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1947 Big State League

1947 > Class B > League History
Overall: 8 teams
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1948
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1948

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1948

League Standings

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB
Austin Pioneers
Gainesville Owls
Greenville Majors
Paris Red Peppers
Sherman-Denison Twins
Texarkana Bears
Waco Dons
Wichita Falls Spudders

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Sherman-Denison Twins		28.2
Greenville Majors		29.2
Waco Dons		27.9
Texarkana Bears		28.8
Austin Pioneers		28.2
Paris Red Peppers		28.5
Wichita Falls Spudders		26.4
Gainesville Owls		27.7
League Totals		28.1

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Sherman-Denison Twins		29.3
Greenville Majors		30.0
Waco Dons		27.7
Texarkana Bears		29.3
Austin Pioneers		24.0
Paris Red Peppers		28.5
Wichita Falls Spudders		29.1
Gainesville Owls		29.0
League Totals		28.4

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Attendance	Managers
Sherman-Denison Twins																Guy Sturdy, Art Willingham, Ray Taylor, John Whitehead and Bill Atwood
Greenville Majors																Harry Davis
Waco Dons																Red Barkley
Texarkana Bears																George Washington
Austin Pioneers																Beau Bell
Paris Red Peppers																Lloyd Rigby
Wichita Falls Spudders																Bobby Goff and Homer Peel
Gainesville Owls																Larry Gilchrist
League Totals

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