Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The1947Brooklyn Dodgers season was the team's 65th season of play overall and its 58th season of play in theNational League (NL) ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers finished in first place in the National League with a record of 94–60, five games ahead of theSt. Louis Cardinals . They advanced to the1947 World Series against theAmerican League championNew York Yankees , but lost the series in seven games. The Dodgers played their home games atEbbets Field .
On April 15,Jackie Robinson started at first base for the Dodgers, breaking thebaseball color line and becoming the first black player in MLB sinceMoses Fleetwood Walker in the 1880s. Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases, and win MLB's inauguralRookie of the Year award. This season was dramatized in the movie42
Due to the suspension ofLeo Durocher for a year for "conduct detrimental to baseball", coach Clyde Sukeforth managed the first 2 games of the season on an emergency basis, but declined to manage for the full season, so Burt Shotton took over as manager for the rest of the season.
The Dodgers had a home attendance of 1.8 million paying fans, a National League record at the time.[ 6]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1947 Game Log: 94-60 (Home: 52-25; Away: 42-34) April: 8-3 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 15 Braves 5–3 Gregg Sain (0-1)Casey 26,623 1-0 2 April 17 Braves 12–6 Higbe Cooper (0-1)Casey 10,252 2-0 3 April 18 @Giants 4–10 Koslo (1-0)Lombardi 37,546 2-1 4 April 19 @Giants 3–4 Voiselle (1-1)Branca 52,355 2-2 5 April 22 Phillies 1–0 Gregg Leonard (1-1)9,790 3-2 6 April 23 Phillies 5–2 Hatten Judd (0-2)8,812 4-2 7 April 24 Phillies 2–0 Branca Hughes (0-2)Casey 11,654 5-2 8 April 26 Giants 7–3 Lombardi Voiselle (1-2)33,565 6-2 9 April 27 Giants 9–8 Casey Thompson (0-1)31,675 7-2 10 April 29 Cubs 10–6 Hatten Wyse (1-2)Casey 22,030 8-2 11 April 30 Cubs 1–3 Lade (1-0)Branca 20,140 8-3
May: 12-14 (Home: 5-3; Away: 7-11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 12 May 1 Cubs 5–2 Higbe Chipman (2-1)Chandler 11,533 9-3 13 May 6 Cardinals 7–6 Casey Grodzicki (0-1)18,971 10-3 14 May 7 Cardinals 1–2 Pollet (1-3)Lombardi 11,435 10-4 15 May 8 Cardinals 1–5 Brecheen (3-1)Branca 32,328 10-5 16 May 9 @Phillies 5–6(11) Leonard (4-1)Casey 22,680 10-6 17 May 10 @Phillies 4–2 Hatten Hughes (0-5)15,556 11-6 18 May 11 @Phillies 3–7 Leonard (5-1)Lombardi -- 11-7 19 May 11 @Phillies 4–5 Rowe (5-0)Chandler Heintzelman (1)40,952 11-8 20 May 12 Braves 8–3 Branca Cooper (1-3)19,661 12-8 21 May 13 @Reds 5–7 Vander Meer (1-1)Taylor Gumbert (2)27,164 12-9 22 May 14 @Reds 0–2 Blackwell (4-2)Hatten 6,688 12-10 23 May 15 @Pirates 3–7 Bahr (3-1)Lombardi Bonham (2)13,471 12-11 24 May 16 @Pirates 3–1 Branca Higbe (2-2)Casey 34,184 13-11 25 May 17 @Pirates 0–4 Ostermueller (3-1)Melton 17,673 13-12 26 May 18 @Cubs 4–2 Hatten Schmitz (3-3)Casey 46,572 14-12 27 May 19 @Cubs 7–8 Erickson (1-1)Gregg Schmitz (3)21,875 14-13 28 May 21 @Cardinals 4–3(10) Casey Brecheen (4-2)16,249 15-13 29 May 23 Phillies 5–4 Barney Leonard (6-2)Casey 33,136 16-13 30 May 24 Phillies 3–4(10) Schmidt (1-2)Casey 23,442 16-14 31 May 25 Phillies 5–3 Hatten Hughes (0-6)18,016 17-14 32 May 27 @Giants 7–3 Branca Koslo (3-2)51,780 18-14 33 May 28 @Giants 14–2 Taylor Jansen (3-1)28,260 19-14 34 May 29 @Giants 4–5 Hartung (4-0)Hatten Trinkle (4)24,274 19-15 35 May 30 @Braves 3–6 Spahn (8-0)Barney -- 19-16 36 May 30 @Braves 0–3 Barrett (2-3)Lombardi 30,535 19-17 37 May 31 @Braves 5–0 Branca Lanfranconi (0-1)23,275 20-17
