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1947 Major League Baseball New Debuts

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Batters & Pitchers Below
Rk Age Debut Pos Tm Ht Wt B T Birthdate Birthplace Schools and Draft
1 Cliff Aberson Clifford Alexander 25.324 Jul 18 O7 CHC 6-0 200 R R Aug 28, 1921 Chicago, IL, US High School: Senn HS (Chicago, IL)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1941.
2 Dick Adams Richard Leroy 27.042 May 20 3/O97 PHA 6-0 185 R L Apr 8, 1920 Tuolumne, CA, US
3 Jack Albright Harold John 25.323 May 19 6 PHI 5-9 175 R R Jun 30, 1921 St. Petersburg, FL, US School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
4 Hub Andrews Hubert 24.232 Apr 20 /1 NYG 6-0 170 R R Aug 31, 1922 Burbank, OK, US High School: Ponca City HS (Ponca City, OK)
School: Independence CC (Independence, KS)
5 Rugger Ardizoia Rinaldo Joseph 27.161 Apr 30 /1 NYY 5-11 180 R R Nov 20, 1919 Oleggio, IT High School: Commerce HS (San Francisco, CA)
6 Tex Aulds Leycester Doyle 26.148 May 25 /2 BOS 6-2 185 R R Dec 28, 1920 Farmerville, LA, US
7 Bill Ayers William Oscar 27.202 Apr 17 1 NYG 6-3 185 R R Sep 27, 1919 Newnan, GA, US
8 Dan Bankhead Daniel Robert 27.115 Aug 26 /1 BRO 6-1 184 R R May 3, 1920 Empire, AL, US
9 Jack Banta Jackie Kay 22.086 Sep 18 /1 BRO 6-2 175 L R Jun 24, 1925 Hutchinson, KS, US High School: Hutchinson HS (Hutchinson, KS)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944.
10 Matt Batts Matthew Daniel 25.329 Sep 10 /2 BOS 5-11 200 R R Oct 16, 1921 San Antonio, TX, US High School: San Antonio Technology Academy (San Antonio, TX)
School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942.
11 Frank Baumholtz Frank Conrad 28.190 Apr 15 *O98 CIN 5-10 175 L L Oct 7, 1918 Midvale, OH, US High School: Midvale HS (Midvale, OH)
School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1941.
12 Gene Bearden Henry Eugene 26.247 May 10 /1 CLE 6-3 198 L L Sep 5, 1920 Lexa, AR, US Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1939.
13 Lou Brissie Leland Victor 23.115 Sep 28 /1 PHA 6-4 210 L L Jun 5, 1924 Anderson, SC, US High School: Ware Shoals HS (Ware Shoals, SC)
School: Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC)
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1946. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
14 Walter Brown Walter Irving 32.023 May 16 1 SLB 5-11 175 R R Apr 23, 1915 Jamestown, NY, US
15 Willard Brown Willard Jessie 32.023 Jul 19 O9/8 SLB 5-11 200 R R Jun 26, 1915 Shreveport, LA, US Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns in 1947.
16 Scott Cary Scott Russell 24.020 May 1 1 WSH 5-11 168 L L Apr 11, 1923 Kendallville, IN, US
17 Pete Castiglione Peter Paul 26.209 Sep 10 6 PIT 5-11 175 R R Feb 13, 1921 Greenwich, CT, US Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1940.
18 Ed Chandler Edward Oliver 30.060 Apr 18 1 BRO 6-2 190 R R Feb 17, 1917 Pinson, AL, US
19 Allie Clark Alfred Aloysius 24.050 Aug 5 O9/7 NYY 6-0 185 R R Jun 16, 1923 South Amboy, NJ, US High School: St. Mary's HS (South Amboy, NJ)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941.
20 Ray Coleman Raymond Leroy 24.322 Apr 22 O97 SLB 5-11 170 L R Jun 4, 1922 Dunsmuir, CA, US Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940.
21 Merl Combs Merrill Russell 27.275 Sep 12 5 BOS 6-0 172 L R Dec 11, 1919 Los Angeles, CA, US High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941.
22 Bernie Creger Bernard Odell 20.039 Apr 29 6 STL 6-0 175 R R Mar 21, 1927 Wytheville, VA, US
23 Perry Currin Perry Gilmore 18.275 Jun 29 /6 SLB 6-0 175 L R Sep 27, 1928 Washington, DC, US High School: Washington-Lee HS (Arlington, VA)
24 Cot Deal Ellis Ferguson 24.231 Sep 11 /1 BOS 5-10 185 S R Jan 23, 1923 Arapaho, OK, US High School: Central HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1940.
25 Sam Dente Samuel Joseph 25.075 Jul 10 5 BOS 5-11 175 R R Apr 26, 1922 Harrison, NJ, US High School: Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941.
26 Chuck Diering Charles Edward Allen 24.069 Apr 15 O987 STL 5-10 165 R R Feb 5, 1923 St. Louis, MO, US High School: Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1941.
27 Larry Doby Lawrence Eugene 23.204 Jul 5 /436 CLE 6-1 180 L R Dec 13, 1923 Camden, SC, US High School: Eastside HS (Paterson, NJ)
School: Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians in 1947.
28 Fritz Dorish Harry 25.276 Apr 15 1 BOS 5-11 204 R R Jul 13, 1921 Swoyersville, PA, US High School: Swoyersville HS (Swoyersville, PA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941.
29 Buzz Dozier William Joseph 19.012 Sep 12 /1 WSH 6-3 185 R R Aug 31, 1928 Waco, TX, US School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1947. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
30 Glenn Elliott Herbert Glenn 27.157 Apr 17 1 BSN 5-10 170 S L Nov 11, 1919 Sapulpa, OK, US School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
31 Eddie Erautt Edward Lorenz Sebastian 22.202 Apr 16 1 CIN 5-11 185 R R Sep 26, 1924 Portland, OR, US High School: Lincoln HS (Portland, OR)
32 Cal Ermer Calvin Coolidge 23.320 Sep 26 /4 WSH 6-0 175 R R Nov 10, 1923 Baltimore, MD, US
33 Ferris Fain Ferris Roy 26.017 Apr 15 *3 PHA 5-11 180 L L Mar 29, 1921 San Antonio, TX, US High School: Roosevelt HS (Oakland, CA)
34 Tommy Fine Thomas Morgan 32.198 Apr 26 /1 BOS 6-0 180 S R Oct 10, 1914 Cleburne, TX, US School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1939.
35 Nellie Fox Jacob Nelson 19.165 Jun 8 /4 PHA 5-10 160 L R Dec 25, 1927 St. Thomas, PA, US Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1944.
36 Joe Frazier Joseph Filmore 24.329 Aug 31 /O9 CLE 6-0 180 L R Oct 6, 1922 Liberty, NC, US Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1941.
37 Gary Gearhart Lloyd William 23.251 Apr 18 O87 NYG 5-11 180 R L Aug 10, 1923 New Lebanon, OH, US
38 Pete Gebrian Peter 23.269 May 6 1 CHW 6-0 170 R R Aug 10, 1923 Bayonne, NJ, US High School: Bayonne HS (Bayonne, NJ)
39 Billy Goodman William Dale 21.028 Apr 19 /O9 BOS 5-11 165 L R Mar 22, 1926 Concord, NC, US
40 Ernest Groth Ernest William 25.131 Sep 11 /1 CLE 5-9 185 R R May 3, 1922 Beaver Falls, PA, US
41 Clint Hartung Clinton Clarence 24.248 Apr 15 1/7O NYG 6-5 210 R R Aug 10, 1922 Hondo, TX, US High School: Hondo HS (Hondo, TX)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1942.
42 Phil Haugstad Philip Donald 23.190 Sep 1 /1 BRO 6-2 165 R R Feb 23, 1924 Black River Falls, WI, US Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946.
43 Jim Hearn James Tolbert 26.006 Apr 17 1 STL 6-3 205 R R Apr 11, 1921 Atlanta, GA, US School: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1942.
44 Ralph Houk Ralph George 27.260 Apr 26 2 NYY 5-11 193 R R Aug 9, 1919 Lawrence, KS, US High School: Lawrence HS (Lawrence, KS)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939.
45 Dixie Howell Homer Elliott 27.012 May 6 2 PIT 5-11 190 R R Apr 24, 1920 Louisville, KY, US High School: Male HS (Louisville, KY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1938.
46 Larry Jansen Lawrence Joseph 26.275 Apr 17 1 NYG 6-2 190 R R Jul 16, 1920 Verboort, OR, US High School: Forest Grove HS (Forest Grove, WA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1940.
47 Don Johnson Donald Roy 20.159 Apr 20 1 NYY 6-3 200 R R Nov 12, 1926 Portland, OR, US High School: Jefferson HS (Portland, OR)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1944.
48 Ken Johnson Kenneth Wandersee 24.247 Sep 18 /1 STL 6-1 185 L L Jan 14, 1923 Topeka, KS, US Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1941.
49 Willie Jones Willie Edward 22.025 Sep 10 5 PHI 6-1 188 R R Aug 16, 1925 Dillon, SC, US Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947.
50 Spider Jorgensen John Donald 27.163 Apr 15 *5 BRO 5-9 155 L R Nov 3, 1919 Folsom, CA, US High School: Folsom HS (Sacramento, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1941.
51 Tom Kirk Thomas Daniel 19.270 Jun 24 PHA 5-10 182 L L Sep 27, 1927 Philadelphia, PA, US
52 Ted Kluszewski Theodore Bernard 22.220 Apr 18 /3 CIN 6-2 225 L L Sep 10, 1924 Argo, IL, US School: Indiana University-Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1946.
53 Austin Knickerbocker Austin Jay 28.186 Apr 19 O9/87 PHA 5-11 185 R R Oct 15, 1918 Bangall, NY, US
54 Chuck Kress Charles Steven 25.128 Apr 16 /3 CIN 6-0 190 L L Dec 9, 1921 Philadelphia, PA, US Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1940.
55 Joe Lafata Joseph Joseph 25.257 Apr 17 7O/38 NYG 6-0 163 L L Aug 3, 1921 Detroit, MI, US High School: Eastern HS (Detroit, MI)
56 Ralph LaPointe Ralph Robert 25.097 Apr 15 6 PHI 5-11 185 R R Jan 8, 1922 Winooski, VT, US High School: Winooski HS (Winooski, VT)
School: University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1946.
57 Jesse Levan Jesse Roy 21.074 Sep 27 /7O PHI 6-0 172 L R Jul 15, 1926 Reading, PA, US Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1944.
