 |
1937 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: A.D. "Doc" Walker
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomasville Orioles | 73 | 49 | .598 | - | Cy Morgan |
Cordele Reds | 73 | 50 | .593 | .5 | Ivy Griffin |
Moultrie Packers | 61 | 61 | .500 | 12 | Grant Gillis |
Albany Travelers | 59 | 66 | .472 | 15.5 | Bob Rice |
Tallahassee Capitals | 51 | 70 | .421 | 21.5 | Ed "Dutch" Hoffman |
Americus Cardinals | 50 | 71 | .413 | 22.5 | Dixie Parker / Bill Porter / Guy Lacey |
Total Attendance: 187,423
Playoffs: Cordele 4 games, Thomasville 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Corbett | Thomasville | BA | .350 | Ace Adams | Cordele | W | 26 | |
Charlie Letchas | Thomasville | Runs | 98 | Ace Adams | Cordele | SO | 218 | |
Tom Corbett | Thomasville | Hits | 166 | Fred Ogle | Tallahassee | ERA | 2.14 | |
Tom Corbett | Thomasville | RBI | 113 | |||||
Tom Corbett | Thomasville | HR | 26 |
1938 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: A. D. "Doc" Walker
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany Travelers | 84 | 42 | .667 | - | Johnny Keane |
Thomasville Orioles | 69 | 54 | .561 | 13.5 | Cy Morgan |
Americus Cardinals | 65 | 61 | .516 | 19 | Alex McColl |
Tallahassee Capitals | 56 | 69 | .448 | 27.5 | Tim Murchison |
Cordele Reds | 51 | 73 | .411 | 32 | Bob Hasty |
Moultrie Packers | 49 | 75 | .395 | 34 | Dewey Stover |
Playoffs: Albany 3 games, Americus 0; Thomasville 3 games, Tallahassee 2.
Finals: Albany 4 games, Thomasville 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Endicott | Albany | BA | .354 | Henry Novak | Albany | W | 20 | |
Lee Riley | Albany | Runs | 128 | Henry Novak | Albany | SO | 165 | |
John Rowe | Americus | Hits | 173 | Alex McColl | Americus | ERA | 2.04 | |
Ed Murphy | Albany | RBI | 113 | |||||
Lee Riley | Albany | HR | 8 | |||||
Edgar Hartness | Americus | HR | 8 |
1939, '40, '41, '42[edit]
1939 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: A. D. "Doc" Walker
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany Cardinals | 80 | 53 | .602 | - | Johnny Keane |
Valdosta Trojans | 73 | 63 | .537 | 8.5 | Bill Morrell |
Tallahassee Capitals | 69 | 66 | .511 | 12 | Ralph McAdams |
Waycross Bears | 70 | 68 | .507 | 12.5 | Al Leitz / Art Patchin |
Moultrie Packers | 68 | 67 | .504 | 13 | Joe Holden |
Thomasville Orioles | 64 | 72 | .491 | 17.5 | Cy Morgan |
Americus Pioneers | 63 | 76 | .471 | 20 | Joseph Sims |
Cordele Bees | 58 | 80 | .453 | 24.5 | Harry Rice / Tete Newcomb |
Attendance: Waycross, 85,566
Playoffs: Valdosta 3 games, Waycross 2; Albany 3 games, Tallahassee 1.
