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1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season

The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the team's 65th season of play overall and its 58th season of play in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers finished in first place in the National League with a record of 94–60, five games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. They advanced to the 1947 World Series against the American League champion New York Yankees, but lost the series in seven games. The Dodgers played their home games at Ebbets Field.

1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkEbbets Field
CityBrooklyn, New York
OwnersJames & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith
PresidentBranch Rickey
ManagersClyde Sukeforth, Burt Shotton
RadioWHN
Red Barber, Connie Desmond
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On April 15, Jackie Robinson started at first base for the Dodgers, breaking the baseball color line and becoming the first black player in MLB since Moses Fleetwood Walker in the 1880s. Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases, and win MLB's inaugural Rookie of the Year award. This season was dramatized in the movie 42.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Due to the suspension of Leo Durocher for a year for "conduct detrimental to baseball", coach Clyde Sukeforth managed the first 2 games of the season on an emergency basis, but declined to manage for the full season, so Burt Shotton took over as manager for the rest of the season.

The Dodgers had a home attendance of 1.8 million paying fans, a National League record at the time.[6] On the road, the Dodgers drew 1.9 million paying fans, also a National League record at that time.

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

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1947 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 —


Game log

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1947 Game Log: 94-60 (Home: 52-25; Away: 42-34)
April: 8-3 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 15 Braves 5–3 Gregg (1-0) Sain (0-1) Casey (1) 26,623 1-0
2 April 17 Braves 12–6 Higbe (1-0) Cooper (0-1) Casey (2) 10,252 2-0
3 April 18 @ Giants 4–10 Koslo (1-0) Lombardi (0-1) 37,546 2-1
4 April 19 @ Giants 3–4 Voiselle (1-1) Branca (0-1) 52,355 2-2
5 April 22 Phillies 1–0 Gregg (2-0) Leonard (1-1) 9,790 3-2
6 April 23 Phillies 5–2 Hatten (1-0) Judd (0-2) 8,812 4-2
7 April 24 Phillies 2–0 Branca (1-1) Hughes (0-2) Casey (3) 11,654 5-2
8 April 26 Giants 7–3 Lombardi (1-1) Voiselle (1-2) 33,565 6-2
9 April 27 Giants 9–8 Casey (1-0) Thompson (0-1) 31,675 7-2
10 April 29 Cubs 10–6 Hatten (2-0) Wyse (1-2) Casey (4) 22,030 8-2
11 April 30 Cubs 1–3 Lade (1-0) Branca (1-2) 20,140 8-3
May: 12-14 (Home: 5-3; Away: 7-11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
12 May 1 Cubs 5–2 Higbe (2-0) Chipman (2-1) Chandler (1) 11,533 9-3
13 May 6 Cardinals 7–6 Casey (2-0) Grodzicki (0-1) 18,971 10-3
14 May 7 Cardinals 1–2 Pollet (1-3) Lombardi (1-2) 11,435 10-4
15 May 8 Cardinals 1–5 Brecheen (3-1) Branca (1-3) 32,328 10-5
16 May 9 @ Phillies 5–6 (11) Leonard (4-1) Casey (2-1) 22,680 10-6
17 May 10 @ Phillies 4–2 Hatten (3-0) Hughes (0-5) 15,556 11-6