58 Lyman Linde Lyman Gilbert 26.346 Sep 11 /1 CLE 5-11 185 R R Sep 30, 1920 Rolling Prairie, WI, US High School: Beaver Dam HS (Beaver Dam, WI)
School: University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)
59 Buddy Lively Everett Adrian 22.062 Apr 17 1 CIN 6-0 200 R R Feb 14, 1925 Birmingham, AL, US
60 Jack Lohrke Jack Wayne 23.052 Apr 18 *5 NYG 6-0 180 R R Feb 25, 1924 Los Angeles, CA, US High School: South Gate HS (South Gate, CA)
61 Ed Lyons Edward Hoyte 24.126 Sep 15 /4 WSH 5-9 165 R R May 12, 1923 Winston-Salem, NC, US
62 Sal Madrid Salvator 27.100 Sep 17 /6 CHC 5-9 165 R R Jun 9, 1920 El Paso, TX, US High School: Phineas Banning HS (Wilmington, CA)
63 Sam Mele Sabath Anthony 25.084 Apr 15 *O98/73 BOS 6-1 183 R R Jan 21, 1922 Astoria, NY, US High School: Bryant HS (Astoria, NY)
School: New York University (New York, NY)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946.
64 Steve Nagy Stephen 27.327 Apr 20 /1 PIT 5-9 174 L L May 28, 1919 Franklin, NJ, US School: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942.
65 Mel Parnell Melvin Lloyd 24.311 Apr 20 1 BOS 6-0 180 L L Jun 13, 1922 New Orleans, LA, US High School: Peters HS (New Orleans, LA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941.
66 Harry Perkowski Harry Walter 25.007 Sep 13 /1 CIN 6-2 196 L L Sep 6, 1922 Dante, VA, US Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds in 1946.
67 Jack Phillips Jack Dorn 25.350 Aug 22 3 NYY 6-4 193 R R Sep 6, 1921 Clarence, NY, US School: Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1943.
68 Mario Picone Mario Peter 21.084 Sep 27 /1 NYG 5-11 180 R R Jul 5, 1926 Brooklyn, NY, US Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944.
69 Ken Polivka Kenneth Lyle 26.087 Apr 18 /1 CIN 5-10 175 L L Jan 21, 1921 Chicago, IL, US
70 Marv Rackley Marvin Eugene 25.264 Apr 15 /O89 BRO 5-10 170 L L Jul 25, 1921 Seneca, SC, US Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1941.
71 Willie Ramsdell James Willard 31.173 Sep 24 /1 BRO 5-11 165 R R Apr 4, 1916 Williamsburg, KS, US
72 Bobby Rhawn Robert John 28.216 Sep 17 /45 NYG 5-8 180 R R Feb 13, 1919 Catawissa, PA, US
73 Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt 28.074 Apr 15 *3 BRO 5-11 195 R R Jan 31, 1919 Cairo, GA, US High School: Muir Technical (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.
74 Al Rosen Albert Leonard 23.000 Sep 10 /57O CLE 5-10 180 R R Feb 29, 1924 Spartanburg, SC, US School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1942.
75 Mickey Rutner Milton 28.177 Sep 11 5 PHA 5-11 190 R R Mar 18, 1919 Hempstead, NY, US School: St. John's University (Queens, NY)
76 Mike Schultz William Michael 26.124 Apr 20 /1 CIN 6-1 175 L L Dec 17, 1920 Syracuse, NY, US High School: Central HS (Syracuse, NY)
77 Spec Shea Francis Joseph 26.199 Apr 19 1 NYY 6-0 195 R R Oct 2, 1920 Naugatuck, CT, US Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1940.
78 Strick Shofner Frank Strickland 27.270 Apr 19 /5 BOS 5-10 187 L R Jul 23, 1919 Crawford, TX, US
79 Curt Simmons Curtis Thomas 18.132 Sep 28 /1 PHI 5-11 175 L L May 19, 1929 Egypt, PA, US High School: Whitehall HS (Whitehall, PA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947.
80 Duke Snider Edwin Donald 20.210 Apr 17 O8/97 BRO 6-0 179 L R Sep 19, 1926 Los Angeles, CA, US High School: Compton HS (Compton, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943.
81 Homer Spragins Homer Franklin 26.308 Sep 13 /1 PHI 6-1 190 R R Nov 9, 1920 Grenada, MS, US School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)
82 Gerry Staley Gerald Lee 26.242 Apr 20 1 STL 6-0 195 R R Aug 21, 1920 Brush Prairie, WA, US High School: Battle Ground HS (Brush Prairie, WA)
83 Virgil Stallcup Thomas Virgil 25.105 Apr 18 /6 CIN 6-3 185 R R Jan 3, 1922 Ravensford, NC, US Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941.
84 Dick Starr Richard Eugene 26.187 Sep 5 /1 NYY 6-3 190 R R Mar 2, 1921 Kittanning, PA, US Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941.
85 Bryan Stephens Bryan Maris 26.305 May 15 1 CLE 6-4 175 R R Jul 14, 1920 Fayetteville, AR, US High School: Washington HS (Los Angeles, CA)
86 Chuck Stobbs Charles Klein 18.075 Sep 15 /1 BOS 6-1 185 L L Jul 2, 1929 Wheeling, WV, US High School: Granby HS (Norfolk, VA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947.