Finals: Albany 4 games, Valdosta 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edgar Hartness | Americus | BA | .356 | Lloyd Gross | Moultrie | W | 22 | |
Frank Pelat | Moultrie | Runs | 113 | Lefty West | Americus | SO | 245 | |
Edgar Hartness | Americus | Hits | 175 | Freddy Schmidt | Albany | ERA | 1.81 | |
Carl Bethman | Moultrie | Hits | 175 | |||||
Carl Bethman | Moultrie | RBI | 111 | |||||
Carl Bethman | Moultrie | HR | 9 |
1940 Georgia-Florida League
President: A. D. "Doc" Walker
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waycross Bears | 93 | 45 | .674 | - | Al Leitz |
Thomasville Tourists | 81 | 58 | .583 | 12.5 | Dale Alexander |
Valdosta Trojans | 76 | 61 | .555 | 16.5 | Bill Morrell |
Albany Cardinals | 77 | 63 | .550 | 17 | Joe Cusick |
Americus Pioneers | 67 | 72 | .482 | 26.5 | Bernie DeViveiros / Stew Hofferth |
Tallahassee Capitals | 64 | 75 | .461 | 29.5 | Harold Schultz |
Cordele Bees | 49 | 89 | .355 | 44 | William Taylor |
Moultrie Packers | 47 | 91 | .340 | 46 | Joe Holden / George Jacobs |
Playoffs: Waycross 3 games, Valdosta 0; Thomasville 3 games, Albany 2.
Finals: Waycross 4 games, Thomasville 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sherwood McKenzie | Thomasville | BA | .378 | Elwood Lawson | Waycross | W | 26 | |
Russell Leach | Albany | Runs | 131 | Stan Ferens | Albany | SO | 253 | |
Ralph Ellis | Thomasville | Hits | 203 | Elmer Rummans | Valdosta | ERA | 2.19 | |
Charles Farrar | Waycross | RBI | 131 | |||||
Dale Alexander | Thomasville | HR | 14 |
1941 Georgia-Florida League
President: A. D. "Doc" Walker
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany Cardinals | 88 | 48 | .647 | - | Joe Cusick |
Valdosta Trojans | 85 | 51 | .625 | 3 | Stew Hofferth |
Waycross Bears | 84 | 54 | .609 | 5 | Al Leitz |
Thomasville Lookouts | 69 | 67 | .507 | 19 | Bill Rodgers / Kip Sauerbrun |
Moultrie Packers | 62 | 74 | .456 | 26 | Adolph Arlitt |
Americus Pioneers | 56 | 81 | .409 | 32.5 | Dick Luckey |
Cordele Reds | 51 | 81 | .386 | 35 | Bill Morrell |
Tallahassee Capitals | 47 | 86 | .353 | 39.5 | Lance Richbourg |
Playoffs: Albany 3 games, Waycross 0; Thomasville 3 games, Valdosta 1.
Finals: Thomasville 4 games, Waycross 3.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Kazak | Albany | BA | .378 | Bill Peterman | Albany | W | 23 | |
Eddie Kazak | Albany | Runs | 133 | Joe Rodney | Tallahassee | SO | 220 | |
Eddie Kazak | Albany | Hits | 221 | Kip Sauerbrun | Moultrie | ERA | 1.39 | |
Russell Leach | Albany | RBI | 117 | |||||
Joe Bob Mitchell | Cordele | HR | 12 |
1942 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valdosta Trojans | 81 | 45 | .643 | - | Stew Hofferth / Clancy Odell |
Waycross Bears | 72 | 54 | .571 | 9 | Al Leitz |
Moultrie Packers | 72 | 54 | .571 | 9 | F.M. McVay |
Dothan Browns | 64 | 62 | .508 | 17 | Cat Milner |
Tallahassee Capitals | 62 | 64 | .492 | 19 | Wilbur Good |
Albany Cardinals | 56 | 70 | .444 | 25 | Joe Cusick |
Americus Pioneers | 49 | 77 | .389 | 32 | Jerry Tiemann |
Cordele Reds | 48 | 78 | .381 | 33 | Frank O'Rourke |
Playoffs:Waycross defeated Moultrie in a one game playoff for second place. Waycross 3 games, Dothan 0; Valdosta 3 games, Moultrie 1.
