1947 San Diego Padres Roster
Team Record: 79-107
Finished 8th in the PCL
Manager: Ripper Collins (79-107)
Location: San Diego, California
Ballpark: Lane Field
Attendance: 353,951, Avg. 3,806
The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1947 season with a record of 79 wins and 107 losses, finishing eighth in the PCL.
The Padres tallied 799 runs, worst in the circuit, and gave up 909 runs.
Max West, Pete Coscarart, Tony Criscola, Dain Clay, Dick Gyselman, Vern Kennedy, Len Rice, Johnny Barrett, Manny Salvo, Jim McDonnell, Dick Mulligan, Jack Harshman, Vince Shupe, Tom Seats, Jim Brillheart, George Caster and Ripper Collins were all players from the 1947 San Diego Padres who played in the Majors during their careers.
Ripper Collins served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Barrett | L | L | December 18, 1915 | 5'10" | 170 | Lowell, MA US |
| Jim Brillheart | R | L | September 28, 1903 | 5'11" | 170 | Dublin, VA US |
| George Caster | R | R | August 4, 1907 | 6'1" | 180 | Colton, CA US |
| John Cavalli | R | R | July 16, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Earl Chapple | R | R | September 12, 1918 | 6'0" | 185 | Idaho Falls, ID US |
| Dain Clay | R | R | July 10, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | Hicksville, OH US |
| Ripper Collins | S | L | March 30, 1904 | 5'9" | 165 | Altoona, PA US |
| Pete Coscarart | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'11" | 175 | Escondido, CA US |
| Tony Criscola | L | R | July 9, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Walla Walla, WA US |
| Dutch Dumler | R | R | December 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 155 | Russell, KS US |
| Chuck Eisenmann | L | R | October 22, 1918 | 6'1" | 186 | Hawthorne, WI US |
| Ray Fortier | L | L | July 19, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Jim Gleason | R | R | June 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | San Diego County, CA US |
| Dick Gyselman | R | R | April 6, 1908 | 6'2" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bob Hamilton | L | R | April 20, 1918 | 6'0" | 170 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Jack Harshman | L | L | July 12, 1927 | 6'2" | 178 | San Diego, CA US |
| Johnny Jensen | R | R | March 2, 1917 | 6'2" | 198 | San Diego, CA US |
| Vern Kennedy | L | R | March 20, 1907 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Billy Kerr | R | R | March 4, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Bob Kerrigan | L | L | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Dale Lee | R | December 10, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Richmond, CA US | |
| George McDonald | L | L | April 12, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Seattle, WA US |
| Jim McDonnell | L | R | August 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | Gagetown, MI US |
| Dick Mulligan | L | L | March 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 167 | Swoyersville, PA US |
| Gene Nance | R | R | June 15, 1914 | 5'11" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Al Olsen | L | L | March 30, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Douglas Pettit | July 3, 1926 | 192 | Detroit, MI US | |||
| Len Rice | R | R | September 2, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | Lead, SD US |
| Manny Salvo | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Bob Schulte | R | L | October 26, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Tom Seats | R | L | September 24, 1910 | 5'11" | 190 | Farmington, NC US |
| Vince Shupe | L | L | September 5, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | East Canton, OH US |
| Ray Tran | R | January 11, 1911 | 5'9" | 170 | Kamsack, SK CA | |
| Al Treichel | R | R | October 31, 1917 | 6'5" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Tim Triner | R | R | August 18, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Canton, OH US |
| Ed Vitalich | R | R | April 22, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Gordon Walden | R | R | October 29, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Modesto, CA US |
| Max West | L | R | November 28, 1916 | 6'1" | 182 | Dexter, MO US |
| Mickey Winters | R | R | October 10, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY 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.