87 Bud Swartz Sherwin Merle 18.029 Jul 12 /1 SLB 6-2 180 L L Jun 13, 1929 Tulsa, OK, US High School: University HS (Los Angeles, CA)
88 Hank Thompson Henry Curtis 21.221 Jul 17 4 SLB 5-9 174 L R Dec 8, 1925 Oklahoma City, OK, US High School: Jackson HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns in 1947.
89 Hal Toenes William Harrel 29.344 Sep 17 /1 WSH 5-11 175 R R Oct 8, 1917 Mobile, AL, US
90 Earl Torgeson Clifford Earl 23.104 Apr 15 *3 BSN 6-3 180 L L Jan 1, 1924 Snohomish, WA, US High School: Snohomish HS (Snohomish, WA)
91 Johnny Van Cuyk John Henry 26.073 Sep 18 /1 BRO 6-1 190 L L Jul 7, 1921 Little Chute, WI, US High School: Kimberly HS (Kimberly, WI)
92 Vic Wertz Victor Woodrow 22.065 Apr 15 O97/8 DET 6-0 186 L R Feb 9, 1925 York, PA, US High School: Reading HS (Reading, PA)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1942.
93 Wally Westlake Waldon Thomas 26.158 Apr 15 *O98/7 PIT 6-0 186 R R Nov 8, 1920 Gridley, CA, US High School: Christian Brothers HS (Sacramento, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1940.
94 Wes Westrum Wesley Noreen 24.293 Sep 17 /2 NYG 5-11 185 R R Nov 28, 1922 Clearbrook, MN, US High School: Clearbrook-Gonvick HS (Clearbrook, MN)
95 Al Widmar Albert Joseph 22.036 Apr 25 /1 BOS 6-3 185 R R Mar 20, 1925 Cleveland, OH, US Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942.
96 Les Willis Lester Evans 39.101 Apr 28 1 CLE 5-9 195 L L Jan 17, 1908 Nacogdoches, TX, US
97 Junior Wooten Earl Hazwell 23.243 Sep 16 /8O7 WSH 5-11 160 R L Jan 16, 1924 Pelzer, SC, US High School: Pelzer HS (Pelzer, SC)
98 Sal Yvars Salvador Anthony 23.219 Sep 27 /2 NYG 5-10 187 R R Feb 20, 1924 New York, NY, US High School: White Plains HS (White Plains, NY)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1946.

Batting

Pitchers Below
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR/pos G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Debut Age
1 Cliff Aberson 3 1947 1949 0 0.09 63 205 179 25 45 7 3 5 26 0 25 44 .251 .343 .408 .751 Jul 18 25.324
2 Dick Adams 1 1947 1947 0 -0.26 37 93 89 9 18 2 3 2 11 0 0 2 18 .202 .220 .360 .579 May 20 27.042
3 Jack Albright 1 1947 1947 0 0.13 41 112 99 9 23 4 0 2 5 1 10 11 .232 .303 .333 .636 May 19 25.323
4 Hub Andrews 2 1947 1948 0 0.00 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 24.232
5 Rugger Ardizoia 1 1947 1947 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 30 27.161
6 Tex Aulds 1 1947 1947 0 -0.03 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 May 25 26.148
7 Bill Ayers 1 1947 1947 0 0.05 13 10 8 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 .250 .250 .375 .625 Apr 17 27.202
8 Dan Bankhead 3 1947 1951 0 0.16 62 48 45 7 10 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 7 .222 .271 .311 .582 Aug 26 27.115
9 Jack Banta 4 1947 1950 0 -0.24 69 66 61 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 4 11 .115 .169 .131 .300 Sep 18 22.086
10 Matt Batts 10 1947 1956 0 2.62 546 1771 1605 163 432 95 11 26 219 6 4 143 163 .269 .329 .391 .720 Sep 10 25.329
11 Frank Baumholtz 10 1947 1957 0 7.62 1019 3809 3477 450 1010 165 51 25 272 30 20 258 258 .290 .342 .389 .730 Apr 15 28.190
12 Gene Bearden 7 1947 1953 0 1.42 212 312 288 35 68 10 1 4 32 0 0 14 42 .236 .272 .319 .591 May 10 26.247
13 Lou Brissie 7 1947 1953 1 0.39 234 318 295 17 67 5 1 0 26 0 0 7 23 .227 .245 .251 .496 Sep 28 23.115
14 Walter Brown 1 1947 1947 0 -0.09 19 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .154 .000 .154 May 16 32.023
15 Willard Brown HOF 1 1947 1947 0 -0.70 21 67 67 4 12 3 0 1 6 2 2 0 7 .179 .179 .269 .448 Jul 19 32.023
16 Scott Cary 1 1947 1947 0 -0.04 23 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .077 .200 .077 .277 May 1 24.020
17 Pete Castiglione 8 1947 1954 0 0.53 545 1820 1670 205 426 62 11 24 150 10 6 103 126 .255 .300 .349 .648 Sep 10 26.209
