| 1947 St. Louis Browns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 59–95 (.383) | |||
| League place | 8th | |||
| Owners | Richard Muckerman | |||
| General managers | Bill DeWitt | |||
| Managers | Muddy Ruel | |||
| Radio | WIL (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) | |||
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The1947St. Louis Browns season was theMajor League Baseball franchise's 47th in theAmerican League (AL) and its 46th inSt. Louis. The 1947 Browns finished eighth and last in the league with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses, 38 games in arrears of the eventualWorld Series championNew York Yankees. The Browns weremanaged byMuddy Ruel in the formercatcher's only stint as anMLB pilot, and drew only 320,474 fans toSportsman's Park, 16th and last in the majors. On July 17, they became the third big-league team toracially integrate its ranks. However, the experiment failed when the two pioneer players,Hank Thompson andWillard Brown, were sent back to theNegro leagues in late August; the Browns would not field anotherAfrican-American player until all-time greatSatchel Paige joined them in July 1951.
| 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 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Les Moss | 96 | 274 | 43 | .157 | 6 | 27 |
| 1B | Wally Judnich | 144 | 500 | 129 | .258 | 18 | 64 |
| 2B | Johnny Berardino | 90 | 306 | 80 | .261 | 1 | 20 |
| 3B | Bob Dillinger | 137 | 571 | 168 | .294 | 3 | 37 |
| SS | Vern Stephens | 150 | 562 | 157 | .279 | 15 | 83 |
| OF | Al Zarilla | 127 | 380 | 85 | .224 | 3 | 38 |
| OF | Paul Lehner | 135 | 483 | 120 | .248 | 7 | 48 |
| OF | Jeff Heath | 141 | 491 | 123 | .251 | 27 | 85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Coleman | 110 | 343 | 89 | .259 | 2 | 30 |
| Billy Hitchcock | 80 | 275 | 61 | .222 | 1 | 28 |
| Jake Early | 87 | 214 | 48 | .224 | 3 | 19 |
| Jerry Witte | 34 | 99 | 14 | .141 | 2 | 12 |
| Hank Thompson | 27 | 78 | 20 | .256 | 0 | 5 |
| Willard Brown | 21 | 67 | 12 | .179 | 1 | 6 |
| Rusty Peters | 39 | 47 | 16 | .340 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Schultz Jr. | 43 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 1 | 1 |
| Perry Currin | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McQuillen | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kramer | 33 | 199.1 | 11 | 16 | 4.97 | 77 |
| Ellis Kinder | 34 | 194.1 | 8 | 15 | 4.49 | 110 |
| Fred Sanford | 34 | 186.2 | 7 | 16 | 3.71 | 62 |
| Bob Muncrief | 31 | 176.1 | 8 | 14 | 4.90 | 74 |
| Cliff Fannin | 26 | 145.2 | 6 | 8 | 3.58 | 77 |
| Dizzy Dean | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Zoldak | 35 | 171.0 | 9 | 10 | 3.47 | 36 |
| Nels Potter | 32 | 122.2 | 4 | 10 | 4.04 | 65 |
| Denny Galehouse | 9 | 32.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.12 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Moulder | 32 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.82 | 23 |
| Walter Brown | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.89 | 10 |
| Bud Swartz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
| Hooks Iott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.20 | 6 |
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