1947 Portland Beavers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 97-89
Finished 3rd in the PCL
Manager: Jim Turner (97-89)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Ballpark: Vaughn Street Park
Attendance: 421,137, Avg. 4,528
1947 Portland Beavers Statistics

Playoffs - Los Angeles Angels 4 games, Portland Beavers 1

The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1947 season with a record of 97 wins and 89 losses, finishing third in the PCL.

The Beavers plated 847 runs and yielded 835 runs.

Members of the 1947 Portland Beavers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Eddie Basinski, Vic Raschi, Jim Turner, Charlie Silvera, Ad Liska, Tommy Bridges, Glenn Crawford, Jack Salveson, Sam Vico, Billy Holm, Herman Reich, Ed Bahr, Mayo Smith, Jake Mooty, Buddy Peterson, Ford Garrison, Jack Robinson, Johnny Lazor, Ford Mullen and Duane Pillette.

Jim Turner served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ed BahrRROctober 16, 19196'1"172Rouleau, SK CA
Del BallingerLRMarch 17, 19195'8"185Fort Oglethorpe, GA US
Ed BarrRRAugust 2, 19206'0"190San Diego, CA US
Eddie BasinskiRRNovember 4, 19226'1"172Buffalo, NY US
Bill BeardRRNovember 12, 19145'10"185Oregon City, OR US
John BiancoRRFebruary 2, 19206'3"194New York, NY US
Tommy BridgesRRDecember 28, 19065'10"155Gordonsville, TN US
Billy CappsRRFebruary 27, 19195'11"170Lawton, OK US
Duane CrawfordLRApril 15, 19205'11"170Palo Alto, CA US
Glenn CrawfordLRDecember 2, 19135'9"165North Branch, MI US
Vincent DeBiasiRRSeptember 24, 19206'2"192Berkeley, CA US
Joe DobbinsRRMay 11, 19105'11"165Farmington, MO US
Danny EscobarLSeptember 26, 19165'11"165San Jose, CA US
Stu Fredericks192
Ford GarrisonRRAugust 29, 19155'10"180Greenville, SC US
Bobby GorbouldRRNovember 19, 19185'10"185Burdett, AB CA
Carl GunnarsonSJanuary 1, 19175'11"190Mozart, SK CA
Roy HelserLLAugust 27, 19115'9"195Portland, OR US
Billy HolmRRJuly 21, 19125'10"168Chicago, IL US
Bill HoutzLLJuly 29, 19246'0"200Newport, PA US
Johnny LazorLRSeptember 9, 19125'9"180Taylor, WA US
Ad LiskaRRJuly 10, 19065'11"160Dwight, NE US
John MaldovanRRMay 17, 19225'9"165Cleveland, OH US
John MooreRRJuly 23, 19225'11"175
Jake MootyRRApril 13, 19125'10"170Bennett, TX US
Lefty MossorRLOctober 2, 19196'0"165Lincoln County, WV US
Ford MullenLRFebruary 9, 19175'9"165Olympia, WA US
Eldon MuratoreRAugust 23, 19216'2"195Contra Costa County, CA US
Buddy PetersonRRApril 23, 19255'9"170Portland, OR US
Duane PilletteRRJuly 24, 19226'3"195Detroit, MI US
John RadulovichLRJune 23, 19236'0"205Detroit, MI US
Vic RaschiRRMarch 28, 19196'1"205West Springfield, MA US
Len RattoRRJuly 13, 19205'11"167Alameda, CA US
Herman ReichRLNovember 23, 19176'2"200Bell, CA US
Jack RobinsonRRFebruary 20, 19216'0"175Orange, NJ US
Jack SalvesonRRJanuary 5, 19146'0"180Fullerton, CA US
Andy SierraLLJanuary 28, 19166'3"210Bay St. Louis, MS US
Charlie SilveraRROctober 13, 19245'10"175San Francisco, CA US
Mayo SmithLRJanuary 17, 19156'0"183New London, MO US
Frank SouzaRFebruary 6, 19205'8"185Oakland, CA US
Al SpaeterLMarch 4, 19235'11"180Los Angeles, CA US
Harvey StoreyRAugust 21, 19165'10"187Gaston, OR US
Hal SummersRMarch 16, 19216'2"180Trinidad, CO US
Jim TurnerLRAugust 6, 19036'0"185Antioch, TN US
Sam VicoLRAugust 9, 19236'4"200San Fernando, CA US
Dick WennerRJune 2, 19226'2"201San Francisco, CA 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.




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