18 Ed Chandler 1 1947 1947 0 0.01 15 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 Apr 18 30.060
19 Allie Clark 7 1947 1953 0 -0.30 358 1106 1021 131 267 48 4 32 149 2 5 72 70 .262 .312 .410 .722 Aug 5 24.050
20 Ray Coleman 5 1947 1952 0 -1.30 559 1902 1729 208 446 74 33 20 199 19 20 148 158 .258 .318 .374 .692 Apr 22 24.322
21 Merl Combs 5 1947 1952 0 -0.03 140 427 361 45 73 6 1 2 25 0 1 57 43 .202 .314 .241 .555 Sep 12 27.275
22 Bernie Creger 1 1947 1947 0 -0.17 15 18 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .188 .235 .250 .485 Apr 29 20.039
23 Perry Currin 1 1947 1947 0 -0.01 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 Jun 29 18.275
24 Cot Deal 4 1947 1954 0 0.26 46 26 24 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .167 .231 .333 .564 Sep 11 24.231
25 Sam Dente 9 1947 1955 0 -3.43 745 2535 2320 205 585 78 16 4 214 9 9 167 96 .252 .303 .305 .608 Jul 10 25.075
26 Chuck Diering 9 1947 1956 0 1.08 752 1917 1648 217 411 76 14 14 141 16 23 237 250 .249 .345 .338 .683 Apr 15 24.069
27 Larry Doby HOF 13 1947 1959 7 49.37 1533 6299 5348 960 1515 243 52 253 970 47 36 871 1011 .283 .386 .490 .876 Jul 5 23.204
28 Fritz Dorish 10 1947 1956 0 -0.73 324 225 204 16 32 7 0 0 4 1 0 8 43 .157 .189 .191 .380 Apr 15 25.276
29 Buzz Dozier 2 1947 1949 0 -0.05 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 12 19.012
30 Glenn Elliott 3 1947 1949 0 -0.10 34 25 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .095 .174 .095 .269 Apr 17 27.157
31 Eddie Erautt 6 1947 1953 0 -0.30 164 89 75 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 19 .120 .205 .147 .351 Apr 16 22.202
32 Cal Ermer 1 1947 1947 0 -0.07 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 26 23.320
33 Ferris Fain 9 1947 1955 5 27.06 1151 4904 3930 595 1139 213 30 48 570 46 28 904 261 .290 .424 .396 .820 Apr 15 26.017
34 Tommy Fine 2 1947 1950 0 0.39 25 25 21 5 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .333 .391 .429 .820 Apr 26 32.198
35 Nellie Fox HOF 19 1947 1965 15 49.04 2367 10351 9232 1279 2663 355 112 35 790 76 80 719 216 .288 .348 .363 .710 Jun 8 19.165
36 Joe Frazier 4 1947 1956 0 0.37 217 325 282 31 68 15 2 10 45 0 1 35 46 .241 .328 .415 .743 Aug 31 24.329
37 Gary Gearhart 1 1947 1947 0 -0.02 73 198 179 26 44 9 0 6 17 1 17 30 .246 .315 .397 .711 Apr 18 23.251
38 Pete Gebrian 1 1947 1947 0 -0.22 27 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 May 6 23.269
39 Billy Goodman 16 1947 1962 2 26.76 1623 6443 5644 807 1691 299 44 19 591 37 30 669 329 .300 .376 .378 .754 Apr 19 21.028
40 Ernest Groth 3 1947 1949 0 0.00 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 11 25.131
41 Clint Hartung 6 1947 1952 0 1.75 196 403 378 42 90 10 6 14 43 0 0 25 112 .238 .285 .407 .693 Apr 15 24.248
42 Phil Haugstad 4 1947 1952 0 -0.06 37 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 Sep 1 23.190
43 Jim Hearn 13 1947 1959 1 -1.33 403 618 548 44 77 7 2 9 36 1 0 33 214 .141 .190 .210 .400 Apr 17 26.006
44 Ralph Houk 8 1947 1954 0 0.10 91 170 158 12 43 6 1 0 20 0 0 12 10 .272 .327 .323 .650 Apr 26 27.260
45 Dixie Howell 8 1947 1956 0 0.55 340 1013 910 98 224 39 4 12 93 1 2 87 140 .246 .314 .337 .651 May 6 27.012
46 Larry Jansen 9 1947 1956 2 -1.65 291 688 600 37 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 39 157 .150 .202 .178 .380 Apr 17 26.275
47 Don Johnson 7 1947 1958 0 -2.00 198 185 155 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 47 .058 .087 .065 .151 Apr 20 20.159
48 Ken Johnson 6 1947 1952 0 0.09 111 92 89 17 19 3 0 0 8 1 0 2 23 .213 .231 .247 .478 Sep 18 24.247
49 Willie Jones 15 1947 1961 2 25.18 1691 6717 5826 786 1502 252 33 190 812 40 17 755 541 .258 .343 .410 .753 Sep 10 22.025
