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1947 International League season

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1947 International League season
LeagueInternational League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 17 – September 24
Number of games154
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPHank Sauer, Syracuse Chiefs
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League championsSyracuse Chiefs
  Runners-upBuffalo Bisons
IL seasons

The 1947 International League was a Class AAA baseball season played between April 17 and September 24. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

The Syracuse Chiefs won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Buffalo Bisons in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

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Teams

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1947 International League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Cleveland Indians Municipal Stadium
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York Detroit Tigers Offermann Stadium
Jersey City Giants Jersey City, New Jersey New York Giants Roosevelt Stadium
Montreal Royals Montreal, Quebec Brooklyn Dodgers Delorimier Stadium
Newark Bears Newark, New Jersey New York Yankees Ruppert Stadium
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York St. Louis Cardinals Red Wing Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York Cincinnati Reds MacArthur Stadium
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Boston Red Sox Maple Leaf Stadium

Map of teams

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International League teams

Regular season

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Summary

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  • The Jersey City Giants finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1939.
  • The Newark Bears miss the post-season for the first time since the playoff format was introduced in 1932.

Standings

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International League
Team Win Loss % GB
Jersey City Giants 94 60 .610
Montreal Royals 93 60 .608 0.5
Syracuse Chiefs 88 65 .575 5.5
Buffalo Bisons 77 75 .507 16
Rochester Red Wings 68 86 .442 26
Baltimore Orioles 65 89 .422 29
Newark Bears 65 89 .422 29
Toronto Maple Leafs 64 90 .416 30

League Leaders

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Batting leaders

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Stat Player Total
AVG Nippy Jones, Rochester Red Wings .337
H Hank Sauer, Syracuse Chiefs 182
R Hank Sauer, Syracuse Chiefs 130
2B Nippy Jones, Rochester Red Wings 36
3B Nippy Jones, Rochester Red Wings 12
HR Howie Moss, Baltimore Orioles 53
RBI Hank Sauer, Syracuse Chiefs 141
SB Bobby Wilson, Baltimore Orioles 36

Pitching leaders

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Stat Player Total
W Jim Prendergast, Syracuse Chiefs 20
L Glenn Gardner, Rochester Red Wings
Johnny Podgajny, Baltimore Orioles
18
ERA Luke Hamlin, Toronto Maple Leafs 2.22
CG Jim Prendergast, Syracuse Chiefs 24
SHO Jack Banta, Montreal Royals 7
SO Jack Banta, Montreal Royals 199
IP Jim Prendergast, Syracuse Chiefs 257.0

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Jersey City 0
4 Buffalo 4
4 Buffalo 3
3 Syracuse 4
2 Montreal 0
3 Syracuse 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1947 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024
  2. ^ 1947 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024
  3. ^ 1947 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024
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