Finals: Waycross 4 games, Valdosta 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Summerhill | Valdosta | BA | .350 | Ed Wright | Moultrie | W | 20 | |
Chuck Diering | Albany | Runs | 102 | William Kirksey | Tallahassee | W | 20 | |
Steve Summerhill | Valdosta | Hits | 165 | Turk Lown | Valdosta | SO | 204 | |
Dave Pluss | Valdosta | RBI | 105 | Kip Sauerbrun | Moultrie | ERA | 1.83 | |
Dave Pluss | Valdosta | HR | 9 |
No games were played in 1943, '44 and '45 due to WW II
1946, '47, '48, '49[edit]
1946 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Americus Phillies | 87 | 37 | .702 | - | 73,126 | Jack Sanford |
Moultrie Packers | 76 | 47 | .618 | 10.5 | 96,566 | Jim Poole / Dixie Parsons |
Waycross Bears | 75 | 50 | .600 | 12.5 | 66,902 | Le Grant Scott |
Valdosta Dodgers | 64 | 61 | .512 | 23.5 | 55,683 | Bill Welp |
Tallahassee Pirates | 63 | 62 | .504 | 24.5 | 55,193 | Art Doll |
Albany Cardinals | 54 | 71 | .432 | 33.5 | 70,178 | Herb Moore |
Thomasville Tigers | 45 | 80 | .360 | 42.5 | 51,629 | Vincent "Moon" Mullen |
Cordele White Sox | 35 | 91 | .278 | 53 | 44,923 | Joe Holden |
Playoffs: Americus 3 games, Waycross 2; Moultrie 3 games, Valdosta 1.
Finals: Moultrie 4 games, Americus 3.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Le Grant Scott | Waycross | BA | .368 | John Asmer | Americus | W | 24 | |
James McCarnes | Waycross | Runs | 111 | Gaylor Lemish | Moultrie | SO | 278 | |
James McCarnes | Waycross | Hits | 169 | Whitey Moore | Albany | ERA | 1.44 | |
Ken Rhyne | Moultrie | RBI | 129 | |||||
Ken Rhyne | Moultrie | HR | 22 |
1947 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moultrie Packers | 85 | 53 | .616 | - | 89,757 | Buster Kinard / Jim Poole |
Waycross Bears | 79 | 59 | .572 | 6 | 72,255 | Le Grant Scott |
Tallahassee Pirates | 80 | 60 | .571 | 6 | 81,235 | Phil Seghi |
Albany Cardinals | 78 | 62 | .557 | 8 | 86,451 | Stan Katkaveck |
Thomasville Tigers | 68 | 69 | .498 | 16.5 | 54,502 | Vincent "Moon" Mullen |
Americus Phillies | 65 | 74 | .468 | 20.5 | 54,062 | Jack Sanford / Lew Krausse |
Valdosta Dodgers | 54 | 84 | .391 | 31 | 61,727 | Hugh Holliday |
Cordele Indians | 45 | 93 | .326 | 40 | 41,892 | Mercer Harris |
Playoffs: Moultrie 3 games, Albany 0; Tallahassee 3 games, Waycross 2.
Finals: Moultrie 4 games, Tallahassee 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Walters | Americus | BA | .343 | Ray Burnette | Americus | W | 21 | |
Davey Williams | Waycross | Runs | 147 | Jack Frisinger | Albany | SO | 274 | |
John Grice | Thomasville | Hits | 182 | Jack Frisinger | Albany | ERA | 2.18 | |
Ken Rhyne | Moultrie | RBI | 141 | |||||
Ken Rhyne | Moultrie | HR | 24 |
1948 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waycross Bears | 85 | 55 | .607 | - | 63,397 | Stan Katkaveck |
Valdosta Dodgers | 81 | 58 | .583 | 3.5 | 71,507 | Lou Rochelli |
Albany Cardinals | 71 | 69 | .507 | 14 | 61,971 | Robert Stanton |
Tallahassee Pirates | 70 | 69 | .504 | 14.5 | 63,625 | Jack Rothrock |
Moultrie Athletics | 69 | 71 | .493 | 16 | 48,962 | Joe Antolick |
Thomasville Tigers | 68 | 71 | .489 | 16.5 | 54,894 | Robert Engle |
Cordele Indians | 64 | 76 | .457 | 21 | 40,946 | Hal Lee |
Americus Phillies | 50 | 89 | .360 | 34.5 | 34,333 | Le Grant Scott / Ed Murphy |
Playoffs: Waycross 3 games, Tallahassee 1; Albany 3 games, Valdosta 1; .
