1947 Williamsport Tigers Statistics
Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: George Detore (66-74)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Bowman Field 1924-
Attendance: 87,011, Avg. 1,243
1947 Williamsport Tigers RosterTeam Record: 66-74
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: George Detore (66-74)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Bowman Field 1924-
Attendance: 87,011, Avg. 1,243
The Williamsport Tigers of the Eastern League ended the 1947 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.
George Detore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest Sills | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.67 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 169.0 | 178 | 83 | 69 | 89 | 72 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Charles Giddens | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.37 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 167.0 | 178 | 99 | 81 | 87 | 57 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Arthur McConnell | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.68 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 154.0 | 154 | 82 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Norman Scott | 7 | 11 | .389 | 4.56 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 144.0 | 162 | 93 | 73 | 74 | 65 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Jerry Burke | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5.69 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 155.0 | 195 | 116 | 98 | 83 | 71 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Andy Bush | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.49 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 80.0 | 77 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Edward Marchefsky | 6 | 4 | .600 | 5.01 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 124 | 66 | 54 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Rankin Johnson | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.81 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 91 | 44 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Herman Bishop | 4 | 8 | .333 | 8.87 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 70.0 | 90 | 74 | 69 | 64 | 33 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Bill Wigle | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 64 | 69 | .481 | 4.68 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1109.0 | 1249 | 700 | 577 | 0 | 549 | 0 | 462 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | 121 | 486 | 426 | 88 | 136 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 78 | 9 | 58 | 35 | .319 | .401 | .516 | .917 | 220 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Amil Brinsky | 135 | 590 | 496 | 85 | 135 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 74 | 9 | 81 | 36 | .272 | .380 | .387 | .767 | 192 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Franklin Heller | 131 | 563 | 459 | 79 | 124 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 98 | 4 | 97 | 30 | .270 | .402 | .455 | .857 | 209 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Bruce Blanchard | 108 | 440 | 373 | 60 | 110 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 6 | 56 | 36 | .295 | .393 | .386 | .779 | 144 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Jimmy Moran | 112 | 459 | 401 | 51 | 104 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 50 | 34 | .259 | .344 | .317 | .661 | 127 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| George Lerchen | 117 | 506 | 437 | 77 | 104 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 8 | 56 | 73 | .238 | .329 | .380 | .708 | 166 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Elbie Flint | 99 | 395 | 346 | 52 | 96 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 39 | 29 | .277 | .354 | .367 | .721 | 127 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Clem Koshorek | 82 | 337 | 304 | 55 | 80 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 39 | .263 | .329 | .336 | .665 | 102 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Martin Tabacheck | 73 | 271 | 250 | 30 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 11 | .292 | .344 | .352 | .696 | 88 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Walt Chipple | 67 | 238 | 207 | 39 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 28 | .309 | .394 | .440 | .834 | 91 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Joe Ginsberg | 92 | 305 | 250 | 35 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 52 | 25 | .220 | .359 | .332 | .691 | 83 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| William Heist | 32 | 97 | 84 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | .274 | .358 | .345 | .703 | 29 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Richard Dresser | 22 | 60 | 52 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | .308 | .390 | .365 | .755 | 19 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Dewey Waugh | 18 | 63 | 61 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .262 | .286 | .410 | .696 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Edward Marchefsky | 42 | 44 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .268 | .318 | .317 | .635 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Arthur McConnell | 38 | 57 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .196 | .302 | .261 | .563 | 12 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Norman Scott | 34 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .170 | .228 | .170 | .398 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Charles Giddens | 38 | 65 | 58 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | .155 | .234 | .155 | .390 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Ernest Sills | 34 | 68 | 61 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .148 | .175 | .197 | .371 | 12 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Jerry Burke | 31 | 60 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .093 | .155 | .148 | .303 | 8 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Andy Bush | 12 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .154 | .214 | .192 | .407 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Rankin Johnson | 25 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Bill Wigle | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Herman Bishop | 20 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .045 | .125 | .091 | .216 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Totals | 1505 | 5254 | 4534 | 711 | 1196 | 194 | 58 | 63 | 630 | 67 | 0 | 613 | 526 | .264 | .355 | .374 | .729 | 1695 | 0 | 28 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Heller | 1B | 131 | 1115 | 82 | 21 | 77 | .983 | 9.137 | ||||
| Jimmy Moran | 2B | 111 | 252 | 327 | 26 | 54 | .957 | 5.216 | ||||
| Elbie Flint | 2B | 15 | 34 | 56 | 8 | 11 | .918 | 6.000 | ||||
| Walt Chipple | 2B | 12 | 29 | 35 | 3 | 0 | .955 | 5.333 | ||||
| Bruce Blanchard | 3B | 108 | 131 | 157 | 25 | 9 | .920 | 2.667 | ||||
| Clem Koshorek | 3B | 82 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 5 | .875 | .854 | ||||
| Richard Dresser | 3B | 22 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .853 | 1.318 | ||||
| Martin Tabacheck | C | 66 | 250 | 28 | 5 | 5 | .982 | 4.212 | 4 | |||
| Joe Ginsberg | C | 62 | 248 | 40 | 12 | 6 | .960 | 4.645 | 11 | |||
| Dewey Waugh | C | 15 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .988 | 5.667 | 3 | |||
| Johnny Groth | OF | 118 | 329 | 24 | 9 | 4 | .975 | 2.992 | ||||
| Amil Brinsky | OF | 116 | 204 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .964 | 1.845 | ||||
| George Lerchen | OF | 114 | 200 | 14 | 12 | 2 | .947 | 1.877 | ||||
| Walt Chipple | OF | 41 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .926 | 1.537 | ||||
| William Heist | OF | 21 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .868 | 1.571 | ||||
| Joe Ginsberg | OF | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.357 | ||||
| Arthur McConnell | P | 36 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.361 | ||||
| Charles Giddens | P | 36 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 1 | .878 | 1.000 | ||||
| Edward Marchefsky | P | 35 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .971 | .971 | ||||
| Norman Scott | P | 33 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .956 | 1.303 | ||||
| Ernest Sills | P | 31 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 4 | .977 | 1.355 | ||||
| Jerry Burke | P | 30 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .975 | 1.300 | ||||
| Rankin Johnson | P | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .520 | ||||
| Bill Wigle | P | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .591 | ||||
| Herman Bishop | P | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .632 | ||||
| Andy Bush | P | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.250 | ||||
| Elbie Flint | SS | 77 | 144 | 213 | 23 | 37 | .939 | 4.636 | ||||
| Clem Koshorek | SS | 50 | 84 | 140 | 13 | 23 | .945 | 4.480 | ||||
| Amil Brinsky | SS | 17 | 29 | 43 | 6 | 8 | .923 | 4.235 | ||||
| Totals | 1471 | 3350 | 1477 | 208 | 266 | .959 | 3.281 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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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