1947 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record83–71 (.539)
League place3rd (14 GB)
OwnersTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managersEddie Collins
ManagersJoe Cronin
RadioWHDH
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
StatsESPN.com
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The 1947 Boston Red Sox season was the 47th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, 14 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1947 World Series.

Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams won the Triple Crown, leading the AL in home runs (32), runs batted in (114), and batting average (.343).[1]

Offseason

Regular season

After a memorable 1946 season, the Red Sox added lights to Fenway Park for the first time. 1947 looked like another big year for Boston, but Boo Ferriss, Mickey Harris, and Tex 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 champion New York Yankees. Joe Dobson was the top winner with 18 wins, and Ted Williams hit .343, with 32 homers and 114 RBIs, to secure his second Triple Crown.

On July 20, Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the St. 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]

Season standings

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 97 57 0.630 — 55–22 42–35
Detroit Tigers 85 69 0.552 12 46–31 39–38
Boston Red Sox 83 71 0.539 14 49–30 34–41
Cleveland Indians 80 74 0.519 17 38–39 42–35
Philadelphia Athletics 78 76 0.506 19 39–38 39–38
Chicago White Sox 70 84 0.455 27 32–43 38–41
Washington Senators 64 90 0.416 33 36–41 28–49
St. Louis Browns 59 95 0.383 38 29–48 30–47

Record vs. opponents

1947 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 —


Opening Day lineup

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

Notable transactions

Roster

1947 Boston Red Sox
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Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Nemo Leibold
AAA Toronto Maple Leafs International League Elmer Yoter
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Fred Walters
A Scranton Red Sox Eastern League Eddie Popowski
B Lynn Red Sox New England League Mike Ryba
B Roanoke Red Sox Piedmont League Pinky Higgins
C San Jose Red Sox California League Marv Owen
C Oneonta Red Sox Canadian–American League Red Marion
D Milford Red Sox Eastern Shore League Wally Millies
D Wellsville Nitros PONY League Tom Carey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Roanoke[8]

References

  1. ^ "1947 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  2. ^ Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ a b Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 188, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
  6. ^ Hal Wagner page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Birdie Tebbetts page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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