The 1947 Cleveland Indians season was the 47th in franchise history. On July 5, Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier. Doby was signed by the Indians by owner and team president Bill Veeck in July, 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson appeared with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. In his rookie season, Doby hit 5-for-32 in 29 games.
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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
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RBI |
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Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau |
150 |
538 |
165 |
.307 |
4 |
67 |
Other batters [edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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AB |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
| Doby, LarryLarry Doby |
29 |
32 |
5 |
.156 |
0 |
2 |
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Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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IP |
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L |
ERA |
SO |
| Black, DonDon Black |
30 |
190.2 |
10 |
12 |
3.92 |
72 |
Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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All-Star Game
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[4]
- ^ a b Gus Zernial page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 184, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- ^ Catfish Metkovich page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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