1947 Welch Miners Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 49-74
Finished 8th in the AL
Manager: John Youse (0-0), Joe Bird (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Welch, West Virginia
Ballpark: Blakely Field
Attendance: 38,345, Avg. 623

1947 Welch Miners Roster

The Welch Miners of the Appalachian League ended the 1947 season with a record of 49 wins and 74 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.

John Youse and Joe Bird 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
Calvin Barnes	12	12	.500	6.12	36						144.0	183	119	98		67
Arthur Becker	9	8	.529	3.76	25						158.0	171	91	66		60
Walter Postava	5	3	.625	3.77	13						86.0	89	50	36		42
Louis Norton	5	7	.417	6.00	18						102.0	142	93	68		58
James Butcher	4	5	.444	5.38	16						92.0	111	69	55		27
Warren Turner	4	10	.286	6.17	22						127.0	156	104	87		79
Jack Gilbo	3	6	.333	7.33	15						54.0	77	58	44		40
Shea	2	4	.333	3.53	7						51.0	47	29	20		18
Ted Kakareka	2	4	.333	8.55	12						60.0	94	75	57		36
Totals	46	59	.438	5.47	164	0	0	0	0	0	874.0	1070	688	531	0	427	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
Ed Umstead	122	492	492		161	28	2	4						.327	.327	.417	.744	205
William Tanner	107	420	420		135	25	7	3						.321	.321	.436	.757	183
Ernest Lucas	115	442	442		120	21	3	1						.271	.271	.339	.611	150
Walter Portka	96	313	313		90	17	4	9						.288	.288	.454	.741	142
James Carlin	90	310	310		86	12	0	0						.277	.277	.316	.594	98
Bowman McLaughlin	71	248	248		83	19	6	8						.335	.335	.556	.891	138
Bud Dubia	52	204	204		58	9	5	5						.284	.284	.451	.735	92
John Buckholz	72	281	281		58	11	2	2						.206	.206	.281	.488	79
Jack Moore	41	152	152		42	10	2	1						.276	.276	.388	.664	59
Robert Pierre	43	152	152		30	2	0	0						.197	.197	.211	.408	32
Arthur Becker	49	107	107		26	2	1	0						.243	.243	.280	.523	30
Cyral Honeychuck	21	67	67		25	5	0	0						.373	.373	.448	.821	30
Jim McNeish	22	85	85		25	2	0	3						.294	.294	.424	.718	36
Chuck Bearint	23	85	85		22	3	2	0						.259	.259	.341	.600	29
Connie Nelson	38	103	103		21	4	0	0						.204	.204	.243	.447	25
Robert Perry	22	78	78		19	3	3	0						.244	.244	.359	.603	28
James Butcher	24	58	58		16	3	0	1						.276	.276	.379	.655	22
Warren Turner	24	57	57		15	3	0	1						.263	.263	.368	.632	21
Joseph Tito	12	44	44		14	2	0	0						.318	.318	.364	.682	16
Douglas Davies	19	72	72		14	4	1	1						.194	.194	.319	.514	23
Ted Kakareka	18	33	33		12	2	0	0						.364	.364	.424	.788	14
Jack Gilbo	21	34	34		10	1	0	0						.294	.294	.324	.618	11
Calvin Barnes	40	56	56		10	1	0	2						.179	.179	.304	.482	17
Harry Frett	10	31	31		7	2	0	0						.226	.226	.290	.516	9
Louis Norton	18	40	40		7	0	0	1						.175	.175	.250	.425	10
Walter Postava	13	31	31		5	0	0	0						.161	.161	.161	.323	5
Joseph Santomauro	12	24	24		4	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333	4
Totals	1195	4019	4019	0	1115	191	38	42	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.277	.375	.653	1508	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Calvin Barnes	P	36					.000
Arthur Becker	P	25					.000
Warren Turner	P	22					.000
Louis Norton	P	18					.000
James Butcher	P	16					.000
Jack Gilbo	P	15					.000
Walter Postava	P	13					.000
Ted Kakareka	P	12					.000
Totals		157	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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