1947 San Jose Red Sox Roster
California League (CL) - Class: C
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Marv Owen (79-61)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 92,634, Avg. 1,323
1947 San Jose Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 79-61
Finished 3rd in the CL
Manager: Marv Owen (79-61)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 92,634, Avg. 1,323
Playoffs - Visalia Cubs 1 game, San Jose Red Sox 0 - One-game playoff for second place.
Playoffs - Stockton Ports 3 games, San Jose Red Sox 0
The San Jose Red Sox of the California League ended the 1947 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the CL.
Marv Owen served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bolzendahl | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Nino Bongiovanni | L | L | December 21, 1911 | 5'10" | 175 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Robert Campbell | L | November 13, 1924 | 6'1" | 175 | Fall River, MA US | |
| Sam Castro | R | R | May 21, 1921 | 5'9" | 160 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Walt Clough | R | R | April 29, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | Auburn, WA US |
| Andrew Cullen | ||||||
| Bob Cummins | R | R | August 26, 1925 | 6'4" | 190 | Willows, CA US |
| Joe DeMaestri | R | R | December 9, 1928 | 6'0" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Leonard DeMasters | R | R | September 13, 1924 | 6'5" | 210 | Kerrville, TX US |
| Bob DiPietro | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Thomas Entwistle | R | R | August 6, 1925 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Earl Escalante | R | R | January 5, 1918 | 5'11" | 185 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
| Marv Eyre | L | R | June 17, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | Taylorsville, UT US |
| Donald Faling | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Harley Hisner | R | R | November 6, 1926 | 6'1" | 185 | Maples, IN US |
| Ken Kimball | R | R | May 4, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Ed Lenn | L | April 4, 1924 | 6'3" | 195 | , MT US | |
| Joseph Lynch | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Paul McMahan | L | L | March 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Robert Nelson | L | April 20, 1928 | 5'9" | 168 | ||
| Marv Owen | R | R | March 22, 1906 | 6'1" | 175 | Agnew, CA US |
| Chappo Riesgo | R | March 4, 1923 | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| George Russos | ||||||
| Ernie Sierra | R | R | December 14, 1922 | 5'8" | 140 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| William Taitt | R | 6'1" | 188 | |||
| Andy Teter | R | R | April 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 172 | Wichita, KS US |
| Joe Tully | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | , MX |
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.
