1947 Nashville Vols Roster
Southern Association (SA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 80-73
Finished 3rd in the SA
Manager: Larry Gilbert (80-73)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 251,336, Avg. 3,285
1947 Nashville Vols StatisticsTeam Record: 80-73
Finished 3rd in the SA
Manager: Larry Gilbert (80-73)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Sulphur Dell
Attendance: 251,336, Avg. 3,285
Playoffs - Nashville Vols 4 games, New Orleans Pelicans 1
Finals - Mobile Bears 4 games, Nashville Vols 2
The Nashville Vols of the Southern Association ended the 1947 season with a record of 80 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the SA.
Larry Gilbert served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Ancherico | R | L | July 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Frank Beaty | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Cy Block | R | R | May 4, 1919 | 6'0" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Buster Boguskie | L | R | October 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 168 | |
| William Bustle | R | L | February 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| George Byam | R | L | November 11, 1919 | 6'1" | 180 | Lowell, MA US |
| Bob Carpenter | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Herbert Chmiel | L | L | September 22, 1921 | 6'1" | 188 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dick Conger | R | R | April 3, 1921 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jesse Cumby | L | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Jean Davison | R | R | March 17, 1923 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Red Durrett | L | L | February 3, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Sherman, TX US |
| Roy Easterwood | R | R | January 12, 1915 | 6'0" | 196 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Pete Elko | R | R | June 17, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Doc Greene | L | R | October 5, 1921 | 5'10" | 175 | Fairburn, GA US |
| Dick Hoover | L | L | December 11, 1925 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, OH US |
| Claude Horton | R | R | June 5, 1911 | 6'0" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Hal Jeffcoat | R | R | September 6, 1924 | 5'10" | 185 | West Columbia, SC US |
| John Kruckman | L | August 22, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Pete Mallory | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| A. J. Matulis | R | R | August 3, 1920 | 5'10" | 183 | |
| Buster Maynard | R | R | March 25, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | Henderson, NC US |
| Hank Nowak | L | December 11, 1917 | 5'10" | 165 | Cleveland, OH US | |
| Ted Pawelek | L | R | August 15, 1919 | 5'10" | 202 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Hal Quick | R | R | October 4, 1917 | 5'10" | 163 | Rome, GA US |
| Bob Rush | R | R | December 21, 1925 | 6'4" | 205 | Battle Creek, MI US |
| Neil Saulia | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US | |
| Hank Schenz | R | R | April 11, 1919 | 5'9" | 175 | New Richmond, OH US |
| John Sebastian | R | R | April 11, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | Chicago, IL US |
| Mel Serafini | R | R | December 5, 1918 | 5'9" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Joe Stringfellow | R | 6'1" | 192 | |||
| Red Treadway | L | R | April 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 175 | Athalone, NC US |
| Leo Twardy | R | R | May 20, 1914 | 6'1" | 200 | , PA US |
| Ben Wade | R | R | November 25, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Morehead City, NC US |
| Rube Walker | L | R | May 16, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Lenoir, NC US |
| John Wells | R | R | November 25, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | Junction City, KS 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.
