1947 Greensboro Patriots Roster
Carolina League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 65-75
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Charlie Carroll (0-0), Rene DeSorcy (0-0)
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 147,128, Avg. 2,102
1947 Greensboro Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 65-75
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Charlie Carroll (0-0), Rene DeSorcy (0-0)
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 147,128, Avg. 2,102
The Greensboro Patriots of the Carolina League ended the 1947 season with a record of 65 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.
Charlie Carroll and Rene DeSorcy served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | ||||||
| James Burns | L | 5'10" | 148 | |||
| Don Butzer | L | R | November 23, 1919 | 5'7" | 145 | Reading, PA US |
| Preston Carroll | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Woody Crowson | R | R | September 9, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | Fuquay Springs, NC US |
| Thomas Cumby | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Rene DeSorcy | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Bill DeZerne | January 22, 1921 | 192 | ||||
| Robert Falk | R | October 11, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Samuel Gibson | R | R | January 1, 1924 | 6'0" | 216 | Guilford County, NC US |
| Gene Gottschalk | November 1, 1922 | 192 | ||||
| Harold Grosman | ||||||
| Bennie Haswell | L | L | November 1, 1919 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Eugene Hoberg | R | R | October 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Nelson James | ||||||
| Bernie Keating | R | R | April 21, 1919 | 6'3" | 176 | Woodbridge, NJ US |
| Henry Koch | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| Art Kunde | L | 6'3" | 215 | |||
| James Lamb | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Cecil Lawing | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Robert Mitchell | April 20, 1924 | |||||
| Raymond Pate | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Eddie Pickard | August 3, 1918 | 191 | ||||
| Paul Pryor | July 10, 1927 | 6'2" | 220 | Woonsocket, RI US | ||
| William Ratteree | L | 5'11" | 160 | |||
| William Rives | ||||||
| Louis Sellitto | L | |||||
| Emo Showfety | R | R | December 16, 1919 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Raymond Silbernagel | August 31, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| Charles Smith | R | August 6, 1916 | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Willard Speaks | L | L | July 30, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Roscoe Taylor | November 11, 1920 | 192 | Guilford County, NC US | |||
| Albert Thompson | ||||||
| Matthew Topkins | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| James Wilson | R | 5'11" | 175 |
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.