Finals: Waycross 4 games, Albany 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Kwiatkowski | Valdosta | BA | .371 | Raymond Seidel | Waycross | W | 23 | |
George Fisher | Waycross | Runs | 123 | Donald Stephens | Albany | SO | 221 | |
Howard Henkel | Thomasville | Hits | 189 | Donald Stephens | Albany | ERA | 2.27 | |
Frank Thomas | Tallahassee | RBI | 132 | |||||
Ken Rhyne | Moultrie | HR | 27 |
1949 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany Cardinals | 96 | 42 | .696 | - | 93,096 | Sheldon "Chief" Bender |
Valdosta Dodgers | 86 | 54 | .614 | 11 | 51,105 | Doc Alexson |
Waycross Bears | 83 | 56 | .597 | 13.5 | 54,508 | Stan Katkaveck |
Americus Phillies | 71 | 67 | .514 | 25 | 46,906 | Ed Murphy |
Thomasville Tigers | 60 | 80 | .429 | 37 | 44,072 | Ralph DiLullo |
Moultrie Athletics | 56 | 82 | .406 | 40 | 28,911 | Bill Peterman |
Cordele Indians | 54 | 85 | .388 | 42.5 | 40,198 | Hal Lee |
Tallahassee Pirates | 49 | 89 | .355 | 47 | 48,079 | Veazey / Shawkey / Heving / Cabaniss |
Playoffs: Albany 3 games, Americus 1; Waycross 3 games, Valdosta 0
Finals: Waycross 4 games, Albany 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delton Childs | Albany | BA | .343 | Morris Frank | Albany | W | 22 | |
Ed Trojanowski | Americus | Runs | 141 | Art Ceccarelli | Valdosta | SO | 294 | |
Jack Phillips | Thomasville | Hits | 192 | Morris Frank | Albany | ERA | 1.94 | |
Russell Rac | Albany | RBI | 134 | |||||
Harold Shiles | Waycross | HR | 21 |
1950, '51, '52, '53[edit]
1950 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany Cardinals | 83 | 57 | .592 | - | 62,950 | Sheldon "Chief" Bender |
Valdosta Dodgers | 81 | 56 | .591 | .5 | 56,089 | Stan Wasiak |
Tallahassee Pirates | 77 | 58 | .570 | 3.5 | 55,475 | Walt Tauscher |
Americus Phillies | 70 | 67 | .510 | 11.5 | 38,939 | Ed Murphy |
Moultrie Cubs | 71 | 69 | .507 | 12 | 48,458 | Steve Collins / James Trew |
Waycross Bears | 57 | 81 | .413 | 25 | 43,638 | Don Manno / Charles Webb |
Cordele A's | 55 | 80 | .407 | 25.5 | 32,655 | Bill Peterman |
Thomasville Tigers | 55 | 81 | .404 | 26 | 27,760 | Bob Benish |
Playoffs: Americus 4 games, Albany 1; Tallahassee 4 games, Valdosta 3
Finals: Tallahassee 4 games, Americus 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Coles | Valdosta | BA | .355 | John Hushbeck | Americus | W | 22 | |
Hubert Rose | Moultrie | Runs | 145 | Bill Currie | Waycross | SO | 240 | |
Paul Smith | Tallahassee | Hits | 196 | Leroy Pounds | Albany | ERA | 2.56 | |
Harold Ivy | Moultrie | RBI | 131 | |||||
Robert Fulton | Thomasville | HR | 15 |
1951 Georgia-Florida League
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valdosta Dodgers | 81 | 45 | .643 | - | 51,546 | Stan Wasiak |
Albany Cardinals | 76 | 50 | .603 | 5 | 45,694 | Sheldon "Chief" Bender |
Waycross Bears | 70 | 55 | .560 | 10.5 | 54,448 | Papa Williams |
Tifton Blue Sox | 62 | 63 | .496 | 18.5 | 48,472 | Fred Tschudin |
Brunswick Pirates | 60 | 66 | .476 | 21 | 46,522 | Mickey O'Neil |
Americus Rebels | 55 | 70 | .440 | 25.5 | 38,047 | Mike Milosevich |
Moultrie To-baks | 52 | 74 | .413 | 29 | 40,910 | Jim Poole |
Cordele A's | 46 | 79 | .368 | 34.5 | 25,857 | Ducky Detweiler / Jimmie DeShong |
Playoffs: Tifton 4 games, Valdosta 1; Waycross 4 games, Albany 0
Finals: Waycross 4 games, Tifton 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wendell Davis | Moultrie | BA | .344 | Harry Raulerson | Waycross | W | 22 | |
Dick Gray | Valdosta | Runs | 118 | Robert Betancourt | Tifton | SO | 201 | |
Wendell Davis | Moultrie | Hits | 160 | Harry Raulerson | Waycross | ERA | 1.99 | |
William Murphy | Albany | RBI | 100 | |||||
Glenn Eury | Moultrie | HR | 29 |
1952 Georgia-Florida League
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valdosta Dodgers | 81 | 58 | .583 | - | 47,127 | John Angelone |
Albany Cardinals | 81 | 59 | .579 | .5 | 63,244 | Gene Corbett |
Waycross Bears | 80 | 59 | .576 | 1 | 53,428 | Papa Williams |
Tifton Blue Sox | 78 | 61 | .561 | 3 | 37,805 | Greek George / Edmond Dickerman / Parnell Ruark |
Cordele A's | 66 | 73 | .475 | 15 | 32,549 | Norm Wilson |
Thomasville Tomcats | 66 | 74 | .471 | 15.5 | 45,651 | Frank Lucchesi |
Brunswick Pirates | 62 | 78 | .443 | 19.5 | 50,605 | Mickey O'Neil |
Moultrie Giants | 44 | 96 | .314 | 37.5 | 33,083 | Richard Klaus |
Playoffs:Valdosta defeated Waycross 1-0 in a one game playoff for first place. Tifton 4 games, Valdosta 0; Albany 4 games, Waycross 2
Finals: Albany 4 games, Tifton 0.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Robinett | Thomasville | BA | .352 | Donald Shaffer | Valdosta | W | 25 | |
Sam Goody | Albany | Runs | 95 | Taylor Phillips | Waycross | SO | 265 | |
Ken Robinett | Thomasville | Hits | 176 | Fred Green | Brunswick | SO | 2.65 | |
Culley Rikard | Albany | RBI | 111 | Antonio Sarmiento | Tifton | ERA | 1.26 | |
Parnell Ruark | Tifton | HR | 19 |
1953 Georgia-Florida League
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomasville Dodgers | 90 | 47 | .657 | - | 41,223 | John Angelone |
Brunswick Pirates | 85 | 54 | .612 | 6 | 47,077 | Jack Paepke |
Tifton Blue Sox | 84 | 55 | .604 | 7 | 31,260 | Edgar Hartness |
Albany Cardinals | 82 | 56 | .594 | 8.5 | 51,870 | Russ McGovern |
Fitzgerald Pioneers | 62 | 77 | .446 | 29 | 39,264 | Bob Carson / Charles Ridgeway / Hamons |
Waycross Bears | 59 | 78 | .431 | 31 | 27,994 | Mort Smith / Al Aucoin |
Valdosta Browns | 55 | 81 | .404 | 34.5 | 42,353 | Rollie Stuckmeyer / Gil Torres |
Cordele A's | 35 | 104 | .252 | 56 | 17,705 | Joe Rullo / Lewis Richardson |
Playoffs: Thomasville 4 games, Albany 2; Brunswick 4 games, Tifton 0
Finals: Brunswick 4 games, Thomasville 3.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Hilyer | Albany | BA | .334 | James Carter | Tifton | W | 21 | |
Russ McGovern | Albany | Runs | 133 | James Carter | Tifton | SO | 251 | |
Ken Hilyer | Albany | Hits | 171 | James Nicewonger | Brunswick | ERA | 1.98 | |
Ultus Alvarez | Thomasville | RBI | 123 | |||||
Jack Paepke | Brunswick | HR | 21 |
1954-1958[edit]
1954 Georgia-Florida League
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Pirates | 88 | 52 | .629 | - | 54,475 | Frank Oceak |
Fitzgerald Redlegs | 80 | 59 | .576 | 7.5 | 38,652 | Red Treadway |
Albany Cardinals | 73 | 65 | .529 | 14 | 47,092 | Russ McGovern |
Waycross Bears | 68 | 67 | .504 | 17.5 | 36,854 | Paul Eames |
Valdosta Tigers | 68 | 70 | .493 | 19 | 52,911 | Marv Owen / Stan Wasiak |
Thomasville Dodgers | 64 | 71 | .474 | 21.5 | 36,079 | Boyd Bartley / John Angelone |
Tifton Indians | 60 | 80 | .429 | 28 | 30,143 | Edgar Hartness |
Americus-Cordele Orioles | 51 | 88 | .367 | 36.5 | 26,136 | Cliff Melton / Jack Landis |
Playoffs: Brunswick 4 games, Waycross 1; Fitzgerald 4 games, Albany 1
Finals: Fitzgerald 3 games, Brunswick 2. Rainouts forced cancellation of the remainder of the series. No champion was declared.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edgar Hartness | Tifton | BA | .364 | Whammy Douglas | Brunswick | W | 27 | |
Floyd Faust | Brunswick | Runs | 143 | Whammy Douglas | Brunswick | SO | 273 | |
Chuck Buheller | Brunswick | Hits | 184 | Bill Knox | Albany | ERA | 1.80 | |
Bill Thompson | Fitzgerald | RBI | 131 | |||||
Chuck Buheller | Brunswick | HR | 19 | |||||
Larry Spinner | Tifton | HR | 19 |
1955 Georgia-Florida League - schedule
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Pirates | 87 | 52 | .626 | - | 41,743 | Frank Oceak |
Albany Cardinals | 85 | 55 | .607 | 2.5 | 50,115 | J.C. Dunn |
Waycross Bears | 72 | 65 | .526 | 14 | 46,266 | James Deery / Walter Widmayer |
Valdosta Tigers | 68 | 70 | .493 | 18.5 | 51,543 | Stan Wasiak |
Thomasville Dodgers | 66 | 72 | .478 | 20.5 | 30,274 | Pete Reiser |
Cordele Orioles | 63 | 74 | .460 | 23 | 31,221 | Lloyd Brown / Max Carey |
Tifton Blue Sox | 59 | 80 | .424 | 28 | 38,363 | Paul Eames |
Moultrie Redlegs | 53 | 85 | .384 | 33.5 | 30,451 | Ken Polivka |
Playoffs: Brunswick 3 games, Valdosta 2; Waycross 3 games, Albany 0
Finals: Brunswick 1 game, Waycross 1. Rainouts forced cancellation of the remainder of the series. No champion was declared.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warren Wilson | Brunswick | BA | .349 | William Lackey | Albany | W | 22 | |
Warren Wilson | Brunswick | Runs | 125 | William Lackey | Albany | SO | 222 | |
Warren Wilson | Brunswick | Hits | 175 | Robert Sedlak | Thomasville | ERA | 1.53 | |
Jim Dunn | Albany | RBI | 125 | |||||
Wayne Davis | Albany | HR | 20 | |||||
Dick Lubinski | Cordele | HR | 20 |
1956 Georgia-Florida League
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valdosta Tigers | 94 | 45 | .676 | - | 43,088 | Bill Adair |
Waycross Braves | 79 | 59 | .572 | 14.5 | 32,300 | James Deery |
Tifton Phillies | 70 | 66 | .515 | 22.5 | 20,794 | Wes Griffin / Ed Miller |
Albany Cardinals | 70 | 68 | .507 | 23.5 | 26,949 | Chase Riddle |
Moultrie Redlegs | 68 | 71 | .489 | 26 | 29,211 | Bob Wellman |
Thomasville Dodgers | 63 | 76 | .453 | 31 | 21,697 | Rudy Rufer / George Pfister |
Brunswick Pirates | 62 | 76 | .449 | 31.5 | 30,714 | Frank Oceak |
Fitzgerald A's | 47 | 92 | .338 | 47 | 17,723 | Red Treadway |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chase Riddle | Albany | BA | .353 | Larry Kendig | Albany | W | 20 | |
Chase Riddle | Albany | Runs | 115 | William McNeil | Valdosta | W | 20 | |
Bob Wellman | Moultrie | Hits | 165 | Ken Sheppard | Valdosta | SO | 271 | |
Chase Riddle | Albany | RBI | 142 | Dick Scott | Thomasville | ERA | 2.12 | |
Bob Wellman | Moultrie | HR | 30 |
1957 Georgia-Florida League
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany Cardinals | 84 | 55 | .604 | - | 38,174 | Chase Riddle |
Valdosta Tigers | 77 | 62 | .554 | 7 | 35,910 | Stan Wasiak |
Thomasville Dodgers | 71 | 68 | .511 | 13 | 25,438 | Rudy Rufer / Leon Hamilton / Wright |
Fitzgerald Orioles | 65 | 74 | .468 | 19 | 18,046 | Earl Weaver |
Moultrie Phillies / Brunswick # | 62 | 77 | .446 | 22 | 28,987 | Benny Zientara |
Waycross Braves | 58 | 81 | .417 | 26 | 27,226 | Michael Fandozzi |
# Moultrie moved to Brunswick June 1.
Playoff: Albany 3 games, Valdosta 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Fandozzi | Waycross | BA | .422 | Siebert Scott | Thomasville | W | 20 | |
Larry Burright | Thomasville | Runs | 115 | Rollie Sheldon | Valdosta | SO | 213 | |
Michael Fandozzi | Waycross | Hits | 189 | Fred Gladding | Valdosta | ERA | 2.12 | |
Jim Hickman | Albany | RBI | 113 | |||||
Jim Hickman | Albany | HR | 26 |
1958 Georgia-Florida League
President: W. T. Anderson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albany Cardinals | 86 | 41 | .677 | - | 42,828 | Mo Mozzali |
Valdosta Tigers | 75 | 52 | .591 | 11 | 38,582 | Stubby Overmire |
Dublin Orioles | 72 | 56 | .563 | 14.5 | 31,704 | Earl Weaver |
Brunswick Phillies | 64 | 64 | .500 | 22.5 | 45,157 | Cart Howerton |
Waycross Braves | 47 | 80 | .370 | 39 | 26,512 | Everett Robinson |
Thomasville Dodgers | 38 | 89 | .299 | 48 | 17,451 | Rudy Rufer / Sam Suplizio |
Playoff: Valdosta 3 games, Albany 1.
