1947 Greenville Bucks Statistics
Cotton States League (CSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 84-46
Finished 2nd in the CSL
Manager: Harry Chozen (84-46)
Location: Greenville, Mississippi
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Attendance: 53,887, Avg. 829
1947 Greenville Bucks RosterTeam Record: 84-46
Finished 2nd in the CSL
Manager: Harry Chozen (84-46)
Location: Greenville, Mississippi
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park
Attendance: 53,887, Avg. 829
Playoffs - Greenville Bucks 3 games, El Dorado Oilers 2
Finals - Greenwood Dodgers 4 games, Greenville Bucks 3
The Greenville Bucks of the Cotton States League ended the 1947 season with a record of 84 wins and 46 losses, finishing second in the CSL.
Harry Chozen served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Edwards | 21 | 5 | .808 | 2.43 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 230.0 | 198 | 93 | 62 | 77 | 171 | 9 | 4 | |||||||
| Bill Briggs | 19 | 12 | .613 | 1.93 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 257.0 | 205 | 90 | 55 | 124 | 249 | 8 | 3 | |||||||
| John Myers | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.40 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 217.0 | 237 | 113 | 82 | 79 | 142 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
| Bob Schultz | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.02 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 232.0 | 150 | 74 | 52 | 115 | 274 | 7 | 10 | |||||||
| Wilford Cunningham | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.01 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 110.0 | 125 | 68 | 49 | 29 | 53 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Chester Hunt | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.75 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 48.0 | 53 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| George Nixon | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 83 | 45 | .648 | 2.63 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 1094.0 | 968 | 465 | 320 | 0 | 449 | 0 | 916 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Lane | 123 | 538 | 470 | 92 | 152 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 22 | 50 | 24 | .323 | .398 | .460 | .857 | 216 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Jack Chandler | 120 | 514 | 467 | 72 | 141 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 27 | 33 | 57 | .302 | .357 | .437 | .794 | 204 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Frank Brucella | 121 | 549 | 485 | 77 | 140 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 15 | 51 | 31 | .289 | .360 | .361 | .721 | 175 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Joseph Webb | 95 | 415 | 377 | 69 | 120 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 26 | 15 | .318 | .370 | .366 | .736 | 138 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Joseph Giaratano | 129 | 527 | 468 | 70 | 117 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 47 | 59 | .250 | .321 | .288 | .610 | 135 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Raymond Johnston | 92 | 389 | 349 | 54 | 92 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 30 | 32 | .264 | .324 | .381 | .705 | 133 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Harry Chozen | 97 | 351 | 311 | 33 | 83 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 8 | 23 | 2 | .267 | .333 | .373 | .706 | 116 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| James Mayo | 77 | 305 | 255 | 27 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 33 | .259 | .348 | .298 | .646 | 76 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| Louis Gudgel | 37 | 143 | 127 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | .252 | .326 | .276 | .602 | 35 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Bill Briggs | 40 | 104 | 95 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .274 | .324 | .316 | .639 | 30 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Les Edwards | 43 | 113 | 109 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .229 | .250 | .312 | .562 | 34 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Michael Milan | 38 | 132 | 105 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 19 | .200 | .333 | .267 | .600 | 28 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| Bob Schultz | 42 | 94 | 87 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .230 | .247 | .253 | .500 | 22 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| William Doyle | 27 | 112 | 95 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .211 | .312 | .295 | .607 | 28 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| John Myers | 36 | 93 | 89 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .180 | .198 | .213 | .411 | 19 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Marlin Godwin | 18 | 75 | 60 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 8 | .250 | .384 | .350 | .734 | 21 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Wilford Cunningham | 30 | 70 | 63 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .238 | .304 | .413 | .717 | 26 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Joseph Matas | 12 | 49 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 17 | .118 | .333 | .118 | .451 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Chester Hunt | 10 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| George Nixon | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1197 | 4602 | 4070 | 609 | 1108 | 188 | 39 | 23 | 505 | 120 | 0 | 370 | 396 | .272 | .341 | .355 | .696 | 1443 | 0 | 56 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Mayo | 1B | 54 | 433 | 16 | 17 | 29 | .964 | 8.315 | ||||
| Louis Gudgel | 1B | 37 | 286 | 15 | 11 | 20 | .965 | 8.135 | ||||
| Marlin Godwin | 1B | 18 | 146 | 8 | 6 | 9 | .962 | 8.556 | ||||
| Joseph Giaratano | 2B | 127 | 252 | 286 | 44 | 36 | .924 | 4.236 | ||||
| Joseph Webb | 3B | 83 | 79 | 142 | 24 | 9 | .902 | 2.663 | ||||
| William Doyle | 3B | 27 | 29 | 48 | 8 | 7 | .906 | 2.852 | ||||
| Harry Chozen | C | 91 | 715 | 62 | 4 | 7 | .995 | 8.538 | 3 | |||
| Michael Milan | C | 37 | 256 | 26 | 6 | 3 | .979 | 7.622 | 3 | |||
| Dick Lane | OF | 121 | 280 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .966 | 2.380 | ||||
| Jack Chandler | OF | 118 | 166 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .945 | 1.466 | ||||
| Raymond Johnston | OF | 90 | 138 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .980 | 1.622 | ||||
| James Mayo | OF | 20 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .833 | 1.250 | ||||
| Joseph Matas | OF | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Bob Schultz | P | 41 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 2 | .787 | .902 | ||||
| Bill Briggs | P | 39 | 7 | 41 | 13 | 1 | .787 | 1.231 | ||||
| John Myers | P | 35 | 8 | 55 | 8 | 5 | .887 | 1.800 | ||||
| Les Edwards | P | 32 | 8 | 63 | 9 | 4 | .888 | 2.219 | ||||
| Wilford Cunningham | P | 22 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 1.091 | ||||
| George Nixon | P | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .625 | .500 | ||||
| Chester Hunt | P | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | ||||
| Frank Brucella | SS | 120 | 195 | 281 | 35 | 44 | .932 | 3.967 | ||||
| Joseph Webb | SS | 10 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | .829 | 2.900 | ||||
| Totals | 1153 | 3053 | 1150 | 233 | 187 | .947 | 3.645 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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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