1947 Los Angeles Angels Roster
Team Record: 105-81
Finished 1st in the PCL
Manager: Bill Kelly (105-81)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Los Angeles, California
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Attendance: 622,485, Avg. 6,693
Playoffs - Los Angeles Angels 1 game, San Francisco Seals 0 - One-game playoff for first place.
Playoffs - Los Angeles Angels 4 games, Portland Beavers 1
Finals - Los Angeles Angels 4 games, Oakland Oaks 1
The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1947 season with a record of 105 wins and 81 losses, finishing first in the PCL.
The Angels scored 884 runs and gave up 749 runs.
Members of the 1947 Los Angeles Angels who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ray Prim, Clarence Maddern, Russ Bauers, Bill Schuster, Paul Gillespie, Don Carlsen, Hal Kleine, Al Glossop, Ed Sauer, Cliff Chambers, Max Marshall, Reggie Otero, Red Adams, Dutch McCall, Eddie Malone, Loyd Christopher, Marv Felderman, Johnny Ostrowski, Red Treadway, Cecil Garriott, Jess Dobernic, Tuck Stainback, Rube Novotney, Red Lynn, Ed Fernandes, Bill Fleming, Dick Conger, Ted Pawelek, Bill Sarni and Lou Stringer.
Bill Kelly served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Adams | R | R | October 7, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | Parlier, CA US |
| Orin Baker | R | R | January 25, 1915 | 6'2" | 198 | Moorheadville, PA US |
| Larry Barton | L | L | November 21, 1912 | 5'11" | 195 | Pueblo, CO US |
| Russ Bauers | L | R | May 10, 1914 | 6'3" | 195 | Townsend, WI US |
| Don Carlsen | R | R | October 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Cliff Chambers | L | L | January 10, 1922 | 6'3" | 208 | Portland, OR US |
| Loyd Christopher | R | R | December 31, 1919 | 6'2" | 190 | Richmond, CA US |
| Dick Conger | R | R | April 3, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jess Dobernic | R | R | November 20, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Maurice Donovan | R | R | February 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Marv Felderman | R | R | December 20, 1915 | 6'1" | 187 | Bellevue, IA US |
| Ed Fernandes | S | R | March 11, 1918 | 5'9" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
| Bill Fleming | R | R | July 31, 1913 | 6'0" | 190 | Rowland, CA US |
| Cecil Garriott | L | R | August 15, 1916 | 5'8" | 165 | Harristown, IL US |
| Paul Gillespie | L | R | September 18, 1920 | 6'3" | 195 | Sugar Valley, GA US |
| Al Glossop | S | R | July 12, 1914 | 6'0" | 170 | Christopher, IL US |
| Claude Horton | R | R | June 5, 1911 | 6'0" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Hal Kleine | L | L | June 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 193 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Red Lynn | R | R | December 27, 1913 | 6'0" | 162 | Kenney, TX US |
| Clarence Maddern | R | R | September 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Lowell, AZ US |
| Rabbit Mallory | R | R | September 10, 1919 | 5'9" | 160 | Junction City, OR US |
| Eddie Malone | R | R | June 16, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Max Marshall | L | R | September 18, 1913 | 6'1" | 180 | Randolph, IA US |
| Dutch McCall | L | L | December 27, 1920 | 6'1" | 184 | Columbia, TN US |
| Guy Miller | R | January 8, 1914 | 5'11" | 175 | Maysville, GA US | |
| Rube Novotney | R | R | August 5, 1924 | 6'0" | 187 | Streator, IL US |
| Don Osborn | R | R | June 23, 1908 | 6'0" | 185 | Sandpoint, ID US |
| Johnny Ostrowski | R | R | October 17, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Reggie Otero | L | R | September 7, 1915 | 6'0" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Bull Palica | R | R | January 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roy Paton | L | September 8, 1922 | 6'2" | 160 | Everett, WA US | |
| Ted Pawelek | L | R | August 15, 1919 | 5'10" | 202 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Larry Powell | L | L | July 14, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | Dinuba, CA US |
| Ray Prim | R | L | December 30, 1906 | 6'0" | 178 | Salitpa, AL US |
| Jack Richards | L | November 30, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | Portland, OR US | |
| Bill Sarni | R | R | September 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ed Sauer | R | R | January 3, 1919 | 6'1" | 188 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Frank Schmidt | L | May 23, 1927 | 5'10" | 156 | ||
| Bill Schuster | R | R | August 4, 1912 | 5'9" | 164 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Tuck Stainback | R | R | August 4, 1911 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Lou Stringer | R | R | May 13, 1917 | 5'11" | 173 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Red Treadway | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athalone, NC 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.