18 May 11 @ Phillies 3–7 Leonard (5-1) Lombardi (1-3) -- 11-7
19 May 11 @ Phillies 4–5 Rowe (5-0) Chandler (0-1) Heintzelman (1) 40,952 11-8
20 May 12 Braves 8–3 Branca (2-3) Cooper (1-3) 19,661 12-8
21 May 13 @ Reds 5–7 Vander Meer (1-1) Taylor (0-1) Gumbert (2) 27,164 12-9
22 May 14 @ Reds 0–2 Blackwell (4-2) Hatten (3-1) 6,688 12-10
23 May 15 @ Pirates 3–7 Bahr (3-1) Lombardi (1-4) Bonham (2) 13,471 12-11
24 May 16 @ Pirates 3–1 Branca (3-3) Higbe (2-2) Casey (5) 34,184 13-11
25 May 17 @ Pirates 0–4 Ostermueller (3-1) Melton (0-1) 17,673 13-12
26 May 18 @ Cubs 4–2 Hatten (4-1) Schmitz (3-3) Casey (6) 46,572 14-12
27 May 19 @ Cubs 7–8 Erickson (1-1) Gregg (2-1) Schmitz (3) 21,875 14-13
28 May 21 @ Cardinals 4–3 (10) Casey (3-1) Brecheen (4-2) 16,249 15-13
29 May 23 Phillies 5–4 Barney (1-0) Leonard (6-2) Casey (7) 33,136 16-13
30 May 24 Phillies 3–4 (10) Schmidt (1-2) Casey (3-2) 23,442 16-14
31 May 25 Phillies 5–3 Hatten (5-1) Hughes (0-6) 18,016 17-14
32 May 27 @ Giants 7–3 Branca (4-3) Koslo (3-2) 51,780 18-14
33 May 28 @ Giants 14–2 Taylor (1-1) Jansen (3-1) 28,260 19-14
34 May 29 @ Giants 4–5 Hartung (4-0) Hatten (5-2) Trinkle (4) 24,274 19-15
35 May 30 @ Braves 3–6 Spahn (8-0) Barney (1-1) -- 19-16
36 May 30 @ Braves 0–3 Barrett (2-3) Lombardi (1-5) 30,535 19-17
37 May 31 @ Braves 5–0 Branca (5-3) Lanfranconi (0-1) 23,275 20-17
June: 18-11 (Home: 8-4; Away: 10-7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
38 June 1 Cardinals 6–1 Taylor (2-1) Brecheen (5-3) 34,109 21-17
39 June 2 Cardinals 4–5 (10) Pollet (3-6) Branca (5-4) 17,719 21-18
40 June 3 Pirates 11–6 Barney (2-1) Higbe (3-5) Casey (8) -- 22-18
41 June 3 Pirates 8–7 Barney (3-1) Roe (2-3) 27,244 23-18
42 June 4 Pirates 9–4 Branca (6-4) Singleton (1-1) 32,287 24-18
43 June 5 Pirates 3–0 Taylor (3-1) Ostermueller (4-2) 24,977 25-18
44 June 6 Cubs 6–2 Hatten (6-2) Wyse (2-5) 31,555 26-18
45 June 9 Reds 6–9 Gumbert (5-2) Lombardi (1-6) Peterson (1) 32,864 26-19
46 June 10 Reds 1–3 Blackwell (8-2) Branca (6-5) -- 26-20
47 June 10 Reds 6–5 Branca (7-5) Lively (0-2) 33,045 27-20
48 June 11 Reds 4–5 Riddle (1-0) Hatten (6-3) Gumbert (4) 18,403 27-21
49 June 13 @ Cardinals 0–3 Munger (5-1) Taylor (3-2) 25,606 27-22
50 June 14 @ Cardinals 3–5 Brazle (5-3) Branca (7-6) 9,190 27-23
51 June 14 @ Cardinals 2–12 Brecheen (8-3) Barney (3-2) 26,005 27-24
52 June 15 @ Cardinals 3–11 Pollet (4-7) Hatten (6-4) 29,686 27-25
53 June 16 @ Cubs 2–1 Taylor (4-2) Lade (4-3) 20,097 28-25
54 June 18 @ Cubs 5–3 Hatten (7-4) Borowy (7-3) Casey (9) 23,313 29-25
55 June 19 @ Cubs 5–1 Branca (8-6) Schmitz (4-8) 19,932 30-25
56 June 21 @ Reds 6–5 Casey (4-2) Gumbert (5-3) 11,807 31-25
57 June 22 @ Reds 0–4 Blackwell (11-2) Hatten (7-5) -- 31-26
58 June 22 @ Reds 9–8 Lombardi (2-6) Walters (3-4) Gregg (1) 31,204 32-26
59 June 24 @ Pirates 4–2 Branca (9-6) Ostermueller (5-4) 35,331 33-26
60 June 25 @ Pirates 6–2 Taylor (5-2) Higbe (4-7) 10,313 34-26
61 June 26 Braves 8–6 Branca (10-6) Johnson (2-4) 33,102 35-26
62 June 27 @ Braves 8–5 Barney (4-2) Voiselle (1-5) Behrman (1) 35,801 36-26
63 June 28 @ Braves 4–5 Lanfranconi (1-1) Behrman (0-3) 11,930 36-27
64 June 29 @ Giants 4–3 Taylor (6-2) Iott (1-1) -- 37-27
65 June 29 @ Giants 5–9 Trinkle (5-1) Gregg (2-2) 52,147 37-28
66 June 30 @ Phillies 7–4 Barney (5-2) Rowe (8-3) Behrman (2) 28,515 38-28
