1947 Omaha Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 67-62
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: Ollie Vanek (67-62)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: American Legion Park
Attendance: 138,308, Avg. 2,144
Playoffs - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Omaha Cardinals 1
The Omaha Cardinals of the Western League ended the 1947 season with a record of 67 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the WL.
Ollie Vanek served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Donald Bakkelund | R | L | November 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Jim Basso | R | R | October 5, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Omaha, NE US |
Fred Bell | R | January 17, 1921 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Charlie Bishop | R | R | January 1, 1924 | 6'2" | 195 | Atlanta, GA US |
Johnny Bucha | R | R | January 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | Allentown, PA US |
Dick Cole | R | R | May 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 175 | Long Beach, CA US |
Michael Conroy | L | April 7, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Quincy, MA US | |
Jack Crimian | R | R | February 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Robert Eisiminger | R | R | September 1, 1920 | 5'11" | 155 | |
Bob Erps | R | November 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 200 | Davenport, IA US | |
George Genovese | L | R | February 22, 1922 | 5'6" | 160 | Staten Island, NY US |
Frank Gravino | R | R | January 29, 1923 | 5'10" | 187 | |
Raymond Henningsen | L | 5'9" | 174 | |||
Ken Johnson | L | L | January 14, 1923 | 6'1" | 185 | Topeka, KS US |
Jerry Kamler | L | 5'10" | 185 | |||
Eddie Kazak | R | R | July 18, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Steubenville, OH US |
Thomas Kelley | R | R | November 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 200 | |
Johnny Klippstein | R | R | October 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 173 | Washington, DC US |
Alvin Kluttz | January 13, 1922 | 192 | ||||
Roland LeBlanc | R | R | May 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 200 | New Iberia, LA US |
Roy Lee | L | L | September 28, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Elmira, NY US |
Edmund Lewinski | R | September 10, 1918 | 6'3" | 206 | ||
William Marks | R | June 21, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | Allentown, PA US | |
Wilber McCullough | R | R | August 26, 1924 | 6'2" | 180 | Jacksonville, FL US |
Buzz Muckenthaler | L | L | April 3, 1923 | 6'6" | 230 | Paxico, KS US |
Lou Ortiz | R | May 14, 1923 | 6'3" | 200 | Albuquerque, NM US | |
John Remke | R | R | March 21, 1927 | 5'10" | 150 | |
Floyd Thierolf | R | R | November 13, 1919 | 5'10" | 160 |
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.