1947 Anaheim Valencias Roster

Sunset League (SL) - Class: C
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 2nd in the SL
Manager: Jack Rothrock (0-0), Jerry Gardner (0-0)
Location: Anaheim, California
Ballpark: La Palma Park
Attendance: 16,452, Avg. 235
1947 Anaheim Valencias Statistics

Playoffs - Anaheim Valencias 3 games, Ontario Orioles 0
Finals - Anaheim Valencias 4 games, Riverside Dons 1

The Anaheim Valencias of the Sunset League ended the 1947 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the SL.

The Valencias tallied 949 runs and yielded 886 runs. Bill Wilson paced Anaheim with 23 home runs, while Jerry Gardner walloped 15 or more, too. Bill Wilson drove in 116 runs. Gene Gaviglio and Nicholas Palica led all regular batters by connecting at a .299 clip. Glenn Lierman topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 4.11 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Lee Stine and Bill Wilson both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Jack Rothrock and Jerry Gardner served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joseph AdamsRL5'11"185
Bob CappsJune 24, 1928Los Angeles, CA US
Wayne CollinsRRJuly 17, 19165'11"185
Bud DawsonRRFebruary 12, 19215'11"180Orange County, CA US
Harvey Doty
Stanley DuBoisL5'10"160
Jerry GardnerRNovember 28, 19205'11"170Clifton, CO US
Gene GaviglioRApril 29, 19265'10"170San Francisco, CA US
Dean HamiltonSeptember 4, 1924
William HealyRR5'11"160
Thomas KincannonR5'10"175
Don KornahrensRLFebruary 2, 19285'11"160Oakland, CA US
Glenn LiermanRRJanuary 20, 19296'3"215Twin Falls, ID US
James MannRL6'0"175
Robert Mann
Ray McNultyRRMarch 15, 19236'1"170Ogden, UT US
George MeneRRDecember 12, 19246'1"175
Nicholas PalicaR5'11"175
Bob SchulteRLOctober 26, 19296'3"185St. Louis, MO US
Harold Seifer
LeRoy StevensLLNovember 4, 19275'11"165Lincoln, CA US
Lee StineRRNovember 17, 19135'11"185Stillwater, OK US
Don TisneratRR6'1"175
Thomas WarnerLJune 29, 19245'10"150Sacramento, CA US
Bill WilsonRRNovember 6, 19286'2"200Central City, NE US

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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