1947 Bluefield Blue-Grays Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 69-57
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: George Lacy (69-57)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 86,303, Avg. 1,370
1947 Bluefield Blue-Grays StatisticsTeam Record: 69-57
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: George Lacy (69-57)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 86,303, Avg. 1,370
Playoffs - New River Rebels 3 games, Bluefield Blue-Grays 1
The Bluefield Blue-Grays of the Appalachian League ended the 1947 season with a record of 69 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the AL.
George Lacy served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Anderson | R | R | March 30, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Nashua, NH US |
| Billy Ashley | L | May 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Chuck Badger | November 16, 1929 | 192 | ||||
| Frank Baldwin | R | R | December 25, 1928 | 5'11" | 195 | High Bridge, NJ US |
| Robert Bush | L | L | November 9, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Roderick Clifford | L | September 23, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Dave Dick | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| John Griffin | March 4, 1925 | |||||
| Raymond Guard | L | L | June 30, 1923 | 6'5" | 204 | Hurt, WV US |
| Sam Jenkins | July 31, 1923 | |||||
| James Keller | R | R | June 2, 1923 | 6'4" | 205 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Richard Keohane | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Ivan Kuester | L | January 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| George Lacy | R | R | September 7, 1913 | 6'2" | 198 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Edward Lenthe | R | R | August 10, 1928 | 6'3" | 180 | Union City, NJ US |
| Alfred Meau | L | R | January 19, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Art Moore | R | R | June 20, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | Willard, OH US |
| Paul O'Neil | L | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Albert Orlando | R | 5'10" | ||||
| William Richards | L | March 17, 1925 | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Dennis Saunders | R | R | December 6, 1924 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Eugene Shrader | R | R | July 21, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Francis Smith | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Emil Stoecker | R | 5'10" | 150 | |||
| Robert Synan | ||||||
| Louis Tufano | R | R | November 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 188 | Ozone Park, NY US |
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.
