the wranglers were one of the charter franchises of the class c sunset league in 1947. despite paul zaby's league-leading .402 batting average and a historic offensive season from calvin felix, the wranglers (a boston braves affiliate) finished just 73-67, third place, and were beaten in the semifinals by riverside, california. las vegas was managed by ex-major leaguer newt kimball, who also won 14 games as a pitcher for the wranglers that year.