1947 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
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The 1947 New York Yankees season was the team's 45th season. 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. It was the first ever season of the Yankees to be broadcast live on television with WABD providing the television broadcast feed to viewers in the city.
| 1947 New York Yankees | |
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| World Series champions American League champions | |
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York City |
| Record | 97–57 (.630) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owners | Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General managers | Larry MacPhail |
| Managers | Bucky Harris |
| Television | WABD |
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Russ Hodges) |
Regular season
Led by American League Most Valuable Player Joe DiMaggio, the 1947 Yankees won the AL pennant by 12 games over the Detroit Tigers. They then defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games in the World Series. Notable plays included Cookie Lavagetto's walk-off double in Game 4 and Al Gionfriddo's catch of a drive by DiMaggio that might otherwise have been a home run.
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 | 49–30 | 34–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17 | 38–39 | 42–35 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19 | 39–38 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 | 32–43 | 38–41 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 | 29–48 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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
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Postseason
Game log
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| Yankees loss | |
| Bold | Yankees team member |
| 1947 Postseason Game Log: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Series: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–2)
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | Aaron Robinson | 82 | 252 | 68 | .270 | 5 | 36 |
| 1B | George McQuinn | 144 | 517 | 157 | .304 | 13 | 80 |
| 2B | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 148 | 571 | 146 | .256 | 5 | 41 |
| 3B | Billy Johnson | 132 | 494 | 141 | .285 | 10 | 95 |
| SS | Phil Rizzuto | 153 | 549 | 150 | .273 | 2 | 60 |
| OF | Joe DiMaggio | 141 | 534 | 168 | .315 | 20 | 97 |
| OF | Tommy Henrich | 142 | 440 | 158 | .287 | 16 | 98 |
| OF | Johnny Lindell | 127 | 476 | 131 | .275 | 11 | 67 |
Other batters
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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| Yogi Berra | 83 | 293 | 82 | .280 | 11 | 54 |
| Charlie Keller | 45 | 151 | 36 | .238 | 13 | 36 |
| Bobby Brown | 69 | 150 | 45 | .300 | 1 | 18 |
| Ralph Houk | 41 | 92 | 25 | .272 | 0 | 12 |
| Allie Clark | 24 | 67 | 25 | .373 | 1 | 14 |
| Jack Phillips | 16 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 1 | 2 |
| Sherm Lollar | 11 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 6 |
| Frank Colman | 22 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 2 | 6 |
| Lonny Frey | 24 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Lucadello | 12 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Silvestri | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sepkowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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| Allie Reynolds | 34 | 241.2 | 19 | 8 | 3.20 | 129 |
| Spec Shea | 27 | 178.2 | 14 | 5 | 3.07 | 89 |
| Bill Bevens | 28 | 165.0 | 7 | 13 | 3.82 | 77 |
| Spud Chandler | 17 | 128.0 | 9 | 5 | 2.46 | 68 |
| Bobo Newsom | 17 | 115.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.80 | 42 |
| Vic Raschi | 15 | 104.2 | 7 | 2 | 3.87 | 51 |
| Bill Wight | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 3 |
Other pitchers
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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| Karl Drews | 30 | 91.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.91 | 45 |
| Randy Gumpert | 24 | 56.1 | 4 | 1 | 5.43 | 25 |
| Don Johnson | 15 | 54.1 | 4 | 3 | 3.64 | 16 |
| Butch Wensloff | 11 | 51.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 18 |
| Dick Starr | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | 1 |
| Tommy Byrne | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
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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| Joe Page | 56 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2.48 | 116 |
| Al Lyons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 |
| Mel Queen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.45 | 2 |
| Rugger Ardizoia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
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
- 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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Twin Falls[3]