1947 Philadelphia Phillies season

1947 Philadelphia Phillies
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (Since 1938) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1947 Information
Owner(s)	R. R. M. Carpenter
General manager(s)	Herb Pennock
Manager(s)	Ben Chapman
Local television	WPTZ
Local radio	WIBG (By Saam, Chuck Thompson)
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The 1947 Philadelphia Phillies season saw the Phillies finish in seventh place in the National League with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

Prior to 1947 season: Carl Sawatski was acquired from the Phillies by the Boston Braves.^[1]

Regular season

April 22: During a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Phillies manager Ben Chapman hurled racial slurs at Jackie Robinson. Commissioner Happy Chandler warned the franchise to keep the manager under control or face disciplinary action.^[2] Of note, it was the first major league game in which Robinson committed an error.^[3]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	--	.610
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	5	.578
Boston Braves	86	68	8	.558
New York Giants	81	73	13	.526
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	21	.474
Chicago Cubs	69	85	25	.448
Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	32	.403
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	32	.403

Notable transactions

May 3, 1947: Ron Northey was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Harry Walker and Freddy Schmidt.^[4]

Roster

1947 Philadelphia Phillies

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

12 Lou Finney

Manager

7 Ben Chapman

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Seminick, AndyAndy Seminick	111	337	85	.252	13	50
1B	Schultz, HowieHowie Schultz	114	403	90	.223	6	35
2B	Verban, EmilEmil Verban	155	540	154	.285	0	42
3B	Handley, LeeLee Handley	101	277	70	.253	0	42
SS	Newsome, SkeeterSkeeter Newsome	95	310	71	.229	2	22
OF	Walker, HarryHarry Walker	130	488	181	.371	1	41
OF	Ennis, DelDel Ennis	139	541	149	.275	12	81
OF	Wyrostek, JohnnyJohnny Wyrostek	128	454	124	.273	5	51

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
Northey, RonRon Northey	13	47	12	.255	0	3

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
Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard	32	235	17	12	2.68	103
Heintzelman, KenKen Heintzelman	24	136	7	10	4.04	55

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
Donnelly, BlixBlix Donnelly	38	120.2	4	6	2.98	31
Hoerst, LeftyLefty Hoerst	4	11.1	1	1	7.94	0

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
Schmidt, FreddyFreddy Schmidt	29	5	8	0	4.70	24

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Utica Blue Sox	Eastern League	Eddie Sawyer
B	Terre Haute Phillies	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Ray Brubaker, Whitey Gluchoski and Jack Sanford
B	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Interstate League	Jack Saltzgaver
C	Schenectady Blue Jays	Canadian-American League	Leon Riley
C	Vandergrift Pioneers	Middle Atlantic League	Floyd "Pat" Patterson
C	Salina Blue Jays	Western Association	Ed Walls
D	Dover Phillies	Eastern Shore League	Dick Carter
D	Americus Phillies	Georgia-Florida League	Jack Sanford and Lew Krausse, Sr.
D	Carbondale Pioneers	North Atlantic League	Patrick Colgan
D	Bradford Blue Wings	PONY League	George Savino
D	Appleton Papermakers	Wisconsin State League	Andy Latchie and Whitey Gluchoski

Notes

^ Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 76, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 75
^ Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1947 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

1947 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1947 All-Star Game • 1947 World Series

Philadelphia Phillies

Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders

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Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park
Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park • Rickwood Field • McKechnie Field • Wilmington Park • Flamingo Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • Jack Russell Memorial Stadium • Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field

Culture

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Rivalries

New York Mets • Pittsburgh Pirates • Philadelphia Athletics (City Series)

Important figures

Wall of Fame members	Grover Cleveland Alexander • Dick Allen • Richie Ashburn • Bob Boone • Larry Bowa • Jim Bunning • Johnny Callison • Steve Carlton • Gavvy Cravath • Darren Daulton • Ed Delahanty • Del Ennis • Dallas Green • Billy Hamilton • Granny Hamner • Willie Jones • Harry Kalas • Chuck Klein • John Kruk • Greg Luzinski • Garry Maddox • Sherry Magee • Gene Mauch • Tug McGraw • Pat Moran • Paul Owens • Robin Roberts • Pete Rose • Juan Samuel • Eddie Sawyer • Mike Schmidt • Chris Short • Curt Simmons • Tony Taylor • Sam Thompson • John Vukovich • Cy Williams

Franchise record holders	John Coleman • Bill Duggleby • Lenny Dykstra • Kid Gleason • Ryan Howard • George McQuillan • José Mesa • Lefty O'Doul • Jimmy Rollins • Curt Schilling • Kent Tekulve • Chase Utley

Retired numbers

1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 • P • P

Key personnel

Owner: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Rubén Amaro, Jr. • Manager: Charlie Manuel

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Television	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • WPHL-TV • Comcast Network

Radio	WPHT • WDAS • Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters:	TV: Tom McCarthy • Chris Wheeler • Gary Matthews Radio: Scott Franzke • Larry Andersen

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