1947 Topeka Owls Statistics

Western Association (WA) - Class: C
Team Record: 83-55
Finished 2nd in the WA
Manager: Winlow Johnson (83-55)
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 113,529, Avg. 1,645

1947 Topeka Owls Roster

Playoffs - St. Joseph Cardinals 3 games, Topeka Owls 2

The Topeka Owls of the Western Association ended the 1947 season with a record of 83 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the WA.

Winlow Johnson 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
Ross Grimsley	19	9	.679	3.16	35						231.0	183	112	81		137
Lee Dodson	18	4	.818	2.37	30			19			220.0	173	74	58		136		243
Winlow Johnson	17	10	.630	3.45	45						232.0	239	114	89		47
Bob Curley	12	13	.480	3.52	34						220.0	217	112	86		118
Carl Verderame	7	12	.368	3.99	26						151.0	157	100	67		88
Fred Luciano	5	5	.500	6.32	15						74.0	82	56	52		48
Totals	78	53	.595	3.45	185	0	0	19	0	0	1128.0	1051	568	433	0	574	0	243	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
Murphy Malattia	139	528	528		161	43	8	8						.305	.305	.462	.767	244
John Bulkley	135	511	511		151	26	5	1						.295	.295	.372	.667	190
Butch Nieman	136	470	470		146	28	6	29						.311	.311	.581	.891	273
Richard Anderson	102	380	380		108	20	3	4						.284	.284	.384	.668	146
John Alfone	111	403	403		97	23	5	3						.241	.241	.345	.586	139
Raymond McLean	91	339	339		92	11	2	0						.271	.271	.316	.587	107
Doug White	91	323	323		88	23	0	1						.272	.272	.353	.625	114
Byron Watkins	68	235	235		82	15	3	0						.349	.349	.438	.787	103
Arthur Priebe	85	340	340		80	10	1	7						.235	.235	.332	.568	113
Bob Kehoe	54	235	235		60	11	3	2						.255	.255	.353	.609	83
Clayton Sheehan	68	189	189		42	8	1	8						.222	.222	.402	.624	76
Curtis Darnell	35	123	123		36	6	0	1						.293	.293	.366	.659	45
Chuck Young	24	82	82		23	3	0	0						.280	.280	.317	.598	26
Ross Grimsley	39	90	90		21	4	1	0						.233	.233	.300	.533	27
Fred Luciano	28	69	69		17	2	0	0						.246	.246	.275	.522	19
Winlow Johnson	45	89	89		14	0	0	0						.157	.157	.157	.315	14
Bob Curley	34	85	85		11	0	0	0						.129	.129	.129	.259	11
Lee Dodson	31	83	83		10	2	0	2						.120	.120	.217	.337	18
Carl Verderame	26	57	57		7	0	0	0						.123	.123	.123	.246	7
Bob Hegwood	15	36	36		6	1	0	0						.167	.167	.194	.361	7
Totals	1357	4667	4667	0	1252	236	38	66	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.268	.378	.646	1762	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Winlow Johnson	P	45					.000
Ross Grimsley	P	35					.000
Bob Curley	P	34					.000
Lee Dodson	P	30					.000
Carl Verderame	P	26					.000
Fred Luciano	P	15					.000
Totals		185	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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