1947 Colonial League Leaders

1947 Colonial League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1947 Colonial League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Zeke Bonura	Stamford Bombers	.385	126	327
Dan Perlmutter	Stamford Bombers	.370	146	395
Jim Acton	Waterbury Timers	.357	124	347
Alex Korponay	Poughkeepsie Giants	.343	136	396
Hank LaManna	Waterbury Timers	.340	141	415
Charles Quimby	Poughkeepsie Giants	.337	115	341
Joseph Koporski	Stamford Bombers	.332	142	428
Vito DeVito	Stamford Bombers	.324	145	447
Joe Derrico	Poughkeepsie Giants	.317	111	350
George Godlewski	Stamford Bombers	.316	105	332
Leo Eastham	Waterbury Timers	.311	132	424
Robert Sherwood	Bridgeport Bees	.310	120	387
Max Goldsmith	New London Raiders	.298	92	309
Charles Russo	Stamford Bombers	.298	133	447
Joseph Biros	Bridgeport Bees	.289	113	391
Ed Butka	New London Raiders	.289	115	398
Joe Consoli	Waterbury Timers	.288	110	382
Patrick Colombo	Poughkeepsie Giants	.287	104	362
Preston Gómez	New London Raiders	.286	95	332
James McGreal	Stamford Bombers	.285	112	393

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Connie Creeden	Port Chester Clippers	153	28	1	11
Dan Perlmutter	Stamford Bombers	146	22	3	0
Vito DeVito	Stamford Bombers	145	24	9	14
Joseph Koporski	Stamford Bombers	142	27	7	10
Hank LaManna	Waterbury Timers	141	26	9	21
Alex Korponay	Poughkeepsie Giants	136	22	11	5
Charles Russo	Stamford Bombers	133	21	8	9
Leo Eastham	Waterbury Timers	132	28	10	14
Zeke Bonura	Stamford Bombers	126	17	1	17
Jim Acton	Waterbury Timers	124	20	8	14

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Hank LaManna	Waterbury Timers	21
Zeke Bonura	Stamford Bombers	17
Jim Acton	Waterbury Timers	14
Vito DeVito	Stamford Bombers	14
Leo Eastham	Waterbury Timers	14
James Hanlon	Waterbury Timers	13
Connie Creeden	Port Chester Clippers	11
Joseph Koporski	Stamford Bombers	10
Preston Gómez	New London Raiders	9
Charles Russo	Stamford Bombers	9
Rene DeSorcy	Port Chester Clippers	8
Ed Butka	New London Raiders	7
Robert Sherwood	Bridgeport Bees	7
Charles Quimby	Poughkeepsie Giants	6
Alex Korponay	Poughkeepsie Giants	5
James McGreal	Stamford Bombers	5
Lawrence Rowe	Port Chester Clippers	5
Jake Banks	Port Chester Clippers	4
Al Barillari	Port Chester Clippers	4
Harold Leach	Poughkeepsie Giants	4

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Joseph Biros	Bridgeport Bees	32
Robert Sherwood	Bridgeport Bees	30
Connie Creeden	Port Chester Clippers	28
Leo Eastham	Waterbury Timers	28
Joseph Koporski	Stamford Bombers	27
Hank LaManna	Waterbury Timers	26
Vito DeVito	Stamford Bombers	24
Joe Consoli	Waterbury Timers	23
Charles Quimby	Poughkeepsie Giants	23
Alex Korponay	Poughkeepsie Giants	22
Dan Perlmutter	Stamford Bombers	22
Max Goldsmith	New London Raiders	21
James Hanlon	Waterbury Timers	21
Charles Russo	Stamford Bombers	21
Jim Acton	Waterbury Timers	20
Ed Butka	New London Raiders	20
John Elenchin	New London Raiders	19
Henry Gagain	Waterbury Timers	19
Frank Piascik	Bridgeport Bees	19
James McGreal	Stamford Bombers	18

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Alex Korponay	Poughkeepsie Giants	11
Leo Eastham	Waterbury Timers	10
Joe Derrico	Poughkeepsie Giants	9
Vito DeVito	Stamford Bombers	9
Hank LaManna	Waterbury Timers	9
Jim Acton	Waterbury Timers	8
Joseph Biros	Bridgeport Bees	8
Charles Russo	Stamford Bombers	8
Aldo Casadei	Waterbury Timers	7
Joseph Koporski	Stamford Bombers	7
Harold Leach	Poughkeepsie Giants	7
Lawrence Rowe	Port Chester Clippers	7
Henry Gagain	Waterbury Timers	6
Robert Sherwood	Bridgeport Bees	6
Frank Piascik	Bridgeport Bees	5
Joseph Basile	Poughkeepsie Giants	4
Patrick Colombo	Poughkeepsie Giants	4
Joe Consoli	Waterbury Timers	4
Max Goldsmith	New London Raiders	4
Nick Malfara	Poughkeepsie Giants	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Hank LaManna	Waterbury Timers	123
Zeke Bonura	Stamford Bombers	100
Joseph Koporski	Stamford Bombers	99
Alex Korponay	Poughkeepsie Giants	94
Charles Russo	Stamford Bombers	94
Jim Acton	Waterbury Timers	93
Connie Creeden	Port Chester Clippers	90
Charles Quimby	Poughkeepsie Giants	90
Leo Eastham	Waterbury Timers	89
Vito DeVito	Stamford Bombers	82
Henry Gagain	Waterbury Timers	66
James Hanlon	Waterbury Timers	66
Frank Piascik	Bridgeport Bees	65
James McGreal	Stamford Bombers	62
Joseph Biros	Bridgeport Bees	61
Max Goldsmith	New London Raiders	56
Preston Gómez	New London Raiders	55
Robert Sherwood	Bridgeport Bees	54
Ed Butka	New London Raiders	53
Joe Consoli	Waterbury Timers	52

