1947 New York Yankees season

1947 New York Yankees 1947 World Series Champions 1947 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1947 Information
Owner(s)	Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping, and Del Webb
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local television	WABD
Local radio	WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Russ Hodges)
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The 1947 New York Yankees season was the team's 45th season in New York, and its 47th season overall. The team finished with a record of 97-57, winning their 15th pennant, finishing 12 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Bucky Harris. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 1947 World Series
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Regular season

The 1947 Yankees, led by MVP Joe DiMaggio, won the AL pennant by 12 games over the Tigers. They played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, winning a close-fought seven-game series that featured memorable moments like Cookie Lavagetto's walk-off double in game 4 and Al Gionfriddo's famous catch that robbed DiMaggio of a potential home run.

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

Roster

1947 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

25 Ray Mack
14 Ted Sepkowski

Manager

37 Bucky Harris

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	Robinson, AaronAaron Robinson	82	252	68	.270	5	36
1B	McQuinn, GeorgeGeorge McQuinn	144	517	157	.304	13	80
2B	Stirnweiss, SnuffySnuffy Stirnweiss	148	571	146	.256	5	41
3B	Johnson, BillyBilly Johnson	132	494	141	.285	10	95
SS	Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto	153	549	150	.273	2	60
OF	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio	141	534	168	.315	20	97
OF	Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich	142	440	158	.287	16	98
OF	Lindell, JohnnyJohnny Lindell	127	476	131	.275	11	67

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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
Berra, YogiYogi Berra	83	293	82	.280	11	54
Keller, CharlieCharlie Keller	45	151	36	.238	13	36
Brown, BobbyBobby Brown	69	150	45	.300	1	18
Houk, RalphRalph Houk	41	92	25	.272	0	12
Clark, AllieAllie Clark	24	67	25	.373	1	14
Phillips, JackJack Phillips	16	36	10	.278	1	2
Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar	11	32	7	.219	1	6
Colman, FrankFrank Colman	22	28	3	.107	2	6
Frey, LonnyLonny Frey	24	28	5	.179	0	2
Lucadello, JohnnyJohnny Lucadello	12	12	1	.083	0	0
Silvestri, KenKen Silvestri	3	10	2	.200	0	0
Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti	3	1	0	.000	0	0
Mack, RayRay Mack	1	0	0	---	0	0
Sepkowski, TedTed Sepkowski	2	0	0	---	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
Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds	34	241.2	19	8	3.20	129
Bevens, BillBill Bevens	28	165	7	13	3.82	77
Shea, SpecSpec Shea	27	178.2	14	5	3.07	89
Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler	17	128	9	5	2.46	68
Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom	17	115.2	7	5	2.80	42
Raschi, VicVic Raschi	15	104.2	7	2	3.87	51
Wight, BillBill Wight	1	9	1	0	1.00	3

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
Drews, KarlKarl Drews	30	91.2	6	6	4.91	45
Gumpert, RandyRandy Gumpert	24	56.1	4	1	5.43	25
Johnson, DonDon Johnson	15	54.1	4	3	3.64	16
Wensloff, ButchButch Wensloff	11	51.2	3	1	2.61	18
Starr, DickDick Starr	4	12.1	1	0	1.46	1
Byrne, TommyTommy Byrne	4	4.1	0	0	4.15	2

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
Page, JoeJoe Page	56	14	8	16	2.48	116
Lyons, AlAl Lyons	6	1	0	0	9.00	7
Queen, MelMel Queen	5	0	0	0	9.45	2
Ardizoia, RuggerRugger Ardizoia	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

1947 World Series

Main article: 1947 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)

Game	Score	Date	Attendance
1	New York 5, Brooklyn 3	September 30	73,365
2	New York 10, Brooklyn 3	October 1	69,865
3	Brooklyn 9, New York 8	October 2	33,098
4	Brooklyn 3, New York 2	October 3	33,443
5	New York 2, Brooklyn 1	October 4	34,379
6	Brooklyn 8, New York 6	October 5	74,065
7	New York 5, Brooklyn 2	October 6	71,548

