1947 Abilene Blue Sox Roster
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
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 |
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Frank Akers | R | R | December 25, 1920 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Edmund Bauer | L | May 30, 1926 | 5'9" | 180 | ||
Earl Benson | L | 5'8" | ||||
Joe Beran | R | August 16, 1928 | 5'10" | 175 | Larned, KS US | |
Roldan Borbolla | R | R | September 12, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Art Bowland | L | R | May 9, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Pawtucket, RI US |
Ray Coapland | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Laban Dean | R | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
Leonard Glica | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Omaha, NE US | |
William Greer | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
Wallace Hanna | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
Bill Hodges | L | May 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Atascadero, CA US | |
Bob Hughes | L | L | June 3, 1928 | 6'0" | 178 | Alahambra, CA US |
Jack Immell | R | R | August 24, 1920 | 5'10" | 150 | |
Joseph Konitzki | R | December 24, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Mike Lohbeck | R | R | July 13, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Rudy Lorona | R | R | April 24, 1927 | 5'11" | 167 | Winkleman, AZ US |
Milt Martin | R | R | April 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
Calien McPike | R | R | March 20, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | Quincy, IL US |
Frank Means | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
William Meier | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Richard Meyers | S | R | November 25, 1923 | 5'10" | 150 | |
Michael Notte | ||||||
Hugh Olds | L | 5'8" | 175 | |||
John Pace | ||||||
Julian Pressly | R | January 18, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Ken Quevreaux | R | October 7, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Webster Groves, MO US | |
Howard Reynolds | R | February 17, 1925 | 5'7" | 160 | Fort Worth, TX US | |
Leo Rheingans | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
Donald Runge | L | May 26, 1927 | 5'8" | 144 | ||
Robert Shaeffer | R | 5'11" | 183 | |||
Leroy Sparks | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
Dave Steger | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
Richard Tross | R | R | March 31, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
David Williams | ||||||
Wiley Williams | R | L | March 8, 1927 | 6'1" | 200 | Greenville, SC US |
Peter Zmitrovich | R | 5'11" | 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.