1947 Border League Leaders

1947 Border League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1947 Border League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Toni Gridaitis	Ogdensburg Maples	.361	168	466
Barney Hearn	Auburn Cayugas	.361	127	352
Fred Gerken	Watertown Athletics	.352	172	488
Al Grefe	Ottawa Nationals	.336	133	396
Stephen Kromko	Auburn Cayugas	.333	99	297
Charles Russian	Ottawa Nationals	.328	152	464
James Heximer	Kingston Ponies	.317	165	521
William Metzig	Ottawa Nationals	.317	145	458
Ray Nadel	Auburn Cayugas	.317	97	306
Stephen Nemeth	Auburn Cayugas	.315	99	314
Bobby Dill	Ogdensburg Maples	.312	88	282
Albert Klestinec	Watertown Athletics	.305	120	394
Bob Harmon	Auburn Cayugas	.302	138	457
Thomas McClelland	Ottawa Nationals	.300	137	456
Leonard Riley	Ottawa Nationals	.299	126	422
Harry Lockwood	Geneva Red Birds	.296	121	409
Thomas Madden	Watertown Athletics	.293	113	386
John Thackston	Watertown Athletics	.293	103	352
Len Zanke	Auburn Cayugas	.293	139	474
Felix Ouelette	Geneva Red Birds	.292	115	394

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Fred Gerken	Watertown Athletics	172	27	23	15
Toni Gridaitis	Ogdensburg Maples	168	22	7	25
James Heximer	Kingston Ponies	165	24	17	4
Charles Russian	Ottawa Nationals	152	35	4	4
William Metzig	Ottawa Nationals	145	36	4	17
William Meara	Kingston Ponies	144	20	6	5
Len Zanke	Auburn Cayugas	139	20	4	3
Bob Harmon	Auburn Cayugas	138	25	8	6
Thomas McClelland	Ottawa Nationals	137	30	0	3
Michael Christopher	Watertown Athletics	136	10	3	0

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Toni Gridaitis	Ogdensburg Maples	25
Donald Phelps	Geneva Red Birds	25
Barney Hearn	Auburn Cayugas	17
William Metzig	Ottawa Nationals	17
Harry Lockwood	Geneva Red Birds	16
Fred Gerken	Watertown Athletics	15
Ted Klonowski	Ogdensburg Maples	15
Bobby Dill	Ogdensburg Maples	13
Leonard Riley	Ottawa Nationals	13
Thomas DeNoville	Auburn Cayugas	11
Gerald Murray	Geneva Red Birds	11
Charles Alltop	Kingston Ponies	10
Ernest Craine	Geneva Red Birds	9
Thomas Madden	Watertown Athletics	9
Hank Pavlik	Ogdensburg Maples	9
Stephen Kromko	Auburn Cayugas	8
Bob Harmon	Auburn Cayugas	6
Knute Dobkins	Kingston Ponies	5
Al Grefe	Ottawa Nationals	5
William Meara	Kingston Ponies	5

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
William Metzig	Ottawa Nationals	36
Charles Russian	Ottawa Nationals	35
Thomas McClelland	Ottawa Nationals	30
Fred Gerken	Watertown Athletics	27
Thomas DeNoville	Auburn Cayugas	26
Bob Harmon	Auburn Cayugas	25
James Heximer	Kingston Ponies	24
Al Grefe	Ottawa Nationals	23
Toni Gridaitis	Ogdensburg Maples	22
Donald Phelps	Geneva Red Birds	21
Leonard Riley	Ottawa Nationals	21
Ernest Craine	Geneva Red Birds	20
William Meara	Kingston Ponies	20
Len Zanke	Auburn Cayugas	20
Bobby Dill	Ogdensburg Maples	19
Stephen Kromko	Auburn Cayugas	19
Harry Lockwood	Geneva Red Birds	19
Thomas Madden	Watertown Athletics	19
Ted Klonowski	Ogdensburg Maples	18
Gerald Murray	Geneva Red Birds	18

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Fred Gerken	Watertown Athletics	23
James Heximer	Kingston Ponies	17
Bob Harmon	Auburn Cayugas	8
Thomas DeNoville	Auburn Cayugas	7
Toni Gridaitis	Ogdensburg Maples	7
John Thackston	Watertown Athletics	7
Lyle Bliss	Auburn Cayugas	6
William Doyle	Watertown Athletics	6
Albert Klestinec	Watertown Athletics	6
William Meara	Kingston Ponies	6
Donald Phelps	Geneva Red Birds	6
Bob Sanborn	Ottawa Nationals	6
Michael Zanovitch	Watertown Athletics	6
Barney Hearn	Auburn Cayugas	5
Leonard Riley	Ottawa Nationals	5
Harold Smythe	Ogdensburg Maples	5
Knute Dobkins	Kingston Ponies	4
Richard Hubsch	Ogdensburg Maples	4
William Metzig	Ottawa Nationals	4
Hank Pavlik	Ogdensburg Maples	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Donald Phelps	Geneva Red Birds	103
William Metzig	Ottawa Nationals	100
Toni Gridaitis	Ogdensburg Maples	99
Fred Gerken	Watertown Athletics	95
Barney Hearn	Auburn Cayugas	91
Thomas DeNoville	Auburn Cayugas	87
Al Grefe	Ottawa Nationals	87
Harry Lockwood	Geneva Red Birds	86
Leonard Riley	Ottawa Nationals	78
Len Zanke	Auburn Cayugas	77
Charles Russian	Ottawa Nationals	73
James Heximer	Kingston Ponies	71
Ted Klonowski	Ogdensburg Maples	71
John Thackston	Watertown Athletics	71
Thomas McClelland	Ottawa Nationals	69
Albert Klestinec	Watertown Athletics	66
William Meara	Kingston Ponies	66
Hank Pavlik	Ogdensburg Maples	64
Bob Harmon	Auburn Cayugas	61
Thomas Madden	Watertown Athletics	61