June: 18-11 (Home: 8-4; Away: 10-7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 38 June 1 Cardinals 6–1 Taylor Brecheen (5-3)34,109 21-17 39 June 2 Cardinals 4–5(10) Pollet (3-6)Branca 17,719 21-18 40 June 3 Pirates 11–6 Barney Higbe (3-5)Casey -- 22-18 41 June 3 Pirates 8–7 Barney Roe (2-3)27,244 23-18 42 June 4 Pirates 9–4 Branca Singleton (1-1)32,287 24-18 43 June 5 Pirates 3–0 Taylor Ostermueller (4-2)24,977 25-18 44 June 6 Cubs 6–2 Hatten Wyse (2-5)31,555 26-18 45 June 9 Reds 6–9 Gumbert (5-2)Lombardi Peterson (1)32,864 26-19 46 June 10 Reds 1–3 Blackwell (8-2)Branca -- 26-20 47 June 10 Reds 6–5 Branca Lively (0-2)33,045 27-20 48 June 11 Reds 4–5 Riddle (1-0)Hatten Gumbert (4)18,403 27-21 49 June 13 @Cardinals 0–3 Munger (5-1)Taylor 25,606 27-22 50 June 14 @Cardinals 3–5 Brazle (5-3)Branca 9,190 27-23 51 June 14 @Cardinals 2–12 Brecheen (8-3)Barney 26,005 27-24 52 June 15 @Cardinals 3–11 Pollet (4-7)Hatten 29,686 27-25 53 June 16 @Cubs 2–1 Taylor Lade (4-3)20,097 28-25 54 June 18 @Cubs 5–3 Hatten Borowy (7-3)Casey 23,313 29-25 55 June 19 @Cubs 5–1 Branca Schmitz (4-8)19,932 30-25 56 June 21 @Reds 6–5 Casey Gumbert (5-3)11,807 31-25 57 June 22 @Reds 0–4 Blackwell (11-2)Hatten -- 31-26 58 June 22 @Reds 9–8 Lombardi Walters (3-4)Gregg 31,204 32-26 59 June 24 @Pirates 4–2 Branca Ostermueller (5-4)35,331 33-26 60 June 25 @Pirates 6–2 Taylor Higbe (4-7)10,313 34-26 61 June 26 Braves 8–6 Branca Johnson (2-4)33,102 35-26 62 June 27 @Braves 8–5 Barney Voiselle (1-5)Behrman 35,801 36-26 63 June 28 @Braves 4–5 Lanfranconi (1-1)Behrman 11,930 36-27 64 June 29 @Giants 4–3 Taylor Iott (1-1)-- 37-27 65 June 29 @Giants 5–9 Trinkle (5-1)Gregg 52,147 37-28 66 June 30 @Phillies 7–4 Barney Rowe (8-3)Behrman 28,515 38-28
July: 25-8 (Home: 14-7; Away: 11-1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 67 July 1 @Phillies 3–5 Schanz (2-1)King Donnelly (4)10,644 38-29 68 July 2 Giants 11–3 Branca Kennedy (6-4)33,313 39-29 69 July 3 Giants 2–19 Koslo (8-4)Gregg 27,938 39-30 70 July 4 Giants 16–7(8) Casey Trinkle (5-2)Branca 20,565 40-30 71 July 4 Giants 4–3 Taylor M. Cooper (3-8)32,332 41-30 72 July 5 Braves 1–4 Voiselle (3-5)Lombardi 20,596 41-31 73 July 6 Braves 4–0 Branca Barrett (6-6)26,363 42-31 – July 8 14th All-Star Game American League vs.National League (Wrigley Field ,Chicago )74 July 10 Cubs 5–3 Branca Borowy (8-4)Casey -- 43-31 75 July 10 Cubs 4–3(10) Branca Meyer (3-2)35,876 44-31 76 July 11 Cubs 5–0 Lombardi Passeau (0-2)31,508 45-31 77 July 12 Cubs 7–2 Hatten Lade (6-6)-- 46-31 78 July 12 Cubs 6–5 Casey Borowy (8-5)27,736 47-31 79 July 13 Reds 9–1 King Peterson (3-7)23,018 48-31 80 July 14 Reds 1–9 Lively (2-2)Branca 29,379 48-32 81 July 15 Pirates 4–12 Roe (3-7)Taylor -- 48-33 82 July 15 Pirates 3–9 Bagby (3-3)Hatten 25,594 48-34 83 July 16 Pirates 10–6 Behrman Bonham (7-3)Taylor 27,756 49-34 84 July 17 Pirates 1–7 Queen (1-0)King 9,133 49-35 85 July 18 Cardinals 7–0 Branca Munger (8-3)32,734 50-35 86 July 19 Cardinals 5–7 Dickson (5-10)Lombardi 15,685 50-36 87 July 20 Cardinals 3–3 33,420 50-36 88 July 