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1947 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The 1947 Philadelphia Athletics 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1947 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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"He wore No.2, batted second and played second base for the No.2 team in the Second City. Which probably explains why Jacob Nelson Fox, the White Sox' sparkplug with the perpetual chaw in his left cheek, was forced to take the longest side road to Cooperstown." - Newsday |
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| # |
Pitchers |
Height |
Weight |
Throws |
Bats |
Date Of Birth |
| 28 |
Lou Brissie |
6-04 |
215 |
Left |
Left |
1924-06-05 |
| 17 |
Russ Christopher |
6-03 |
180 |
Right |
Right |
1917-09-12 |
| 10, 20 |
Joe Coleman |
6-02½ |
200 |
Right |
Right |
1922-07-30 |
| 16, 18 |
Bill Dietrich |
6-00 |
185 |
Right |
Right |
1910-03-29 |
| 19 |
Jesse Flores |
5-10 |
175 |
Right |
Right |
1914-11-02 |
| 25 |
Dick Fowler |
6-04½ |
215 |
Right |
Right |
1921-03-30 |
| 21, 23 |
Phil Marchildon |
5-11 |
175 |
Right |
Right |
1913-10-25 |
| 23, 36 |
Bill McCahan |
5-11 |
200 |
Right |
Right |
1921-06-07 |
| 16, 37 |
Bob Savage |
6-02 |
180 |
Right |
Right |
1921-12-01 |
| 11, 24 |
Carl Scheib |
6-01 |
192 |
Right |
Right |
1927-01-01 |
| # |
Catchers |
Height |
Weight |
Throws |
Bats |
Date Of Birth |
| 14 |
Herman Franks |
5-10½ |
187 |
Right |
Left |
1914-01-04 |
| 9 |
Mike Guerra |
5-09 |
162 |
Right |
Right |
1912-10-11 |
| 8 |
Buddy Rosar |
5-09 |
190 |
Right |
Right |
1914-07-03 |
| # |
Infielders |
Height |
Weight |
Throws |
Bats |
Date Of Birth |
| 6, 41 |
Dick Adams |
6-00 |
185 |
Left |
Right |
1920-04-08 |
| 15 |
Pat Cooper |
6-03 |
180 |
Right |
Right |
1917-11-26 |
| 5 |
Ferris Fain |
5-11 |
186 |
Left |
Left |
1921-03-29 |
| 28 |
Nellie Fox |
5-09 |
150 |
Right |
Left |
1927-12-25 |
| 2, 15 |
Gene Handley |
5-10½ |
165 |
Right |
Right |
1914-11-25 |
| 1 |
Eddie Joost |
6-00 |
175 |
Right |
Right |
1916-06-05 |
| 3 |
Hank Majeski |
5-09 |
180 |
Right |
Right |
1916-12-13 |
| 6, 14 |
Don Richmond |
6-01 |
175 |
Right |
Left |
1919-10-27 |
| 31 |
Mickey Rutner |
5-11 |
190 |
Right |
Right |
1919-03-18 |
| 12 |
Pete Suder |
6-00 |
175 |
Right |
Right |
1916-04-16 |
| # |
Outfielders |
Height |
Weight |
Throws |
Bats |
Date Of Birth |
| 11, 47 |
George Binks |
6-00 |
175 |
Left |
Left |
1914-07-11 |
| 4 |
Sam Chapman |
6-01 |
190 |
Right |
Right |
1916-04-11 |
| 15, 30, 39 |
Austin Knickerbocker |
5-11 |
185 |
Right |
Right |
1918-10-15 |
| 28 |
Chet Laabs |
5-08 |
175 |
Right |
Right |
1912-04-30 |
| 7 |
Barney McCosky |
6-01 |
184 |
Right |
Left |
1917-04-11 |
| 10, 21 |
Elmer Valo |
5-11 |
190 |
Right |
Left |
1921-03-05 |
| # |
Other Positions |
Height |
Weight |
Throws |
Bats |
Date Of Birth |
| 20, 30 |
Tom Kirk |
5-10½ |
182 |
Left |
Left |
1927-09-27 |
| 31, 45 |
Ray Poole |
6-00 |
180 |
Right |
Left |
1920-01-16 |
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The 1947 Philadelphia Athletics played 154 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 102/103) where 911,566 fans witnessed their 1947 Athletics finish the season with a .506 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Philadelphia Athletics salary
list, a 1947 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list: 1947 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters
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Did you know that a 1947 Philadelphia Athletics 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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