1947 Birmingham Barons Roster
Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 73-80
Finished 6th in the SA
Manager: Dick Porter (73-80)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 323,309, Avg. 4,226
1947 Birmingham Barons StatisticsTeam Record: 73-80
Finished 6th in the SA
Manager: Dick Porter (73-80)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 323,309, Avg. 4,226
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association ended the 1947 season with a record of 73 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the SA.
Dick Porter served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrie Aderholt | L | R | September 13, 1915 | 6'1" | 188 | Mount Olive, NC US |
| Dick Adkins | R | R | March 3, 1920 | 5'10" | 165 | Electra, TX US |
| Thomas Astbury | R | December 15, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Gene Babbitt | R | R | November 11, 1915 | 6'2" | 180 | Central City, IA US |
| Albert Behrends | L | March 10, 1920 | 5'9" | 173 | ||
| George Bennington | R | February 1, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Roy Bruner | R | R | February 10, 1917 | 6'0" | 165 | Cecilia, KY US |
| John Burrows | R | L | October 30, 1913 | 5'10" | 200 | Winnfield, LA US |
| Moe Burtschy | R | R | April 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 208 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joe Collins | L | L | December 3, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | Scranton, PA US |
| Mayo Dutton | L | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Zeb Eaton | R | R | February 2, 1920 | 5'10" | 185 | Cooleemee, NC US |
| Joe Erautt | R | R | September 1, 1921 | 5'9" | 175 | Vibank, SK CA |
| Walt Evans | R | R | February 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Everett Fagan | R | R | January 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Pottersville, NJ US |
| Jimmy Grant | L | R | October 6, 1918 | 5'8" | 166 | Racine, WI US |
| Bubba Harris | R | R | February 15, 1926 | 6'4" | 204 | Sulligent, AL US |
| Mel Hoderlein | S | R | June 24, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Mount Carmel, OH US |
| Lou Kahn | R | R | December 4, 1915 | 5'10" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Alex Kellner | R | L | August 26, 1924 | 6'0" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Al LaMacchia | R | R | July 22, 1921 | 5'10" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Meketi | S | R | April 23, 1916 | 6'2" | 200 | Erie, PA US |
| Bud Metheny | L | L | June 1, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ed Mutryn | R | R | December 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 195 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Frank Nelson | R | R | July 30, 1918 | 5'10" | 175 | San Pablo, CA US |
| John Orphal | R | R | November 22, 1917 | 6'0" | 197 | Wapakoneta, OH US |
| William Osborne | R | R | 6'2" | 240 | ||
| Bill Peterman | R | R | March 20, 1921 | 6'2" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Art Rebel | L | L | March 4, 1914 | 5'8" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Robert Reid | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Don Richmond | L | R | October 27, 1919 | 6'1" | 175 | Gillett, PA US |
| Alex Ronay | R | R | September 4, 1921 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Joe Rullo | R | R | June 16, 1916 | 5'11" | 168 | New York, NY US |
| Mickey Rutner | R | R | March 18, 1919 | 5'11" | 190 | Hempstead, NY US |
| Benjamin Satterfield | L | L | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| Joseph Scheldt | L | November 29, 1920 | 6'2" | 196 | ||
| Don Schmidt | R | R | July 20, 1924 | 6'0" | 195 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Walter Sierotko | R | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | South River, NJ US |
| Willie Skeen | L | June 21, 1918 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Rocky Stone | R | R | August 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 200 | Redding, CA US |
| Jack Teagan | L | L | February 5, 1923 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Edo Vanni | L | L | April 2, 1918 | 5'10" | 180 | Black Diamond, WA US |
| Russ Wein | S | September 5, 1915 | 5'10" | 160 |
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.