July: 25-8 (Home: 14-7; Away: 11-1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
67 July 1 @ Phillies 3–5 Schanz (2-1) King (0-1) Donnelly (4) 10,644 38-29
68 July 2 Giants 11–3 Branca (11-6) Kennedy (6-4) 33,313 39-29
69 July 3 Giants 2–19 Koslo (8-4) Gregg (2-3) 27,938 39-30
70 July 4 Giants 16–7 (8) Casey (5-2) Trinkle (5-2) Branca (1) 20,565 40-30
71 July 4 Giants 4–3 Taylor (7-2) M. Cooper (3-8) 32,332 41-30
72 July 5 Braves 1–4 Voiselle (3-5) Lombardi (2-7) 20,596 41-31
73 July 6 Braves 4–0 Branca (12-6) Barrett (6-6) 26,363 42-31
– July 8 14th All-Star Game American League vs. National League (Wrigley Field, Chicago)
74 July 10 Cubs 5–3 Branca (13-6) Borowy (8-4) Casey (10) -- 43-31
75 July 10 Cubs 4–3 (10) Branca (14-6) Meyer (3-2) 35,876 44-31
76 July 11 Cubs 5–0 Lombardi (3-7) Passeau (0-2) 31,508 45-31
77 July 12 Cubs 7–2 Hatten (8-5) Lade (6-6) -- 46-31
78 July 12 Cubs 6–5 Casey (6-2) Borowy (8-5) 27,736 47-31
79 July 13 Reds 9–1 King (1-1) Peterson (3-7) 23,018 48-31
80 July 14 Reds 1–9 Lively (2-2) Branca (14-7) 29,379 48-32
81 July 15 Pirates 4–12 Roe (3-7) Taylor (7-3) -- 48-33
82 July 15 Pirates 3–9 Bagby (3-3) Hatten (8-6) 25,594 48-34
83 July 16 Pirates 10–6 Behrman (1-3) Bonham (7-3) Taylor (1) 27,756 49-34
84 July 17 Pirates 1–7 Queen (1-0) King (1-2) 9,133 49-35
85 July 18 Cardinals 7–0 Branca (15-7) Munger (8-3) 32,734 50-35
86 July 19 Cardinals 5–7 Dickson (5-10) Lombardi (3-8) 15,685 50-36
87 July 20 Cardinals 3–3 33,420 50-36
88 July 21 Reds 7–4 Lombardi (4-8) Gumbert (7-6) Behrman (3) -- 51-36
89 July 21 Reds 4–3 Hatten (9-6) Peterson (3-8) 35,092 52-36
90 July 22 @ Reds 12–1 Branca (16-7) Lively (2-4) 31,808 53-36
91 July 23 @ Reds 5–2 Behrman (2-3) Raffensberger (3-7) Casey (11) 12,528 54-36
92 July 24 @ Reds 6–1 Lombardi (5-8) Vander Meer (4-8) 13,676 55-36
93 July 25 @ Pirates 4–1 Taylor (8-3) Queen (1-1) 42,014 56-36
94 July 26 @ Pirates 6–4 Casey (7-2) Strincevich (1-5) 17,606 57-36
95 July 27 @ Pirates 8–4 Behrman (3-3) Ostermueller (8-6) Casey (12) -- 58-36
96 July 27 @ Pirates 11–4 (7) Gregg (3-3) Higbe (7-10) 42,716 59-36
97 July 28 @ Cubs 4–0 Hatten (10-6) Schmitz (5-13) 25,052 60-36
98 July 29 @ Cardinals 4–0 Taylor (9-3) Dickson (6-11) 32,419 61-36
99 July 30 @ Cardinals 11–10 (10) King (2-2) Hearn (7-4) 31,709 62-36
100 July 31 @ Cardinals 2–1 Lombardi (6-8) Pollet (6-9) 21,873 63-36
August: 19-13 (Home: 15-6; Away: 4-7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
101 August 1 @ Cubs 8–10 Kush (5-1) Casey (7-3) 24,319 63-37
102 August 2 @ Cubs 7–12 Erickson (6-4) Taylor (9-4) 34,108 63-38
103 August 3 @ Cubs 0–6 Schmitz (6-13) Branca (16-8) 41,120 63-39
104 August 4 @ Braves 4–2 (10) Casey (8-3) Voiselle (3-11) 23,828 64-39
105 August 5 @ Braves 2–4 Sain (15-7) Gregg (3-4) 20,658 64-40
106 August 6 @ Braves 3–7 Spahn (14-6) Hatten (10-7) 32,252 64-41
107 August 7 @ Braves 1–3 Barrett (9-8) Taylor (9-5) 16,971 64-42
108 August 8 Phillies 5–0 Branca (17-8) Leonard (12-7) 32,170 65-42
109 August 9 Phillies 3–5 Rowe (10-8) Lombardi (6-9) Jurisich (1) 23,095 65-43
110 August 10 Phillies 2–0 Hatten (11-7) Donnelly (1-4) 24,830 66-43
111 August 12 Braves 2–9 Voiselle (4-11) Branca (17-9) Shoun (1) 38,794 66-44
112 August 13 Braves 10–5 King (3-2) Johnson (3-7) 25,684 67-44
