1947 Kansas City Monarchs

47-29 • .618 Win% • 2nd in NAL

📊 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
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
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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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.
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