1947 Anaheim Valencias Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Adams | R | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Bob Capps | June 24, 1928 | Los Angeles, CA US | ||||
| Wayne Collins | R | R | July 17, 1916 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Bud Dawson | R | R | February 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 180 | Orange County, CA US |
| Harvey Doty | ||||||
| Stanley DuBois | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Jerry Gardner | R | November 28, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Clifton, CO US | |
| Gene Gaviglio | R | April 29, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Dean Hamilton | September 4, 1924 | |||||
| William Healy | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Thomas Kincannon | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Don Kornahrens | R | L | February 2, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Oakland, CA US |
| Glenn Lierman | R | R | January 20, 1929 | 6'3" | 215 | Twin Falls, ID US |
| James Mann | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Robert Mann | ||||||
| Ray McNulty | R | R | March 15, 1923 | 6'1" | 170 | Ogden, UT US |
| George Mene | R | R | December 12, 1924 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Nicholas Palica | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Bob Schulte | R | L | October 26, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Harold Seifer | ||||||
| LeRoy Stevens | L | L | November 4, 1927 | 5'11" | 165 | Lincoln, CA US |
| Lee Stine | R | R | November 17, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Stillwater, OK US |
| Don Tisnerat | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Thomas Warner | L | June 29, 1924 | 5'10" | 150 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Bill Wilson | R | R | November 6, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | Central 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.
