1947 Winston-Salem Cardinals Roster
Carolina League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 85-57
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Cecil Payne (85-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Southside Park, Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 223,507, Avg. 3,148
1947 Winston-Salem Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 85-57
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Cecil Payne (85-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Southside Park, Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 223,507, Avg. 3,148
Playoffs - Durham Bulls 4 games, Winston-Salem Cardinals 2
The Winston-Salem Cardinals of the Carolina League ended the 1947 season with a record of 85 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the CL.
Cecil Payne served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Becker | R | January 11, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Paul Bernard | R | R | August 22, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Steve Bilko | R | R | November 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 230 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| Bryant Collins | R | L | 5'10" | 225 | ||
| Clint Echols | L | R | June 16, 1915 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Woody Fair | R | April 11, 1914 | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Paul Gibson | R | August 5, 1924 | 192 | Winston-Salem, NC US | ||
| Frank Gravino | R | R | January 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Harvey Haddix | L | L | September 18, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Medway, OH US |
| Bennie Haswell | L | L | November 1, 1919 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Fran Haus | R | R | December 15, 1927 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Vernon Jones | R | R | June 8, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Elroy Joyce | R | R | June 22, 1925 | 6'2" | 185 | Stokes County, NC US |
| Roland Klein | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Wally Lammers | R | R | October 31, 1926 | 5'11" | 180 | Buckley, IL US |
| Robert Louis | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| William McKenna | L | July 7, 1923 | 5'6" | 175 | Lynchburg, VA US | |
| Steve Melaga | R | 5'11" | 184 | |||
| Alfonso Molina | ||||||
| Joseph Muzzo | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Theodore Olmstead | L | L | May 19, 1927 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Cecil Payne | R | April 9, 1908 | 5'10" | 164 | Swepsonville, NC US | |
| Leo Perini | L | 5'9" | 165 | |||
| Joe Roseberry | L | L | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Ed Scheidts | ||||||
| Sheets | ||||||
| Steve Shemo | R | R | April 9, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | Swoyersville, PA US |
| Billy Smith | R | R | September 11, 1926 | 5'11" | 190 | Kannapolis, NC US |
| Joe Stacey | R | R | August 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Dwain Tracy | L | L | November 22, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | Casey, IA US |
| Carl Wollgast | L | R | June 20, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Robert Worthington | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Eddie Yuhas | R | R | August 5, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | Youngstown, OH 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.
