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1947 Baltimore Orioles

1947 > Class AAA > 1947 International League
Overall: 65-89

Affiliation: Cleveland Indians-AL
Manager: Tommy Thomas
Represented: Baltimore, MD
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1946 / 1948

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 John Antonelli 31 105 415 383 46 114 19 1 6 45 1 29 19 .298 .347 .399 .747 153 0 3 Stats for 2 teams
2 Horace Brightman 23 8 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 3
3 Soup Campbell* 32 131 555 453 74 131 12 7 6 43 7 95 30 .289 .413 .386 .800 175 1 6
4 Al Cihocki 23 123 449 414 45 105 13 4 10 45 0 33 39 .254 .309 .377 .686 156 0 2
5 Babe Dahlgren 35 149 592 536 62 140 22 4 19 67 1 49 60 .261 .327 .424 .750 227 3 4
6 Ray Flanigan 24 29 32 32 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 16 .125 .125 .219 .344 7 0 0
7 Michael Gast 25 33 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .000 .222 .000 .222 0 0 0
8 Alvin Heuser 22 27 20 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 .118 .211 .235 .446 4 0 1
9 George Hooks# 27 29 42 38 2 11 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 .289 .341 .289 .631 11 0 1
10 Bob Kuzava# 24 30 87 76 7 19 1 0 0 1 1 4 19 .250 .288 .263 .551 20 0 7
11 Ralph LaPointe 25 85 345 318 39 88 9 0 5 26 9 22 17 .277 .324 .352 .676 112 0 5
12 Robert Lenn* 26 66 149 130 12 30 6 4 0 11 1 18 5 .231 .324 .338 .663 44 0 1
13 Joe Mellendick 30 120 353 307 39 75 9 0 11 42 1 42 31 .244 .335 .381 .716 117 0 4
14 Mike Mellis 22 30 35 27 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 .037 .188 .037 .225 1 0 3 Stats for 2 teams
15 Howie Moss 28 152 620 528 103 142 14 5 53 129 3 88 95 .269 .374 .616 .990 325 1 3
16 Gordie Mueller 24 31 24 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .042 .042 .042 .083 1 0 0
17 Ray Poat 29 23 61 58 5 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 22 .121 .121 .172 .293 10 0 3
18 Johnny Podgajny 27 59 73 67 5 7 1 0 0 5 1 5 22 .104 .167 .119 .286 8 0 1
19 Bob Repass 29 9 31 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 .097 .194 6
20 Sheriff Robinson 25 57 181 163 14 28 5 0 7 22 0 16 20 .172 .246 .331 .577 54 0 2 Stats for 2 teams
21 Chet Ross 30 22 68 57 7 10 1 0 3 8 0 11 9 .175 .309 .351 .660 20 0 0
22 George Staller* 31 113 406 371 58 93 21 1 10 50 10 28 35 .251 .308 .394 .702 146 3 4
23 Ralph Weigel 25 110 376 337 54 95 20 4 12 53 9 33 45 .282 .346 .472 .818 159 0 6
24 Russ Wein# 30 33 109 92 8 20 1 0 0 5 1 15 8 .217 .327 .228 .555 21 0 2 Stats for 2 teams
25 Bobby Wilson 24 143 614 566 87 159 17 4 4 52 36 42 40 .281 .332 .346 .678 196 1 5
26 Johnnie Wittig 33 39 56 51 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 3 15 .098 .148 .176 .325 9 0 2
27 Gus Zernial 24 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
27 Players 28.1 154 5632 5019 667 1280 172 36 149 611 80 539 590 .255 .329 .393 .721 1971 113 11 63
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age 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
1 Al Barillari 29 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 6.0 4 0 5 1 1.500 6.0 7.5 1.5 0.20
2 Gene Bearden* 26 0 2 .000 10.29 3 7.0 12 8 1 2 1.857 15.4 1.3 2.6 2.00
3 Donald Belton* 25 0 0 9.00 1 2.0 4 2 0 0 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0
4 George Cave 23 0 1 .000 5.14 5 7.0 7 4 4 6 1.571 9.0 5.1 7.7 1.50
5 Pete Center 35 1 3 .250 5.34 8 32.0 34 19 17 9 1.594 9.6 4.8 2.5 0.53
6 Ray Flanigan 24 3 7 .300 5.33 29 11 4 0 98.0 104 72 58 52 49 5 0 6 1.592 9.6 4.8 4.5 0.94
7 Michael Gast 25 3 5 .375 5.52 33 4 1 0 75.0 79 54 46 49 37 4 1 2 1.707 9.5 5.9 4.4 0.76
8 Alvin Heuser 22 3 3 .500 5.84 27 5 2 0 74.0 107 55 48 25 20 2 0 4 1.784 13.0 3.0 2.4 0.80
9 George Hooks 27 6 7 .462 4.54 28 14 2 0 107.0 109 62 54 52 55 2 2 4 1.505 9.2 4.4 4.6 1.06
10 Bob Kuzava* 24 14 13 .519 3.17 30 29 18 3 224.0 197 95 79 76 112 1 1 5 1.219 7.9 3.1 4.5 1.47
11 Mike Mellis 22 5 10 .333 4.65 30 12 6 1 118.0 139 73 61 44 42 2 0 0 1.551 10.6 3.4 3.2 0.95 Stats for 2 teams
12 Gordie Mueller 24 2 6 .250 5.40 31 8 1 0 85.0 94 55 51 41 36 3 0 5 1.588 10.0 4.3 3.8 0.88
13 Joe Payne 21 0 0 18.00 1 2.0 3 4 2 0 2.500 13.5 9.0 0.0 0.00
14 Joe Pennington* 28 0 3 .000 11.25 6 12.0 22 15 9 8 2.583 16.5 6.8 6.0 0.89
15 Ray Poat 29 11 7 .611 2.44 23 22 14 1 162.0 133 55 44 58 122 2 0 3 1.179 7.4 3.2 6.8 2.10
16 Johnny Podgajny 27 13 18 .419 4.73 59 25 9 0 213.0 249 131 112 70 44 5 2 3 1.498 10.5 3.0 1.9 0.63
17 Johnnie Wittig 33 8 12 .400 4.71 39 20 7 0 168.0 183 109 88 64 76 0 0 6 1.470 9.8 3.4 4.1 1.19
17 Players 26.3 65 89 .422 154 154

