1947 Abbeville Athletics Roster
Evangeline League (EL) - Class: D
Team Record: 53-78
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Merle Coleman (53-78)
Location: Abbeville, Louisiana
Ballpark: Abbeville Memorial Park
Attendance: 52,036, Avg. 794
1947 Abbeville Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 53-78
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Merle Coleman (53-78)
Location: Abbeville, Louisiana
Ballpark: Abbeville Memorial Park
Attendance: 52,036, Avg. 794
The Abbeville Athletics of the Evangeline League ended the 1947 season with a record of 53 wins and 78 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.
Merle Coleman served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Atwood | R | R | September 25, 1911 | 5'11" | 190 | Rome, GA US |
| Alvin Aucoin | R | R | September 15, 1925 | 5'11" | 195 | Port Arthur, TX US |
| William Bass | ||||||
| Will Black | R | May 31, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Wayne Caves | L | April 23, 1928 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Ben Chatellier | R | October 28, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Cobb | ||||||
| Merle Coleman | L | R | 6'4" | |||
| Jesse Cox | L | 6'2" | 188 | |||
| Sam Cozzi | R | April 12, 1919 | 5'8" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Raymond Danahay | December 13, 1928 | |||||
| Cliff Elliott | ||||||
| Gordon Gaillee | ||||||
| Copeland Goss | R | R | 6'2" | 212 | ||
| Lucien Governale | R | R | 5'11" | 159 | ||
| Thomas Hamill | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Hernandez | ||||||
| Harold Hudack | ||||||
| Stanley Hughes | R | January 20, 1928 | 5'7" | 145 | Wekiwa Township, OK US | |
| Eddie Jacome | R | R | May 8, 1929 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Rudy Johnson | 192 | |||||
| Lawrence Jones | ||||||
| Bob Knight | ||||||
| Marvin Lane | R | R | 193 | |||
| Frank Mediamolle | L | February 13, 1921 | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Sal Modica | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| Max Molberg | R | R | December 21, 1919 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Morvant | ||||||
| Loyes Mouton | R | November 18, 1928 | 5'8" | 175 | ||
| Samuel Oglesby | R | January 31, 1920 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| William Pintar | March 18, 1923 | |||||
| George Pourciau | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Albert Rettig | October 19, 1926 | |||||
| J. B. Richard | R | R | January 10, 1920 | 5'10" | 160 | Scott, LA US |
| Gerald Riffenburg | R | L | November 5, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Frank Rochevot | R | R | August 31, 1917 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| James Rowe | ||||||
| George Salcher | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Stanley Sonnier | R | July 14, 1912 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Joe Sutherland | R | April 16, 1921 | 5'6" | 155 | Brookline, MA US | |
| John Taylor | ||||||
| Joe Tilley | December 7, 1920 | |||||
| Matt Toomey | R | March 10, 1926 | 5'6" | 145 | ||
| Touchet | ||||||
| Harry Vice | S | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Tom White | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Andrew Yanok | ||||||
| Sidney Yawn | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Celso Zendejas |
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.
