1947 International League season
Appearance
1947 International League season | |
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League | International League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 17 – September 24 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Hank Sauer, Syracuse Chiefs |
Governors' Cup Playoffs | |
League champions | Syracuse Chiefs |
Runners-up | Buffalo Bisons |
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
[edit]- The Toronto Maple Leafs ended their affiliation with the Philadelphia Athletics and began an affiliation with the Boston Red Sox.
Teams
[edit]Map of teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Summary
[edit]- 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
[edit]International League | ||||
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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
[edit]Batting leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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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
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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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
[edit]- The Syracuse Chiefs won their fourth Governors' Cup, defeating the Buffalo Bisons in seven games.
Playoff bracket
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1947 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024
- ^ 1947 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024
- ^ 1947 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 1, 2024