113 August 14 Braves 1–0 Lombardi (7-9) Spahn (14-8) 18,571 68-44
114 August 15 @ Phillies 8–1 Hatten (12-7) Rowe (10-9) 26,060 69-44
115 August 16 @ Phillies 5–4 Casey (9-3) Judd (1-12) Behrman (4) 9,859 70-44
116 August 17 @ Phillies 0–4 Leonard (14-7) King (3-3) -- 70-45
117 August 17 @ Phillies 7–5 Casey (10-3) Jurisich (1-5) Lombardi (1) 32,220 71-45
118 August 18 Cardinals 7–5 Lombardi (8-9) Pollet (7-11) Casey (13) 32,781 72-45
119 August 18 Cardinals 12–3 Taylor (10-5) Brecheen (14-7) Lombardi (2) 33,723 73-45
120 August 19 Cardinals 3–11 Brazle (10-6) Behrman (3-4) Hearn (1) 33,465 73-46
121 August 20 Cardinals 2–3 (12) Pollet (8-11) Casey (10-4) Munger (3) 25,762 73-47
122 August 21 Reds 8–1 King (4-3) Blackwell (19-6) 14,577 74-47
123 August 22 Reds 6–5 (12) Behrman (4-4) Gumbert (8-8) 14,836 75-47
124 August 23 Reds 8–5 Lombardi (9-9) Vander Meer (6-13) 30,041 76-47
125 August 24 Pirates 3–1 Branca (18-9) Bonham (9-7) Casey (14) 33,207 77-47
126 August 25 Pirates 11–10 King (5-3) Higbe (10-13) Casey (15) 20,166 78-47
127 August 26 Pirates 3–16 Ostermueller (12-7) Gregg (3-5) 24,069 78-48
128 August 27 Cubs 3–6 Schmitz (9-16) Hatten (12-8) 13,117 78-49
129 August 28 Cubs 6–2 Lombardi (10-9) Wyse (5-8) Behrman (5) 22,375 79-49
130 August 29 Giants 6–3 Branca (19-9) Koslo (14-9) 34,568 80-49
131 August 30 Giants 3–1 King (6-3) Trinkle (6-4) Casey (16) 37,512 81-49
132 August 31 Giants 10–4 Behrman (5-4) Kennedy (9-11) Lombardi (3) 33,837 82-49
September: 12-11 (Home: 2-4; Away: 10-7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
133 September 1 Phillies 5–0 Hatten (13-8) Hughes (4-10) 28,153 83-49
134 September 1 Phillies 0–5 Judd (3-13) Branca (19-10) 35,468 83-50
135 September 4 @ Giants 2–0 Lombardi (11-9) Hansen (0-4) 49,203 84-50
136 September 5 @ Giants 7–6 Haugstad (1-0) Jansen (17-5) Casey (17) 23,475 85-50
137 September 6 @ Giants 2–3 Poat (3-0) Branca (19-11) 43,085 85-51
138 September 7 @ Giants 6–7 Koslo (15-9) King (6-4) Trinkle (9) 50,638 85-52
139 September 9 @ Cubs 3–4 Schmitz (10-17) Lombardi (11-10) Erickson (1) 25,988 85-53
140 September 10 @ Cubs 5–1 Hatten (14-8) Chipman (6-5) Casey (18) 21,594 86-53
141 September 11 @ Cardinals 4–3 Branca (20-11) Brecheen (15-10) Behrman (6) 20,452 87-53
142 September 12 @ Cardinals 7–8 Wilks (4-0) Behrman (5-5) 31,957 87-54
143 September 13 @ Cardinals 8–7 Lombardi (12-10) Dickson (12-14) Behrman (7) 33,510 88-54
144 September 14 @ Reds 13–2 Hatten (15-8) Peterson (5-13) -- 89-54
145 September 14 @ Reds 6–3 Hatten (16-8) Gumbert (10-9) 34,623 90-54
146 September 16 @ Reds 7–3 Branca (21-11) Walters (8-8) 8,261 91-54
147 September 17 @ Pirates 4–2 Gregg (4-5) Ostermueller (12-9) Behrman (8) 33,916 92-54
148 September 18 @ Pirates 7–8 Higbe (13-15) King (6-5) 15,440 92-55
149 September 20 Braves 1–8 Sain (20-11) Lombardi (12-11) 29,762 92-56
150 September 21 Braves 0–4 Spahn (20-10) Branca (21-12) 34,128 92-57
151 September 23 Giants 6–1 Hatten (17-8) Jones (1-2) Bankhead (1) 26,123 93-57
152 September 24 Giants 5–6 Beggs (3-5) Ramsdell (0-1) Trinkle (10) 16,990 93-58
153 September 25 @ Phillies 5–2 (10) Ramsdell (1-1) Leonard (17-12) 22,736 94-58
154 September 27 @ Braves 1–2 Martin (1-0) Palica (0-1) 7,720 94-59
155 September 28 @ Braves 2–3 Sain (21-12) Banta (0-1) 25,511 94-60