21 Reds 7–4 Lombardi Gumbert (7-6)Behrman -- 51-36 89 July 21 Reds 4–3 Hatten Peterson (3-8)35,092 52-36 90 July 22 @Reds 12–1 Branca Lively (2-4)31,808 53-36 91 July 23 @Reds 5–2 Behrman Raffensberger (3-7)Casey 12,528 54-36 92 July 24 @Reds 6–1 Lombardi Vander Meer (4-8)13,676 55-36 93 July 25 @Pirates 4–1 Taylor Queen (1-1)42,014 56-36 94 July 26 @Pirates 6–4 Casey Strincevich (1-5)17,606 57-36 95 July 27 @Pirates 8–4 Behrman Ostermueller (8-6)Casey -- 58-36 96 July 27 @Pirates 11–4(7) Gregg Higbe (7-10)42,716 59-36 97 July 28 @Cubs 4–0 Hatten Schmitz (5-13)25,052 60-36 98 July 29 @Cardinals 4–0 Taylor Dickson (6-11)32,419 61-36 99 July 30 @Cardinals 11–10(10) King Hearn (7-4)31,709 62-36 100 July 31 @Cardinals 2–1 Lombardi Pollet (6-9)21,873 63-36
August: 19-13 (Home: 15-6; Away: 4-7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 101 August 1 @Cubs 8–10 Kush (5-1)Casey 24,319 63-37 102 August 2 @Cubs 7–12 Erickson (6-4)Taylor 34,108 63-38 103 August 3 @Cubs 0–6 Schmitz (6-13)Branca 41,120 63-39 104 August 4 @Braves 4–2(10) Casey Voiselle (3-11)23,828 64-39 105 August 5 @Braves 2–4 Sain (15-7)Gregg 20,658 64-40 106 August 6 @Braves 3–7 Spahn (14-6)Hatten 32,252 64-41 107 August 7 @Braves 1–3 Barrett (9-8)Taylor 16,971 64-42 108 August 8 Phillies 5–0 Branca Leonard (12-7)32,170 65-42 109 August 9 Phillies 3–5 Rowe (10-8)Lombardi Jurisich (1)23,095 65-43 110 August 10 Phillies 2–0 Hatten Donnelly (1-4)24,830 66-43 111 August 12 Braves 2–9 Voiselle (4-11)Branca Shoun (1)38,794 66-44 112 August 13 Braves 10–5 King Johnson (3-7)25,684 67-44 113 August 14 Braves 1–0 Lombardi Spahn (14-8)18,571 68-44 114 August 15 @Phillies 8–1 Hatten Rowe (10-9)26,060 69-44 115 August 16 @Phillies 5–4 Casey Judd (1-12)Behrman 9,859 70-44 116 August 17 @Phillies 0–4 Leonard (14-7)King -- 70-45 117 August 17 @Phillies 7–5 Casey Jurisich (1-5)Lombardi 32,220 71-45 118 August 18 Cardinals 7–5 Lombardi Pollet (7-11)Casey 32,781 72-45 119 August 18 Cardinals 12–3 Taylor Brecheen (14-7)Lombardi 33,723 73-45 120 August 19 Cardinals 3–11 Brazle (10-6)Behrman Hearn (1)33,465 73-46 121 August 20 Cardinals 2–3(12) Pollet (8-11)Casey Munger (3)25,762 73-47 122 August 21 Reds 8–1 King Blackwell (19-6)14,577 74-47 123 August 22 Reds 6–5(12) Behrman Gumbert (8-8)14,836 75-47 124 August 23 Reds 8–5 Lombardi Vander Meer (6-13)30,041 76-47 125 August 24 Pirates 3–1 Branca Bonham (9-7)Casey 33,207 77-47 126 August 25 Pirates 11–10 King Higbe (10-13)Casey 20,166 78-47 127 August 26 Pirates 3–16 Ostermueller (12-7)Gregg 24,069 78-48 128 August 27 Cubs 3–6 Schmitz (9-16)Hatten 13,117 78-49 129 August 28 Cubs 6–2 Lombardi Wyse (5-8)Behrman 22,375 79-49 130 August 29 Giants 6–3 Branca Koslo (14-9)34,568 80-49 131 August 30 Giants 3–1 King Trinkle (6-4)Casey 37,512 81-49 132 August 31 Giants 10–4 Behrman Kennedy (9-11)Lombardi 33,837 82-49
