1947 Landis Millers – Opening Day vs. Thomasville Dodgers
Year three of the Boone Tucker era gets underway at Landis High School Park on May 13, 1947. The first series on deck comes against the Thomasville Dodgers.
Here is the opening day lineup card Tucker plans to hand to umpires before the game. Clip it. It might be worth something one day. Or it might be a good fire starter.
SS Eric Gossett – three-year starter
LF Kymani Moses – lifted us last year after a slow start
RF Mike Andersen – expecting big things from young emerging star
CF Chris Latter – big shoes to fill in replacing Phil Durham
3B Joe Hayes – quietly hit .300 a year ago
2B Ross Stokes – another three-year starter
C Brandon Windstein – ready to see him take a big jump in 1947
1B Bruce Elliott – 41 years old and he’s still got it! And still a leader in the clubhouse
P John Twitty – third year in a row of him being our opening day starter
Twitty (pictured above) will go up against Thomasville’s Jason King, who is coming off a 14-9 season. Should be a good one!