| 1947 Boston Red Sox | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 83–71 (.539) | |||
| League place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Tom Yawkey | |||
| President | Tom Yawkey | |||
| General managers | Eddie Collins | |||
| Managers | Joe Cronin | |||
| Radio | WHDH (Jim Britt,Tom Hussey) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1947 Boston Red Sox season was the 47th season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished third in theAmerican League (AL) with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, 14games behind theNew York Yankees, who went on to win the1947 World Series.
Red Sox left fielderTed Williams won theTriple Crown, leading the AL inhome runs (32),runs batted in (114), andbatting average (.343).[1]
After a memorable1946 season, the Red Sox added lights toFenway Park for the first time. 1947 looked like another big year for Boston, butBoo Ferriss,Mickey Harris, andTex 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 championNew York Yankees.Joe Dobson was the top winner with 18 wins, andTed Williams hit .343, with 32 homers and 114 RBIs, to secure his secondTriple Crown.
On July 20,Hank Thompson andWillard Brown of theSt. 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]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 | 49–30 | 34–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17 | 38–39 | 42–35 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19 | 39–38 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 | 32–43 | 38–41 |
| Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 | 29–48 | 30–47 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 39 | Eddie Pellagrini | 3B |
| 6 | Johnny Pesky | SS |
| 7 | Dom DiMaggio | CF |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 1 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
| 3 | Rudy York | 1B |
| 14 | Sam Mele | RF |
| 8 | Hal Wagner | C |
| 21 | Tex Hughson | P |
| 1947 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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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 | Birdie Tebbetts | 90 | 291 | 87 | .299 | 1 | 28 |
| 1B | Jake Jones | 109 | 404 | 95 | .235 | 16 | 76 |
| 2B | Bobby Doerr | 146 | 561 | 145 | .258 | 17 | 95 |
| 3B | Sam Dente | 46 | 168 | 39 | .232 | 0 | 11 |
| SS | Johnny Pesky | 155 | 638 | 207 | .324 | 0 | 39 |
| OF | Ted Williams | 156 | 528 | 181 | .343 | 32 | 114 |
| OF | Sam Mele | 123 | 453 | 137 | .302 | 12 | 73 |
| OF | Dom DiMaggio | 136 | 513 | 145 | .283 | 8 | 71 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Moses | 90 | 255 | 70 | .275 | 2 | 27 |
| Eddie Pellagrini | 74 | 231 | 47 | .203 | 4 | 19 |
| Rudy York | 48 | 184 | 39 | .212 | 6 | 27 |
| Roy Partee | 60 | 169 | 39 | .231 | 0 | 16 |
| Don Gutteridge | 54 | 131 | 22 | .168 | 2 | 5 |
| Leon Culberson | 47 | 84 | 20 | .238 | 0 | 11 |
| Merl Combs | 17 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 1 | 6 |
| Hal Wagner | 21 | 65 | 15 | .231 | 0 | 6 |
| Rip Russell | 26 | 52 | 8 | .154 | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Batts | 7 | 16 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 5 |
| Eddie McGah | 9 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 |
| Strick Shofner | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Hayes | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Goodman | 12 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom McBride | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Leslie Aulds | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dobson | 33 | 228.2 | 18 | 8 | 2.95 | 110 |
| Dave Ferriss | 33 | 218.1 | 12 | 11 | 4.04 | 64 |
| Tex Hughson | 29 | 189.1 | 12 | 11 | 3.33 | 119 |
| Denny Galehouse | 21 | 149.0 | 11 | 7 | 3.32 | 38 |
| Tommy Fine | 9 | 36.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.50 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Johnson | 45 | 142.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.97 | 65 |
| Fritz Dorish | 41 | 136.0 | 7 | 8 | 4.70 | 50 |
| Mickey Harris | 15 | 51.2 | 5 | 4 | 2.44 | 35 |
| Eddie Smith | 8 | 17.0 | 1 | 3 | 7.41 | 15 |
| Cot Deal | 5 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.24 | 6 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 4 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Klinger | 28 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.86 | 12 |
| Johnny Murphy | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.80 | 9 |
| Bill Zuber | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 | 23 |
| Al Widmar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Bill Butland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Roanoke[8]