1947 Eastern League Leaders

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

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Joe Tipton	Wilkes-Barre Barons	.375	139	371
Richie Ashburn	Utica Blue Sox	.362	194	536
Johnny Blatnik	Wilkes-Barre Barons	.334	170	509
Stan Lopata	Utica Blue Sox	.325	123	378
Dick Kokos	Wilkes-Barre Barons	.324	164	506
Merrill May	Albany Senators	.322	115	357
Johnny Groth	Williamsport Tigers	.319	136	426
James Ackeret	Utica Blue Sox	.303	162	534
Joe Sabatella	Albany Senators	.300	127	423
Bill Sommers	Scranton Red Sox	.300	167	556
Ettore Giammarco	Utica Blue Sox	.297	132	445
Donald Palmer	Scranton Red Sox	.296	100	338
Vic Barnhart	Albany Senators	.295	120	407
Bruce Blanchard	Williamsport Tigers	.295	110	373
Tom West	Scranton Red Sox	.295	143	484
Frank Bocek	Binghamton Triplets	.294	126	428
Stanley Mazgay	Albany Senators	.294	146	497
Granny Hamner	Utica Blue Sox	.291	177	609
Bill Ankoviak	Wilkes-Barre Barons	.289	124	429
Maurice Craft	Scranton Red Sox	.289	124	429

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

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Richie Ashburn	Utica Blue Sox	194	21	12	3
Granny Hamner	Utica Blue Sox	177	26	6	4
Johnny Blatnik	Wilkes-Barre Barons	170	34	11	10
Bill Sommers	Scranton Red Sox	167	28	4	6
Dick Kokos	Wilkes-Barre Barons	164	28	12	12
James Ackeret	Utica Blue Sox	162	41	6	1
Dale Lynch	Wilkes-Barre Barons	160	22	11	9
Ken Braun	Wilkes-Barre Barons	155	19	1	2
Edward Bachmann	Elmira Pioneers	150	20	4	1
Stanley Mazgay	Albany Senators	146	36	9	6

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Bud Heslet	Binghamton Triplets	24
Ken Wood	Elmira Pioneers	22
Franklin Heller	Williamsport Tigers	18
Bill Glynn	Utica Blue Sox	16
Ettore Giammarco	Utica Blue Sox	13
Walt Dropo	Scranton Red Sox	12
Dick Kokos	Wilkes-Barre Barons	12
Dick Kryhoski	Binghamton Triplets	11
Johnny Blatnik	Wilkes-Barre Barons	10
Johnny Groth	Williamsport Tigers	10
George Lerchen	Williamsport Tigers	10
Sam Masserini	Binghamton Triplets	10
Anthony Mazurek	Hartford Chiefs	10
James Paules	Hartford Chiefs	10
Stan Lopata	Utica Blue Sox	9
Dale Lynch	Wilkes-Barre Barons	9
Amil Brinsky	Williamsport Tigers	8
Jim Dyck	Binghamton Triplets	8
Don Manno	Albany Senators	8
Fred Hatfield	Scranton Red Sox	7

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
James Ackeret	Utica Blue Sox	41
Stanley Mazgay	Albany Senators	36
Johnny Blatnik	Wilkes-Barre Barons	34
Anthony Mazurek	Hartford Chiefs	32
Ken Wood	Elmira Pioneers	32
Joe Sabatella	Albany Senators	31
Luke Majorki	Elmira Pioneers	30
Maurice Craft	Scranton Red Sox	28
Dick Kokos	Wilkes-Barre Barons	28
Bill Sommers	Scranton Red Sox	28
Frank Bocek	Binghamton Triplets	27
James Paules	Hartford Chiefs	27
Johnny Groth	Williamsport Tigers	26
Granny Hamner	Utica Blue Sox	26
Merrill May	Albany Senators	26
Bill Ankoviak	Wilkes-Barre Barons	25
Bill Glynn	Utica Blue Sox	23
Fred Lanifero	Albany Senators	23
Don Siegert	Hartford Chiefs	23
Joe Tipton	Wilkes-Barre Barons	23

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Johnny Groth	Williamsport Tigers	14
Stan Lopata	Utica Blue Sox	13
Richie Ashburn	Utica Blue Sox	12
Dick Kokos	Wilkes-Barre Barons	12
Johnny Blatnik	Wilkes-Barre Barons	11
Dale Lynch	Wilkes-Barre Barons	11
Earl Turner	Albany Senators	10
Bill Ankoviak	Wilkes-Barre Barons	9
Ed Ignasiak	Elmira Pioneers	9
Stanley Mazgay	Albany Senators	9
Bill Glynn	Utica Blue Sox	8
Fred Hatfield	Scranton Red Sox	8
Anthony Mazurek	Hartford Chiefs	8
Wayne Tucker	Binghamton Triplets	8
Ettore Giammarco	Utica Blue Sox	7
Clark Henry	Albany Senators	7
Dick Kryhoski	Binghamton Triplets	7
George Lerchen	Williamsport Tigers	7
Luke Majorki	Elmira Pioneers	7
Bill Rodgers	Binghamton Triplets	7

