1947 Boston Braves season

1947 Boston Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (Since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1871)
1947 Information
Owner(s)	Louis R. Perini
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth
Local radio	WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
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Offseason

• Prior to 1947 season (exact date unknown)
  • Jack Daniels was acquired by the Braves from the Bloomingdale Troopers.
  • Carl Sawatski was acquired by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Regular season

On April 15, the Braves played against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Jackie Robinson’s first game. Johnny Sain threw the first pitch against Robinson. Behind 3-2, Robinson scored the game-winning run against the Braves. The final score was 5-3 for Brooklyn.

Bob Elliott became the first third baseman in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
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

Roster

1947 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers 25 Red Barrett 27 Johnny Beazley 13 Mort Cooper 37 Glenn Elliott 36 Si Johnson 18,24 Andy Karl 34 Walt Lanfranconi 24 Johnny Lanning 20 Max Macon 24 Ray Martin 32 Dick Mulligan 33 Johnny Sain 26 Clyde Shoun 21 Warren Spahn 96 Bill Voiselle 29 Ernie White 16 Ed Wright		Catchers 22 Hank Camelli 10 Phil Masi Infielders 14 Dick Culler  3 Bob Elliott 11 Nanny Fernandez  6 Frank McCormick 15 Danny Murtaugh  8 Connie Ryan  7 Sibby Sisti  9 Earl Torgeson		Outfielders  1 Tommy Holmes 12 Johnny Hopp  7 Danny Litwhiler 31 Mike McCormick  2 Tommy Neill  5 Bama Rowell Other batters 23 Bob Brady		Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches -- Johnny Cooney -- Jake Flowers -- Bob Keely 29 Ernie White

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
C	Masi, PhilPhil Masi	126	411	125	.304	9	50
1B	Torgeson, EarlEarl Torgeson	128	399	112	.281	16	78
2B	Ryan, ConnieConnie Ryan	150	544	144	.265	5	69
3B	Elliott, BobBob Elliott	150	555	176	.317	22	113
SS	Culler, DickDick Culler	77	214	53	.248	0	19
OF	Rowell, BamaBama Rowell	113	384	106	.276	5	40
OF	Holmes, TommyTommy Holmes	150	618	191	.309	9	53
OF	Hopp, JohnnyJohnny Hopp	134	430	124	.288	2	32

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
McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	92	284	81	.285	3	36
Fernandez, NannyNanny Fernandez	83	209	43	.288	2	32

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
Sain, JohnnyJohnny Sain	38	266	21	12	3.52	132
Barrett, RedRed Barrett	36	210.2	11	12	3.55	53

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
Beazley, JohnnyJohnny Beazley	9	28.2	2	0	4.40	12

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

Awards and honors

• Bob Elliott, National League MVP

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Milwaukee Brewers	American Association	Nick Cullop
AA	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association	Bill Dickey
A	Hartford Chiefs	Eastern League	Dutch Dorman
B	Evansville Braves	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Bob Coleman
B	Pawtucket Slaters	New England League	Pete Fox
B	Jackson Senators	Southeastern League	Willis Hudlin
C	Fort Lauderdale Braves	Florida International League	Jimmy Zinn and Walter Kopp
C	Eau Claire Bears	Northern League	Hughie Wise
C	Las Vegas Ramblers	Sunset League	Newell Kimball
C	Amarillo Gold Sox	West Texas-New Mexico League	Harry Lamprich
C	Leavenworth Braves	Western Association	Joe Bowman
D	Bluefield Blue-Grays	Appalachian League	George Lacy
D	Mount Vernon Braves	Illinois State League	Otto Huber
D	Owensboro Oilers	KITTY League	Earl Browne
D	Bloomingdale Troopers	North Atlantic League	Harold Scinski and Stephen Kuk
D	Richmond Roses	Ohio State League	Rex Carr

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. 
• 1947 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference