a former Cincinnati Reds infielder who joined Gainesville in 1947 and remained for four seasons
The Three-I League folded after the 1961 season
the Capitals went 86-68 in 1951 and 80-73 in 1952
joined the Georgia-Florida League in 1951 after competing in the Georgia State League for the prior two seasons
Waycross Bears Crewneck Sweatshirt - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Georgia Color:Dark Chocolate a former Cincinnati Reds infielderThe Waycross Bears, based in Waycross, Georgia, were the Georgia Florida League's dominant franchise, winning five championships across their run from 1939 through 1955: 1940, 1942, 1948, 1949, and 1951. Waycross sat at the northern edge of the Okefenokee Swamp in southeastern Georgia, and the Bears drew the league's highest single season attendance in 1939 at 85,566 fans. Baseball in Waycross long predated the Bears. In the 1920s, Shoeless Joe