Player StatisticsPlayer | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Simicich | Brunswick | BA | .358 | George Werley | Dublin | W | 16 | |
Samuel Hernandez | Albany | Runs | 118 | Joe Pokorny | Brunswick | SO | 177 | |
John Simicich | Brunswick | Hits | 156 | Eugene Burroughs | Valdosta | ERA | 1.66 | |
Bob Boyer | Albany | RBI | 121 | |||||
Bob Boyer | Albany | HR | 32 |
1962-1963 Class A[edit]
1962 Georgia-Florida League
President: Larry Brumitt
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomasville Tigers | 76 | 41 | .650 | - | 18,610 | Gail Henley |
Dublin Braves | 68 | 50 | .576 | 8.5 | 19,582 | Bill Steinecke |
Brunswick Cardinals | 47 | 70 | .462 | 29 | 36,123 | Owen Friend |
Moultrie Colt .22s | 44 | 74 | .373 | 32.5 | 18,560 | Jim Walton |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Schultz | Thomasville | BA | .291 | Alex Pietrewicz | Dublin | W | 14 | |
Manuel Samuel | Dublin | Runs | 100 | Charles Haygood | Thomasville | W | 14 | |
Manuel Samuel | Dublin | Hits | 124 | Alex Pietrewicz | Dublin | SO | 175 | |
George Campbell | Thomasville | RBI | 75 | Charles Haygood | Thomasville | ERA | 2.08 | |
Glen Clark | Dublin | HR | 26 |
1963 Georgia-Florida League A
President: Larry Brumitt
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomasville Tigers | 65 | 54 | .546 | - | 7,342 | Al Federoff |
Moultrie Colt .22s | 62 | 54 | .534 | 1.5 | 11,401 | Jim Walton |
Waycross Braves | 56 | 63 | .471 | 9 | 21,560 | Bill Steinecke |
Brunswick Cardinals | 52 | 64 | .448 | 11.5 | 9,363 | George Kissell |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hal Breeden | Waycross | BA | .330 | Robert Layton | Thomasville | W | 12 | |
Dennis Willett | Moultrie | Runs | 73 | Carl Elmstrom | Waycross | SO | 138 | |
Bill Robinson | Waycross | Hits | 132 | Carl Elmstrom | Waycross | ERA | 1.66 | |
Hal Breeden | Waycross | RBI | 64 | |||||
Charlie Murray | Moultrie | HR | 15 |
League Records 1935-1963[edit]
Batting | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | |
Ralph Lageman | Albany | G | 142 | 50 | Dale Alexander | Thomasville | BA | .388 | 40 | |
Paul Smith | Tallahassee | AB | 615 | 50 | David Williams | Waycross | RUNS | 147 | 50 | |
Eddie Kazak | Albany | H | 221 | 41 | Chase Riddle | Albany | RBI | 142 | 56 | |
Marvin Leibovitz | Valdosta | 2B | 47 | 48 | David Pluss | Valdosta | 3B | 23 | 42 | |
Bob Boyer | Albany | HR | 32 | 58 | Bob Wellman | Moultrie | TB | 296 | 56 | |
John J. Kelly | Waycross | SAC | 42 | 42 | Ed Trojanowski | Americus | SB | 69 | 49 | |
Ed Trojanowski | Americus | BB | 150 | 49 | Bob Bird | Dublin | BB | 150 | 58 | |
Arthur DeVany | Brunswick | SO | 190 | 56 |
Pitching | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | |
Siebert Scott | Thomasville | GA | 58 | 57 | Harry Raulerson | Waycross | CG | 31 | 51 | |
Elwood Lawson | Waycross | WI | 26 | 40 | Ace Adams | Cordele | WI | 26 | 37 | |
John Lindstrom | Moultrie | L | 22 | 40 | Robert Koczwara | Thomasville | Pct | .882,15-2 | 53 | |
Tony Sarmiento | Tifton | ERA | 1.26 | 52 | Ace Adams | Cordele | IP | 339 | 37 | |
Tony Sarmiento | Tifton | ShO | 8 | 52 | Art Ceccarelli | Valdosta | SO | 294 | 49 | |
Fred Green | Brunswick | BB | 190 | 52 |
Source[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.
Hall of Fame Alumni[edit]
Other Notable Alumni[edit]
- Mario Cuomo, 1952 Brunswick Pirates New York Governor
- Johnny Keane, 1938-1939 Albany Travelers] MGR:1964 World Series Champion - St. Louis Cardinals
- Jack Sanford, 1949 Americus Phillies 1957 NL Rookie of the Year
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