1947 Lancaster Red Roses Roster
Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 64-73
Finished 6th in the ISL
Manager: Charlie English (0-0), Clayton Sheedy (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Stumpf Field
Attendance: 74,677, Avg. 1,090
1947 Lancaster Red Roses StatisticsTeam Record: 64-73
Finished 6th in the ISL
Manager: Charlie English (0-0), Clayton Sheedy (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Stumpf Field
Attendance: 74,677, Avg. 1,090
The Lancaster Red Roses of the Inter-State League ended the 1947 season with a record of 64 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the ISL.
Charlie English and Clayton Sheedy served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Armstrong | R | R | June 3, 1924 | 5'10" | 190 | Orange, NJ US |
| Thomas Astbury | R | December 15, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Ed Boehm | L | L | April 28, 1923 | 6'2" | 182 | Methuen, MA US |
| Monroe Cowick | ||||||
| Charlie English | R | R | April 8, 1910 | 5'9" | 160 | Darlington, SC US |
| Nellie Fox | L | R | December 25, 1927 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Thomas, PA US |
| Lee Griffeth | S | L | May 20, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Carmel, NY US |
| Gus Hallbourg | L | R | October 31, 1919 | 6'0" | 195 | Huntington, MA US |
| William James | R | 6'0" | 172 | |||
| Leonard Kelly | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Tom Kirk | L | L | September 27, 1927 | 5'10" | 182 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Giles Knowles | R | R | October 22, 1917 | 5'10" | 160 | Greenbush, WI US |
| William McCarthy | R | R | June 8, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Les McCrabb | R | R | November 4, 1914 | 5'11" | 175 | Wakefield, PA US |
| William McQuillen | February 15, 1923 | 192 | California, PA US | |||
| David Mulvey | L | L | October 20, 1922 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| John Norris | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Walt Novick | R | R | September 15, 1919 | 5'8" | 175 | East Walpole, MA US |
| Rocco Parisi | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Schuyler Patterson | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Fred Peeler | R | R | August 11, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | Rowan County, NC US |
| Charles Quimby | R | R | January 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tony Shimkus | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Raymond Trout | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Matthew Usciak | R | January 6, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Ray Wicker | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Yarboro | ||||||
| Arnold Yost | L | 5'11" | 162 | |||
| Joseph Zack | R | March 8, 1922 | 6'0" | 184 | Geners, PA 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.