September: 12-11 (Home: 2-4; Away: 10-7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 September 1 Phillies 5–0 Hatten Hughes (4-10)28,153 83-49 134 September 1 Phillies 0–5 Judd (3-13)Branca 35,468 83-50 135 September 4 @Giants 2–0 Lombardi Hansen (0-4)49,203 84-50 136 September 5 @Giants 7–6 Haugstad Jansen (17-5)Casey 23,475 85-50 137 September 6 @Giants 2–3 Poat (3-0)Branca 43,085 85-51 138 September 7 @Giants 6–7 Koslo (15-9)King Trinkle (9)50,638 85-52 139 September 9 @Cubs 3–4 Schmitz (10-17)Lombardi Erickson (1)25,988 85-53 140 September 10 @Cubs 5–1 Hatten Chipman (6-5)Casey 21,594 86-53 141 September 11 @Cardinals 4–3 Branca Brecheen (15-10)Behrman 20,452 87-53 142 September 12 @Cardinals 7–8 Wilks (4-0)Behrman 31,957 87-54 143 September 13 @Cardinals 8–7 Lombardi Dickson (12-14)Behrman 33,510 88-54 144 September 14 @Reds 13–2 Hatten Peterson (5-13)-- 89-54 145 September 14 @Reds 6–3 Hatten Gumbert (10-9)34,623 90-54 146 September 16 @Reds 7–3 Branca Walters (8-8)8,261 91-54 147 September 17 @Pirates 4–2 Gregg Ostermueller (12-9)Behrman 33,916 92-54 148 September 18 @Pirates 7–8 Higbe (13-15)King 15,440 92-55 149 September 20 Braves 1–8 Sain (20-11)Lombardi 29,762 92-56 150 September 21 Braves 0–4 Spahn (20-10)Branca 34,128 92-57 151 September 23 Giants 6–1 Hatten Jones (1-2)Bankhead (1)26,123 93-57 152 September 24 Giants 5–6 Beggs (3-5)Ramsdell Trinkle (10)16,990 93-58 153 September 25 @Phillies 5–2(10) Ramsdell Leonard (17-12)22,736 94-58 154 September 27 @Braves 1–2 Martin (1-0)Palica 7,720 94-59 155 September 28 @Braves 2–3 Sain (21-12)Banta 25,511 94-60
OnOpening Day , Jackie Robinson made his debut as the Dodgers'first baseman . He went 0-for-3, scoring a run. He also had onesacrifice hit and grounded into adouble play before being replaced late in the game byHowie Schultz . In the field, he had 11putouts without anerror .[ 7] Philadelphia Phillies on April 22, Robinson committed anerror for the first time in his major league career.[ 8]
On May 13, Robinson played in his first game in Cincinnati. TheReds won the game 7–5. Despite the loss, Robinson had a walk, a single, and a run.[ 9] Pee Wee Reese put his hand on Robinson's shoulder to hush the crowd.[ 10] Wrigley Field to see Robinson play against theCubs . The Dodgers won by a score of 4–2.[ 11]
Against thePirates on June 24, Robinsonstole home plate for the first time in his career.[ 12] Dixie Howell , who had started the season in Brooklyn's farm system.
The Dodgers had five players selected to theAll-Star Game :Dixie Walker ,Ralph Branca ,Bruce Edwards ,Eddie Stanky , andPee Wee Reese .
On August 20,St. Louis Cardinals right fielderEnos Slaughter stepped on Robinson’s foot and it got injured. He fell down to the ground and all of his teammates stood up for him and shouted back at the Cardinals.
On September 11, Cardinals catcherJoe Garagiola and Robinson were involved in an incident at home plate. Garagiola stepped on Robinson's foot and the two started arguing. UmpireBeans Reardon held back Garagiola while Robinson clapped.[ 13] In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord. Against thePittsburgh Pirates on September 17, Robinson hit a home run offFritz Ostermueller . That day, the Dodgers won the NL Pennant, sending them to theWorld Series .
Notable transactions [ edit ] 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers Catchers Infielders
Outfielders Manager Coaches
Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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1947 Postseason Game Log: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–3) World Series: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–3)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Pueblo, Nashua, Spokane, Greenwood, Zanesville
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