1947 Abilene Blue Sox Roster

West Texas-New Mexico League (WTNML) - Class: C
Team Record: 58-81
Finished 7th in the WTNML
Manager: William Greer (0-0), Art Bowland (0-0)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Abilene, Texas
Ballpark: Blue Sox Stadium
Attendance: 55,426, Avg. 797
1947 Abilene Blue Sox Statistics

The Abilene Blue Sox of the West Texas-New Mexico League ended the 1947 season with a record of 58 wins and 81 losses, finishing seventh in the WTNML.

William Greer and Art Bowland served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Frank AkersRRDecember 25, 19205'11"165
Edmund BauerLMay 30, 19265'9"180
Earl BensonL5'8"
Joe BeranRAugust 16, 19285'10"175Larned, KS US
Roldan BorbollaRRSeptember 12, 19286'1"195
Art BowlandLRMay 9, 19236'0"185Pawtucket, RI US
Ray CoaplandRR6'1"175
Laban DeanRR6'0"200
Leonard GlicaROctober 8, 19285'11"165Omaha, NE US
William GreerR5'8"170
Wallace HannaL6'0"170
Bill HodgesLMay 29, 19276'0"185Atascadero, CA US
Bob HughesLLJune 3, 19286'0"178Alahambra, CA US
Jack ImmellRRAugust 24, 19205'10"150
Joseph KonitzkiRDecember 24, 19275'11"180
Mike LohbeckRRJuly 13, 19275'11"175
Rudy LoronaRRApril 24, 19275'11"167Winkleman, AZ US
Milt MartinRRApril 25, 19276'0"185Chicago, IL US
Calien McPikeRRMarch 20, 19216'0"185Quincy, IL US
Frank MeansL6'1"185
William MeierLR6'0"165
Richard MeyersSRNovember 25, 19235'10"150
Michael Notte
Hugh OldsL5'8"175
John Pace
Julian PresslyRJanuary 18, 19245'11"190
Ken QuevreauxROctober 7, 19215'11"185Webster Groves, MO US
Howard ReynoldsRFebruary 17, 19255'7"160Fort Worth, TX US
Leo RheingansL5'10"180
Donald RungeLMay 26, 19275'8"144
Robert ShaefferR5'11"183
Leroy SparksRR6'0"160
Dave StegerR6'1"170
Richard TrossRRMarch 31, 19256'1"175
David Williams
Wiley WilliamsRLMarch 8, 19276'1"200Greenville, SC US
Peter ZmitrovichR5'11"185

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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