1947 St. Louis Browns season

1947 St. Louis Browns
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1902) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1902)
1947 Information
Owner(s)	Richard Muckerman
Manager(s)	Muddy Ruel
Local radio	WIL (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara)
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The 1947 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses.

Regular season

• July 17: Hank Thompson became the first black player to appear in a game for the Browns.
• July 20: Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time that two black players appear in a major league game together since 1884.
• September 28: Broadcaster Dizzy Dean comes out of retirement to pitch for the Browns. He pitches 4 scoreless innings and hits a single.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

Roster

1947 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers 36 Walter Brown 31 Dizzy Dean 28 Cliff Fannin 22 Denny Galehouse 31 Hooks Iott 26 Ellis Kinder 21 Jack Kramer 23 Glen Moulder 44 Bob Muncrief 27 Nels Potter 25 Fred Sanford 31 Bud Swartz 24 Sam Zoldak		Catchers  8 Jake Early 10 Les Moss Infielders  4 Johnny Berardino 15 Perry Currin  6 Bob Dillinger  2 Billy Hitchcock 18 Wally Judnich 3,40 Rusty Peters  5 Vern Stephens  7 Hank Thompson  7 Jerry Witte		Outfielders 15 Willard Brown 19 Ray Coleman 20 Jeff Heath 17 Paul Lehner 14 Al Zarilla Other batters 15 Glenn McQuillen 11 Joe Schultz		Manager 51 Muddy Ruel Coaches -- Earle Combs -- Fred Hofmann -- Jack Tobin

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	Moss, LesLes Moss	96	274	43	.157	6	27
1B	Judnich, WallyWally Judnich	144	500	129	.258	18	64
2B	Berardino, JohnnyJohnny Berardino	90	306	80	.261	1	20
3B	Dillinger, BobBob Dillinger	137	571	168	.294	3	37
SS	Stephens, VernVern Stephens	150	562	157	.279	15	83
OF	Zarilla, AlAl Zarilla	127	380	85	.224	3	38
OF	Lehner, PaulPaul Lehner	135	483	120	.248	7	48
OF	Heath, JeffJeff Heath	141	491	123	.251	27	85

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
Coleman, RayRay Coleman	110	343	89	.259	2	30
Witte, JerryJerry Witte	34	99	14	.141	2	12
Thompson, HankHank Thompson	27	78	20	.256	0	5
Brown, WillardWillard Brown	21	67	12	.179	1	6

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
Kramer, JackJack Kramer	33	199.1	11	16	4.97	77
Fannin, CliffCliff Fannin	26	145.2	6	8	3.58	77
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	1	4	0	0	0.00	0

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
Galehouse, DennyDenny Galehouse	9	32.1	1	3	6.12	11

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
Brown, WalterWalter Brown	19	1	0	0	4.89	10

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	Frank Snyder
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Jimmy Adair and Marc Carrola
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Ralph Winegarner
B	Springfield Browns	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Bennie Huffman
C	Globe-Miami Browns	Arizona-Texas League	Lloyd Brown
C	Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers	Canadian-American League	Packy Rogers
C	Hannibal Pilots	Central Association	Herb Nordquist
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Don Heffner
C	Muskogee Reds	Western Association	Ray Baker
D	Baton Rouge Red Sticks	Evangeline League	Eddie Moore
D	Belleville Stags	Illinois State League	Walt DeFreitas
D	Pittsburg Browns	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	Jim Crandall
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Shan Deniston
D	Newark Moundsmen	Ohio State League	Ed Dancisak
D	Ada Herefords	Sooner State League	Uke Clanton
D	Wausau Lumberjacks	Wisconsin State League	Joe Skurski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Belleville

External links

• 1947 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1947 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com