1947 Martinsville Athletics Roster
Carolina League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 53-88
Finished 8th in the CL
Manager: Joe Glenn (0-0), Woody Wheaton (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Martinsville, Virginia
Ballpark: Doug English Field
Attendance: 51,000, Avg. 723
1947 Martinsville Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 53-88
Finished 8th in the CL
Manager: Joe Glenn (0-0), Woody Wheaton (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Martinsville, Virginia
Ballpark: Doug English Field
Attendance: 51,000, Avg. 723
The Martinsville Athletics of the Carolina League ended the 1947 season with a record of 53 wins and 88 losses, finishing eighth in the CL.
Joe Glenn and Woody Wheaton served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Abrams | R | September 10, 1927 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Manuel Allegue | R | November 25, 1922 | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| William Angstadt | R | L | October 5, 1921 | 6'3" | 175 | Shillington, PA US |
| Dick Armstrong | March 29, 1924 | 192 | ||||
| Albert Behrends | L | March 10, 1920 | 5'9" | 173 | ||
| Mason Bowes | R | L | August 12, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | Roxboro, NC US |
| Thomas Burnette | R | R | July 29, 1915 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Pat Cooper | R | R | November 26, 1917 | 6'3" | 180 | Albemarle, NC US |
| Cosurt | ||||||
| Bernard Cuzick | ||||||
| William Dettrey | ||||||
| Charles Dunkelberger | March 16, 1923 | 192 | Ontelaunee Twshp, PA US | |||
| Nicholas Ellis | R | R | November 29, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Joe Glenn | R | R | November 19, 1908 | 5'11" | 175 | Dickson City, PA US |
| William Harris | L | R | 5'9" | |||
| Dale Harten | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Archie Hayes | R | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Cyral Honeychuck | ||||||
| Elton Jackson | R | 5'11" | 150 | |||
| John Jordan | R | February 27, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Iva, SC US | |
| Edward Kosik | S | October 29, 1921 | 5'11" | 165 | Dupont, PA US | |
| Ray Lindsay | R | R | December 5, 1907 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Frank Maguire | L | L | March 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Frank Marino | R | R | June 20, 1921 | 5'9" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Joe Massaro | R | R | March 21, 1924 | 5'11" | 208 | |
| Steve Melaga | R | 5'11" | 184 | |||
| Elton Messina | ||||||
| David Mulvey | L | L | October 20, 1922 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Tom Nagle | R | R | March 27, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Louis Norton | L | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Francis O'Hara | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Rocco Parisi | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Jack Parks | L | R | June 12, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | Sayreton, AL US |
| Robert Perry | R | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Robert Pfeilsticker | 192 | Buffalo, NY US | ||||
| Ted Pickenbrock | ||||||
| Francis Powell | R | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Frank Rolek | R | R | September 28, 1914 | 5'8" | 180 | |
| Alfred Rosetti | ||||||
| Joseph Rubino | ||||||
| Joseph Sereda | R | R | April 14, 1923 | 6'4" | 209 | |
| Paul Sheib | ||||||
| Carol Spires | R | R | 6'5" | 188 | ||
| Lincoln Thomas | ||||||
| Joe Turk | R | R | September 30, 1922 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Warren Turner | R | R | January 17, 1925 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Lemuel Tyson | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Edward VanBommel | ||||||
| Gibbo Warney | R | R | July 6, 1925 | 6'1" | 180 | Throop, PA US |
| Bob Wellman | R | R | July 15, 1925 | 6'4" | 210 | Norwood, OH US |
| Woody Wheaton | L | L | October 3, 1914 | 5'8" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Arnold Yost | L | 5'11" | 162 |
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.
