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| 1947 World Series Champions 1947 American League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General manager(s) | Larry MacPhail |
| Manager(s) | Bucky Harris |
| Local television | WABD |
| Local radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Russ Hodges) |
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The 1947 New York Yankees season was the team's 45th season in New York, and its 47th season overall. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 15th pennant, finishing 12 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Bucky Harris. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games.
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Regular season[edit]
The 1947 Yankees, led by MVP Joe DiMaggio, won the AL pennant by 12 games over the Tigers. They played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, winning a close-fought seven-game series that featured memorable moments like Cookie Lavagetto's walk-off double in game 4 and Al Gionfriddo's famous catch that robbed DiMaggio of a potential home run.
Season standings[edit]
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1947 American League Records
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 16–6–1 | 9–13 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 8–14–2 | 7–15 | 11–11–1 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–12–1 | 15–7 | 14–8–2 | — | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | |||||
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 | Robinson, AaronAaron Robinson | 82 | 252 | 68 | .270 | 5 | 36 |
| 1B | McQuinn, GeorgeGeorge McQuinn | 144 | 517 | 157 | .304 | 13 | 80 |
| 2B | Stirnweiss, SnuffySnuffy Stirnweiss | 148 | 571 | 146 | .256 | 5 | 41 |
| 3B | Johnson, BillyBilly Johnson | 132 | 494 | 141 | .285 | 10 | 95 |
| SS | Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto | 153 | 549 | 150 | .273 | 2 | 60 |
| OF | DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio | 141 | 534 | 168 | .315 | 20 | 97 |
| OF | Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich | 142 | 440 | 158 | .287 | 16 | 98 |
| OF | Lindell, JohnnyJohnny Lindell | 127 | 476 | 131 | .275 | 11 | 67 |
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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| Berra, YogiYogi Berra | 83 | 293 | 82 | .280 | 11 | 54 |
| Keller, CharlieCharlie Keller | 45 | 151 | 36 | .238 | 13 | 36 |
| Brown, BobbyBobby Brown | 69 | 150 | 45 | .300 | 1 | 18 |
| Houk, RalphRalph Houk | 41 | 92 | 25 | .272 | 0 | 12 |
| Clark, AllieAllie Clark | 24 | 67 | 25 | .373 | 1 | 14 |
| Phillips, JackJack Phillips | 16 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 1 | 2 |
| Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar | 11 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 6 |
| Colman, FrankFrank Colman | 22 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 2 | 6 |
| Frey, LonnyLonny Frey | 24 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| Lucadello, JohnnyJohnny Lucadello | 12 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Silvestri, KenKen Silvestri | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack, RayRay Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 |
| Sepkowski, TedTed Sepkowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | --- | 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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| Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds | 34 | 241.2 | 19 | 8 | 3.20 | 129 |
| Bevens, BillBill Bevens | 28 | 165 | 7 | 13 | 3.82 | 77 |
| Shea, SpecSpec Shea | 27 | 178.2 | 14 | 5 | 3.07 | 89 |
| Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler | 17 | 128 | 9 | 5 | 2.46 | 68 |
| Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | 17 | 115.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.80 | 42 |
| Raschi, VicVic Raschi | 15 | 104.2 | 7 | 2 | 3.87 | 51 |
| Wight, BillBill Wight | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 3 |
Other 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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| Drews, KarlKarl Drews | 30 | 91.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.91 | 45 |
| Gumpert, RandyRandy Gumpert | 24 | 56.1 | 4 | 1 | 5.43 | 25 |
| Johnson, DonDon Johnson | 15 | 54.1 | 4 | 3 | 3.64 | 16 |
| Wensloff, ButchButch Wensloff | 11 | 51.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 18 |
| Starr, DickDick Starr | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | 1 |
| Byrne, TommyTommy Byrne | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 |
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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| Page, JoeJoe Page | 56 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2.48 | 116 |
| Lyons, AlAl Lyons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 |
| Queen, MelMel Queen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.45 | 2 |
| Ardizoia, RuggerRugger Ardizoia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
1947 World Series[edit]
Main article: 1947 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Attendance |
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| 1 | New York 5, Brooklyn 3 | September 30 | 73,365 |
| 2 | New York 10, Brooklyn 3 | October 1 | 69,865 |
| 3 | Brooklyn 9, New York 8 | October 2 | 33,098 |
| 4 | Brooklyn 3, New York 2 | October 3 | 33,443 |
| 5 | New York 2, Brooklyn 1 | October 4 | 34,379 |
| 6 | Brooklyn 8, New York 6 | October 5 | 74,065 |
| 7 | New York 5, Brooklyn 2 | October 6 | 71,548 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- All-Star Game
- Spud Chandler
- Joe DiMaggio (starting CF)
- Tommy Henrich
- Billy Johnson
- Charlie Keller
- George McQuinn (starting 1B)
- Joe Page
- Aaron Robinson
- Spec Shea[2]
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Twin Falls[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1947.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1947as.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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