1947 Elizabethton Betsy Cubs Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 62-64
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Lew Bekeza (62-64)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Cherokee Park
Attendance: 38,947, Avg. 618
1947 Elizabethton Betsy Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 62-64
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Lew Bekeza (62-64)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Cherokee Park
Attendance: 38,947, Avg. 618
The Elizabethton Betsy Cubs of the Appalachian League ended the 1947 season with a record of 62 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
Lew Bekeza served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Bekeza | R | August 14, 1917 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Jim Brosnan | R | R | October 24, 1929 | 6'4" | 197 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joseph Campone | ||||||
| Francis Cupka | R | R | May 9, 1926 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| John Feuerstein | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Glenn Flory | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Robert Fountain | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Robert Giddens | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jack Graham | S | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Walter Haloup | R | 5'10" | 187 | |||
| Claude Holsclaw | ||||||
| Robert Knaub | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| John Knox | ||||||
| Stanley Kules | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Anthony Laventi | ||||||
| Theodore Lotz | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Augie Messuri | L | November 28, 1926 | 5'6" | 154 | ||
| Charles Morrison | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Pete Neukirch | R | September 21, 1928 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Eugene Parker | L | L | 6'2" | 198 | ||
| Jack Pileckas | L | April 22, 1927 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Jerry Poltrock | R | May 6, 1927 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Ralph Sabatino | R | 5'8" | 163 | |||
| Fred Stornell | ||||||
| William Taylor | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Richard Tyson | ||||||
| Harold Warren | R | R | September 29, 1928 | 6'1" | 182 | Akron, OH US |
| Bill Wilkins | R | April 28, 1924 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Rudy Wojnarowski | R | R | September 25, 1928 | 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.
