1947 Greenwood Dodgers Roster
Cotton States League (CSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 92-38
Finished 1st in the CSL
Manager: Jim Bivin (92-38)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Greenwood, Mississippi
Ballpark: Legion Field
Attendance: 68,746, Avg. 1,058
1947 Greenwood Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 92-38
Finished 1st in the CSL
Manager: Jim Bivin (92-38)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Greenwood, Mississippi
Ballpark: Legion Field
Attendance: 68,746, Avg. 1,058
Playoffs - Greenwood Dodgers 3 games, Clarksdale Planters 1
Finals - Greenwood Dodgers 4 games, Greenville Bucks 3
The Greenwood Dodgers of the Cotton States League ended the 1947 season with a record of 92 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the CSL.
Jim Bivin served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bivin | R | R | December 11, 1909 | 6'0" | 155 | Jackson, MS US |
| Merv Dornburg | R | April 26, 1926 | 5'10" | 185 | Kankakee, IL US | |
| Robert Duchaney | L | March 6, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Tommy Gregory | L | January 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Greenwood, MS US | |
| Pete Kousagan | R | R | July 1, 1922 | 6'1" | 210 | Uhrichsville, OH US |
| Walter Lance | L | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Bob Lee | L | January 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Ray Moore | R | R | June 1, 1926 | 6'0" | 195 | Meadows, MD US |
| Russell Oppliger | R | R | August 25, 1927 | 6'1" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Norm Ozark | R | February 12, 1927 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Julian Pressly | R | January 18, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Claude Siple | R | February 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jack Southwick | R | R | December 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| John Stamey | L | L | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Clifford Stewart | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Joseph Sumners | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Richard Tross | R | R | March 31, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| 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.
