Major League Baseball season
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The 1947 Boston Red Sox season was the 47th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, 14 games behind the New York Yankees , who went on to win the 1947 World Series .
Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams won the Triple Crown , leading the AL in home runs (32), runs batted in (114), and batting average (.343).[ 1]
Offseason
Regular season
After a memorable 1946 season , the Red Sox added lights to Fenway Park for the first time. 1947 looked like another big year for Boston, but Boo Ferriss , Mickey Harris , and Tex Hughson all had arm trouble, and from 62 wins in 1946 they dropped to 29 in 1947. Boston finished 3rd, 21 wins less than their American League Championship season a year earlier, 14 games behind the eventual world champion New York Yankees . Joe Dobson was the top winner with 18 wins, and Ted Williams hit .343, with 32 homers and 114 RBIs, to secure his second Triple Crown .
On July 20, Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the St. Louis Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time that two black players appear in a major league game together since 1884.[ 5]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
NYY
PHA
SLB
WSH
Boston
—
16–6–1
9–13
12–10–1
9–13
10–12–1
15–7
12–10
Chicago
6–16–1
—
11–11
7–15
10–12
11–11
11–11
14–8
Cleveland
13–9
11–11
—
8–14–2
7–15
11–11–1
17–5
13–9
Detroit
10–12–1
15–7
14–8–2
—
8–14–1
11–11
15–7
12–10
New York
13–9
12–10
15–7
14–8–1
—
13–9
15–7
15–7
Philadelphia
12–10–1
11–11
11–11–1
11–11
9–13
—
13–9
11–11
St. Louis
7–15
11–11
5–17
7–15
7–15
9–13
—
13–9
Washington
10–12
8–14
9–13
10–12
7–15
11–11
9–13
—
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
Roster
1947 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Roanoke [ 8]
References
^ "1947 American League Batting Leaders" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 11, 2010 .
^ Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference
^ Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference
^ a b Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 188, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
^ Hal Wagner page at Baseball Reference
^ Birdie Tebbetts page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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