1947 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1947 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1947 in baseball.

The 1947 Major League Baseball season.

Statistical leaders

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Ted Williams BOS	.343	Harry Walker STL/PHI	.363
HR	Ted Williams BOS	32	Ralph Kiner PIT Johnny Mize NYG	51
RBI	Ted Williams BOS	114	Johnny Mize NYG	138
Wins	Bob Feller CLE	20	Ewell Blackwell CIN	22
ERA	Joe Haynes CHW	2.42	Warren Spahn BSN	2.33
SO	Bob Feller CLE	196	Ewell Blackwell CIN	193
SV	Ed Klieman CLE Joe Page NYY	17	Hugh Casey BKN	18
SB	Bob Dillinger SLB	34	Jackie Robinson BKN	29

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings


Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
2nd	Detroit Tigers	85	69	.552	12.0
3rd	Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	14.0
4th	Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	17.0
5th	Philadelphia Athletics	78	76	.506	19.0
6th	Chicago White Sox	70	84	.455	27.0
7th	Washington Senators	64	90	.416	33.0
8th	St. Louis Browns	59	95	.383	38.0

National League final standings


Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	.610	--
2nd	St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	.578	5.0
3rd	Boston Braves	86	68	.558	8.0
4th	New York Giants	81	73	.526	13.0
5th	Cincinnati Reds	73	81	.474	21.0
6th	Chicago Cubs	69	85	.448	25.0
7th	Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	.403	32.0
8th	Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	.403	32.0

Events

On April 15, Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the first modern day black player to play in the major leagues.

On April 27, Babe Ruth day was celebrated at every MLB stadium; Ruth made an appearance at Yankee Stadium and despite having cancer, Babe said "The only real game I think in the world is baseball".

External links

1947 season at Baseball-reference.com

1947 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1947 All-Star Game 1947 World Series

Major League Baseball seasons

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