Awards and honors

All-Star Game
- Spud Chandler
- Joe DiMaggio (starting CF)
- Tommy Henrich
- Billy Johnson
- Charlie Keller
- George McQuinn (starting 1B)
- Joe Page
- Aaron Robinson
- Spec Shea^[2]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Kansas City Blues	American Association	Billy Meyer
AAA	Newark Bears	International League	George Selkirk
AA	Beaumont Exporters	Texas League	Goldie Holt
A	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	Lefty Gomez
A	Augusta Tigers	Sally League	Dib Williams and Carl Cooper
A	Denver Bears	Western League	Marty McManus
B	Quincy Gems	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Gordie Hinkle
B	Sunbury Yankees	Interstate League	Walt Van Grofski
B	Norfolk Tars	Piedmont League	Buddy Hassett
B	Victoria Athletics	Western International League	Ted Norbert
C	Bisbee Yanks	Arizona-Texas League	Charlie Metro
C	Ventura Yankees	California League	Mike Gazella and Johnny Sturm
C	Amsterdam Rugmakers	Canadian-American League	Solly Mishkin
C	Butler Yankees	Middle Atlantic League	Dallas Warren
C	Twin Falls Cowboys	Pioneer League	Earl Bolyard
C	Joplin Miners	Western Association	Jim McLeod
D	Easton Yankees	Eastern Shore League	Joe Antolick
D	Independence Yankees	Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League	Goldie Howard
D	Stroudsburg Poconos	North Atlantic League	Jack Farmer
D	Fond du Lac Panthers	Wisconsin State League	James Adlam

Notes

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1947.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1947as.shtml
^ 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 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

New York Yankees 1947 World Series Champions

1 Snuffy Stirnweiss \| 3 Allie Clark \| 5 Joe DiMaggio \| 6 Bobby Brown \| 8 Aaron Robinson \| 10 Phil Rizzuto \| 11 Joe Page \| 14 Lonny Frey \| 15 Tommy Henrich \| 16 Bill Bevens \| 20 Spec Shea \| 21 Spud Chandler \| 22 Allie Reynolds \| 24 Billy Johnson \| 27 Johnny Lindell \| 29 Sherm Lollar \| 34 Bobo Newsom \| 35 Yogi Berra \| 36 Jack Phillips \| 38 Karl Drews \| 42 Butch Wensloff \| 43 Vic Raschi \| 50 Ralph Houk \| 51 George McQuinn Manager 37 Bucky Harris Coahes: 2 Frankie Crosetti \| 7 Chuck Dressen \| 31 Red Corriden \| 33 Johnny Schulte

Regular season • Rivalry • Subway Series

Preceded by Boston Red Sox 1946	American League Champions 1947	Succeeded by Cleveland Indians 1948
Preceded by St. Louis Cardinals 1946	World Series Champions New York Yankees 1947	Succeeded by Cleveland Indians 1948

New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in The Bronx, New York City, New York

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Awards • Players • Managers • Coaches • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Opening Day starting lineups • Team captains • Members of the Hall of Fame • First-round picks • YES Network

Ballparks

Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium (opened 1923) (Events) • Shea Stadium • Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Bader Field • Al Lang Stadium • Fort Lauderdale Stadium • George M. Steinbrenner Field

Lore

Curse of the Bambino • Johnny Sylvester • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Ed Lucas • M&M Boys • Bucky "Bleeping" Dent • Pine Tar Incident • Jeffrey Maier • The Yankee Years • The Core Four • Wildcard Wednesday

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Rivalries

Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Francisco Giants • Subway Series

Monument Park
honorees

Mel Allen • Ed Barrow • Yogi Berra • Bill Dickey • Joe DiMaggio • Whitey Ford • Lou Gehrig • Lefty Gomez • Ron Guidry • Elston Howard • Miller Huggins • Reggie Jackson • Mickey Mantle • Roger Maris • Billy Martin • Don Mattingly • Joe McCarthy • Thurman Munson • Allie Reynolds • Phil Rizzuto • Red Ruffing • Jacob Ruppert • Babe Ruth • Bob Sheppard • George Steinbrenner • Casey Stengel

Retired numbers

4 • 3 • 5 • 7 • 37 • 8 • 8 • 16 • 15 • 32 • 9 • 10 • 1 • 44 • 23 • 42 • 49

Key personnel

Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises (Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner) • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi • Team Captain: Derek Jeter

Championships (27)

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American League
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Other titles

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Minors

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