| 1947 New York Yankees | ||||
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| World Series champions American League champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Larry MacPhail,Dan Topping andDel Webb | |||
| General managers | Larry MacPhail | |||
| Managers | Bucky Harris | |||
| Television | WABD | |||
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen,Russ Hodges) | |||
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The 1947New York Yankees season was the team's 45th season. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 15thpennant, finishing 12 games ahead of theDetroit Tigers. New York was managed byBucky Harris. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they defeated theBrooklyn Dodgers in 7 games. It was the first ever season of the Yankees to be broadcast live on television with WABD providing the television broadcast feed to viewers in the city.
The 1947 Yankees, led by MVPJoe 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 likeCookie Lavagetto's walk-off double in game 4 andAl Gionfriddo's famous catch that robbed DiMaggio of a potential home run.
| 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 | — | |||||
| 1947 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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| Bold | Yankees team member |
| 1947 Postseason Game Log: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Series: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–2)
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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 | Aaron Robinson | 82 | 252 | 68 | .270 | 5 | 36 |
| 1B | George McQuinn | 144 | 517 | 157 | .304 | 13 | 80 |
| 2B | Snuffy Stirnweiss | 148 | 571 | 146 | .256 | 5 | 41 |
| 3B | Billy Johnson | 132 | 494 | 141 | .285 | 10 | 95 |
| SS | Phil Rizzuto | 153 | 549 | 150 | .273 | 2 | 60 |
| OF | Joe DiMaggio | 141 | 534 | 168 | .315 | 20 | 97 |
| OF | Tommy Henrich | 142 | 440 | 158 | .287 | 16 | 98 |
| OF | Johnny Lindell | 127 | 476 | 131 | .275 | 11 | 67 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Berra | 83 | 293 | 82 | .280 | 11 | 54 |
| Charlie Keller | 45 | 151 | 36 | .238 | 13 | 36 |
| Bobby Brown | 69 | 150 | 45 | .300 | 1 | 18 |
| Ralph Houk | 41 | 92 | 25 | .272 | 0 | 12 |
| Allie Clark | 24 | 67 | 25 | .373 | 1 | 14 |
| Jack Phillips | 16 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 1 | 2 |
| Sherm Lollar | 11 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 6 |
| Frank Colman | 22 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 2 | 6 |
| Lonny Frey | 24 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Lucadello | 12 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Silvestri | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Sepkowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allie Reynolds | 34 | 241.2 | 19 | 8 | 3.20 | 129 |
| Spec Shea | 27 | 178.2 | 14 | 5 | 3.07 | 89 |
| Bill Bevens | 28 | 165.0 | 7 | 13 | 3.82 | 77 |
| Spud Chandler | 17 | 128.0 | 9 | 5 | 2.46 | 68 |
| Bobo Newsom | 17 | 115.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.80 | 42 |
| Vic Raschi | 15 | 104.2 | 7 | 2 | 3.87 | 51 |
| Bill Wight | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Drews | 30 | 91.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.91 | 45 |
| Randy Gumpert | 24 | 56.1 | 4 | 1 | 5.43 | 25 |
| Don Johnson | 15 | 54.1 | 4 | 3 | 3.64 | 16 |
| Butch Wensloff | 11 | 51.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 18 |
| Dick Starr | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.46 | 1 |
| Tommy Byrne | 4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Page | 56 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2.48 | 116 |
| Al Lyons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 |
| Mel Queen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.45 | 2 |
| Rugger Ardizoia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NLBrooklyn 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 |
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