1947 Decatur Commodores Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 31-93
Finished 8th in the IIIL
Manager: Gene Corbett (31-93)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 33,069, Avg. 533
1947 Decatur Commodores StatisticsTeam Record: 31-93
Finished 8th in the IIIL
Manager: Gene Corbett (31-93)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 33,069, Avg. 533
The Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1947 season with a record of 31 wins and 93 losses, finishing eighth in the IIIL.
Gene Corbett served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Barker | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Jim Basso | R | R | October 5, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
| Edward Beane | S | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Ted Beck | R | R | June 16, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Joseph Becker | R | January 11, 1929 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jeff Bell | R | R | February 29, 1924 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| William Buck | R | L | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Bob Clear | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 5'9" | 170 | Denver, CO US |
| Gene Corbett | L | R | October 25, 1913 | 6'1" | 190 | Winona, MN US |
| Jerry Cunningham | L | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| Bob England | ||||||
| Ray Gamache | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Samuel Hunter | R | R | December 3, 1929 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| George Kemp | R | October 9, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Harold Kronenberg | R | August 19, 1924 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Bob Kyes | R | November 28, 1925 | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Remy LeBlanc | R | R | March 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 175 | New Iberia, LA US |
| Don Lindeberg | R | January 26, 1915 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Robert Louis | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Dale McCawley | R | R | August 12, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
| Ed Mickelson | R | R | September 9, 1926 | 6'3" | 205 | Ottawa, IL US |
| Robert O'Brien | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| William Osborne | R | R | 6'2" | 240 | ||
| Charles Oxford | ||||||
| Andy Phillip | R | March 7, 1922 | 6'3" | 198 | Granite City, IL US | |
| John Remke | R | R | March 21, 1927 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Whitey Ries | R | R | July 3, 1929 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ralph Rutherford | R | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Ned Sheehan | R | May 14, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Sacramento, CA US | |
| Walter Soderlind | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Joe Stacey | R | R | August 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| William Stenger | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Carl Wollgast | L | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
| Robert Zachritz | R | R | January 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 |
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.
