1947 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1947 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1947 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1947 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1947 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1947 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
27 Bill Butland 6-05 185 Left Right 1918-03-22
29 Cot Deal 5-10½ 185 Right Both 1923-01-23
15 Joe Dobson 6-02 197 Right Right 1917-01-20
20 Harry Dorish 5-11 206 Right Right 1921-07-13
33 Dave Ferriss 6-02 208 Right Left 1921-12-05
23 Tommy Fine 6-00 180 Right Both 1914-10-10
25 Denny Galehouse 6-01 195 Right Right 1911-12-07
19 Mickey Harris 6-00 195 Left Left 1917-01-30
21 Tex Hughson 6-03 198 Right Right 1916-02-09
12 Earl Johnson 6-03 190 Left Left 1919-04-02
37 Bob Klinger 6-00 180 Right Right 1908-06-04
38 Johnny Murphy 6-02 190 Right Right 1908-07-14
17 Mel Parnell 6-00 180 Left Left 1922-06-13
17 Eddie Smith 5-10 174 Left Both 1913-12-14
42 Chuck Stobbs 6-01 185 Left Left 1929-07-02
32 Al Widmar 6-03 185 Right Right 1925-03-20
26 Bill Zuber 6-02 195 Right Right 1913-03-26
27 Leslie Aulds 6-02 185 Right Right 1920-12-28
5 Matt Batts 5-11 200 Right Right 1921-10-16
25 Frankie Hayes 6-00 185 Right Right 1914-10-13
2, 27 Eddie McGah 6-00 183 Right Right 1921-09-30
16 Roy Partee 5-10 180 Right Right 1917-09-07
8 Birdie Tebbetts 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1912-11-10
8 Hal Wagner 6-00 165 Right Left 1915-07-02
32 Merl Combs 6-00 172 Right Left 1919-12-11
17, 35 Sam Dente 5-11 175 Right Right 1922-04-26
1 Bobby Doerr 5-11 175 Right Right 1918-04-07
10 Don Gutteridge 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1912-06-19
3 Jake Jones 6-03 197 Right Right 1920-11-23
39 Eddie Pellagrini 5-09 165 Right Right 1918-03-13
6 Johnny Pesky 5-09 168 Right Left 1919-09-27
5 Rip Russell 6-01 180 Right Right 1915-01-26
29 Strick Shofner 5-10½ 187 Right Left 1919-07-23
3 Rudy York 6-01 209 Right Right 1913-08-17
11 Leon Culberson 5-11 180 Right Right 1919-08-06
7 Dom DiMaggio 5-09 168 Right Right 1917-02-12
28 Billy Goodman 5-11 165 Right Left 1926-03-22
18 Tom McBride 6-00 190 Right Right 1914-11-02
14 Sam Mele 6-01 187 Right Right 1922-01-21
24 Wally Moses 5-10 160 Left Left 1910-10-08
9 Ted Williams 6-03 205 Right Left 1918-08-30
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The 1947 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 71 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 107/105) where 1,427,315 fans witnessed their 1947 Red Sox finish the season with a .539 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1947 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1947 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1947 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1947 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Birdie Tebbetts (89)
1B Jake Jones (109)
2B Bobby Doerr (146)
3B Sam Dente (46)
SS Johnny Pesky (133)
LF Ted Williams (156)
CF Dom DiMaggio (134)
RF Sam Mele (87)
  
SP Joe Dobson
SP Dave Ferriss
SP Denny Galehouse
SP Tex Hughson
  
RP Harry Dorish
RP Bob Klinger
RP Johnny Murphy
RP Bill Zuber
CL Earl Johnson


1947 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Ted Williams $75,000.00


1947 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Doerr
#2 Eddie McGah
#3 Jake Jones
#3 Rudy York
#5 Matt Batts
#5 Rip Russell
#6 Johnny Pesky
#7 Dom DiMaggio
#8 Birdie Tebbetts
#8 Hal Wagner
#9 Ted Williams
#10 Don Gutteridge
#11 Leon Culberson
#12 Earl Johnson
#14 Sam Mele
#15 Joe Dobson
#16 Roy Partee
#17 Sam Dente
#17 Mel Parnell
#17 Eddie Smith
#18 Tom McBride
#19 Mickey Harris
#20 Harry Dorish
#21 Tex Hughson
#23 Tommy Fine
#24 Wally Moses
#25 Denny Galehouse
#25 Frankie Hayes
#26 Bill Zuber
#27 Leslie Aulds
#27 Bill Butland
#27 Eddie McGah
#28 Billy Goodman
#29 Cot Deal
#29 Strick Shofner
#32 Merl Combs
#32 Al Widmar
#33 Dave Ferriss
#35 Sam Dente
#37 Bob Klinger
#38 Johnny Murphy
#39 Eddie Pellagrini
#42 Chuck Stobbs

Did you know that a 1947 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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