1947 Kinston Eagles Roster
Coastal Plain League (CPL) - Class: D
Team Record: 74-65
Finished 2nd in the CPL
Manager: Steve Collins (74-65)
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Park
Attendance: 68,986, Avg. 993
1947 Kinston Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 74-65
Finished 2nd in the CPL
Manager: Steve Collins (74-65)
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Park
Attendance: 68,986, Avg. 993
Playoffs - Kinston Eagles 4 games, Tarboro Tars 2
Finals - Kinston Eagles 4 games, Wilson Tobs 2
The Kinston Eagles of the Coastal Plain League ended the 1947 season with a record of 74 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the CPL.
Steve Collins served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Causey | L | L | May 14, 1925 | 5'9" | 179 | |
| Izzy Cohen | L | R | October 22, 1914 | 5'10" | 175 | Springfield, MA US |
| Steve Collins | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| Morton Conwell | L | December 29, 1924 | 5'10" | 172 | ||
| Clay Croom | R | October 31, 1920 | 5'11" | 192 | Kinston, NC US | |
| Judson Deaton | L | 6'5" | 185 | |||
| Jim Ellis | July 11, 1924 | |||||
| Grant Eoff | L | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Frank Fabianich | R | April 4, 1923 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Bob Gauldin | L | L | September 10, 1915 | 6'0" | 195 | Rockingham County, NC US |
| Richard Hayward | ||||||
| Herbert Kimmerle | ||||||
| Bernard Krauss | R | R | March 16, 1926 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Sammy McLawhorn | L | R | October 21, 1924 | 5'9" | 180 | Grifton, NC US |
| Uriah Norwood | R | June 10, 1915 | 5'7" | 162 | Stanly County, NC US | |
| Herbert Pate | June 28, 1920 | 192 | ||||
| Emil Peters | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| George Porter | December 31, 1919 | 191 | Bladen County, NC US | |||
| Lee Postove | R | R | May 31, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Edward Schultz | S | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| James Seawell | ||||||
| William Sweel | ||||||
| James Taylor | R | R | 6'2" | 186 | ||
| Frank Tepedino | R | 5'7" | 147 | |||
| Ronald Turnage | ||||||
| John Winkel | R | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