50 Spider Jorgensen 5 1947 1951 0 3.54 267 874 755 97 201 40 11 9 107 5 0 106 75 .266 .359 .384 .743 Apr 15 27.163
51 Tom Kirk 1 1947 1947 0 -0.03 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 24 19.270
52 Ted Kluszewski 15 1947 1961 4 32.16 1718 6469 5929 848 1766 290 29 279 1028 20 10 492 365 .298 .353 .498 .850 Apr 18 22.220
53 Austin Knickerbocker 1 1947 1947 0 -0.06 21 53 48 8 12 3 2 0 2 0 1 3 4 .250 .294 .396 .690 Apr 19 28.186
54 Chuck Kress 4 1947 1954 0 -0.42 175 535 466 57 116 20 7 1 52 6 8 49 59 .249 .320 .328 .649 Apr 16 25.128
55 Joe Lafata 3 1947 1949 0 -0.70 127 263 236 31 54 3 2 5 34 2 24 42 .229 .303 .322 .625 Apr 17 25.257
56 Ralph LaPointe 2 1947 1948 0 0.46 143 475 433 60 115 10 0 1 30 9 35 34 .266 .322 .296 .618 Apr 15 25.097
57 Jesse Levan 3 1947 1955 0 0.01 25 35 35 5 10 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .371 .657 Sep 27 21.074
58 Lyman Linde 2 1947 1948 0 -0.04 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 11 26.346
59 Buddy Lively 3 1947 1949 0 0.14 79 69 60 4 10 4 1 0 3 0 5 9 .167 .231 .267 .497 Apr 17 22.062
60 Jack Lohrke 7 1947 1953 0 2.12 354 1046 914 125 221 38 9 22 96 9 0 111 86 .242 .327 .375 .702 Apr 18 23.052
61 Ed Lyons 1 1947 1947 0 -0.12 7 28 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .154 .214 .154 .368 Sep 15 24.126
62 Sal Madrid 1 1947 1947 0 -0.25 8 25 24 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 .125 .160 .167 .327 Sep 17 27.100
63 Sam Mele 10 1947 1956 0 1.27 1046 3798 3437 406 916 168 39 80 544 15 14 311 342 .267 .328 .408 .736 Apr 15 25.084
64 Steve Nagy 2 1947 1950 0 0.21 21 30 26 5 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 7 .231 .310 .385 .695 Apr 20 27.327
65 Mel Parnell 10 1947 1956 2 0.08 293 728 668 52 132 17 2 1 50 2 0 29 94 .198 .233 .234 .467 Apr 20 24.311
66 Harry Perkowski 8 1947 1955 0 -0.10 197 254 239 19 43 7 1 1 13 0 0 6 71 .180 .206 .230 .436 Sep 13 25.007
67 Jack Phillips 9 1947 1957 0 1.17 343 990 892 111 252 42 16 9 101 5 3 85 86 .283 .344 .396 .740 Aug 22 25.350
68 Mario Picone 3 1947 1954 0 0.06 13 9 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .167 .375 .333 .708 Sep 27 21.084
69 Ken Polivka 1 1947 1947 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 18 26.087
70 Marv Rackley 4 1947 1950 0 1.95 185 519 477 87 151 20 6 1 35 10 36 36 .317 .365 .390 .754 Apr 15 25.264
71 Willie Ramsdell 5 1947 1952 0 -0.49 111 161 141 5 22 2 0 0 4 0 0 8 35 .156 .201 .170 .372 Sep 24 31.173
72 Bobby Rhawn 3 1947 1949 0 0.76 90 236 198 38 47 9 2 2 18 4 1 35 17 .237 .352 .333 .685 Sep 17 28.216
73 Jackie Robinson HOF 10 1947 1956 6 61.39 1382 5804 4877 947 1518 273 54 137 734 197 30 740 291 .311 .409 .474 .883 Apr 15 28.074
74 Al Rosen 10 1947 1956 4 32.39 1044 4374 3725 603 1063 165 20 192 717 39 33 587 385 .285 .384 .495 .879 Sep 10 23.000
75 Mickey Rutner 1 1947 1947 0 -0.03 12 52 48 4 12 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 2 .250 .294 .333 .627 Sep 11 28.177
76 Mike Schultz 1 1947 1947 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Apr 20 26.124
77 Spec Shea 8 1947 1955 1 1.08 195 337 298 29 58 8 4 1 33 0 0 19 63 .195 .245 .258 .504 Apr 19 26.199
78 Strick Shofner 1 1947 1947 0 -0.12 5 13 13 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .308 .462 Apr 19 27.270
79 Curt Simmons 20 1947 1967 3 0.63 609 1257 1135 93 194 19 3 1 76 2 1 59 283 .171 .213 .196 .408 Sep 28 18.132
80 Duke Snider HOF 18 1947 1964 8 66.53 2143 8237 7161 1259 2116 358 85 407 1333 99 50 971 1237 .295 .380 .540 .919 Apr 17 20.210
81 Homer Spragins 1 1947 1947 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 13 26.308
82 Gerry Staley 15 1947 1961 4 -2.62 640 617 525 35 66 4 0 1 19 0 2 38 116 .126 .186 .139 .325 Apr 20 26.242
83 Virgil Stallcup 7 1947 1953 0 -2.44 587 2131 2059 171 497 99 13 22 214 9 4 51 181 .241 .260 .334 .595 Apr 18 25.105
