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| Owner(s) | Horace Stoneham |
| Manager(s) | Mel Ott |
| Local television | WNBT (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis) |
| Local radio | WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis) |
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The 1947 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with an 81-73 record, 13 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Offseason[edit]
- December 19, 1946: Harry Danning was released by the Giants.[1]
- Prior to 1947 season: Nick Testa was acquired by the Giants from the Walden Hummingbirds.[2]
Regular season[edit]
- April 18: In the third inning of a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dave Koslo gave up Jackie Robinson’s first major league home run.[3]
- April 19: 32,355 paying fans and 736 servicemen set the record for the biggest Saturday attendance at the Polo Grounds. Jackie Robinson had three at bats and had two singles and one double. The Giants still managed to win the game by a score of 4–3.[4]
Between September 5 and 23, the Giants hit at least one home run in each of 19 games, the longest such streak in franchise history (considering records from 1914 onwards).[5]
Season standings[edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | -- | .610 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | 5 | .578 |
| Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | 8 | .558 |
| New York Giants | 81 | 73 | 13 | .526 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | 21 | .474 |
| Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | 25 | .448 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | 32 | .403 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | 32 | .403 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1947 National League Records
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | 9–13 | — | 6–16–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup[edit]
Notable transactions[edit]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Cooper, WalkerWalker Cooper | 140 | 515 | 157 | .305 | 35 | 122 |
| 1B | Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize | 154 | 586 | 177 | .302 | 51 | 138 |
| 2B | Rigney, BillBill Rigney | 130 | 531 | 142 | .267 | 17 | 59 |
| 3B | Lohrke, JackJack Lohrke | 112 | 329 | 79 | .240 | 11 | 35 |
| SS | Kerr, BuddyBuddy Kerr | 138 | 547 | 157 | .287 | 7 | 49 |
| OF | Gordon, SidSid Gordon | 130 | 437 | 119 | .272 | 13 | 57 |
| OF | Marshall, WillardWillard Marshall | 155 | 587 | 171 | .291 | 36 | 107 |
| OF | Thomson, BobbyBobby Thomson | 138 | 545 | 154 | .283 | 29 | 85 |
Other batters[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Ott, MelMel Ott | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Koslo, DaveDave Koslo | 39 | 217.1 | 15 | 10 | 4.39 | 86 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Abernathy, WoodyWoody Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors[edit]
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seaford[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Harry Danning page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Nick Testa page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 68, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 69
- ^ "Team Batting Streak Finder: Longest Streak with HR>=1 From 1914 to 2014, Playing for SFG". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Jess Pike page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References[edit]
- 1947 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
- 1947 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac
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