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Mike Kash	Waterbury Timers	20	3
Sid Schacht	Stamford Bombers	18	7
William Sharp	Waterbury Timers	18	8
Alfred Yaklich	Waterbury Timers	13	3
Tony Napoles	Poughkeepsie Giants	12	8
Nicholas Thornton	Stamford Bombers	12	6
James Kelly	Poughkeepsie Giants	11	7
Pete Taylor	Poughkeepsie Giants	11	3
Richard Whitesell	Poughkeepsie Giants	10	7
Raymond Woodtke	New London Raiders	10	12
James McKenna	New London Raiders	9	11
William Sahlin	Port Chester Clippers	9	14
Stanley Drouse	Stamford Bombers	8	4
Fred Keller	Port Chester Clippers	8	9
Daniel Rourke	New London Raiders	8	2
Al Barillari	Port Chester Clippers	7	7
Robert Malone	Waterbury Timers	7	7
Nicholas Sevalen	Waterbury Timers	6	4
Dick Welteroth	Bridgeport Bees	6	12
Harry Bedell	New London Raiders	5	10

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Mike Kash	Waterbury Timers	2.39	20	3
Alfred Yaklich	Waterbury Timers	2.44	13	3
Dick Welteroth	Bridgeport Bees	2.75	6	12
Sid Schacht	Stamford Bombers	2.94	18	7
James McKenna	New London Raiders	3.05	9	11
Tony Napoles	Poughkeepsie Giants	3.05	12	8
James Kelly	Poughkeepsie Giants	3.12	11	7
Michael Petrosky	New London Raiders	3.32	5	9
William Sharp	Waterbury Timers	3.36	18	8
Pete Taylor	Poughkeepsie Giants	3.38	11	3
Robert Malone	Waterbury Timers	3.53	7	7
Richard Whitesell	Poughkeepsie Giants	3.57	10	7
Fred Keller	Port Chester Clippers	3.72	8	9
Raymond Woodtke	New London Raiders	3.82	10	12
Al Barillari	Port Chester Clippers	3.86	7	7
Nicholas Thornton	Stamford Bombers	3.97	12	6
William Sahlin	Port Chester Clippers	4.25	9	14
Stanley Drouse	Stamford Bombers	4.38	8	4
Harry Bedell	New London Raiders	5.13	5	10

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Sid Schacht	Stamford Bombers	3
Harry Bedell	New London Raiders	2
Pete Taylor	Poughkeepsie Giants	2
Richard Whitesell	Poughkeepsie Giants	2
Vincent Balsamello	Port Chester Clippers	1
Al Barillari	Port Chester Clippers	1
Gene Colaw	Waterbury Timers	1
Dick Hildreth	Poughkeepsie Giants	1
Mike Kash	Waterbury Timers	1
Robert Malone	Waterbury Timers	1
James McKenna	New London Raiders	1
Tony Napoles	Poughkeepsie Giants	1
Billy Ostrom	Poughkeepsie Giants	1
Michael Petrosky	New London Raiders	1
Al Preston	Stamford Bombers	1
Peter Provinzano	New London Raiders	1
Daniel Rourke	New London Raiders	1
Paul Thomas	Port Chester Clippers	1
Dick Welteroth	Bridgeport Bees	1
Raymond Woodtke	New London Raiders	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Sid Schacht	Stamford Bombers	180
William Sharp	Waterbury Timers	146
William Sahlin	Port Chester Clippers	141
Tony Napoles	Poughkeepsie Giants	113
Dick Welteroth	Bridgeport Bees	113
Richard Whitesell	Poughkeepsie Giants	100
Mike Kash	Waterbury Timers	92
Robert Malone	Waterbury Timers	90
Fred Keller	Port Chester Clippers	89
Harry Bedell	New London Raiders	87
Pete Taylor	Poughkeepsie Giants	85
Raymond Woodtke	New London Raiders	78
Nicholas Thornton	Stamford Bombers	74
James Kelly	Poughkeepsie Giants	70
James McKenna	New London Raiders	67
Al Barillari	Port Chester Clippers	59
Daniel Rourke	New London Raiders	51
Stanley Drouse	Stamford Bombers	48
James Turner	New London Raiders	46
Adam Lapinsky	Stamford Bombers	42

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