1947 Boston Braves season
1947 Boston Braves | |
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Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston, Massachusetts |
Record | 86–68 (.558) |
Owners | Louis R. Perini |
Managers | Billy Southworth |
Radio | WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) |
Offseason
- Prior to 1947 season (exact date unknown)
- Jack Daniels was acquired by the Braves from the Bloomingdale Troopers.[1]
- Carl Sawatski was acquired by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
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.[3] Behind 3–2, Robinson scored the game-winning run against the Braves.[4] 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.[5]
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 52–25 | 42–35 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | 46–31 | 43–34 |
Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | .558 | 8 | 50–27 | 36–41 |
New York Giants | 81 | 73 | .526 | 13 | 45–31 | 36–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 21 | 42–35 | 31–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25 | 36–43 | 33–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 38–38 | 24–54 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 32–45 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | 9–13 | — | 6–16–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | — |
Roster
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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 | Phil Masi | 126 | 411 | 125 | .304 | 9 | 50 |
1B | Earl Torgeson | 128 | 399 | 112 | .281 | 16 | 78 |
2B | Connie Ryan | 150 | 544 | 144 | .265 | 5 | 69 |
3B | Bob Elliott | 150 | 555 | 176 | .317 | 22 | 113 |
SS | Dick Culler | 77 | 214 | 53 | .248 | 0 | 19 |
OF | Bama Rowell | 113 | 384 | 106 | .276 | 5 | 40 |
OF | Tommy Holmes | 150 | 618 | 191 | .309 | 9 | 53 |
OF | Johnny 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 |
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Mike McCormick | 92 | 284 | 81 | .285 | 3 | 36 |
Nanny 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 |
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Johnny Sain | 38 | 266 | 21 | 12 | 3.52 | 132 |
Red 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 |
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Johnny 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 |
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Awards and honors
- Bob Elliott, National League MVP
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee
Notes
- ^ Jack Daniels at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Carl Sawatski at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 57, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p.58, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1947 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference