1947 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1947 Cleveland Indians 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1947 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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17 Gene Bearden 6-03 204 Left Left 1920-09-05
23 Don Black 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-07-20
9 Cal Dorsett 6-00 180 Right Right 1913-06-10
22 Red Embree 6-00 165 Right Right 1917-08-30
19 Bob Feller 6-00 185 Right Right 1918-11-03
24 Al Gettel 6-03½ 200 Right Right 1917-09-17
25 Steve Gromek 6-02 180 Right Both 1920-01-15
29 Ernest Groth 5-09 185 Right Right 1922-05-03
18 Mel Harder 6-01 195 Right Right 1909-10-15
16 Ed Klieman 6-01 190 Right Right 1918-03-21
26 Bob Kuzava 6-02 204 Left Both 1923-05-28
21 Bob Lemon 6-00 185 Right Left 1920-09-22
3 Lyman Linde 5-11 185 Right Right 1920-09-30
28 Bryan Stephens 6-04 175 Right Right 1920-07-14
29 Les Willis 5-09½ 195 Left Left 1908-01-17
20 Roger Wolff 6-00½ 208 Right Right 1911-04-10
10 Jim Hegan 6-02 195 Right Right 1920-08-03
12 Al Lopez 5-11 165 Right Right 1908-08-20
11 Hank Ruszkowski 6-00 190 Right Right 1925-11-10
2 Eddie Bockman 5-09 175 Right Right 1920-07-26
5 Lou Boudreau 5-11 185 Right Right 1917-07-17
7 Jack Conway 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1918-07-30
14 Larry Doby 6-01 182 Right Left 1923-12-13
8 Les Fleming 5-10 185 Left Left 1915-08-07
4 Joe Gordon 5-10 180 Right Right 1915-02-18
6 Ken Keltner 6-00 190 Right Right 1916-10-31
3 Eddie Robinson 6-02½ 210 Right Left 1920-12-15
17 Al Rosen 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1924-02-29
32 Hank Edwards 6-00 190 Left Left 1919-01-29
36 Joe Frazier 6-00 180 Right Left 1922-10-06
35 Felix Mackiewicz 6-02 195 Right Right 1917-11-20
31 Catfish Metkovich 6-01 185 Left Left 1920-10-08
33 Dale Mitchell 6-01 195 Left Left 1921-08-23
34 Hal Peck 5-11 175 Left Left 1917-04-20
30 Pat Seerey 5-10 200 Right Right 1923-03-17
36 Ted Sepkowski 5-11 190 Right Left 1923-11-09
26 Heinz Becker 6-02 200 Right Both 1915-08-26
1 Jimmy Wasdell 5-11 185 Left Left 1914-05-15


The 1947 Cleveland Indians played 154 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 74 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Municipal Stadium (Park Factors: 97/94) where 1,521,978 fans witnessed their 1947 Indians finish the season with a .519 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1947 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1947 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1947 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Jim Hegan (133)
1B Eddie Robinson (87)
2B Joe Gordon (155)
3B Ken Keltner (150)
SS Lou Boudreau (148)
LF Dale Mitchell (75)
CF Catfish Metkovich (119)
RF Hal Peck (95)
  
SP Don Black
SP Red Embree
SP Bob Feller
SP Al Gettel
SP Mel Harder
SP Bob Lemon
  
RP Steve Gromek
RP Bryan Stephens
RP Les Willis
CL Ed Klieman


1947 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Bob Feller $80,000.00
Lou Boudreau $25,000.00
Don Black $7,000.00
Bob Lemon $6,000.00
Larry Doby $5,000.00


1947 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jimmy Wasdell
#2 Eddie Bockman
#3 Lyman Linde
#3 Eddie Robinson
#4 Joe Gordon
#5 Lou Boudreau
#6 Ken Keltner
#7 Jack Conway
#8 Les Fleming
#9 Cal Dorsett
#10 Jim Hegan
#11 Hank Ruszkowski
#12 Al Lopez
#14 Larry Doby
#16 Ed Klieman
#17 Gene Bearden
#17 Al Rosen
#18 Mel Harder
#19 Bob Feller
#20 Roger Wolff
#21 Bob Lemon
#22 Red Embree
#23 Don Black
#24 Al Gettel
#25 Steve Gromek
#26 Heinz Becker
#26 Bob Kuzava
#28 Bryan Stephens
#29 Ernest Groth
#29 Les Willis
#30 Pat Seerey
#31 Catfish Metkovich
#32 Hank Edwards
#33 Dale Mitchell
#34 Hal Peck
#35 Felix Mackiewicz
#36 Joe Frazier
#36 Ted Sepkowski

Did you know that a 1947 Cleveland Indians 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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