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Franklin Heller	Williamsport Tigers	98
Ken Wood	Elmira Pioneers	97
Ettore Giammarco	Utica Blue Sox	95
Johnny Blatnik	Wilkes-Barre Barons	91
Stan Lopata	Utica Blue Sox	88
Bill Glynn	Utica Blue Sox	87
Bud Heslet	Binghamton Triplets	82
Anthony Mazurek	Hartford Chiefs	81
Bill Sommers	Scranton Red Sox	80
Granny Hamner	Utica Blue Sox	79
Bill Ankoviak	Wilkes-Barre Barons	78
Johnny Groth	Williamsport Tigers	78
Stanley Mazgay	Albany Senators	78
Amil Brinsky	Williamsport Tigers	74
Fred Hatfield	Scranton Red Sox	74
Clark Henry	Albany Senators	74
Bob Sperry	Wilkes-Barre Barons	74
Vance Dinges	Utica Blue Sox	73
George Strickland	Scranton Red Sox	73
Dick Kokos	Wilkes-Barre Barons	72

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Mike Garcia	Wilkes-Barre Barons	17	10
Dick Koecher	Utica Blue Sox	17	8
Alexander Danelishen	Wilkes-Barre Barons	15	8
Eli Hodkey	Utica Blue Sox	15	5
Bill Kennedy	Scranton Red Sox	15	2
Lou Possehl	Utica Blue Sox	15	8
Raymond Girdley	Wilkes-Barre Barons	14	7
Royce Lint	Albany Senators	13	5
Joe Pennington	Wilkes-Barre Barons	13	9
Ernest Sills	Williamsport Tigers	13	7
Dale Jones	Utica Blue Sox	12	7
Mickey McDermott	Scranton Red Sox	12	4
Al Tate	Albany Senators	12	10
Orie Arntzen	Albany Senators	11	7
William McGurk	Utica Blue Sox	11	10
Ray Minor	Elmira Pioneers	11	13
Dalbert Bechtol	Scranton Red Sox	10	11
Ernie Bickhaus	Elmira Pioneers	10	13
Fred Clemence	Albany Senators	10	8
Sal Cuttitta	Albany Senators	10	7

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Bill Kennedy	Scranton Red Sox	2.62	15	2
Alexander Danelishen	Wilkes-Barre Barons	2.84	15	8
Mickey McDermott	Scranton Red Sox	2.86	12	4
Dick Koecher	Utica Blue Sox	3.05	17	8
Raymond Girdley	Wilkes-Barre Barons	3.07	14	7
Bob Keegan	Binghamton Triplets	3.10	10	5
Orie Arntzen	Albany Senators	3.14	11	7
Lou Possehl	Utica Blue Sox	3.23	15	8
Mike Garcia	Wilkes-Barre Barons	3.24	17	10
Fred Clemence	Albany Senators	3.34	10	8
Russell Needham	Albany Senators	3.37	6	7
Roger Wright	Scranton Red Sox	3.38	7	5
Bill Houtz	Binghamton Triplets	3.40	9	7
Jim McDonald	Scranton Red Sox	3.55	10	8
Al Tate	Albany Senators	3.61	12	10
Ernie Bickhaus	Elmira Pioneers	3.63	10	13
William McGurk	Utica Blue Sox	3.66	11	10
Ernest Sills	Williamsport Tigers	3.67	13	7
Arthur McConnell	Williamsport Tigers	3.68	7	11
Joe Pennington	Wilkes-Barre Barons	3.80	13	9

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Eli Hodkey	Utica Blue Sox	4
Dick Koecher	Utica Blue Sox	4
Jim McDonald	Scranton Red Sox	4
Orie Arntzen	Albany Senators	3
Raymond Girdley	Wilkes-Barre Barons	3
Bill Kennedy	Scranton Red Sox	3
Ray Minor	Elmira Pioneers	3
Lou Possehl	Utica Blue Sox	3
Junior Walsh	Albany Senators	3
Ernie Bickhaus	Elmira Pioneers	2
Bob Chakales	Utica Blue Sox	2
Alexander Danelishen	Wilkes-Barre Barons	2
Jack Faszholz	Scranton Red Sox	2
Ernie Johnson	Hartford Chiefs	2
Bob Keegan	Binghamton Triplets	2
Royce Lint	Albany Senators	2
Harry MacPherson	Hartford Chiefs	2
Ray Martin	Hartford Chiefs	2
Joe Pennington	Wilkes-Barre Barons	2
Dee Sanders	Elmira Pioneers	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Mickey McDermott	Scranton Red Sox	136
Lou Possehl	Utica Blue Sox	117
Robert Doyle	Elmira Pioneers	114
Bill Kennedy	Scranton Red Sox	113
Ray Minor	Elmira Pioneers	110
Mike Garcia	Wilkes-Barre Barons	108
Dale Jones	Utica Blue Sox	103
Eli Hodkey	Utica Blue Sox	94
Dick Koecher	Utica Blue Sox	91
John Fetzer	Hartford Chiefs	89
Bill Houtz	Binghamton Triplets	89
Jack Faszholz	Scranton Red Sox	88
Royce Lint	Albany Senators	88
Ray Martin	Hartford Chiefs	86
William McGurk	Utica Blue Sox	80
Orie Arntzen	Albany Senators	78
Gale Pringle	Binghamton Triplets	76
Russell Needham	Albany Senators	74
Ernest Sills	Williamsport Tigers	72
Jerry Burke	Williamsport Tigers	71

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