1947 Denver Bears Roster

Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 54-75
Finished 5th in the WL
Manager: Marty McManus (54-75)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Merchants Park
Attendance: 124,923, Avg. 1,937
1947 Denver Bears Statistics

The Denver Bears of the Western League ended the 1947 season with a record of 54 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the WL.

Marty McManus served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AlexanderRRAugust 7, 19226'2"205Vancouver, BC CA
Loren BabeLRJanuary 11, 19285'10"180Pisgah, IA US
Paul BadgettRApril 6, 19186'0"190Surry County, NC US
John BogardR5'10"175
William BurgessL6'1"195
Bob CherryRROctober 4, 19236'1"195Buffalo, NY US
Elmer ClowRRDecember 6, 19275'10"170San Francisco, CA US
Duane CrawfordLRApril 15, 19205'11"170Palo Alto, CA US
William DunnRRSeptember 24, 19225'11"170San Francisco, CA US
George EllspermannRNovember 27, 19235'9"180Evansville, IN US
John GalvinDecember 7, 19205'10"170Chicago, IL US
Harry GarbettRRSeptember 27, 19246'1"180Queens, NY US
Raymond JohnsonRRSeptember 25, 19216'2"195
Richard KernR5'9"168
Joe KingR6'2"220
Dave MadisonRRFebruary 1, 19216'3"190Brooksville, MS US
Carmine MelignanoRRJanuary 12, 19266'0"200
Donald OppermanRR5'11"183
Jack PalmerRRDecember 12, 19215'10"175
Robert PaulsonRR6'1"175
Roger Payne
Eugene PereyraRR6'2"225
Urban PfefferRJanuary 30, 19216'1"195
Robert RevelsRR6'1"205
Louis RosinRROctober 26, 19246'3"190Chicago, IL US
Gene SchroerLLAugust 29, 19276'0"180Riley County, KS US
Ray UniakLJanuary 28, 19246'0"175Kansas City, KS US
Elmer WeingartnerRRAugust 13, 19185'11"178Cleveland, OH US
Walter WidmayerLMay 3, 19225'10"175New York, NY 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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