1947 Watertown Athletics Roster

Border League (BL) - Class: C
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
1947 Watertown Athletics Statistics

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
Larry ArchambeaultL5'11"185
Aldo CaravelloRAugust 2, 19175'9"175
Arnold CarterLLMarch 14, 19185'10"170Rainelle, WV US
Michael ChristopherR5'8"160
Roderick CliffordLSeptember 23, 19285'11"180
Fred DanekRMay 21, 19246'0"175Binghamton, NY US
Les DeMarcoLLFebruary 5, 1929192
Carl DonvitoRRMarch 24, 19275'9"166
William DoyleLJuly 19, 19235'11"160Malone, NY US
Walter DycheLLJanuary 16, 19266'1"195
Frank FanovichLLJanuary 11, 19235'11"180New York, NY US
Fred GerkenSApril 20, 19216'0"185
James GilmoreR5'9"158
Vinnie HayesR192
Adin HochR5'9"155
Albert KlestinecRJune 15, 19215'7"175Buffalo, NY US
Joseph KopachRROctober 6, 19226'0"165Charleroi, PA US
Dick LibbyLLMay 4, 19256'1"188Bridgton, ME US
Thomas MaddenR5'11"175
Andrew ManteSRAugust 13, 19226'0"200Riverdale, NY US
Frank MarsdenRR
Richard McEvoyRR6'1"180
William McQuillenFebruary 15, 1923192California, PA US
Thomas ReeseLL
Bob RomanJanuary 17, 1927192Syracuse, NY US
James ScottRRAugust 4, 19186'2"195
Kenneth Steblen
Wendell SullivanR
John ThackstonRMarch 2, 19215'10"175Bethlehem, PA US
John Tuthill
Raymond VincelletteRR6'1"150
Ernie Visconti
Joseph Vydra192
Bernard WoycikRMay 14, 19205'7"175
Michael ZanovitchR5'10"170
Woody ZurawLLOctober 22, 19215'11"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.




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