1947 El Centro Imperials Roster
Team Record: 53-86
Finished 6th in the SL
Manager: Bob Boken (0-0), Ray Viers (0-0)
Location: El Centro, California
Ballpark: Stark Field
Attendance: 45,429, Avg. 654
The El Centro Imperials of the Sunset League ended the 1947 season with a record of 53 wins and 86 losses, finishing sixth in the SL.
The Imperials scored 874 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 1080 runs. Ray Viers led El Centro with 20 home runs Gale Bishop drove in 108 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .365 clip. Nate Moreland paced the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 4.33 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Boken and Nate Moreland both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bob Boken and Ray Viers served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Alhouse | R | June 10, 1925 | 5'8" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Wayland Ashcraft | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Vincent Bianchini | ||||||
| Gale Bishop | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Bob Boken | R | R | February 23, 1908 | 6'2" | 165 | Maryvale, IL US |
| Donald Brammer | ||||||
| Peter Castro | ||||||
| Charles Clayton | ||||||
| John Constantino | ||||||
| Daris Farley | ||||||
| Byron Fleischmann | ||||||
| Jerry Folkman | R | R | August 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Frank Froggatte | June 22, 1925 | |||||
| Manuel Fuentes | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Alejandro Garciglia | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| Billy Garrison | ||||||
| Chuck Gowett | R | R | 6'2" | 178 | ||
| Don Grigg | R | R | March 24, 1916 | 5'11" | 189 | , KS US |
| Otis Hunt | ||||||
| William Jackson | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Robert Jaderlund | L | R | January 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | Roslyn, WA US |
| Dale Leedy | L | 5'10" | 165 | Bellville, OH US | ||
| Ben Lorino | L | L | May 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Trinidad, CO US |
| Paul McMahan | L | L | March 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Nate Moreland | R | L | April 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 195 | England, AR US |
| Jim Neeley | R | R | December 9, 1926 | Fort Worth, TX US | ||
| Carlos Padilla | December 1, 1926 | Calexico, CA US | ||||
| Ramon Palacio | ||||||
| Walter Ransom | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Jim Rusich | ||||||
| Ralph Samaha | ||||||
| Lonnie Simmons | July 19, 1923 | 192 | ||||
| William Skeber | ||||||
| Richard Smith | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Dick Stoeffler | ||||||
| Glenn Thompson | R | R | December 7, 1928 | 6'5" | 215 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Ray Viers | R | May 5, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Akron, OH US | |
| Luis Villanueva | 5'10" | 170 | ||||
| Paul Wastchak | ||||||
| Robert White | R | R | 6'1" | 180 |
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.
