1947 Boston Braves season
1947 Boston Braves | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston, Massachusetts |
Record | 86–68 (.558) |
League place | 3rd |
Owners | Louis R. Perini |
General managers | John J. Quinn |
Managers | Billy Southworth |
Radio | WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) |
← 1946 1948 → |
The 1947 Boston Braves season was the 77th season of the franchise. They finished in third place with an 86-68 win-loss record, 8 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Offseason
- Prior to 1947 season (exact date unknown)
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
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | — | 52–25 | 42–35 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 5 | 46–31 | 43–34 |
Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 8 | 50–27 | 36–41 |
New York Giants | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 13 | 45–31 | 36–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 21 | 42–35 | 31–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 25 | 36–43 | 33–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 32 | 38–38 | 24–54 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 32 | 32–45 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
1947 National League record
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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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager Coaches
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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 |
Danny Litwhiler | 91 | 226 | 59 | .261 | 7 | 31 |
Frank McCormick | 81 | 212 | 75 | .354 | 2 | 43 |
Nanny Fernandez | 83 | 209 | 43 | .288 | 2 | 32 |
Sibby Sisti | 56 | 153 | 43 | .281 | 2 | 15 |
Hank Camelli | 52 | 150 | 29 | .193 | 1 | 11 |
Tommy Neill | 7 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Murtaugh | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Brady | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Warren Spahn | 40 | 289.2 | 21 | 10 | 2.33 | 123 |
Johnny Sain | 38 | 266.0 | 21 | 12 | 3.52 | 132 |
Red Barrett | 36 | 210.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.55 | 53 |
Bill Voiselle | 22 | 131.1 | 8 | 7 | 4.32 | 59 |
Ray Martin | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 2 |
Ernie White | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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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Si Johnson | 36 | 112.2 | 6 | 8 | 4.23 | 27 |
Ed Wright | 23 | 64.2 | 3 | 3 | 6.40 | 14 |
Mort Cooper | 10 | 46.2 | 2 | 5 | 4.05 | 15 |
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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Andy Karl | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.86 | 5 |
Walt Lanfranconi | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.95 | 18 |
Clyde Shoun | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4.40 | 23 |
Glenn Elliott | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.74 | 8 |
Johnny Lanning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 0 |
Dick Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Max Macon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Bob Elliott, National League MVP
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Nick Cullop |
AA | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Bill Dickey |
A | Hartford Chiefs | Eastern League | Dutch Dorman |
B | Evansville Braves | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bob Coleman |
B | Pawtucket Slaters | New England League | Pete Fox |
B | Jackson Senators | Southeastern League | Willis Hudlin |
C | Fort Lauderdale Braves | Florida International League | Jimmy Zinn and Walter Kopp |
C | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Hughie Wise |
C | Las Vegas Ramblers | Sunset League | Newell Kimball |
C | Amarillo Gold Sox | West Texas–New Mexico League | Harry Lamprich |
C | Leavenworth Braves | Western Association | Joe Bowman |
D | Bluefield Blue-Grays | Appalachian League | George Lacy |
D | Mount Vernon Braves | Illinois State League | Otto Huber |
D | Owensboro Oilers | KITTY League | Earl Browne |
D | Bloomingdale Troopers | North Atlantic League | Harold Scinski and Stephen Kuk |
D | Richmond Roses | Ohio State League | Rex Carr |
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