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Nick Butcher	Ottawa Nationals	16	5
Frank Fanovich	Watertown Athletics	16	3
Arnold Jarrell	Kingston Ponies	16	9
Charles Schupp	Ottawa Nationals	16	7
Donald Bryant	Ogdensburg Maples	15	7
Edward Flanagan	Auburn Cayugas	15	10
Roger Blinn	Auburn Cayugas	14	11
James Scott	Watertown Athletics	12	10
Gene Sylvester	Ottawa Nationals	12	8
Nick Lamastra	Auburn Cayugas	11	7
Walt Masters	Ottawa Nationals	11	4
Stanley Stenoff	Kingston Ponies	11	14
Woody Zuraw	Watertown Athletics	11	11
Dick Libby	Watertown Athletics	10	4
Francis Lee	Ogdensburg Maples	9	6
Stan Farrar	Geneva Red Birds	8	15
Joseph Lease	Kingston Ponies	8	14
Lyle Bliss	Auburn Cayugas	7	7
Arthur Cook	Kingston Ponies	7	15
Kermit Rothrock	Auburn Cayugas	7	2

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Frank Fanovich	Watertown Athletics	2.41	16	3
Charles Schupp	Ottawa Nationals	2.72	16	7
Arnold Jarrell	Kingston Ponies	3.01	16	9
James Scott	Watertown Athletics	3.09	12	10
Arthur Cook	Kingston Ponies	3.12	7	15
Clytis Theriault	Geneva Red Birds	3.15	5	6
Walt Masters	Ottawa Nationals	3.22	11	4
Woody Zuraw	Watertown Athletics	3.26	11	11
Nick Butcher	Ottawa Nationals	3.39	16	5
Joseph Lease	Kingston Ponies	3.55	8	14
Edward Flanagan	Auburn Cayugas	3.65	15	10
Gene Sylvester	Ottawa Nationals	3.68	12	8
Donald Bryant	Ogdensburg Maples	3.74	15	7
Stanley Stenoff	Kingston Ponies	4.06	11	14
Roger Blinn	Auburn Cayugas	4.09	14	11
Stan Farrar	Geneva Red Birds	4.35	8	15
Leo Pukis	Ogdensburg Maples	4.46	6	7
Dick Libby	Watertown Athletics	4.47	10	4
Francis Lee	Ogdensburg Maples	4.75	9	6
Lyle Bliss	Auburn Cayugas	4.87	7	7

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Frank Fanovich	Watertown Athletics	3
Charles Schupp	Ottawa Nationals	3
Stanley Stenoff	Kingston Ponies	3
Roger Blinn	Auburn Cayugas	2
Nick Butcher	Ottawa Nationals	2
Arthur Cook	Kingston Ponies	2
Dick Libby	Watertown Athletics	2
Walt Masters	Ottawa Nationals	2
Woody Zuraw	Watertown Athletics	2
Donald Bryant	Ogdensburg Maples	1
Arnold Carter	Watertown Athletics	1
Stan Farrar	Geneva Red Birds	1
Edward Flanagan	Auburn Cayugas	1
Arnold Jarrell	Kingston Ponies	1
Peter Karpuk	Ottawa Nationals	1
Joseph Kopach	Watertown Athletics	1
Nick Lamastra	Auburn Cayugas	1
Joseph Lease	Kingston Ponies	1
Francis Lee	Ogdensburg Maples	1
Leo Pukis	Ogdensburg Maples	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Frank Fanovich	Watertown Athletics	182
Edward Flanagan	Auburn Cayugas	134
Joseph Lease	Kingston Ponies	117
Dick Libby	Watertown Athletics	115
Donald Bryant	Ogdensburg Maples	103
Nick Lamastra	Auburn Cayugas	102
Nick Butcher	Ottawa Nationals	97
Arnold Jarrell	Kingston Ponies	95
Gene Sylvester	Ottawa Nationals	94
Arthur Cook	Kingston Ponies	85
Charles Schupp	Ottawa Nationals	81
Woody Zuraw	Watertown Athletics	78
Stanley Stenoff	Kingston Ponies	75
Roger Blinn	Auburn Cayugas	68
James Scott	Watertown Athletics	66
Stan Farrar	Geneva Red Birds	63
Lyle Bliss	Auburn Cayugas	57
Rupert Lewis	Geneva Red Birds	57
Francis Lee	Ogdensburg Maples	56
Roy McCrobie	Geneva Red Birds	52

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