1947 Kansas City Monarchs

47-29 • .618 Win% • 2nd in NAL

The 1947 Kansas City Monarchs went 47-29 (.618) finishing 2nd in the NAL. The club scored 433 runs, allowed 350, and played home games at Blues Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Thompson (8 HR, 36 RBI) and Jim LaMarque (10-3, 3.39 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

47 Wins
29 Losses
.618 Win %
2nd Rank
433 R 350 RA
Diff +83

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⚡ Quick Stats

433 Runs Scored
350 Runs Allowed
+83 Run Diff
33 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1947 NAL Average

Batting Avg .290 6% above the 1947 league average (.273)
OBP .368 6% above the 1947 league average (.347)
SLG .419 13% above the 1947 league average (.372)
Team ERA 4.47 12% better than the 1947 league average (5.07)
Runs Scored 433 150% above the 1947 league average (173 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBlues Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 38 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Willard Brown 0.375 2 Curtis Roberts 0.357 3 Hank Thompson 0.335 4 Herb Souell 0.331 5 Joe Greene 0.328

Home Runs

1 Hank Thompson 8 2 Willard Brown 6 3 Buck O'Neil 5 4 Joe Greene 4 5 Curtis Roberts 2

RBI

1 Willard Brown 64 2 Buck O'Neil 36 3 Hank Thompson 36 4 Herb Souell 32 5 Johnie Scott 27
1947 Kansas City Monarchs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Herb Souell 61 257 52 85 5 7 1 32 16 1 16 0.331
Johnie Scott 65 241 42 62 10 6 2 27 21 0 12 0.257
Buck O'Neil 60 218 54 62 15 3 5 36 24 0 15 0.284
Willard Brown 48 200 42 75 22 7 6 64 15 0 12 0.375
Chico Renfroe 53 174 33 49 10 2 0 20 35 0 3 0.282
Hank Thompson 44 173 51 58 8 5 8 36 21 0 7 0.335
Tom Cooper 54 166 38 46 6 0 1 26 24 0 6 0.277
Earl Taborn 40 123 22 36 10 0 0 20 13 0 1 0.293
Joe Greene 42 116 30 38 6 1 4 24 29 1 5 0.328
Ted Strong 41 116 12 26 4 0 2 15 21 0 0 0.224
Curtis Roberts 18 70 12 25 2 3 2 13 4 0 0 0.357
Jim LaMarque 25 63 13 18 4 2 0 12 2 0 0 0.286
Hilton Smith 24 44 3 12 1 0 1 10 1 0 0 0.273
Ford Smith 15 38 8 10 0 0 1 9 4 1 0 0.263
John Sanderson 9 28 2 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.214
Connie Johnson 18 25 7 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.160
Thomas Favors 6 21 3 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0.238
Steve Wylie 10 19 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0.211
Ted Alexander 11 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.118
Cannonball Berry 16 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.154
Lee Moody 3 12 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Gene Collins 8 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.182
Gene Richardson 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.182
Satchel Paige 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.111
Larry Napoleon 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Scroggins 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Duffy 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Ford Smith 2.14 2 Jim LaMarque 3.39 3 Ted Alexander 3.50 4 Steve Wylie 5.40 5 Cannonball Berry 5.45

Wins

1 Jim LaMarque 10 2 Hilton Smith 7 3 Ford Smith 6 4 Connie Johnson 4 5 Ted Alexander 3

Strikeouts

1 Jim LaMarque 80 2 Ted Alexander 34 3 Ford Smith 32 4 Connie Johnson 29 5 Gene Richardson 29
1947 Kansas City Monarchs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim LaMarque 10 3 3.39 17 15 1 122.0 125 46 35 80
Hilton Smith 7 4 5.83 13 8 0 75.2 105 49 15 25
Connie Johnson 4 3 6.99 13 7 0 64.1 88 50 46 29
Ford Smith 6 3 2.14 9 7 0 63.0 47 15 27 32
Ted Alexander 3 2 3.50 11 7 0 54.0 49 21 19 34
Steve Wylie 2 3 5.40 10 4 0 45.0 50 27 27 28
Cannonball Berry 2 3 5.45 16 3 3 39.2 52 24 18 24
Gene Richardson 3 0 1.33 3 3 0 27.0 19 4 13 29
Gene Collins 1 1 8.10 4 3 0 20.0 21 18 25 23
Satchel Paige 0 2 2.37 5 4 0 19.0 18 5 2 18
Larry Napoleon 1 0 3.75 3 2 0 12.0 12 5 8 12
Johnnie Scroggins 0 2 10.50 2 2 0 6.0 9 7 3 4
Joe Greene 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 2 2 4 0

👥 Roster (27)

Ted Alexander Cannonball Berry Willard Brown Gene Collins Tom Cooper Bill Duffy Thomas Favors Joe Greene Connie Johnson Jim LaMarque Lee Moody Larry Napoleon +15 more

27 players

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The 1947 Kansas City Monarchs in brief

In 1947 the Kansas City Monarchs posted a 47-29 mark (.618) and finished 2nd in the NAL. With 433 runs scored and 350 given up, the 1947 differential was +83. Against a league average of .273, the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs batted .290. The Kansas City Monarchs staff finished with a 4.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 5.07. Measured against the 173-run league average, the offense was 150% ahead.

The club's home park in 1947 was Blues Stadium. The home run leader was Hank Thompson, who hit 8. The RBI leader was Willard Brown, with 64. The hits leader was Herb Souell with 85. On the mound, Jim LaMarque won 10 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 27 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1947 Kansas City Monarchs finished 47-29 (.618 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
Hank Thompson led the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs with 8 home runs.
What was the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1947 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 4.47.
Did the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Kansas City Monarchs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs play?
The 1947 Kansas City Monarchs played home games at Blues Stadium.
Who led the 1947 Kansas City Monarchs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Thompson (8 HR, 36 RBI) and Jim LaMarque (10-3, 3.39 ERA).
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