1947 Watertown Athletics Roster
Team Record: 70-54
Finished 2nd in the BL
Manager: Bob Shawkey (70-54)
Location: Watertown, New York
Ballpark: Fairgrounds Park, Alex Duffy Stadium
Attendance: 53,600, Avg. 865
Playoffs - Ogdensburg Maples 4 games, Watertown Athletics 3
The Watertown Athletics of the Border League ended the 1947 season with a record of 70 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the BL.
Bob Shawkey served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Larry Archambeault | L | 5'11" | 185 | |||
Aldo Caravello | R | August 2, 1917 | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Arnold Carter | L | L | March 14, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | Rainelle, WV US |
Michael Christopher | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
Roderick Clifford | L | September 23, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Fred Danek | R | May 21, 1924 | 6'0" | 175 | Binghamton, NY US | |
Les DeMarco | L | L | February 5, 1929 | 192 | ||
Carl Donvito | R | R | March 24, 1927 | 5'9" | 166 | |
William Doyle | L | July 19, 1923 | 5'11" | 160 | Malone, NY US | |
Walter Dyche | L | L | January 16, 1926 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Frank Fanovich | L | L | January 11, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | New York, NY US |
Fred Gerken | S | April 20, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
James Gilmore | R | 5'9" | 158 | |||
Vinnie Hayes | R | 192 | ||||
Adin Hoch | R | 5'9" | 155 | |||
Albert Klestinec | R | June 15, 1921 | 5'7" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US | |
Joseph Kopach | R | R | October 6, 1922 | 6'0" | 165 | Charleroi, PA US |
Dick Libby | L | L | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Bridgton, ME US |
Thomas Madden | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
Andrew Mante | S | R | August 13, 1922 | 6'0" | 200 | Riverdale, NY US |
Frank Marsden | R | R | ||||
Richard McEvoy | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
William McQuillen | February 15, 1923 | 192 | California, PA US | |||
Thomas Reese | L | L | ||||
Bob Roman | January 17, 1927 | 192 | Syracuse, NY US | |||
James Scott | R | R | August 4, 1918 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Kenneth Steblen | ||||||
Wendell Sullivan | R | |||||
John Thackston | R | March 2, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Bethlehem, PA US | |
John Tuthill | ||||||
Raymond Vincellette | R | R | 6'1" | 150 | ||
Ernie Visconti | ||||||
Joseph Vydra | 192 | |||||
Bernard Woycik | R | May 14, 1920 | 5'7" | 175 | ||
Michael Zanovitch | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Woody Zuraw | L | L | October 22, 1921 | 5'11" | 187 |
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.