1947 Savannah Indians Roster
Team Record: 85-66
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Tom Oliver (0-0), Jimmy Adair (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Attendance: 192,975, Avg. 2,556
Playoffs - Savannah Indians 4 games, Charleston Rebels 3
Finals - Savannah Indians 4 games, Augusta Tigers 1
The Savannah Indians of the South Atlantic League ended the 1947 season with a record of 85 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the SAL.
Tom Oliver and Jimmy Adair served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Thomas Astbury | R | December 15, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
Joe Astroth | R | R | September 1, 1922 | 5'9" | 187 | East Alton, IL US |
Fritz Bernardi | R | R | April 12, 1920 | 6'1" | 180 | Highwood, IL US |
Hank Biasatti | L | L | January 14, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Beano, IT |
Ed Boehm | L | L | April 28, 1923 | 6'2" | 182 | Methuen, MA US |
Lou Brissie | L | L | June 5, 1924 | 6'4" | 210 | Anderson, SC US |
Moe Burtschy | R | R | April 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 208 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Harry Byrd | R | R | February 3, 1925 | 6'1" | 188 | Darlington, SC US |
Tom Clyde | R | R | August 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 195 | Wachapreague, VA US |
Bill Connelly | L | R | June 29, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Alberta, VA US |
Walt Evans | R | R | February 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Everett Fagan | R | R | January 13, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Pottersville, NJ US |
Tony Foti | R | R | October 2, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
Lee Griffeth | S | L | May 20, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Carmel, NY US |
William Harris | L | R | 5'9" | |||
Bill Hockenbury | R | R | June 11, 1924 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Oliver Kelly | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
Jules Kimmett | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Emil Kreshka | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
Frank Maguire | L | L | March 30, 1926 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Ed Mutryn | R | R | December 7, 1922 | 5'11" | 195 | Cleveland, OH US |
Hilliard Nance | R | June 1, 1919 | 5'11" | 151 | ||
James Reggio | S | 5'9" | 170 | |||
Max Samuely | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Joseph Socey | L | 5'9" | 175 | |||
Robert Stevenson | R | March 11, 1923 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Ray Wicker | L | R | 6'2" | 185 |
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.