84 Dick Starr 5 1947 1951 0 -0.13 94 113 97 11 15 4 0 0 2 0 1 10 36 .155 .234 .196 .430 Sep 5 26.187
85 Bryan Stephens 2 1947 1948 0 -0.27 74 68 59 5 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 17 .119 .200 .136 .336 May 15 26.305
86 Chuck Stobbs 15 1947 1961 0 0.56 460 684 578 53 102 15 0 0 53 1 1 52 125 .176 .246 .202 .448 Sep 15 18.075
87 Bud Swartz 1 1947 1947 0 0.06 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Jul 12 18.029
88 Hank Thompson 9 1947 1956 0 24.63 933 3569 3003 492 801 104 34 129 482 33 15 493 337 .267 .372 .453 .825 Jul 17 21.221
89 Hal Toenes 1 1947 1947 0 0.04 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 Sep 17 29.344
90 Earl Torgeson 15 1947 1961 0 32.85 1668 6046 4969 848 1318 215 46 149 740 133 39 980 653 .265 .385 .417 .802 Apr 15 23.104
91 Johnny Van Cuyk 3 1947 1949 0 0.00 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 18 26.073
92 Vic Wertz 17 1947 1963 4 27.33 1862 7027 6099 867 1692 289 42 266 1178 9 19 828 842 .277 .364 .469 .833 Apr 15 22.065
93 Wally Westlake 10 1947 1956 1 15.11 958 3494 3117 474 848 107 33 127 539 19 7 317 453 .272 .345 .450 .795 Apr 15 26.158
94 Wes Westrum 11 1947 1957 2 12.17 919 2849 2322 302 503 59 8 96 315 10 5 489 514 .217 .356 .373 .729 Sep 17 24.293
95 Al Widmar 5 1947 1952 0 -0.38 114 122 107 4 18 4 0 0 7 0 0 7 37 .168 .219 .206 .425 Apr 25 22.036
96 Les Willis 1 1947 1947 0 -0.10 22 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 Apr 28 39.101
97 Junior Wooten 2 1947 1948 0 -0.73 94 315 282 34 68 8 3 1 24 3 1 24 25 .241 .305 .301 .607 Sep 16 23.243
98 Sal Yvars 8 1947 1954 0 0.41 210 467 418 41 102 12 0 10 42 1 1 37 41 .244 .315 .344 .659 Sep 27 23.219

Pitching

Batters Above
Rk Yrs From To ASG WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Debut Age
1 Hub Andrews 2 1947 1948 0 0.04 0 0 4.63 8 0 4 0 0 0 11.2 17 8 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 53 Apr 20 24.232
2 Rugger Ardizoia 1 1947 1947 0 -0.10 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 Apr 30 27.161
3 Bill Ayers 1 1947 1947 0 -1.13 0 3 .000 8.15 13 4 2 0 0 1 35.1 46 35 32 6 14 22 1 1 3 161 Apr 17 27.202
4 Dan Bankhead 3 1947 1951 0 -2.05 9 5 .643 6.52 52 13 21 2 1 4 153.1 161 116 111 22 110 111 3 2 3 706 Aug 26 27.115
5 Jack Banta 4 1947 1950 0 2.63 14 12 .538 3.78 69 19 24 3 1 5 204.2 176 97 86 15 113 116 10 0 9 895 Sep 18 22.086
6 Gene Bearden 7 1947 1953 0 5.04 45 38 .542 3.96 193 84 43 29 7 1 788.1 791 398 347 48 435 259 9 2 40 3471 May 10 26.247
7 Lou Brissie 7 1947 1953 1 7.93 44 48 .478 4.07 234 93 83 45 2 29 897.2 867 451 406 61 451 436 14 1 31 3948 Sep 28 23.115
8 Walter Brown 1 1947 1947 0 0.18 1 0 1.000 4.89 19 0 13 0 0 0 46.0 50 27 25 3 28 10 0 0 1 202 May 16 32.023
9 Scott Cary 1 1947 1947 0 -0.58 3 1 .750 5.93 23 3 16 1 0 0 54.2 73 38 36 5 20 25 1 0 0 259 May 1 24.020
10 Ed Chandler 1 1947 1947 0 -0.50 0 1 .000 6.37 15 1 4 0 0 1 29.2 31 23 21 7 12 8 0 0 2 131 Apr 18 30.060
11 Cot Deal 4 1947 1954 0 -1.82 3 4 .429 6.55 45 2 19 0 0 1 89.1 111 74 65 14 48 34 4 1 8 428 Sep 11 24.231
12 Fritz Dorish 10 1947 1956 0 8.71 45 43 .511 3.83 323 40 166 13 2 44 834.1 850 406 355 58 301 4 332 19 5 26 3578 Apr 15 25.276
13 Buzz Dozier 2 1947 1949 0 0.03 0 0 6.55 4 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 14 8 8 0 7 3 0 0 0 50 Sep 12 19.012
14 Glenn Elliott 3 1947 1949 0 0.89 4 5 .444 4.08 34 7 8 1 0 1 90.1 93 46 41 12 39 25 0 0 2 386 Apr 17 27.157
15 Eddie Erautt 6 1947 1953 0 1.24 15 23 .395 4.86 164 22 62 4 0 2 379.2 434 240 205 34 179 157 16 4 13 1703 Apr 16 22.202
16 Tommy Fine 2 1947 1950 0 -0.97 1 3 .250 6.81 23 7 3 1 0 0 72.2 94 62 55 6 44 16 1 0 1 349 Apr 26 32.198
17 Pete Gebrian 1 1947 1947 0 -0.46 2 3 .400 4.48 27 4 10 0 0 5 66.1 61 40 33 7 33 17 2 0 6 288 May 6 23.269