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Ralph Weigel 91 392 43 14 5 .969 4.78 4
Sheriff Robinson 53 226 14 3 4 .988 4.53 2 Stats for 2 teams
Robert Lenn 25 104 11 7 1 .943 4.60 0

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Babe Dahlgren 149 1212 82 9 98 .993 8.68

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bobby Wilson 133 359 371 27 72 .964 5.49
Al Cihocki 20 43 47 6 10 .938 4.50

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Al Cihocki 54 65 108 12 14 .935 3.20
Howie Moss 18 14 31 6 3 .882 2.50

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Ralph LaPointe 84 154 232 30 33 .928 4.60
Al Cihocki 48 65 128 19 22 .910 4.02

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Howie Moss 136 258 21 8 2 .972 2.05
Soup Campbell 129 300 12 16 2 .951 2.42
Joe Mellendick 103 213 9 7 0 .969 2.16
George Staller 98 177 3 2 0 .989 1.84
Chet Ross 18 33 0 0 0 1.000 1.83

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Johnny Podgajny 59 16 46 2 2 .969 1.05
Johnnie Wittig 39 12 32 3 1 .936 1.13
Michael Gast 33 4 13 2 2 .895 0.52
Gordie Mueller 31 5 14 1 0 .950 0.61
Bob Kuzava 30 11 23 1 1 .971 1.13
Mike Mellis 30 12 15 4 1 .871 0.90 Stats for 2 teams
Ray Flanigan 29 4 9 1 1 .929 0.45
George Hooks 28 4 20 0 0 1.000 0.86
Alvin Heuser 27 2 12 2 0 .875 0.52
Ray Poat 23 7 20 1 0 .964 1.17
Pete Center 8 0.00
Joe Pennington 6 0.00
George Cave 5 0.00
Al Barillari 3 0.00
Gene Bearden 3 0.00
Donald Belton 1 0.00
Joe Payne 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
John Antonelli 31 R R 5' 10.0" 165 Jul 15, 1915 Memphis, TN, US
Al Barillari 29 R R 5' 10.0" 190 Jul 4, 1917 NY, US
Gene Bearden 26 L L 6' 3.0" 198 Sep 5, 1920 Lexa, AR, US
Donald Belton 25 L L 5' 6.0" 135 Apr 2, 1922 Gardena, CA, US
Horace Brightman 23 R 6' 2.0" 202 Sep 22, 1923
Soup Campbell 32 L R 6' 1.0" 188 Mar 7, 1915 Sparta, VA, US
George Cave 23 R R 6' 3.0" 185 1924
Pete Center 35 R R 6' 4.0" 190 Apr 22, 1912 Hazel Green, KY, US
Al Cihocki 23 R R 5' 11.0" 185 May 7, 1924 Nanticoke, PA, US
Babe Dahlgren 35 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Jun 15, 1912 San Francisco, CA, US
Ray Flanigan 24 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Jan 8, 1923 Morgantown, WV, US
Michael Gast 25 R R 5' 11.0" 185 1922
Alvin Heuser 22 R R 6' 1.0" 190 1925
George Hooks 27 S R 6' 0.0" 165 1920
Bob Kuzava 24 S L 6' 2.0" 202 May 28, 1923 Wyandotte, MI, US
Ralph LaPointe 25 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Jan 8, 1922 Winooski, VT, US
Robert Lenn 26 L 5' 11.0" 170 May 18, 1921 Billings, MT, US
Joe Mellendick 30 R 6' 0.0" 175 1917
Mike Mellis 22 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Feb 17, 1925 Perth Amboy, NJ, US
Howie Moss 28 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Oct 17, 1918 Gastonia, NC, US
Gordie Mueller 24 R R 6' 4.0" 200 Dec 10, 1922 Timonium, MD, US
Joe Payne 21 R R 6' 0.0" 165 Dec 30, 1925 Dallas, TX, US
Joe Pennington 28 L L 6' 0.0" 174 1919
Ray Poat 29 R R 6' 2.0" 200 Dec 19, 1917 Chicago, IL, US
Johnny Podgajny 27 R R 6' 2.0" 173 Jun 10, 1920 Chester, PA, US
Bob Repass 29 R R 6' 1.0" 185 Nov 6, 1917 West Pittston, PA, US
Sheriff Robinson 25 R 6' 0.0" 175 Sep 8, 1921 Cambridge, MD, US
Chet Ross 30 R R 6' 1.0" 195 Apr 1, 1917 Buffalo, NY, US
George Staller 31 L L 5' 11.0" 190 Apr 1, 1916 Rutherford Heights, PA, US
Ralph Weigel 25 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Oct 2, 1921 Coldwater, OH, US
Russ Wein 30 S 5' 10.0" 160 1917
Bobby Wilson 24 R R 5' 10.0" 175 Jul 23, 1922 Goldsboro, NC, US
Johnnie Wittig 33 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Jun 16, 1914 Baltimore, MD, US
Gus Zernial 24 R R 6' 2.0" 210 Jun 27, 1923 Beaumont, TX, US

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