1947 Houston Buffaloes Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 96-58
Finished 1st in the TL
Manager: Johnny Keane (96-58)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 382,275, Avg. 4,965
1947 Houston Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 96-58
Finished 1st in the TL
Manager: Johnny Keane (96-58)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 382,275, Avg. 4,965
Playoffs - Houston Buffaloes 4 games, Tulsa Oilers 0
Finals - Houston Buffaloes 4 games, Dallas Rebels 2
The Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League ended the 1947 season with a record of 96 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the TL.
Johnny Keane served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Angle | R | R | March 25, 1916 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Jim Basso | R | R | October 5, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
| Clarence Beers | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS US |
| Stan Benjamin | R | R | May 20, 1914 | 6'2" | 194 | Framingham, MA US |
| Pete Brunswick | R | R | August 6, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Gerald Burmeister | R | R | August 11, 1916 | 6'2" | 205 | Harmony, MN US |
| Bob Comiskey | R | 5'9" | 205 | |||
| Billy Costa | R | February 11, 1920 | 5'6" | 155 | ||
| Jack Creel | R | R | April 23, 1916 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyle, TX US |
| Hugh East | R | R | July 7, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Clint Echols | L | R | June 16, 1915 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Robert Eisiminger | R | R | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Bill Endicott | L | L | September 4, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Acorn, MO US |
| Hal Epps | L | L | March 26, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Athens, GA US |
| Tommy Glaviano | R | R | October 26, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Doc Greene | L | R | October 5, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Fairburn, GA US |
| James Halkard | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Vaughn Hazen | R | September 30, 1924 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Solly Hemus | L | R | April 17, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| John Hernandez | R | November 28, 1922 | 5'10" | 182 | ||
| Johnny Keane | R | R | November 3, 1911 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Alvin Kluttz | January 13, 1922 | 192 | ||||
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Kurt Krieger | R | R | September 16, 1926 | 6'3" | 212 | Traisen, AT |
| Roy Lee | L | L | September 28, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Elmira, NY US |
| Edmund Lewinski | R | September 10, 1918 | 6'3" | 206 | ||
| Gregory Masson | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Pete Mazar | R | L | February 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 152 | Annandale, NJ US |
| Herb Moore | L | L | November 27, 1915 | 6'0" | 200 | Prince George County, VA US |
| Joseph Muzzo | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Arthur Nelson | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| George Niedson | S | April 6, 1918 | 5'10" | 205 | ||
| Al Papai | R | R | May 7, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | Divernon, IL US |
| John Remke | R | R | March 21, 1927 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Rudy Rundus | R | R | August 7, 1921 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Don Schuchmann | R | R | September 15, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | , MO US |
| Charlie Sproull | R | R | January 9, 1919 | 6'3" | 185 | Taylorsville, GA US |
| Floyd Thierolf | R | R | November 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Adrian Thompson | R | October 30, 1918 | 6'1" | 165 | Alvord, IA US | |
| Grady Wilson | R | R | November 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, GA US |
| Claude Wright | R | August 14, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Lou Wysock | R | December 29, 1915 | 6'1" | 170 |
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.
