1947 Cleveland Indians

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W-L Record: 80-74 -- 4th in American League - Manager: Lou Boudreau Location: Baseball Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 1,521,978 Youngest Player: Hank Ruszkowski (21) Oldest Player: Les Willis (39) Longest Tenure: Mel Harder (20)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1947 Cleveland Indians

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
17	Gene Bearden	P	26	L	L	6-3	204	9/5/1920	Lexa,Arkansas	MLB	1947-1953
26	Heinz Becker	1B	31	B	R	6-2	200	8/26/1915	Berlin,Germany	MLB	1943-1947
35	Don Black	P	30	R	R	6-0	185	7/20/1916	Salix,Iowa	MLB	1943-1948
2	Eddie Bockman	3B	26	R	R	5-9	175	7/26/1920	Santa Ana,California	MLB	1946-1949
5	Lou Boudreau	SS	29	R	R	5-11	185	7/17/1917	Harvey,Illinois	MLB	1938-1952
7	Jack Conway	2B-SS	27	R	R	5-11	175	7/30/1919	Bryan,Texas	MLB	1941-1948
14	Larry Doby	OF	23	L	R	6-1	182	12/13/1923	Camden,South Carolina	MLB	1947-1959
9	Cal Dorsett	P	34	R	R	6-0	180	6/10/1913	Lone Oak,Texas	MLB	1940-1947
32	Hank Edwards	OF	28	L	L	6-0	190	1/29/1919	Elmwood Place,Ohio	MLB	1941-1953
22	Red Embree	P	29	R	R	6-0	165	8/30/1917	El Monte,California	MLB	1941-1949
19	Bob Feller	P	28	R	R	6-0	185	11/3/1918	Van Meter,Iowa	MLB	1936-1956
8	Les Fleming	1B	31	L	L	5-10	185	8/7/1915	Singleton,Texas	MLB	1939-1949
36	Joe Frazier	OF	24	L	R	6-0	180	10/6/1922	Liberty,North Carolina	MLB	1947-1956
24	Al Gettel	P	29	R	R	6-3	200	9/17/1917	Norfolk,Virginia	MLB	1945-1955
4	Joe Gordon	2B	32	R	R	5-10	180	2/18/1915	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1938-1950
25	Steve Gromek	P	27	B	R	6-2	180	1/15/1920	Hamtramck,Michigan	MLB	1941-1957
29	Ernest Groth	P	25	R	R	5-9	185	5/3/1922	Beaver Falls,Pennsylvania	MLB	1947-1949
18	Mel Harder	P	37	R	R	6-1	195	10/15/1909	Beemer,Nebraska	MLB	1928-1947
10	Jim Hegan	C	26	R	R	6-2	195	8/3/1920	Lynn,Massachusetts	MLB	1941-1960
6	Ken Keltner	3B	30	R	R	6-0	190	10/31/1916	Milwaukee,Wisconsin	MLB	1937-1950
16	Ed Klieman	P	29	R	R	6-1	190	3/21/1918	Norwood,Ohio	MLB	1943-1950
26	Bob Kuzava	P	24	B	L	6-2	204	5/28/1923	Wyandotte,Michigan	MLB	1946-1957
21	Bob Lemon	P	26	L	R	6-0	185	9/22/1920	San Bernardino,California	MLB	1941-1958
3	Lyman Linde	P	26	R	R	5-11	185	9/30/1920	Rolling Prairie,Wisconsin	MLB	1947-1948
12	Al Lopez	C	38	R	R	5-11	165	8/20/1908	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1928-1947
35	Felix Mackiewicz	OF	29	R	R	6-2	195	11/20/1917	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1941-1947
31	Catfish Metkovich	OF-1B	26	L	L	6-1	185	10/8/1920	Angels Camp,California	MLB	1943-1954
33	Dale Mitchell	OF	25	L	L	6-1	195	8/23/1921	Colony,Oklahoma	MLB	1946-1956
34	Hal Peck	OF	30	L	L	5-11	175	4/20/1917	Big Bend,Wisconsin	MLB	1943-1949
3	Eddie Robinson	1B	26	L	R		210	12/15/1920	Paris,Texas	MLB	1942-1957
17	Al Rosen	3B	23	R	R	5-10	180	2/29/1924	Spartanburg,South Carolina	MLB	1947-1956
11	Hank Ruszkowski	C	21	R	R	6-0	190	11/10/1925	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1944-1947
30	Pat Seerey	OF	24	R	R	5-10	200	3/17/1923	Wilburton,Oklahoma	MLB	1943-1949
36	Ted Sepkowski	3B-2B	23	L	R	5-11	190	11/9/1923	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1942-1947
28	Bryan Stephens	P	26	R	R	6-4	175	7/14/1920	Fayetteville,Arkansas	MLB	1947-1948
1	Jimmy Wasdell	OF-1B	33	L	L	5-11	185	5/15/1914	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1937-1947
29	Les Willis	P	39	L	L	5-9	195	1/17/1908	Nacogdoches,Texas	MLB	1947-1947
20	Roger Wolff	P	36	R	R	6-0	208	4/10/1911	Evansville,Illinois	MLB	1941-1947

Team Personnel

Lou Boudreau (Manager)
Jack Graney (Broadcaster)
Mel Harder (Pitching Coach)
Bill McKechnie (Third Base Coach)
Ski Melillo (Assistant Coach)
Mat Patkin (Assistant Coach)
Jackie Price (Assistant Coach)
George Susce (Assistant Coach)

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