1947 Cleveland Indians season

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1947 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
Location
1947 Information
Owner(s) Bill Veeck
General Manager(s) Bill Veeck
Manager(s) Lou Boudreau
Local television none
Local radio WGAR-FM
(Van Patrick, Jack Graney)

Contents

[edit] Regular season

  • July 5, 1947 - Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier. Doby was signed by the Cleveland Indians by their owner Bill Veeck in 1947, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. In his rookie season, Doby hit 5-for-32 in 29 games.

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 97 57 .630 --
Detroit Tigers 85 69 .552 12
Boston Red Sox 83 71 .539 14
Cleveland Indians 80 74 .519 17
Philadelphia Athletics 78 76 .506 19
Chicago White Sox 70 84 .455 27
Washington Senators 64 90 .416 33
St. Louis Browns 59 95 .383 38

[edit] Roster

1947 Cleveland Indians roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO


[edit] Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

[edit] References