18 Ernest Groth 3 1947 1949 0 0.00 0 1 .000 4.91 6 0 5 0 0 0 7.1 3 4 4 2 6 2 1 0 1 31 Sep 11 25.131
19 Clint Hartung 6 1947 1952 0 -1.18 29 29 .500 5.02 112 72 23 23 3 1 511.1 529 319 285 57 271 167 13 0 8 2271 Apr 15 24.248
20 Phil Haugstad 4 1947 1952 0 -0.46 1 1 .500 5.59 37 2 12 0 0 0 56.1 51 38 35 6 41 28 4 1 3 263 Sep 1 23.190
21 Jim Hearn 13 1947 1959 1 17.35 109 89 .551 3.81 396 229 73 63 10 8 1703.2 1661 847 721 158 655 22 669 25 1 34 7294 Apr 17 26.006
22 Larry Jansen 9 1947 1956 2 22.99 122 89 .578 3.58 291 237 30 107 17 10 1765.2 1751 804 703 190 410 1 842 20 1 10 7291 Apr 17 26.275
23 Don Johnson 7 1947 1958 0 0.78 27 38 .415 4.78 198 70 62 17 5 12 631.0 712 371 335 55 285 3 262 11 3 10 2814 Apr 20 20.159
24 Ken Johnson 6 1947 1952 0 0.41 12 14 .462 4.58 74 35 20 8 4 0 269.1 251 156 137 14 195 147 9 1 16 1217 Sep 18 24.247
25 Lyman Linde 2 1947 1948 0 -0.10 0 0 6.75 4 0 1 0 0 0 10.2 12 8 8 1 5 0 0 0 0 47 Sep 11 26.346
26 Buddy Lively 3 1947 1949 0 3.11 8 13 .381 4.16 79 27 17 6 2 1 249.0 230 129 115 27 127 94 1 1 3 1075 Apr 17 22.062
27 Steve Nagy 2 1947 1950 0 -1.15 3 8 .273 6.42 15 10 1 2 0 0 67.1 87 60 48 6 38 21 0 0 2 326 Apr 20 27.327
28 Mel Parnell 10 1947 1956 2 27.41 123 75 .621 3.50 289 232 36 113 20 10 1752.2 1715 797 682 104 758 3 732 28 3 41 7548 Apr 20 24.311
29 Harry Perkowski 8 1947 1955 0 4.88 33 40 .452 4.37 184 76 44 24 4 5 697.2 719 381 339 65 324 4 296 7 0 13 3055 Sep 13 25.007
30 Jack Phillips 9 1947 1957 0 0.02 0 0 7.20 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 22 Aug 22 25.350
31 Mario Picone 3 1947 1954 0 -0.39 0 2 .000 6.30 13 3 6 0 0 0 40.0 43 29 28 7 25 11 0 0 2 177 Sep 27 21.084
32 Ken Polivka 1 1947 1947 0 0.06 0 0 3.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 15 Apr 18 26.087
33 Willie Ramsdell 5 1947 1952 0 4.95 24 39 .381 3.83 111 58 30 18 2 5 479.2 455 246 204 46 215 240 20 1 19 2085 Sep 24 31.173
34 Mike Schultz 1 1947 1947 0 -0.05 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 Apr 20 26.124
35 Spec Shea 8 1947 1955 1 5.65 56 46 .549 3.80 195 118 50 48 12 5 943.2 849 453 398 66 497 0 361 19 2 15 4076 Apr 19 26.199
36 Curt Simmons 20 1947 1967 3 42.74 193 183 .513 3.54 569 462 54 163 36 5 3348.1 3313 1551 1318 255 1063 62 1697 53 4 39 14144 Sep 28 18.132
37 Homer Spragins 1 1947 1947 0 -0.04 0 0 6.75 4 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 3 4 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 22 Sep 13 26.308
38 Gerry Staley 15 1947 1961 4 21.90 134 111 .547 3.70 640 186 246 58 9 61 1981.2 2070 946 814 186 529 37 727 63 2 27 8398 Apr 20 26.242
39 Dick Starr 5 1947 1951 0 1.23 12 24 .333 5.25 93 45 23 7 2 2 344.2 390 230 201 40 198 120 10 5 7 1582 Sep 5 26.187
40 Bryan Stephens 2 1947 1948 0 -1.26 8 16 .333 5.16 74 17 22 3 0 4 214.2 220 140 123 20 106 69 6 0 11 962 May 15 26.305
41 Chuck Stobbs 15 1947 1961 0 13.94 107 130 .451 4.29 459 238 105 65 7 19 1920.1 2003 1030 916 184 735 30 897 35 3 30 8378 Sep 15 18.075
42 Bud Swartz 1 1947 1947 0 -0.17 0 0 6.75 5 0 5 0 0 0 5.1 9 6 4 1 7 1 0 0 0 32 Jul 12 18.029
43 Hal Toenes 1 1947 1947 0 -0.06 0 1 .000 6.75 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 11 5 5 0 2 5 0 0 0 32 Sep 17 29.344
44 Johnny Van Cuyk 3 1947 1949 0 -0.04 0 0 5.23 7 0 2 0 0 0 10.1 12 7 6 1 3 3 0 0 0 46 Sep 18 26.073
45 Al Widmar 5 1947 1952 0 3.70 13 30 .302 5.21 114 42 36 12 1 5 388.1 461 244 225 41 176 143 5 1 9 1770 Apr 25 22.036
46 Les Willis 1 1947 1947 0 -0.49 0 2 .000 3.48 22 2 13 0 0 1 44.0 58 26 17 3 24 10 0 0 1 207 Apr 28 39.101
47 Junior Wooten 2 1947 1948 0 -0.07 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 Sep 16 23.243
Totals 227 1947 1967 14 184.74 1200 1170 .506 4.03 5246 2461 1405 836 147 248 21234.0 21507 10911 9517 1835 8545 166 9124 410 45 448 91819


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