1947 Riverside Dons Roster
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 1st in the SL
Manager: Norman DeWeese (0-0), Jack Rothrock (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Riverside, California
Ballpark: Evans Park
Attendance: 45,477, Avg. 650
Playoffs - Riverside Dons 3 games, Las Vegas Wranglers 0
Finals - Anaheim Valencias 4 games, Riverside Dons 1
The Riverside Dons of the Sunset League ended the 1947 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the SL.
The Dons yielded 836 runs, fewest in the league. Riverside plated 978 runs. Roman Loyko and Elmer Critchlow paced the squad with 17 home runs apiece. Elmer Critchlow accounted for 131 RBI and topped all regular hitters by hitting .360. Robert Masters paced the team with 19 wins, while Thomas Hodges added 15 or more wins, too Robert Masters registered a 3.55 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Norman DeWeese and Jack Rothrock served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Barron | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Bill Blackburn | L | R | July 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Francis Bushman | ||||||
| Peter Castro | ||||||
| Donald Cena | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Elmer Critchlow | R | June 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Norman DeWeese | R | R | February 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 190 | Anadarko, OK US |
| Harvey Doty | ||||||
| Franklin Estes | R | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Ben Fowler | ||||||
| Jim Hayes | R | June 13, 1922 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Hodges | L | R | August 15, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Donald Johnson | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Frosty Kennedy | R | R | March 20, 1926 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Lawrence King | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Stephen Korpa | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Verne Lewis | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Roman Loyko | L | July 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 165 | ||
| Robert Mann | ||||||
| Robert Masters | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Edward McGuire | ||||||
| John McKeown | S | 5'9" | 180 | |||
| Oakie Mendenhall | ||||||
| Bob Mineo | R | L | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Harry Minor | R | R | March 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Walt Schafer | S | L | July 2, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | , AL US |
| Dick Schattinger | S | R | August 31, 1924 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Harry Smith | ||||||
| Ken Stone | ||||||
| Gerry Waitman | R | July 12, 1920 | 5'10" | 185 | San Bernardino County, CA US | |
| Bill Wells | R | R | March 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 177 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Kenneth White | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
| Earl Wilshire | L | L | June 21, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Oro Grande, 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.
