1947 Ballinger Cats Roster
Team Record: 68-62
Finished 3rd in the LL
Manager: Stuart Williams (68-62)
Location: Ballinger, Texas
Ballpark: Ballinger Recreation Park, Cat Park
Attendance: 42,662, Avg. 656
Playoffs - Ballinger Cats 4 games, Midland Indians 3
Finals - Ballinger Cats 4 games, Big Spring Broncs 2
The Ballinger Cats of the Longhorn League ended the 1947 season with a record of 68 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the LL.
Stuart Williams served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Dickey Allinder | January 14, 1925 | Greenbrier, AR US | ||||
Walter Bardwell | ||||||
Jim Beane | June 16, 1923 | 192 | ||||
Chuck Bledsoe | S | January 24, 1928 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Morley Cato | March 18, 1925 | |||||
Paul Cooke | R | R | July 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 175 | North Little Rock, AR US |
James Davis | 192 | |||||
Floyd Geiger | ||||||
Lloyd Geiger | ||||||
George Gustovich | ||||||
Buddy Hancken | R | R | August 30, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
Ronald Harrison | R | 6'1" | 184 | |||
Gene Hixson | R | May 21, 1928 | 6'2" | 174 | Dallas, TX US | |
Grady Isbell | ||||||
Dewey Jacobs | June 26, 1926 | 192 | ||||
Steve Kolesar | R | R | October 9, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | Wilpen, PA US |
Ben Lorino | L | L | May 21, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Trinidad, CO US |
Jesse McClain | R | 6'0" | 190 | |||
Roy McMillan | R | R | July 17, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Bonham, TX US |
Bob Shelton | March 10, 1917 | 191 | Calhoun, TN US | |||
Miles Smithhart | R | February 9, 1921 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
Wilburn Sooter | R | R | March 11, 1926 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Robert Stringfield | ||||||
Stuart Williams | R | 6'0" | 180 |
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.