1947 Williamsport Tigers Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: George Detore (66-74)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Bowman Field 1924-
Attendance: 87,011, Avg. 1,243
1947 Williamsport Tigers Statistics

The Williamsport Tigers of the Eastern League ended the 1947 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.

George Detore served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Herman BishopSRNovember 6, 19226'3"190
Bruce BlanchardLOctober 30, 19215'9"175Flint, MI US
Amil BrinskyLRSeptember 9, 19185'8"175
Jerry BurkeRRDecember 10, 19276'1"190
Andy BushRRJanuary 22, 19196'0"170Winchester, KY US
William CannLL6'0"170
Walt ChippleRRSeptember 26, 19186'0"168Utica, NY US
Richard DresserR6'0"155
Elbie FlintR5'11"165
Charles GiddensRR6'1"178
Joe GinsbergLROctober 11, 19265'11"180New York, NY US
Johnny GrothRRJuly 23, 19266'0"182Chicago, IL US
Gus HallbourgLROctober 31, 19196'0"195Huntington, MA US
William HeistR5'10"170
Franklin HellerLRAugust 2, 19206'0"200Buffalo, NY US
Rankin JohnsonRRMarch 1, 19176'3"177Hayden, AZ US
Clem KoshorekRRJune 20, 19255'4"165Royal Oak, MI US
George LerchenSRDecember 1, 19225'11"175Detroit, MI US
Edward MarchefskyLLNovember 21, 19245'10"175
Arthur McConnellRRAugust 30, 19276'0"165
Jimmy MoranRRApril 19, 19246'1"185Oakland, CA US
Norman ScottRR6'1"160
Ernest SillsRROctober 29, 19205'11"175
Martin TabacheckR5'10"175
Fred TrautRRJuly 24, 19276'3"185
Dewey WaughROctober 18, 19246'1"195Marsh Hill, PA US
Bill WigleLL5'11"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.




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