1947 Opelika Owls Statistics

Georgia-Alabama League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 76-50
Finished 1st in the GGL
Manager: Luther Gunnells (76-50)
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Ballpark: Pepperell Park
Attendance: 65,173, Avg. 1,034

1947 Opelika Owls Roster

Playoffs - Opelika Owls 3 games, Newnan Brownies 1
Finals - Valley Rebels 4 games, Opelika Owls 2

The Opelika Owls of the Georgia-Alabama League ended the 1947 season with a record of 76 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the GGL.

Luther Gunnells served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
William Kallaher	16	10	.615	3.09	26						192.0	176	89	66		73
Roy Sinquefield	15	7	.682	2.94	26						208.0	188	86	68		56
Thomas Jones	12	11	.522	4.04	30						196.0	214	114	88		56
Robert Dennany	8	5	.615	3.70	23						141.0	143	72	58		62
Zack Schuessler	7	3	.700	4.05	11						80.0	99	48	36		22
Edward Burnett	5	3	.625	3.21	16						84.0	93	44	30		18
Claude Glaze	5	5	.500	4.19	18						86.0	81	56	40		44
Elroy Hicks					14						0.0
Totals	68	44	.607	3.52	164	0	0	0	0	0	987.0	994	509	386	0	331	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Don Bailey	126	503	503		160	14	6	2						.318	.318	.382	.700	192
Bubba Ball	122	475	475		145	19	11	7						.305	.305	.436	.741	207
Earl Vinson	125	485	485		145	18	2	0						.299	.299	.344	.643	167
Luther Gunnells	123	458	458		144	30	2	21						.314	.314	.526	.841	241
James Riddle	126	467	467		134	20	7	3						.287	.287	.379	.666	177
Wheeler Flemming	125	498	498		119	16	8	0						.239	.239	.303	.542	151
Jimmy Nelson	88	323	323		81	9	3	0						.251	.251	.297	.548	96
Edward Burnett	64	192	192		53	6	3	0						.276	.276	.339	.615	65
William Kallaher	38	97	97		26	3	0	0						.268	.268	.299	.567	29
Thomas Jones	32	85	85		19	4	0	0						.224	.224	.271	.494	23
Kenneth Cole	28	109	109		18	0	0	0						.165	.165	.165	.330	18
Roy Sinquefield	32	91	91		14	0	1	0						.154	.154	.176	.330	16
Claude Glaze	20	35	35		8	3	0	0						.229	.229	.314	.543	11
Zack Schuessler	11	25	25		7	0	0	0						.280	.280	.280	.560	7
Robert Dennany	29	67	67		6	1	0	0						.090	.090	.104	.194	7
Cleo Jeter	13	16	16		4	1	0	0						.250	.250	.312	.562	5
Elroy Hicks	15	23	23		3	1	0	0						.130	.130	.174	.304	4
Totals	1117	3949	3949	0	1086	145	43	33	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.275	.359	.634	1416	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Thomas Jones	P	30					.000
Roy Sinquefield	P	26					.000
William Kallaher	P	26					.000
Robert Dennany	P	23					.000
Claude Glaze	P	18					.000
Elroy Hicks	P	14					.000
Zack Schuessler	P	11					.000
Totals		148	0	0	0	0	.000

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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