
1947 Leavenworth Braves Roster
Team Record: 50-88
Finished 8th in the WA
Manager: Joe Bowman (50-88)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Leavenworth, Kansas
Ballpark: Wadsworth Park
Attendance: 28,459, Avg. 412
The Leavenworth Braves of the Western Association ended the 1947 season with a record of 50 wins and 88 losses, finishing eighth in the WA.
Joe Bowman served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Joe Bowman | L | R | June 17, 1910 | 6'2" | 190 | Kansas City, KS US |
Walter Buerger | R | March 23, 1926 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
Thomas Caliento | L | October 2, 1923 | 5'11" | 187 | Pittsfield, MA US | |
Willard Chaffee | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
Frank Cobo | L | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Dominic Coughlin | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
George Eikenberg | R | September 2, 1927 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
Fred Geraci | R | R | 6'1" | 164 | ||
Edgar Gerber | R | 6'3" | 187 | |||
Virgil Jester | R | R | July 23, 1927 | 5'11" | 188 | Denver, CO US |
Cy Koppa | S | R | July 9, 1926 | 5'9" | 175 | Cassel, WI US |
Arnold Lewis | ||||||
Ray Lippman | R | R | February 7, 1925 | 192 | Detroit, MI US | |
Joe Malman | R | R | May 11, 1913 | 6'1" | 160 | Providence, RI US |
Frank Matthews | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Marvin Millsap | November 5, 1922 | Edwardsville, KS US | ||||
Wilson Musgraves | July 21, 1921 | |||||
Marshall Nesmith | R | October 16, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Hazlehurst, MS US | |
Henry Quinn | March 10, 1927 | Detroit, MI US | ||||
Warren Randolph | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Peter Sharp | L | 5'11" | 178 | |||
Richard Skinner | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Jesse Van Hoose | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Nathan Waterman | ||||||
Walter Welbrock | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
Casey Wonka | R | December 24, 1924 | 5'8" | 165 | Weston, NE US | |
Joseph Yednock | 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.