Opening Day lineup

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Name Position
Eddie Stanky Second baseman
Jackie Robinson First baseman
Pete Reiser Center fielder
Dixie Walker Right fielder
Gene Hermanski Left fielder
Bruce Edwards Catcher
Spider Jorgensen Third baseman
Pee Wee Reese Shortstop
Joe Hatten Starting pitcher

Season summary

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April

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On Opening Day, Jackie Robinson made his debut as the Dodgers' first baseman. He went 0-for-3, scoring a run. He also had one sacrifice hit and grounded into a double play before being replaced late in the game by Howie Schultz. In the field, he had 11 putouts without an error.[7] During a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 22, Robinson committed an error for the first time in his major league career.[8]

May

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On May 13, Robinson played in his first game in Cincinnati. The Reds won the game 7–5. Despite the loss, Robinson had a walk, a single, and a run.[9] Various racial slurs were hurled at Robinson by the fans. Pee Wee Reese put his hand on Robinson's shoulder to hush the crowd.[10] 46,572 paying fans (while there were 20,000 fans outside) on May 18 came to Chicago's Wrigley Field to see Robinson play against the Cubs. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–2.[11]

June

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Against the Pirates on June 24, Robinson stole home plate for the first time in his career.[12] The Pirates catcher was Dixie Howell, who had started the season in Brooklyn's farm system.

July

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The Dodgers had five players selected to the All-Star Game: Dixie Walker, Ralph Branca, Bruce Edwards, Eddie Stanky, and Pee Wee Reese.

August

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On August 20, St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Enos Slaughter stepped on Robinson’s foot and it got injured. He fell down to the ground and all of his teammates stood up for him and shouted back at the Cardinals.

September

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On September 11, Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola and Robinson were involved in an incident at home plate. Garagiola stepped on Robinson's foot and the two started arguing. Umpire Beans Reardon held back Garagiola while Robinson clapped.[13] The incident was later part of a children's book titled In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord. Against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 17, Robinson hit a home run off Fritz Ostermueller. That day, the Dodgers won the NL Pennant, sending them to the World Series.

Notable transactions

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Roster

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1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Bruce Edwards 130 471 139 .295 9 80
1B Jackie Robinson 151 590 175 .297 12 48
2B Eddie Stanky 146 559 141 .252 3 53
3B Spider Jorgensen 129 441 121 .274 5 67
SS Pee Wee Reese 142 476 135 .284 12 73
OF Dixie Walker 148 529 162 .306 9 94
OF Pete Reiser 110 388 120 .309 5 46
OF Carl Furillo 124 437 129 .295 8 88

Other batters

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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
Gene Hermanski 79 189 52 .275 7 39
Arky Vaughan 64 126 41 .325 2 25
Eddie Miksis 45 86 23 .267 4 10
Duke Snider 40 83 20 .241 0 5
Stan Rojek 32 80 21 .263 0 7
Gil Hodges 28 77 12 .156 1 7
Cookie Lavagetto 41 69 18 .261 3 11
Al Gionfriddo 37 62 11 .177 0 6
Bobby Bragan 25 36 7 .194 0 3
Tommy Brown 15 34 8 .235 0 2
Don Lund 11 20 6 .300 2 5
Ed Stevens 5 13 2 .154 0 0
Dick Whitman 4 10 4 .400 0 2
Marv Rackley 18 9 2 .222 0 2
Tommy Tatum 4 6 0 .000 0 0
Howie Schultz 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ralph Branca 43 280.0 21 12 2.67 148
Joe Hatten 42 225.1 17 8 3.63 76
Kirby Higbe 4 15.2 2 0 5.17 10

