1947 St. Louis Browns season
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Record | 59–95 (.383) |
League place | 8th |
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Owner(s) | Richard Muckerman |
General manager(s) | Bill DeWitt |
Manager(s) | Muddy Ruel |
Local radio | WIL (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) |
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The 1947 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses.
Contents
Regular season
- July 17: Hank Thompson became the first black player to appear in a game for the Browns.[1]
- July 20: Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the 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.[2] In that first game of the double-header, outfielder Paul Lehner hit an inside-the-park grand slam to drive in all four runs in the Browns' 4-3 victory.[3]
- September 28: Broadcaster Dizzy Dean comes out of retirement to pitch for the Browns. He pitches 4 scoreless innings and hits a single.
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
1947 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Ray Coleman | 110 | 343 | 89 | .259 | 2 | 30 |
Jerry Witte | 34 | 99 | 14 | .141 | 2 | 12 |
Hank Thompson | 27 | 78 | 20 | .256 | 0 | 5 |
Willard Brown | 21 | 67 | 12 | .179 | 1 | 6 |
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 |
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Jack Kramer | 33 | 199.1 | 11 | 16 | 4.97 | 77 |
Cliff Fannin | 26 | 145.2 | 6 | 8 | 3.58 | 77 |
Dizzy Dean | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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 |
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Denny Galehouse | 9 | 32.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.12 | 11 |
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 |
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Walter Brown | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.89 | 10 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Belleville
References
- ↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 187, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- ↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 188
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- 1947 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference
- 1947 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com