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Vic Lombardi 33 174.2 12 11 2.99 72
Harry Taylor 33 162.0 10 5 3.11 58
Hal Gregg 37 104.1 4 5 5.87 59
Clyde King 29 87.2 6 5 2.77 31
Rex Barney 28 77.2 5 2 4.75 36
Jack Banta 3 7.2 0 1 7.04 3
Rube Melton 4 4.2 0 1 13.50 1

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Hugh Casey 46 10 4 18 3.99 40
Hank Behrman 38 5 3 8 5.30 31
Ed Chandler 15 0 1 1 6.37 8
Phil Haugstad 6 1 0 0 2.84 4
Dan Bankhead 4 0 0 1 7.20 6
George Dockins 4 0 0 0 11.81 1
Erv Palica 3 0 1 0 3.00 1
Willie Ramsdell 2 1 1 0 6.75 3
Johnny Van Cuyk 2 0 0 0 5.40 2

Postseason

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Game log

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Legend
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Bold Dodgers team member
1947 Postseason Game Log: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–3)
World Series: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak
1 September 30 @ Yankees L 3–5 Shea (1–0) Branca (0–1) Page (1) Yankee Stadium 73,365 0–1 L1
2 October 1 @ Yankees L 3–10 Reynolds (1–0) Lombardi (0–1) – Yankee Stadium 69,865 0–2 L2
3 October 2 Yankees W 9–8 Casey (1–0) Newsom (0–1) – Ebbets Field 33,098 1–2 W1
4 October 3 Yankees W 3–2 Casey (2–0) Bevens (0–1) – Ebbets Field 33,443 2–2 W2
5 October 4 Yankees L 1–2 Shea (2–0) Barney (0–1) – Ebbets Field 34,379 2–3 L1
6 October 5 @ Yankees W 8–6 Branca (1–1) Page (0–1) Casey (1) Yankee Stadium 74,065 3–3 W1
7 October 6 @ Yankees L 2–5 Page (1–1) Gregg (0–1) – Yankee Stadium 71,548 3–4 L1

Postseason rosters

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Playoff rosters
World Series

Awards and honors

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Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Montreal Royals International League Clay Hopper
AAA St. Paul Saints American Association Herman Franks
Curt Davis
AA Ft. Worth Cats Texas League Les Burge
AA Mobile Bears Southern Association Alfred Todd
A Greenville Spinners South Atlantic League Frenchy Bordagaray
Pepper Martin
A Pueblo Dodgers Western League Walter Alston
B Asheville Tourists Tri-State League William Sayles
B Danville Dodgers Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Paul Chervinko
B Nashua Dodgers New England League John Dantonio
B Newport News Dodgers Piedmont League John Fitzpatrick
B Spokane Indians Western International League Ben Geraghty
C Abilene Blue Sox West Texas–New Mexico League Art Bowland
Hayden Greer
C Greenwood Dodgers Cotton States League Jim Bivin
C Johnstown Johnnies Middle Atlantic League Jay Kirke, Jr.
C Santa Barbara Dodgers California League Ray Hathaway
D Trois-Rivières Royals Canadian–American League Lou Rochelli
D Cambridge Dodgers Eastern Shore League Roy Nichols
D Kingston Dodgers North Atlantic League George Scherger
D Olean Oilers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Greg Mulleavy
D Ponca City Dodgers Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Boyd Bartley
D Pulaski Counts Appalachian League Larry Kinzer
D Valdosta Dodgers Georgia–Florida League Hugh Holliday
D Zanesville Dodgers Ohio–Indiana League Clay Bryant

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Pueblo, Nashua, Spokane, Greenwood, Zanesville

Notes

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  1. ^ "Steve Nagy Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Art Herring Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Augie Galan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Eddie Basinski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "Marion Fricano Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 231, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
  7. ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 3". www.retrosheet.org.
  8. ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 75
  9. ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 125
  10. ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 127
  11. ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 141
  12. ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 167
  13. ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 228
  14. ^ "Kirby Higbe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. ^ "Howie Schultz Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  16. ^ "Tommy Tatum Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.

References

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